2012 Subaru Impreza Long Term Road Test

Edmunds.comEdmunds.com Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 10,316
edited September 2014 in Subaru

image2012 Subaru Impreza Long Term Road Test

Our 2012 Subaru Impreza returns from its trip to the dealer with a new pressure switch, and none the worse for wear.

Read the full story here


Tagged:

Comments

  • jpnpowerjpnpower Member Posts: 0
    So do you feel the extra traction/intervention/control? Or is it just a safety cushion rarely used. Finally did you know that 83% of all facts posted on the internet are rubbish? (including this one?)
  • subiefanil83_subiefanil83_ Member Posts: 3
    You definitely notice the extra traction of full time AWD vs FWD/RWD in wet/rainy conditions. Even WOT from a dead stop on the painted lines elicit no drive wheel spin or stability control intervention.
  • fordson1fordson1 Unconfirmed Posts: 1,512
    She sighs with relief - OMG. This testing of AWD on rainy LA streets in like testing seat heaters on rainy LA streets. AWD cars don't turn or stop any better than non-AWD cars - so how is that going to help you avoid an accident - in that tiny number of situations in which you need more accelerative traction to avoid crashing? AWD is really a help in snow or ice. In rain? I'm sorry - that's really a stretch. I don't have much trouble keeping myself from going WOT from a dead stop on painted lines in my FWD car.
  • quadricyclequadricycle Member Posts: 827
    I've seen some pretty decent AWD systems out there, and they can make a good difference in low traction situations. As far as braking is concerned, which/how many wheels drive the car is irrelevant. There are brakes at every wheel, not just at the ones that drive the car.
  • duck87duck87 Member Posts: 649
    You need AWD in the RAIN? Man, Cali is really out of touch with the rest of the states that have "weather".
  • bust0023bust0023 Member Posts: 1
    AAhhhh, not too quick, my neighbor had a 1991-ish Subaru Loyale that is most definitely 2WD. Ask him how upset he was when he bought it in his high school years thinking that all Subarus had AWD...
  • bc1960bc1960 Member Posts: 171
    Until the BRZ, all Subarus sold in the US *since 1997* came standard with AWD. Before that, there were FWD as well as AWD models.
Sign In or Register to comment.