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| Description |
To give you the best, most comprehensive review information possible on the 2008 Subaru Impreza, the experts at TheCarConnection.com have included information and observations from the Web’s best reviews. Then TheCarConnection.com’s editors, who have driven several different versions of the Impreza, included their own driving impressions.
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| Road Test |
Subaru’s new Impreza shares part of its name with the new Impreza WRX, but the more vanilla-flavored Subaru sedan and hatchback are tuned more for commuter duty, not high-speed hairpin handling. As with its predecessor, the new 2008 Subaru Impreza is powered by a unique horizontally opposed ("flat") four-cylinder engine, and all-wheel drive is standard across the model line.
The new 2008 Subaru Impreza is now offered in four-door sedan and five-door wagon body styles--the wagon, which is 6.5 inches shorter but affords more versatility, is covered under a separate review. The Impreza has ditched the bulbous, winged nose that had been applied to the Subaru range, and both cars get framed doors--long a holdout by Subaru--for better noise reduction and a higher-quality feel.
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| Positive Points |
- Torquey engine and hard-to-fluster all-wheel drive
- Very smooth, absorbent ride
- Surprisingly capable handling
- Quiet interior
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| Negative Points |
- Steering doesn’t feel sharp
- Backseat lacks legroom
- Looks very plain
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