Subaru Impreza | |
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Subaru Impreza hatchback (fourth generation)
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Subaru (Fuji Heavy Industries) |
Production | 1992–present |
Assembly | Japan: Ōta, Gunma Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur (TCMA) United States: Lafayette, IN (SIA) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Compact car/Small family car |
Layout |
Front-engine, front-wheel drive Front-engine, all-wheel drive |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Subaru Leone |
First generation | |
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1999 Subaru Impreza RX sedan (Australia)
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Overview | |
Also called | Subaru Outback Sport Subaru Grand Leone (Israel, 1992-1996) |
Production | 1992–2000 |
Designer | Tetsuya Hayashi, Hidefumi Kato (1990) |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 2-door coupe (GM) 4-door sedan (GC) 5-door hatchback (GF) |
Powertrain | |
Engine | |
Transmission | 4-speed automatic 5-speed manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,520 mm (99.2 in) |
Length | 4,340 mm (170.9 in) |
Width | 1,690 mm (66.5 in) |
Height | 1,405 mm (55.3 in) |
Curb weight | 1,220 kg (2,689.6 lb) |
Second generation | |
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Pre-facelift Subaru Impreza RS sedan (Australia)
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Overview | |
Also called | Subaru Outback Sport Saab 9-2X (2004–2005) |
Production | 2000–2007 |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 4-door sedan (GD) 5-door hatchback (GG) |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.5 L EJ15 H4 1.6 L EJ16 H4 2.0 L EJ20 H4 2.0 L EJ20 H4-T 2.5 L EJ25 H4 2.5 L EJ25 H4-T |
Transmission | 4-speed automatic 5-speed manual 6-speed manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,525 mm (99.4 in) |
Length | 4,415 mm (173.8 in) |
Width | Sedan: 1,730 mm (68.1 in) Wagon: 1,695 mm (66.7 in) |
Height | 1,425 mm (56.1 in) |
Curb weight | 1,390 kg (3,064.4 lb) |
Third generation | |
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Pre-facelift Subaru Impreza sedan (US)
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Overview | |
Also called |
Subaru Outback Sport Subaru Impresa B3 (Israel) |
Production | 2007–2011 2007–2014 (WRX) |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 4-door sedan (narrow, GE) 4-door sedan (wide, GV) 5-door hatchback (narrow, GH) 5-door hatchback (wide, GR) |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.5 L EL15 H4 (gasoline) 2.0 L EJ20 H4 (gasoline) 2.0 L EJ20 H4-T (gasoline) 2.0 L EE20 H4-T (diesel) 2.5 L EJ25 H4 (gasoline) 2.5 L EJ25 H4-T (gasoline) |
Transmission | 4-speed automatic 5-speed automatic 5-speed manual 6-speed manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,620 mm (103.1 in) |
Length | Sedan: 4,580 mm (180.3 in) Hatchback: 4,415 mm (173.8 in) |
Width | 1,740 mm (68.5 in) |
Height | 1,475 mm (58.1 in) Outback Sport: 1,481 mm (58.3 in) |
Curb weight | 1,394 kg (3,073 lb) |
Fourth generation | |
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Overview | |
Also called | Subaru XV |
Production | 2011–2016 2014–present (WRX) |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 4-door sedan (GJ) 5-door hatchback (GP) |
Related | Subaru Levorg |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.6 L H4 (gasoline) 2.0 L H4 (gasoline) 2.0 L H4-T (diesel) 2.0 L H4-T (gasoline) |
Transmission | 5-speed manual 6-speed manual CVT automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,644 mm (104.1 in) XV: 2,635 mm (103.7 in) |
Length | Sedan: 4,580 mm (180.3 in) Hatchback: 4,414 mm (173.8 in) |
Width | 1,740 mm (68.5 in) XV: 1,750 mm (68.9 in) |
Height | 1,465 mm (57.7 in) XV: 1,570 mm (61.8 in) |
Curb weight | 1,320 kg (2,910 lb) |
Fifth generation | |
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Overview | |
Production | 2016–present |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 4-door sedan (GK) 5-door hatchback (GT) |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.6 L H4 (gasoline) 2.0 L H4 (gasoline) |
Transmission | 5-speed manual CVT automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,670 mm (105.1 in) |
Length | Sedan: 4,625 mm (182.1 in) Hatchback: 4,460 mm (175.6 in) |
Width | 1,775 mm (69.9 in) |
Height | Sedan: 1,455 mm (57.3 in) Hatchback: 1,480 mm (58.3 in) |
Curb weight | 1,386–1,433 kg (3,056–3,159 lb) |
The Subaru Impreza (スバル・インプレッサ?) is a compact automobile that has been manufactured since 1992 by Subaru. Subaru introduced the Impreza as a replacement for the Leone, with the Leone's EA series engines replaced by the newer EJ series versions.
Now in its fifth generation, Subaru has offered four-door sedan and five-door hatchback body variants since 1992; the firm also offered a coupe from 1995 until 2000. Mainstream versions have received naturally aspirated "boxer" flat-four engines ranging from 1.5- to 2.5-liters, with the performance-oriented Impreza WRX and WRX STI models uprated with the addition of turbochargers. Since the third generation series, some markets have adopted the abbreviated Subaru WRX name for these high-performance variants. The first three generations of Impreza in North America were also available with an off-road appearance package titled Subaru Outback Sport. For the fourth generation, this appearance package became known as the Subaru XV (Crosstrek in North America), and is sold internationally.
Subaru has offered both front- and all-wheel drive versions of the Impreza. Since the late-1990s, some markets have restricted sales to the all-wheel drive model—therefore granting the Impreza a unique selling proposition in the global compact class characterized by front-wheel drive. However, Japanese models remain available in either configuration.