Coming to a trailhead parking lot near you, the new Impreza—the 182-hp RS version, at least—should get there a little more quickly.
impression, but this car has always been about driving to go do something cool rather than about looking cool. And so the new design didn't change the dimensions of Subaru's smallest all-wheel-drive car: It has the same wheelbase, length, and ground clearance as the previous generation, but is a little taller and heavier.
While parts of the new Impreza got tougher, others have relaxed. A newer dual-pinion electric power steering rack, similar to what's used in the WRX, has lightened the steering effort. The Impreza also switched to an electronic brake booster, which has resulted in a lighter pedal effort. The brake-based torque vectoring, previously only offered on more expensive Imprezas, is now standard across the updated three-trim lineup.That lineup consists of the base Impreza, the Sport, and the new RS.
Despite the bigger engine's 30-hp and 33-pound-feet advantage over the 2.0-liter base unit, the more powerful engine doesn’t live up to the enthusiasm of the updated chassis. When you toss the RS into downhill hairpins hard enough to make the all-season Yokohama Avid S34P tires cry out, the delightful chassis carries speed without a hiccup. Unfortunately, stomping on the gas pedal on corner exit is met with little urgency.
The changes most people will notice are inside the cabin. A larger 7.0-inch screen is standard on base models, but move up to the Sport or RS and you get an 11.6-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The system is intuitive and thanks to the physical buttons that border the digital display, things happen at the push of a button rather than at the sometimes-laggy speed of software.
Subaru's latest version of its EyeSight driver-assist suite uses a new camera with a wider field of view. During highway driving, we noticed the system now only beeps when it needs to, rather than all the time. While passing when using adaptive cruise control, the car accelerates before the lane change is complete, which feels closer to how humans drive.
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