Subaru is treading its own path

The all-new Impreza sticks rigidly to some of the model’s long-held tropes, writes Matt Robinson

The new Impreza comes with a solitary ‘boxer’ engine

Subaru has an impressive rally heritage built on the classic Impreza competition cars of the 1990s, the road-going versions of which did so much to build the brand in the public consciousness. However, it now wants to shift its focus. It considers itself an SUV maker first and foremost, leveraging the capabilities of vehicles like the XV, ...