Subaru Impreza sedan test drive since 2012 sedan
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Motorsport is not only a show, but also a trade engine Subaru Impreza of the second generation debuted in the fall of 2000. The car is offered with sedan and station wagon bodies, with a mechanical or automatic gearbox and a four -cylinder opposition engine with a working volume of 2 liters with or without turbocharged (WRX).
Subaru Impreza is primarily associated with sports. Without the participation of this car, it is difficult to imagine any rally, whether it is the World Cup or the Championship of Russia, where Impreza is immediately perceived as a potential leader. Of course, the main merit in this is a slightly different car - what is indicated by the abbreviation WRC (World Rally Car). But after all, any sports projectile always has a serial prototype. So it turns out that the Impreza of WRX is an attempt to convey to the consumer the essence of the sports car, whose racing capabilities are cut by the framework of the road. In fact, this is just the most charged serial improvis: under the hood - 218 liters. p., constant drive on four wheels, the presence of self -locking differentials in almost racing transmission and, conversely, the absence of any auxiliary electronics, reinforced pendants, non -standard appearance ... The only thing that our car has a little departed from the laws of the genre - type of body - the body - the type of body - Universal. (As a rule, the sedan becomes a prototype of the rally.)
The appearance of the current improvisation is by no means indisputable. Like everything new, it puzzles unusual, non -standard decisions - but so that Sport Vegon looks, maybe even more interesting than the sedan. A small wing above the back door, as it were, continues the elongated body line, and from this it seems more integral and completed. And the indefatigability of design ideas is not so striking, and the car itself becomes more familiar. All disputes about appearance are forgotten, barely find yourself in the strict, dark salon of Subaru. A rigid anatomical seat immediately determines your position in space, allowing only to slightly adjust it with the help of adjustments. The legs themselves are arranged on comfortable sports pedals, the eyes clearly grab the scale of analog devices in a fashionable shiny edging, the hands fall on the steering wheel of the company of Momo, which was sheathed with rough skin. By the way, it is the steering wheel that attracts attention with its unexpectedly large diameter, falling out of the general sports ideology. Why is it chosen like that, mystery. Meanwhile, the gaze glides along a pretty central console trimmed with silver plastic with convenient microclimate control hilts and an overgrown radio. And seditious thoughts come to mind: what if you look at this car from the position of an ordinary consumer? It turns out that in the sport of Wagon you can quite comfortably sit in the back seat, at least together, or use a relatively small, but quite convenient and thoughtful luggage compartment. Yes, WRX is quite universal for everyday use ...
But the sled qualities leave no doubt about its true purpose. Perhaps only the engine is still a compromise. Its completely peaceful (up to 3000 rpm) the disposition allows you to reliably and smoothly move off and also smoothly move in space. Only a bass cut -off of the configured graduation system recalls the possibilities of 218 horses. But you should seriously disturb the turbocharged, and you understand that all the previous ones were so, a ponaroshka. After 3,500 rpm of Impreza with cannon acceleration, it goes forward, playing it, laying the tachometer arrow on the seven -thousandth mark. Only one thing is required here - a clear and timely shift of gears, distorted as a shutter of a rifle.
The rate of acceleration is somewhat fascinatingly unnatural; It makes you feel why a tachometer is needed, and most importantly, it inspires complete confidence that all those around are just standing still. It should be noted that this car is generally insidious by speed. Even on a salted winter road, you constantly catch yourself on the fact that the speedometer arrow runs away to the extreme marks, poorly compatible with road conditions.
Submitting the engine and controllability. The reactions are not just fast and integral - against the background of ordinary machines, they are simply lightning fast. One has only to hint the car of the need to change the trajectory, as it instantly realizes all your aspirations. In turns - also a complete unanimity with the driver, supported by good feedback and well predicted further behavior of the car. However, here it is already necessary to take into account the rather sharp nature of the improvisation: as it approaches the limits, it forgives fewer errors. As befits a car with a sporting character, WRX does not tolerate too much treatment. Nevertheless, I decide to try what a new Impreza on slippery coatings. Yes, the spectacle is not for the faint of heart: summer supern Wealthy tires and a temperamental motor are a very insidious combination on the winter path! Impreza glides almost constantly, quite waywardly choosing a direction. We have to act jewelry in order to keep the car on the road. Dangerously? No doubt! But even in these unthinkable conditions, it is gradually managing to find the face of the permitted one, which again indicates well-minded controllability. But you will have to forget about comfort in WRX. Hard sports suspensions ruthlessly shake riders on all types of bumps, whether it is a crack on the asphalt or something more serious. At first, this is very impressed by responding to the common spirit of the car, but, alas, in our conditions it tires equally quickly. We have to very carefully coordinate the speed with the quality of the canvas. You really take your soul only on even tracks. Here the improvis is as if merging with the road, allowing you to use all its capabilities.
The car is ambiguously perceived from the point of view of sound comfort. At first glance, he became quieter than his predecessor. However, the tires react so noisily to any features of the road that behind their rumble you just stop hearing a neighbor or your favorite melody. I admit, I would prefer the sound of the motor - at least it even helps to feel the car better. Subaru Impreza Sportkombi Wrx
General data: number of places - 5; equipped mass - 1410 kg; full weight - 1860 kg; maximum speed - 225 km/h; acceleration time from a place to 100 km/h - 6.2 s; fuel consumption in conditional suburban and city cycles - 10.2; 14.2 l/100 km; fuel supply - 60 liters; Fuel - AI -95 gasoline. Dimensions, mm: length - 4405; width - 1695; height - 1465; base - 2525; The track in front/back - 1465/1455; Road clearance - 155; trunk volume - 356/1266 l; The turning radius is 5.5 m. The engine: gasoline, four -cylinder, opposite, two camshafts in the head, four valves per cylinder, turbocharging with intermediate cooling, located in the front longitudinal; working volume - 1994 cm; cylinder diameter and piston stroke - 92.0x75.0 mm; compression degree - 8.0; Power - 160 kW/ 218 l. with. at 5600 rpm; The maximum torque is 292 N.M at 3600 rpm. Transmission: drive to all wheels; gearbox - mechanical five -speed; Transporting numbers: I - 3.45; II - 1.95; III - 1.37; IV - 0.97; V - 0.74; h. X. - 3.33; The main program is 3.9. Suspension: independent with stabilizers of anti -resistance stability; In front - like McExeson, from behind - multi -link. Brakes: Disc ventilated with an amplifier and ABS. Steering: river, with an amplifier. Tire size: 215/45R17.
SUMMARY
Is it worth answering, did you like it or did not like the Subaru Impreza WRX? A car created to enjoy driving cannot but like it. You can find fault with the appearance, interior, but having tasted the charm of obedient control, understandable and at the same time very powerful machine, you will probably forget about your claims.
Text / Sergey Voskresensky
Photo / Vladimir Knyazev
A source: The magazine "Driving"
