Energy Department that we prefer to Canada’s testing methods, it’s good for 8.7 L/100 km city, 6.5 L/100 km highway.īe aware, though, that optimum mileage requires the $1,300 continuously variable transmission that is an updated version of the CVT automatic in the Legacy. Subaru says the new Impreza is 30 per cent more fuel efficient.Īccording to the “real world” ratings from the U.S. Horsepower falls to 148 from the previous 170 and torque is down as well, but hey, mileage, right? It’s still in the Subaru-standard “boxer” format, but displacement has dropped by a full half-litre from the last Impreza’s flat-four. The wheelbase has been extended and the roof is higher, allowing more passenger and cargo space, yet this Impreza is lighter than the old one.īut the biggest game-changer for efficiency is the new 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine. The sharply raked windshield is reminiscent of the Honda Civic’s, with the same small triangular side widows at the base of the windshield posts. The overall shape is sleeker, for improved aerodynamics. They start with a hexagon-shaped grille that’s a corporate salute to Subaru’s larger Legacy, and narrowing “hawk-eye” headlamps perhaps inspired by the M*A*S*H character or The Last of the Mohicans. Regardless of configuration, you’ll note some significant styling changes with this fourth-generation Impreza. ![]() There’s less cargo room – the Impreza provides a compact-typical 12 cubic feet under its trunk lid – but maybe you don’t need to carry more than a grocery bag or two. For this group, the automakers offer traditional four-doors-and-a-trunk versions like the $22,995-as-tested Impreza 2.0i Touring sedan that showed up for our one-week test.
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