Subaru Impreza 5D

Drove Impreza ~1500km inclusive NS highway, SG city and expressway.

Performance in higher speed is good (70+km/h), able to maintain speed with same rpm during hill climbing.

Performance in low speed is bad.

Lineartronic CVT is inferior CVT compare to H brand CVT in term of smoothness, acceleration and deceleration.

Owned it since 2019 and till now I am quite happy with the purchase. The car handles beautifully and the interior feels spacious. Was always a Subie fan so the decision was always biased but when I was out in the market and I test drove the cars, the decision was already made after visiting the Subaru at Toa Payoh.

Been driving the 1.6 i-s for 5 years, and the technology is still top end, such as Android Auto, Apple Carplay. The sound system has a good bass, making spotify really enjoyable during the ride. Due to its low built, cornering is smooth and the steering allows it to be intuitive. The blind spot sensor has been really helpful in improving the safety of the car. The interior is spacious, and friends who drive the H or T Japanese car brands often marvel at the space, even though the specs may be similar. Smooth drive, every day.

I've the Impreza 2.0l for two years and never encountered any dangerous or unable to manage road situations. Went all the way up to Penang when it breaks first 1k km and also travel many times there afterwards. Even tried Genting Highland recently and handles so well on the slopes uphill and downhill. Never gives any doubt on this car capabilities. Good quality built that's going to last with safety features add ONS. Good for new drivers too

Great handling with AWD, eyesight has saved us many times for near accidents. Fuel consumption is acceptable for its weight and AWD.

The first 4WD i owned.

Good: the solid handling makes me feel driving like a pro. Got my first speeding bill in the first month because there's no difference after 80km/h to 120km/h. Love the feel when turning+Downslope combined, where everyone especially SUV has to press the brake while I can still press the accelerate!

Down side: the car is a bit floppy if driving our side the sport mode. And this car is a driver also, making wallet a bit tight after oil price raised. Also, this car makes me keep thinking of getting a STI/WRX

The Subaru Impreza space of the car is comfortable. Boot space is also reasonable. The infotainment system should be updated with Car Play like Subaru in the US. I feel like the infotainment system is not worthy and not attractive. I don't know why Impreza in the US and Singapore are different. The US has a more advanced system in the same model. We managed only 10.1km/L mix city and expressway.

The other thing is while reversing, the auto i system is activated, and the engine has to restart again.

CVT makes car feels sluggish but in actual, it's reasonable.

Perfect if with manual transmission. MI, please bring in manual for me.. Hahah

AWD provides good stability in wet season.

Suspension is slightly too soft.

Eyesight saved me a few times! It's now in my must haves.

Have been reliable so far (coming to 3yrs).

Not the most fuel efficient car but that's what you get for AWD and 2.0L engine. 11 - 12KM/L on mixed driving. Good value for the price.

Would not recommend this car for anyone. With the price u add can add a little more to get a euro car. Engine No power and Bad after sale service. Fuel consumption very bad as 10L/100km for mix combine 50% City and 50% Highway. Beware of their sale talk bad after sale service. The car brand is good but I think Singapore service is bad.

If can I would like to complain till Japan HQ

Price, design, technology is what prompts me to give Subaru a try.

For the feel, the moment i test drive XV and Impreza, both my wife and me fell in love with it. We ended up choosing Impreza as it is low enough for my mum to get in and out of it.

Having driving it for 2 months, my comments are:

Eyesight is decent, works when needed.

Didn’T want to buy a car this year, but my beloved Golf GT decided that it was time and made that decision on my behalf, so I took 2 days from scouting to signing on the dot line.

Was dead on to buy a K3 or Elantra, because I am cheap skate and didn’T want to spend too much on a liability since my pocket does not have spare changes to spare, but wasn’T exactly happy with K3 for its light steering and it is scary if I can say, and Elantra interior does not really excited me too much, so I went to test drive Mazda 3, C-HR, Impreza and for the budget I was willing to spend, this look to be best deal for the dollar, at least like my friend say, I won’T be cursing too much whenever I stepped in the car.

I love the dashboard of the new Impreza. It has so many controls and buttons to play with that it makes me feel like a pilot. It takes some getting used to but once you master the controls, you'll be ready to reach mach 2.

But that's where the problem lies. Both the 1.6 and 2.0 variants aren't fast. The car behaves admirably around bends, with confident cornering abilities. But floor it and it takes a while to reach desired speeds.

Styling on the Impreza has been improved over the previous model, with more muscular lines that don't get too 'beng'. All in all, a great car to own and drive.

I'm loving the direction that Subaru has taken with the new Impreza. It has a sleeker styling and its headlights are a huge improvement over its bug-eyed predecessors.

The 5D is definitely more practical imo. There's more boot space than the sedan, as well as the Golf and Civic Hatchback.

Visibility in the Impreza has been greatly improved. There aren't many blindspots and the cabin feels light and airy.