The 2008 Subaru Impreza could have been better if the manufacturer would have the care to put some more viable changes to the engine and other features. The affordable small car is ranked quite low for its outdated power train and uninspiring style. However, the Impreza could only impress the driver when it comes to fuel efficiency and some amount of safety features. Subaru counts this car among the sporty vehicles of time but to be the sporty small car it requires some quality.
The all-new Subaru Impreza is an all-wheel-drive car that is ranked low because of its failure to provide good engine choices. The newly redesigned car could not match the new designs of today’s needs. Subaru also provided Impreza wagon and Impreza WRX which are performance-oriented cars. The performance of WRX is somewhat reliable but the Impreza midsize car could not impress the critics and auto lovers much.
Under the Hood:
The Subaru Impreza has been criticized for its underperformance and less powerful engine features. Let us see what it utilizes under the hood. The Impreza is installed with a standard 2.5-liter aluminum-alloy 16-valve boxer engine which makes 170 horsepower and also 170-pound feet of torque. This power is not enough to give the acceleration the present American generation wants. The car can achieve the benchmark of 60 miles per hour in just 9.1 seconds. The smooth line of a four-cylinder engine can perform but when it’s a Subaru Boxer engine it must have added some more power. The car can achieve 20 miles per gallon in the city and 27 miles per gallon on the highway. This is not so impressive because there are other affordable midsize cars like Toyota Camry and others which have a more powerful engine and can do the same.
The Subaru Impreza WRX which is the performance-oriented car has been able to offer impressive performance with its 305 horsepower, 290 lb-ft 2.5 liters four-cylinder engine. This car can achieve the milestone of 60 mph in just 6.1 seconds.
The other model of Subaru called Legacy too used the same engine which the Impreza uses but it has more power options that the 2008 Impreza model. Legacy has a choice of another engine of the car is a 2.5-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine with 243 horsepower and 241 pound-feet of torque at 3,600 rpm. Moreover, there is the 3.0-liter six-cylinder Subaru boxer engine which makes 245-horsepower and 215 pound-feet of torque at 4,200 pm. This engine with a five-speed automatic transmission with SPORTSHIFT rev-matching control can give only 17/24 mpg at its best.
