2012 Subaru Impreza Long Term Road Test

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• zimtheinvader Member Posts: 580

  February 2013

  It is funny that you quote the EPA ratings of 27/36 when you guys are getting:
  Worst Fill MPG: 21.2
  Best Fill MPG: 31.0
  Average Lifetime MPG: 25.9

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• bankerdanny Member Posts: 1,021

  February 2013

  Always nice to get a shout out. I suppose the best way to answer the question is to ask Subaru for a 5 speed version to drive for a few days. That will help sort out how much of the perceived lack of power is an actual lack of power and how much is due to the transmission type.

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• s197gt Member Posts: 486

  February 2013

  this vehicle reminds me a lot of my 2002 mazda protege5 sportwagon i bought new. excellent handling and still looks good today. but i sold it after 30k miles because it, too, was gutless in the engine department. it was also PZEZ as i recall and it had 130hp with a 4-speed auto. it could not break 100mph. i was so disappointed when i found that out. it maxed out around 90 as i recall. i was like, "that's it?! your done!" i think and extra 20 hp would have done the protege5 wonders, but it was surely a much lighter car than this one. this car probably needs 30 more hp.

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• fordson1 Unconfirmed Posts: 1,512

  February 2013

  I think bankerdanny is right and Philip is wrong. This is a 3100-lb. car with 148 hp and 145 lb/ft of torque. And it has AWD, which kicks the drivetrain power loss from probably 12% to maybe 18%.
  
  It's just gutless.
  
  "But where does the "Sport" part of this Subie come in?" C'mon - next you'll be telling us there's no tooth fairy.

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• agentorange Member Posts: 893

  February 2013

  I'm also guessing that it has California specific emissions and tuning. Past experience shows that is enough to neuter throttle response.

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• trarmstrong86 Member Posts: 46

  February 2014

  Or get a Mazda3

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