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Budget drive: Test Subaru Impreza 1.5l

Subaru Impreza is produced since 1992. For more than 15-year history, the model managed to repeatedly conquer the podium in WRC ralles, and the name of Impreza became almost a household. There are plenty of people who want to possess Impreza. To be closer to the people, Subaru made a budget version with a half -liter atmospheric engine, with a capacity of 105 hp. The car is produced in the back of the sedan and the station wagon.
To find out what we saved on, we took both options for the test: Subaru Impreza 1.5l. Sedan with automatic transmission and impreza Wagon with a manual box.
Having imposed on the two trim levels: in the database, the car is equipped with a full electric package, climate control, ABS system, and two airbags. In a more expensive AT configuration, a couple of pillows, alloy wheels and CD magnet with four speakers are added. Under the hood of budget Impires, a 1.5-liter engine, but the engine is unusual, it, like on senior models, is an opposite, a constant full-length tradition.
The appearance of both cars for five points. Aggressive front bumper creeps along the asphalt, like a whale collecting plankton from the surface of the water. Plastic thresholds in a circle, pezhon lanterns are covered with transparent disperfiters. The desire to tune such a car will definitely not arise. Unless at the sedan the trunk lid is asked to be decorated with an anti -wing. According to another Subaros tradition, the doors are deprived of the framework, which creates the mood of a sports car.
Both the sedan and the station wagon do not amaze with the internal volume. In the station wagon, part of the space is eaten by wheel arches and a sloping rear door, its volume is 356l. with folded seats 1266l. The trunk of the sedan has another lack of the back of the seats does not fold, and not only the pen is absent on the lid, it does not even have upholstery. Like the Zhiguli here is naked metal, which unpleasantly resonates when closing. I wonder how much it was possible to save on the outbuilding of the trunk?
The choice of the body is obvious: a station wagon for practical people, and a sedan for more business citizens.
The interior of improvisation can be safely called modest. Salon of a car in the style of the 90s. Everything is subordinated to functionality. An uncomplicated instrument panel that reads well. The lever of the mechanics reminded the eight at all, unlike the automatic transmission selector, which crings the solid round round Momo. The three -spicium steering wheel is convenient, though it is made of cheap plastic. Nevertheless, the interior is assembled very well, you will not find any crickets or skewed details. It is worth noting that in the expensive version of the WRX, the interior differs only by suede inserts, chairs and two -dine music. In our version in the car stood an inexpensive CD resort, which, moreover, gave a mediocre sound.
Passengers in the back seat are cramped, and there are no headrests in the sedan.
Let's see what Impreza is on the go.
First, the station wagon with mechanics. In the first gear, acceleration is languid, as if touching the second. Apparently, the long first gear and power loss in the all -wheel drive transmission affects. If you believe passport data, acceleration up to a hundred takes 13.4 seconds. In order not to stay in the tail of a traffic light of the airboardon, you need to actively promote the engine, which it willingly allows you to do. The sound of the opponent at the same time is very pleasant, rumbling. When maneuvering in the parking lot, it is tempting to play a gas pedal. Having accelerated, Impreza behaves more obediently, allowing you to rather confidently overtake the trucks on the highway. The station wagon with mechanics is equipped with a lowering gear. In difficult conditions in deep snow or on a steep rise - with it you can not be afraid to plow the clutch.
In urban mode, fuel uneconomance has upset at least 15l/100 km. Of course, it was hot overboard, the air conditioner took enough power from 105 horses, but such a consumption once again confirms the rule that a weaker engine often has to strain more.
I crossed the machine, subjectively, I did not notice the loss of power. The same unhurried acceleration at low speed, but confidence is also added with its growth.
What can be called a real highlight of improvisation is the chassis. The energy -intensive suspension perfectly damps both a road trifle and large pits, allowing you not to slow down in front of tram tracks and not pay attention to the asphalt sold by trucks on the Moscow Ring Road. At the speed of Impreza, it goes like rails, not the slightest deviation from the course. Only obedient restructures after the swaying of the steering wheel.
It is worth being neat only at the exit from the steep bedsids and similar barriers, the overhang of the front bumper is quite long and struck them on the asphalt.
Despite the fact that the rear brakes are drum brakes, the slowdown is predicted and quite effective.
In steep turns, another opening of the car is amazing! Transparent steering, car cinematics you feel with your whole body. Passing the turns of excessive speed you feel how the slippery standard tires of Michelin Energy, which are also highly profile, begin to give up in general. Indirectly, they also act here as a means of security, not allowing to achieve high lateral accelerations. The car obediently falls into the turn and begins to slide in four wheels, which is warned by the squeak of rubber. You can finish the onset of gliding in two ways or wait until the speed drops in sliding and the rubber restores the clutch, or at the same time straighten the steering wheel and add the gas. In this Slkchai, even with 1.5 liters under the hood of Impreza draws out of the turn. I think the real drive of the owners Impire is waiting for the snow winter. In this case, an inexpensive sedan can be turned into a pleasure generator. Well, if you prefer a calm ride, Impreza will delight with stability and safety.
The cost of the Subaru Impreza 1.5 with the manual transmission in the EL configuration starts from 549,200r.
 
Yaroslav Marshalkin
 
 

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