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What's New For Subaru?
By John Voelcker
Subaru is known for its no-nonsense, durable, all-wheel drive Forester and Outback crossover utility vehicles. What U.S. buyers don't seem to know is that the company also makes compact sedans and hatchbacks.
For 2012, Subaru has restyled its Impreza compact, increasing interior space while keeping overall length and width the same, lightened it, and fitted it with an all-new engine and the Impreza's first continuously variable transmission (CVT).
Subaru will launch four new vehicles by 2015
The company plans to release four completely new vehicles over the next four years, said Toshio Masuda, the automaker's senior general manager of product planning.
The four do not include the 2012 Subaru Impreza, above, which is due on sale before the end of the year. High-powered WRX and STI models also are coming to the Impreza, Masuda said. The goal is for the top-of-the-line Impreza to get a Boxer engine rated at 300 horsepower.
Read more: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/09/subaru-will-launch-four-new-vehicles-by-2015/1
Winter driving conditions can affect your vehicle's handling and braking ability, so take your time and drive conservatively. Press the accelerator slowly to get going.
As you pull into traffic, keep an 8- to 10-second gap between your vehicle and the one ahead of you ? stopping distances increase in snowy and icy conditions, and the extra distance will give you extra time to react.
Watch for trouble as you drive. Stalled cars, patches of ice, poor visibility and snow-covered road signs and lane markers can make for challenging driving.
As you prepare to stop, slow down gradually, particularly as you approach intersections. Look out for pedestrians and cars approaching on side streets. If they're having trouble stopping, you probably will, too. At lower speeds, you can use the engine to help you slow down by shifting into a lower gear.
Your Subaru vehicle is particularly well suited for winter driving. The Subaru All-Wheel
Driving system automatically transfers power from the wheels that slip to the wheels
that grip. This translates into enhanced control and traction.
Read more: http://drive2.subaru.com/01_04_Winter/WinterDriving.htm
2012 Subaru Impreza - First Drive
Dressed to Impress.
With an all-new skin complemented by a new 2.0-liter flat four, the 2012 Subaru Impreza turns in an impressive performance among similarly sized and priced compacts.
Borrowing styling cues from the larger Legacy, the new Impreza has crisp character lines and pronounced wheel arches that contribute to a beefy stance. Compared to earlier generations, the car has shed its cute quirkiness in favor of a more conventional three-box sedan and 5-door hatch silhouette.
Among the more interesting details is the fact that the outside rearview
mirrors have been moved off the door glass to the door itself. As a
result, forward visibility is greatly enhanced due to the large fixed
quarter windows, low beltline and A-pillars made thinner through the use
of high strength steel.
Read More: http://www.roadandtrack.com/layout/set/print/tests/drives/2012-subaru-impreza
October 2011:
The 2012 Subaru Impreza: Your first real car (first drive)
With the Outback growing up to become more of a crossover and less of a
wagon, the 2012 Subaru Impreza is angling to fill its bigger sibling's
shoes with a roomier and more fuel-efficient small vehicle to compete in
the growing compact car segment.
Bigger than the subcompacts millennials may have bought during or just out of school, and more refined than their parents' hand-me-downs, Subaru wants the Impreza to be a car buyers' first real car.
And what constitutes a "real car?" Something that's nice enough to impress a boss or date, but still functional enough to cater to the transient and active lifestyle that is much of a person's 20s. A vehicle that offers hints of the bells and whistles seen in upmarket luxury cars, but steeped in enough utility to take a solid beating from weekend warriors.
Basically, it's as close to a midsize vehicle as you can get without coming standard equipped with car seats and conversation mirrors. Available as a four-door sedan or a five-door hatchback, the Impreza is like the buyers it targets: semi-grown-up. To make a point at a press event, Subaru demonstrated that it could pack a ~200 sq. ft. studio apartment full of Ikea furniture into a five-door model, complete with faux art wall hangings, iPod docking station, and requisite fuzzy slippers.
What's New for 2012: All Makes
(not an actual 2012 Subaru Model)
2012 Subaru Legacy: Several additions are included in the Premium package for the 2012 Legacy. An upgraded audio system including Bluetooth, satellite radio and iPod controls is standard. Also, there's a new optional Harman Kardon display-type audio system with a 4.3-inch screen, iTunes tagging, satellite radio and nine speakers. Bluetooth switches on the steering wheel are standard on Premium models. Foglights are now standard on Limited models.
2012 Subaru Outback : Outbacks will get the same audio changes as the Legacy in 2012; an upgraded audio system includes Bluetooth, satellite radio and iPod controls. Also, there's a new optional Harman Kardon display-type audio system with a 4.3-inch screen, iTunes tagging, satellite radio and nine speakers. Bluetooth switches on the steering wheel are standard on Premium models. There's also a revised roof crossbar design.
2012 Subaru Forester: After adding a new engine with more power and better fuel economy last year, changes to the Forester are minimal for 2012. There's a new height-adjustable passenger seat as well as a new optional navigation system on 2.5 X Limited and Touring and 2.5 XT Touring models. The navigation package includes a navigation system, rear view camera, HD radio, Bluetooth, iPod control, iTunes tagging, SMS text messaging capability, XM Satellite Radio and more. (Check back for Matt Slap Subaru 2012 Foresters)
2012 Subaru Impreza: All new and fully redesigned for 2012, base Imprezas offer sedan and five-door body styles as well as more interior room and better fuel economy from a new 2.0-liter boxer engine (27 city/36 highway mpg). Improved fuel economy is due in part to a new continuously variable transmission available on Premium, Limited and Sport Limited models. All-wheel drive is, of course, standard. (Check back for Matt Slap Subaru 2012 Imprezas)
The Impreza Outback Sport has been eliminated for 2012.
2012 Subaru Impreza WRX: The WRX remains on the current Impreza platform with minor exterior changes. Premium and Limited models offer a new navigation system. (Check back for Matt Slap Subaru 2012 WRX's)
2012 Subaru Impreza WRX STI: The STI remains on the current Impreza platform and offers new 18-inch wheels on four-door models plus minor exterior changes. A new navigation system is available on all WRX STI models. (Check back for Matt Slap Subaru 2012 WRX STIs)
2012 Subaru Tribeca: The only change to the Tribeca for 2012 is a revised head restraint design. (Check back for Matt Slap Subaru 2012 Tribecas)
Read more: http://www.insideline.com/subaru/subaru-whats-new-for-2012.html
All new 2012 Subaru Impreza - Motor Trend News
Subaru executives readily admit that their "anywhere, any time" all-wheel-drive rides aren't always the prettiest. Nevertheless, the little automaker from Tokyo, Japan, has been on a tear.
In 2010, it posted its best-ever sales figures in the United States, an increase of 22 percent over 2009 for a total of 263,820 vehicles. In the last three years, as the rest of the auto industry struggled with double-digit sales declines, Subaru was the only automaker that posted consecutive sales increases.
2012 Subaru Impreza Left Side
The key to this windfall? Subaru says that it's attractive pricing and ideal vehicle sizing. So it makes sense that the company opted to stay the course on price and size for the fourth-generation Impreza, but to focus on improving two other vital characteristics of its best-seller.
"With the 2012 Impreza, we're heavy up on style, and we're heavy up on fuel efficiency. That's where we go next," says Michael McHale, Subaru's head of corporate communications.
2012 Subaru Impreza Tan Interior
At the 2010 Los Angeles auto show, Subaru demonstrated its emphasis on style with the Impreza Concept. Like the Legacy Concept shown in 2009, the Impreza prototype demonstrated an athletic physique characterized by an aggressive nose and aerodynamic rear. Its profile was slim with a steeply raked windshield.
Many of the show car's design elements were translated into the striking 2012 Impreza. The hexagonal grille has wings flanking a prominent badge. The wide-set, hawkeye headlamps rotate and set off a strong shoulderline and creased hood, both cribbed from big brother Legacy.
The base of the A-pillar has been relocated 7.9 inches forward for a longer, more rakish greenhouse. With the goal of providing class-leading visibility, Subaru thinned the A-pillars and detached the side mirrors from their bases. Windowsills were kept low, with partitioned glass at all the side windows.
The look is much improved over the flaccid previous generation. The 2012 Impreza has a muscular, Baby Legacy thing going on, especially the five-door hatch when viewed from behind. Chunky taillamps and a chiseled rear fascia butch up the gentle fender flares.
Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans/1106_2012_subaru_impreza_look/viewall.html#ixzz1YadiCWrR
2010 Motor Trend Sport/Utility Of The Year: Subaru Outback
Find the Hidden SUV: An Act So Good, Even if You Know How It's Done You Can't See It
October, 2009 / By Arthur St. Antoine / Photography by Wesley Allison
It's right there in the photo: a spacious, tough, thoroughly modern, exceedingly capable sport/utility vehicle. You're forgiven if all you can see is a svelte station wagon. There's magic at work here.
For the first time since any of us can recall, an automaker has claimed the Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year title two years in a row. Last fall, deftly balancing efficiency and size, the all-new 2009 Subaru Forester went home with the Golden Calipers trophy. For 2010, fighting off several tough adversaries -- and undoubtedly some unspoken but very real bias among our judges against repeat winners -- Subaru's new, fourth-generation Outback scored a decisive 10-1 victory in the final voting.
Some vehicles arrive at our annual "Of the Year" competitions (car, sport/utility, truck) staking early claims to a win via bulging engine muscle, beguiling gizmos, fashion-runway sheetmetal. The Outback isn't one of those. In fact, it slipped nearly unnoticed through our early walkarounds; the pre-drives chatter seemed to focus elsewhere -- the ZDX's spaceship lines, the Q5's comparison test-winning moves, the Lincoln's mighty yet efficient EcoBoost V-6. But then, one by one, our test drivers took the Outback into the field. And the buzz began to shift. Once again, it seemed, Subaru was successfully reshaping the very definition of "sport/utility vehicle" -- melding the multi-mission prowess of true SUVs with the driving refinement, fuel-frugality, and easy access of wagons and sedans. Once again, our judges began taking extra notes.
Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/suv/112_0912_2010_suv_of_the_year_winner/engine.html#ixzz0jfStZmFd
