Subaru Impreza 4D

Engine - 1.6NA. Sufficient power for SG roads. Smooth acceleration. More power is always welcome. But day to day driving is enough.

Chassis - Rigid and stiff, NVH is minimal. Dont expect luxury car standard, but for its class, one of the best.

Gear - CVT, encourages you to drive smoothly. The occasional revs are fine, but it may take a sec to rev up.

interior - buttons are neat, within easy reach, screens are nice, bright, good size. Chairs are good. Rear space is good, have 2 child seats fitted and no issues.

Features - this is where Subbie shines. It has almost everything you need.

TMPS - YES, Blind spot alert? Yes! Auto dimming rear view mirror? Yes!

Auto headlights? Yes! 1 touch signals? Yes, Rear view camera? Yes!

I got the Subaru Impreza 4D 2.0 Eyesight in 2018 and after 3+ years of driving it, I am very impressed with the safety features especially the Eyesight technology. Not very proud to say this, but it has saved me from collisions on more than one occasions when my reaction time was not quick enough to brake or when I was distracted. The reverse automatic braking is a wonderful feature too. The handling of the car is also excellent with the AWD and the AWD really improves grip and stability in rainy weather. Back seats are very spacious also with excellent leg room for back row passengers. Even with a baby car seat at the back, I am still able to seat 2 adult passengers comfortably.

Brother has been driving this for about 3 yrs now,

Exterior - looks are subjective, some like it some dont. Some want it more fierce some like this new more understated look.

but IMO, definitely looks better than the new 4 series coupe. That one looks like it has a big hole in its face!

Interior - good enough for its class, reasonable door bins, lots of cubby holes to put your stuff. Wish it had 2 more USB for the rear passengers though. Control layout is good, sometimes i have issues with connecting my iphone with the bluetooth. But other than that all good.

Engine - could do with more oomph! CVT doesnt help. Not too loud but it can make itself heard.

quite quiet when cruising.

NVH - definitely better than alot of cars out there, even some conti cars. And you thought conti's are quieter, nah. They are over-rated. Better than my friend's VW.

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 bad after sale service. The car brand is good but I think Singapore service is bad.

I've driven and owned so many cars which are in 20s number. The most appealing and meets my driving desires is this Impreza 2.0. Humble but when needed provide the right torque and speed for driving long haul and long hours.

Having AWD is a plus for all driving conditions.

Fuel consumption is acceptable after factoring the weight of the car.

Car feels pretty solid and cruises along the highway comfortably - probably due to its lower Center of gravity compared to its same class competitors.

Audio system - acceptable with good bass (not applicable for audiophiles)

It’S definitely worth looking at!

Subaru wants to leverage its robust reliability, its symmetrical all-wheel-drive know-how and the EyeSight safety tech as its key selling points.

Went to show room and was intro by lot of safety features installed.

Next went for test drive and the CVT transmission make it a clean and smooth drive. Quiet ride than my previous Euro car.

The cabin was nice and lot of leg room space. It quite a sporty look, it definitely a look on the road.

Not bad for a sedan car. Quite comfortable inside and spacious as well. Not so noisy as well. Overall not quite bad for a japanese sedan

Bought the Impreza 2.0i-S EyeSight 4D back in early 2018 with the optional STi bodykit.

The car can be quite a looker on the road and is likely to age well. The new Subaru SGP improves handling with little body-roll while cornering. The car's AWD system adds to that confidence by making it feel planted to the road, even in the wet. Interior wise, visibility is great with few blindspots! Things look quite up-market and comparable to some European cars. The best part of this car would be the EyeSight active safety system, which helps keep you out of trouble through all sorts of driver warnings (just turn up the volume).

However, this car is not some pocket rocket as acceleration can be anemic at times. The CVT needs some coaxing to pick-up speed especially when overtaking above 60kph. It responds better when you dab at the throttle before depressing it fully - which is counter-intuitive.

Other gripes I have with this car include: 1) a sound system that either assumes owners are tone-deaf or only listen to the boxer engine, 2) higher fuel consumption ~ 10km/L (even after light driving), 3) low ride-height means navigating some carparks and road humps (like causeway) could be a challenge. If ride-height is an issue, you may want to consider the XV or Forester instead, 4) uncommon tyre size 205/50 R17 means it can be costlier to change and sometimes need to be pre-ordered if performance tyres used (like PS4).

Have owned this car for over a year now. Have had multiple issues with regards to the seats, air-conditioning to all the recent 2018/ 2019 recalls.

Over time no matter however you spend on taking care of the car the product is fundamentally not ready for it to be sold.

Everything post warranty is going to be a big challenge. You would have to pay a heavy price for owning this car. I have been doing regular visits to MI for the car to be fixed for all sorts of things but issues keep coming back.

Owner of a Impreza 2.0i-S EyeSight 4d for over a year and this is my honest review of the car.

Interior

Decent with carbon fibre-like trims, leatherette-lined stitched dash top. Sturdy, solid build quality, with acceptable quality plastics and some soft-touch materials. An info screen on top of the dash shows geeky information like oil temperature, tilt angle and AWD grip. Main driver touch points like sporty 3 spoke leather-lined steering wheel and aluminium pedals are nice touches.

Ride

The car is the first Subaru on the new Subaru Global Platform (SGP). Front MacPherson Struts and rear Double Wishbones endow this car with a plushness not seen in cars with less sophisticated torsion beam rears common in this class. It tackles uneven surfaces with aplomb and refinement/noise is exemplary with the stock 17" Enkei rims shod with Bridgestone Turanza T001 comfort biased tyres.

Handling

Impreza shines with its SAWD stability especially during heavy rain. Steering is well-weighted with good feedback. Traction gives confidence during cornering.

Performance

Not a sports car or especially fast, but fast enough for most merging and overtaking manoeuvres. Coming from a 300+bhp manual performance car, I would say this car's performance is more than adequate for its class - the family bread & butter segment - a notch above 1.6NA or 1.0T cars and even on a par with lower powered 1.4T cars, without the low-end shove. The key to harnessing the power is mastery of the Lineartronic CVT gearbox. To extract maximum performance, one has to counterintuitively dab the throttle lightly, before more fully depressing the throttle. Once revs hit 4500rpm, the car picks up briskly.

FC for my commute of 90% Rush-hour traffic in city conditions is ~10km/l. One can't beat the laws of physics at 1415kg with SAWD, but for those with a more forgiving commute, I hear from other owners 15km/l is possible. YMMV.

Conclusion

Underrated car which won the Japan Car of the Year 2016-17. Handles well, rides well and performs well. Safe, family ride and tremendous value for money.

This car is heavy, man. But having said that, it cruises very nicely on the expressway. The queuing to JB across causeway does drink a lot on FC, but once the car is on 3rd gear and cruising, it is comparable to conti. Happy so far

I did not drive this car but I was the backseat passenger while my brother was test driving it with the sales executive. It was like wow a very nice car.

Just reading the write-up on the new Subaru Global Platform (SGP) will make anyone excited. Impreza is the first of the Subaru range to utilize the SGP. Test drove many other cars before making a decision to sign with Subaru for my very first brand new car.

Apparently,we had nothing to do and we went out car scouting .

Our car was expiring next March and due to the further uncertainties in car policies, we decided to just view a few cars around the Leng Kee car belt.

We initially went to view the Toyota Corolla Altis ,the Hyundai Elantra and the Kia Forte.The Subaru Impreza was never on the list as we perceived it as being a fuel guzzler and that all-time all wheel drive was never a necessity.

What happened was that when we viewed the Corolla, we thought that the Corolla would be good in terms of running costs and maintainence as it could be repaired easily all around Singapore.The model that we looked at was the eco model which was priced attractively.However, we just hated the dashboard and it’S low rent interior with bare bones specs, so that was out.

We thought that both the Kia and the Hyundai were attractive with high specs, and we almost paid the deposit for the Hyundai Elantra.But before that, we hopped by the Subaru showroom,and went to have a look at the Subaru Impreza.After getting a quotation from a salesperson, we discovered that the price of the Impreza was in the ballpark of the highest spec Hyundai and Kia.We thought was incredulous as the Impreza was initially priced at least couple of thousand dollars more than the highest apec Hyundai/Kia initially at the start of the year

Then, we went for test drives of the Impreza,and felt that the Impreza is more than capable of competing with Hyundai/Kia with specs and furnishings .Moreover, it’S drive is also better than the Koreans with more road feel instead of the numb feeling of steering the driven wheels.

However, we were still quite apprehensive as we had a bad notion of Subaru vehicles, especially with the old Imprezas where used cars dealers are selling them dirt-cheaply, as if to get rid of them.

Moreover, we thought that the car will be a fuel guzzler and will be difficult to maintain.

A few days later, after reading much information online to dispel our notions, we went to test drive the three cars again, with the Impreza being the chosen one.

After which, we paid for the deposit for the Impreza, and everything is history...