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A car I want to love...
Chad, 03/17/2018
2018 Subaru Impreza 2.0i 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
wife and I saw this on the road, love the look. went straight to the dealership to test drive. We agree most of the Edmunds review. Except we found noise is a major issue. Wind, road and powertrain. the fasted was 68 mph or I85. didn't get a chance to take it up to 80 (which is most common speed I drive on highway). Have to say the car handles well, steering feels tight.
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All this car needs is a turbo and a good 6 speed
Andy S, 10/12/2018
2018 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Sport 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
10 of 16 people found this review helpful
Ive been leasing this car for 6 months, 4500 miles and been on a 900 mile trip, highway driving and city driving. I feel this has prepared me to say that this is one of the worst cars Ive leased. My previous car was a 2012 VW GTI 4 door and i just wanted to have AWD and a larger boot to haul more of my tools and things. First off, Subaru claims 27 city and 37 hwy. I hope they have changed that. its more like 20 city and 33 hwy. Combined fuel economy has been in the 25-26 range. The power is... there IS NO POWER. 152hp??? With a CVT trans? You have to really think about and plan your travels home if you take busy roads, need to change lanes, and sit in traffic at all. There is no get up and go. Add a turbo and a 6 speed auto trans and this will solve both of these issues. The lack of horsepower makes you mash the gas just to merge. And you still go nowhere. its so frustrating. If you make a right hand turn out of a stop sign and you think you can make it, you can not. Not without angering the person youre pulling out in front of. ARGH! This car is so frustrating. Its a good car. There isnt a lot of competition in this price bracket and with AWD and a hatchback. The interior is nice and comfortable. Android Auto has never worked for me and I have a Samsung S8+. the exterior looks good if you get the sport package. I do think this car looks kind of plain from the front. I also hate not having HID headlights. The boot of the hatchback is really spacious. The ride is a bit rough but I bought the sport package so I kind of expected it. But the Engine. it really sucks. The transmission makes it even worse. Subaru needs to make a WRX hatchback again. NEEDS. And it cannot cost $30K+. I bought this car for AWD and space and fuel economy and the nameplate. I will not buy another Subaru. Too much money compared to the nearest competitors.
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it's just a car and that's great
Ed G, 11/19/2017
2018 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Premium 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
8 of 15 people found this review helpful
You won't be disappointed. Does all you need it to do and does it well. No drama.
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Biggest Beef: Slow acceleration and speed. CVT
Tommi, 02/19/2019
2018 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Premium 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
For an economical, safe car it is good as only car with AWD drive in its price range. IIHS rollover protection and crashworthiness along with the AWD is what made me buy this and not really knowing the slowness of it. Safety? Lots of gizmos, but if acceleration is so poor that you have to have advanced planning to change lanes in highways or merging, makes it on the unsafe side. I did not get the Optional Eyesight, but am thinking of adding Blind Spot Monitoring, with rear traffic sensors for 1400 dollars from the dealership. Just because its slow inn accelerating. The CVT rolls on and you can accelerate once it rolls but from a slow mode to accelerate once traffic in front clears takes time. The steering is responsive enough once on the road but it feels like the steering of modern Japanese cars; only a tad better and you have to be mindful doing it. Floaty as I call it. Car rides well, grips well on 2 day rainy weathered back roads of NC, corners well (that was the reason I bought it over the Legacy and the price), and in that aspect it keeps reasonably ok with the car. The air conditioning didn't seem very efficient, although the heating was. Car is roomier for my 6.4 ish partner and bigger than his Prius Eco. I find the ground clearance adequate as it is half an inch higher than my AWD BMW 3 series which i traded in for this. (I do not go off roading) Snow handling in the Triangle area of NC should be fine with the AWD as it is during the constant rainy weather. I am not getting great gas mileage doing city driving about approx 23, (almost as much as my AWD BMW, which is 6 cylinders and a larger 3 litre engine) but it is regular gas and not premium. Controls and tech gizmos don't matter to me as much as I like the plain-ish dashboard like the European cars. Wish the premium had back climate control and USB ports for passengers to access, but only has one in the front. No place for coins and keys (mailbox and others) to keep so bought a small case to velcro it in the space under the screen on the dash, although there is an arm rest under which you can place things. All in all it is a decent car for everybody's needs but the acceleration and CVT is BIGGEST negative point and is the only reason I am already thinking of other cars (front wheel drives) in it's range. Coming out of a BMW I don't compare, but the Honda Civic (also a front wheel drive) with the turbo is peppierr and would make me happier driving it. I think I made a mistake as a front wheel drive is more than enough where I live. But for everyone else who do need an AWD and not the speed (high, snowy places) this is unbeatable short of an SUV. I bought this car CPO (2017) from Subaru Dealership Southpointe mall, Durham, NC
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doug ethridge, 09/04/2018
updated 09/07/2022
2018 Subaru Impreza 2.0i 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
I think its pretty awesome,i love it
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