2012 Subaru Impreza

News and review about 2012 Subaru Impreza Sedan and Hatchback, 2012 Subaru Impreza is the best compact car offered all wheel drive sedan and hatchback. The 2012 Subaru Impreza gets a full redesign with larger restyled body, a new powertrain, and other assorted upgrades. The hot-rod WRX and WRX STI versions will carry over in their current design and probably will be all-new for model-year 2013. Car price of 2012 Subaru Impreza is MSRP $19,000. The 2012 Subaru Impreza will get major design changes inside and out. Returning four door sedan and four door hatchback body styles, the new Impreza will take on a more aggressive look.

Throughout the 2008-2011 design generation, the Impreza sedan’s body has been about 6-inches longer than the hatchback’s. Subaru acknowledges the auto-show concept is pretty accurate blueprint for the 2012 Impreza. That suggest both 2012 Subaru Impreza body styles will be about 4 inches longer, 3 inches wider, and perhaps as much as 2 inches lower than the 2011 models, though final specs were unavailable in time for this review. The WRX is a high-performance version of the previous-generation Impreza and differs in many areas from the regular model. WRX, WRX Premium and WRX Limited trim levels are available.

The base WRX is equipped similarly to the 2.0i Premium, but includes a turbocharged engine, a sport-tuned suspension, special 17-inch wheels, summer performance tires and a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shifter. The WRX Premium adds a sunroof, a windshield wiper de-icer and heated front seats. The WRX Limited adds xenon headlights and leather upholstery. A navigation system is optional on both the Premium and Limited, but is of an older design than the one found on the 2.0i.

2012 Subaru Impreza Performance

The Impreza WRX gets a turbocharged 2.5-liter boxer four-cylinder that produces 265 hp and 244 lb-ft of torque. A five-speed manual and the symmetrical all-wheel-drive system are obligatory. In Edmunds testing, a WRX went from zero to 60 mph in 5.3 seconds, which is the quickest time among similarly priced high-performance compacts. EPA-estimated fuel economy is 19/25/21. The STI gets a version of the same engine boosted up to 305 hp and 290 lb-ft of torque. A six-speed manual is standard. It went from zero to 60 in 4.5 seconds and achieves fuel economy of 17/23/19.

2012 Subaru Impreza Safety

Every 2012 Subaru Impreza comes standard with stability and traction control, antilock disc brakes, front side airbags and side curtain airbags. The 2.0i models also have whiplash-reducing head restraints and a driver knee airbag. Release date of 2012 Impreza reach showrooms in August 2011. Car compare of 2012 Impreza like Hyundai Elantra, Mazda 3 and Honda Civic.