poita
26th February 2012, 04:43 PM
Looks like the last of the good Subaru's has been and gone.
Not a good review for them
http://smh.drive.com.au/first-drive-subaru-impreza-20120224-1ttbh.html
Better fuel consumption and a classier interior can’t mask the uninspiring engine.
If you think the new Subaru Impreza looks conservative then wait until you drive it. Tony Abbott is a carbon tax-loving hippy by comparison.
Designed to drink less fuel, expel fewer emissions and offend less potential buyers with its anodyne looks, the Impreza sedan and hatch range prove themselves on the road to be inoffensive but also somewhat uninspiring.
Much of the issue revolves around the character of the new 2.0-litre boxer engine, which delivers a competitive 196Nm of pulling power (torque), but at a rather high 4200rpm.
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That means the Impreza feels slow when accelerating away from the lights, tight corners or up a steep hill.
In the manual you will find yourself shuffling back through plenty of gears to get impetus, while in the auto you’ll have to listen to the obtrusive whine of the continuously variable transmission as it responds slowly to the throttle.
http://images.smh.com.au/2012/02/24/3070677/MY12-Impreza-2-0i-L_4_729-420x0.jpg
Not a good review for them
http://smh.drive.com.au/first-drive-subaru-impreza-20120224-1ttbh.html
Better fuel consumption and a classier interior can’t mask the uninspiring engine.
If you think the new Subaru Impreza looks conservative then wait until you drive it. Tony Abbott is a carbon tax-loving hippy by comparison.
Designed to drink less fuel, expel fewer emissions and offend less potential buyers with its anodyne looks, the Impreza sedan and hatch range prove themselves on the road to be inoffensive but also somewhat uninspiring.
Much of the issue revolves around the character of the new 2.0-litre boxer engine, which delivers a competitive 196Nm of pulling power (torque), but at a rather high 4200rpm.
Advertisement: Story continues below
That means the Impreza feels slow when accelerating away from the lights, tight corners or up a steep hill.
In the manual you will find yourself shuffling back through plenty of gears to get impetus, while in the auto you’ll have to listen to the obtrusive whine of the continuously variable transmission as it responds slowly to the throttle.
http://images.smh.com.au/2012/02/24/3070677/MY12-Impreza-2-0i-L_4_729-420x0.jpg