DRIVE SUBARU

Explore the envelope.
Drive the difference that forward-thinking technology and engineering bring to Impreza. Because everything is perfectly resolved and ordered, there’s a unique symmetry of weight distribution and refinement on the road. Sp, when you’re on the school run in a downpour, Impreza’s perfect weight balance gets you safely there, certain in the knowledge that secure handling and tenacious grip will bring security and peace of mind – whatever the road conditions. It’s almost as if the car can anticipate your thoughts, providing a feeling of stability and safety that exchanges the real joy of driving. Everything is direct, involving and yet exiting - without the undesirable threats of sudden loss of grip or traction.

Three distinct advantages.
Better Balance
Whenever you turn a corner, centrifugal force always pushes the car towards the outside edge of the bend. How much it affects handling depends o the body’s center of gravity. If it’s high, it takes longer to regain balance and control. If it’s low – as with the Horizontally-Opposed Engine – there’s less
deviation from you chosen direction. Body roll is reduced, and the whole feeling of stability is considerable improved.


The overall sensation is one of fuss-free cornering, thanks to Subaru’s applied technology.

Less vibration
With its 180 degree configuration,
Subaru’s Horizontally-Opposed Engine cuts down vibration dramatically, by eliminating the inertia of opposing pistons – unlike with
In-line or V-type engines, where pistons are competing with each other.
The result with Subaru is smooth, seamless progress right trough the rev range,
and unprecedented driving comfort.

More grip and traction
One reason that Subaru has devoted so much time and energy to perfecting
full-time all-Wheel Drive is the system’s inherent advantages over two wheel
drive in cornering. By transmitting power trough all four tyres, neutral steering naturally turns the car in the direction of the curve, for confident, controlled handling.
By contrast, when traction is only delivered trough two tyres, lateral forces tend to make a car try either to understeer or oversteer, which can lead to instability.


SYMMETRICAL AWD
The value of the mechanism called Subaru Symmetrical AWD is recognized by the world.

The feeling of total compatibility.
What could possibly have driven Subaru on a quest to think differently about car design for more than three decades? Why persevere with a combination of SUBARU BOXER Horizontally-Opposed Engines and totally linear drivetrain layout when everyone else seemed to favour more conventional approaches? The reason is simple. Two high technology thoughts that work together to produce results and whose potential has only been exploited by Subaru. It’s all about a perfect marriage of rhyme, rhythm and reason. All the main components, from engine to transmission, transfer to propeller shaft and rear differential, are arranged in line, with no doglegs or deviations – with a laterally symmetrical layout.


Coupled with jewel-like engineering, Subaru brings together all the benefits to give neutral balance and poise, for ideal weight distribution, front to rear and side to side.

Subaru Boxer
Lightweight and compact Horizontally-Opposed engines are intrinsically smoother and more efficient than In-line or V-type Engines. That’s the reason why Subaru has carefully thought through the idea. Superb rotational balance means less vibration, because the pistons mutually counteract lateral vibration. Obviously, the flatter design also means the engine can sit much further down within the chassis, which the AWD layout and suspensions systems.