First Drive: 2012 Subaru Impreza
 

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[I]All-Wheel-Drive Stalwart Stays The Course[/I]

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It was a welcome change of pace to sit through a new car product presentation and not have to listen to company pitchmen repeat the adjective "best-in-class" over and over again. The simple truth is that the all-new [URL="http://autoblog.com/subaru/impreza"]2012 Subaru Impreza[/URL] doesn't really have best-in-class anything - power, fuel economy, cruising range, cargo capacity or even warranty. The major thing that sets the new Impreza apart from its competition is standard all-wheel drive - a Subaru staple (at least, until the rear-wheel-drive [URL="http://autoblog.com/tag/brz"]BRZ[/URL] shows up).

By equipping the Impreza with all-wheel drive as standard kit, [URL="http://autoblog.com/subaru"]Subaru[/URL] is hoping to achieve one best-in-class mention: drivability. With its [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/10/subarus-new-2-0-liter-boxer-its-better-but-does-it-matter/"]brand-new 2.0-liter flat-four engine[/URL] leading the charge, Subaru aims to offer a solid package that proves to be the most engaging steer in its segment. Besides, if this new car will someday form the basis for the hotter [URL="http://autoblog.com/subaru/wrx"]WRX[/URL] and [URL="http://autoblog.com/subaru/wrx+sti"]STI[/URL] models, it had better be at least somewhat engaging in original recipe guise, right? We headed to the hills of New York and Connecticut to find out.[URL="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/03/2012-subaru-impreza-first-drive-review/"]Continue reading [I]2012 Subaru Impreza[/I][/URL]

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fail.

fail + 1

for soccer mums

Noooooooooooo wtf

mM ewWW!

Is it possible 1st gen betties just went up in value???

reminds me of a purgeot,

fatten the guards and put a turbo in it, i'd still buy it.

welcome the return of the estates.

I like it.
Looks tidy and respectable, the wrx has good loins to grow from

Remove the bulgy bonnet. A flat four doesn't sit that high.