In its latest round of testing, the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has awarded the fifth-generation Subaru Impreza with a five-star safety rating. The fifth-generation model is available as both a hatchback and sedan in Australia, with four trim levels to choose from – 2.0i, 2.0i-L, 2.0i Premium and 2.0i-S.
Standard safety kit on the Australia-spec Impreza include seven airbags (dual frontal, dual side, curtain and driver’s knee), seat belt reminders for all seats and Isofix child seat mounts. Subaru’s EyeSight suite, which includes adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning and a pre-collision braking system is offered for all trim levels except on the base 2.0i.
Furthermore, Vision Assist, an extension of the EyeSight suite is only available on the range-topping 2.0i-S. The pack includes features such as a blind spot monitor, lane change assist, rear cross traffic alert, side view monitor and high beam assist.
According to the official technical report, the Impreza managed to score 14.8 out of a possible 16 points in the frontal offset test, while in the side impact test, it managed to score a perfect 16 points. As for the pedestrian protection test, it managed to score 29.93 out of 36 points, earning it a ‘Good’ rating.
Even with such an impressive result, the decision to omit the EyeSight suite in the base model wasn’t well received by the safety programme. “It’s disappointing these technologies have not been provided as standard across their respective model ranges and for the safety of all road users we want to see an increase in the fitting of this technology,” said James Goodwin, CEO of ANCAP.
The all-new Impreza first made its debut at this year’s New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), and is built upon the new Subaru Global Platform that offers improved dynamics. The new architecture sees an increase in dimensions, with the new car being larger than before.
Power comes from a revised version of the FB20 2.0 litre direct-injection DOHC four-cylinder boxer engine, with power sent through Subaru’s Lineartronic CVT and Symmetrical AWD system. The company promises improved acceleration performance and fuel economy with the new powertrain.
The new Impreza will most likely makes its way into Malaysia as well, and could very well be a locally-assembled (CKD) model just like the XV and Forester. In an earlier report, Glenn Tan, executive director of Tan Chong International told paultan.org that the company’s Segambut plant will be ready in time to handle the production of next-generation Subaru models that ride on said platform. Interested?
2017 Subaru Impreza Sedan and Hatch at the 2016 NYIAS
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Very very good get 5 star. Good for Subaru. Proton pulak got 2 star COP for their Ertiga. So malu. This means, for children, the Ertiga is totally unsafe.
I am sure this Subaru will sell very well. But for Proton, 5 star Preve and Iriz, BOTH cars did not sell well at all and were failures.
this guy i don’t know how to say anymore.
what English is this?
Subaru can be a good technical partner for proton. They have extensive models and technical capacity to help proton. However, Subaru is currently very much under represented especially in developing market and budget segment. This is where proton can represent them. Some thing like Nissan-Datsun or Toyota-Daihatsu. Give proton some last gen tech and co-develop a bit and this JV can be a win-win for both of them.
Couldn’t agree more. They share the same interest in developing ride safety n handling.
Subaru dun have small car, and their AWD system for SUVs r too expensive to compete with fortuners / Avanzas.
Not synergistic enuff, will rob each others sales.
subaru dont make small cars? you never heard the name Subaru justy? Subaru Rex? Subaru R1? Subaru R2??
seriously… Subaru Justy already using CVT in 1987… and they also used Suzuki Swift, Daihatsu Boon and Chervolet Nabira as rebadged models. all no problem.
Don’t mix the good name of Subaru with pariahs!!
I actually DO NOT support subaru to co-develope something with Proton or Perodua. TBH there is nothing that proton can offer subaru, in the end subaru will have to contribute the symmetrical AWD, the boxer, and their chassis to Proton just for that little bit of money. Truth to be told, they can sell those technologies to china car makers like Dong Feng, GAC Group, BYD, or even Haval for much much much more compared to proton.
here in malaysia Motor Image is struggling to sell Subaru….. a good car with poor marketing efforts.
I beg to differ, in fact I saw more Subarus these days compare to ten years ago, I hv friends around me who bought Subarus.
I owned one and I’m loving it!
I have two subbies, one for me one for my wife
Meanwhile here in Bolehland, VSC is yet to be standard on all models.
Its a start to put them as option into cheaper cars. We all have to start at somewhere.
Hopefully MI will bring the new Impreza and mirror the specs offered in Australia where safety is concerned.
And no aftermarket head unit please.
MI is under Tanchong. After market HU is a given thing.