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2012 Subaru Impreza
Going Mainstream With The Beauty Of All-Wheel-Drive Subaru found itself in an interesting position when the North American auto market imploded back in 2009. While most manufacturers were busily darting about trying to stop their sales from bleeding out, the quirky Japanese automaker actually posted gains in both market share and earnings during the recession. It was a dark time for most dealers. Salesmen began eying the fairest compacts on their lot for sacrifice in an attempt to appease the sales gods that had abandoned them, and showrooms began devolving into tribal law in ... Read More
Vital Stats
- Engine:
- 2.0L Boxer-Four
- Power:
- 148 HP / 145 LB-FT
- Transmission:
- CVT
- MSRP:
- $19,545 as tested
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Official: Subaru confirms debut of U.S. XV Crosstrek for NY 1332435660
Subaru has announced it will debut the 2013 XV Crosstrek at next month's New York Auto Show. While based on the company's Impreza platform, engineers worked in several tweaks to the body and chassis to imbue it with a bit more crossover utility. Additional ride height delivers 8.7 inches of ground clearance and a smattering of black plastic cladding helps ...
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Official: Subaru promises BRZ, Impreza STI concepts plus rally return at Tokyo Auto Salon 1325013300
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Frankfurt: 2012 Subaru XV raises the Impreza bar 1315920480
Don't call it an Outback Sport. This is Subaru's new XV crossover, and though it totally fits the bill as a successor to the Impreza-based Outback Sports of yore, the Japanese automaker says that this little orange all-roader takes the company "into the compact crossover segment for the first time." (Nevermind that the XV isn't actually a new model, or ...
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New York 2011: Subaru looking at XV Concept for US, but wouldn't be called Outback Sport 1303413600
At the 2011 New York Auto Show, we asked Dominic Infante, Subaru's U.S. product manager, about the XV Concept revealed at the Shanghai Motor Show. "It's probably not for us," he said, "but we're looking at it. And if it did come, it probably wouldn't be called Outback Sport." That's because the Outback Sport is an anomaly in Subaru's U.S. line-up that ...
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New York 2011: Subaru shows off 2012 Impreza with lighter figure, impressive fuel economy 1303334280
We just gave you a deep dive look at the 2012 Subaru Impreza. Now, we get to see the fourth-generation Subaru in its four and five-door flesh on the floor of the 2011 New York Auto Show. The new car is lighter and more fuel efficient, boasting a very impressive 36 mile per gallon highway fuel-economy rating. How is the new 2012 Impreza able to claim the ...
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2012 Subaru Impreza to get estimated 36 mpg highway 1302370620
Subaru is set to officially reveal the 2012 Impreza at the New York Auto Show towards the end of April. Ahead of its debut, the automaker has released a single profile shot of the four-door version of the soon-to-be released Impreza. Subaru's extremely brief press blurb doesn't reveal much in the way of specific details on the upcoming Impreza, but it ...
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Spy Shots: 2012 Subaru Impreza shows its face 1302292800
Subaru released a side profile shot of its 2012 Impreza sedan ahead of the car's New York Auto Show debut, and now, our trusty spy photographers have caught the new Subie out in public, revealing its fresh face. Rather unfortunately, the production-spec Impreza looks to be a pretty drastic departure from the decidedly hot concept car that bowed at the ...
