Subaru UK has revealed full details and pricing for the 2014 Impreza, which is expected to hit the market on 1st of May.

2014 Subari Impreza will come with only one engine – a new 1.6 liter 114HP (84 kW) at 5,600RPM and 150Nm (111 lb-ft) of torque. The pricing starts from £17,495 for the 5-speed manual gearbox and £18,995 for models fitted with Subaru's Lineartronic transmission. The Impreza will be the only car in the C-segment to offer All-Wheel Drive (AWD) as standard on every model. The dynamics is pretty poor – 0-100 km/h in 12.3 seconds and a top speed of 183 km/h (114 mph).

Standard equipment include automatic on/off headlamps and rain-sensing windscreen wipers, front fog lamps, power-folding heated door mirrors with LED turn signals, windscreen wiper de-icer system, 16" alloy wheels, tyre repair kit and daytime running lights. There is also a dual-zone air-conditioning, rear passenger heating and ventilation ducts, six-way manually-adjustable driver's seat, heated front seats, 60/40 split-fold rear seats, leather-wrapped steering wheel and gear knob, two 12V power outlets, USB and aux-in jacks, and a reversing camera.

Optional equipment features leather upholstery and a Pioneer satellite navigation system. Three exterior colours will be available: Satin White, Ice Silver and Quartz Blue.

Subaru Impreza (2014)
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Body and chassis

Five-door, five-seater hatchback, with all-steel unitary construction bodyshell. Longitudinally-mounted gasoline ‘flat-four' Boxer engine driving the front and rear wheels (AWD) via a five-speed manual or six-speed Lineartronic CVT transmission.

Engines

1.6-litre / 114ps Petrol

Name Boxer Petrol
Type DOHC, horizontally opposed ‘flat four' with dual AVCS
Capacity 1.6-litres, 1,600cc
Bore and stroke 78.8 x 82.0mm
Compression ratio 10.5:1
Max power 114ps (84kW) @ 5,600 rpm
Max torque 150Nm (111 lb ft) @ 4,000 rpm
Valves 16 (4-per-cylinder)
Fuel system Multi-point injection
Construction Aluminium cylinder block and aluminium heads
Emissions class Euro Stage 6

Transmissions

Manual 5-speed
Automatic CVT

Gear ratios

1.6i MT 1.6i CVT
1 3.454 ----
2 1.888 ----
3 1.296 ----
4 0.972 ----
5 0.738 ----
Reverse 3.333 3.667
Final Drive 1 4.444 3.900
Drive range ---- 3.581 - 0.570

Drivetrains

1.6i MT Symmetrical AWD with centre differential coupled to viscous LSD
1.6i CVT Symmetrical AWD with active torque split system

Suspension and damping

Front Fully independent by subframe-mounted MacPherson struts, with coil springs and gas-filled shock absorbers. Anti-roll stabiliser bar
Rear Fully independent by subframe-mounted double wishbones, coil springs and gas-filled shock absorbers. Anti-roll stabiliser bar

Steering

Type Electric power-assisted, rack-and-pinion
Turning circle 10.6 metres

Brakes

Front 277mm ventilated disc
Rear 274mm solid disc
ABS Four-channel anti-lock system with EBD
BAS Boosts braking power to maximum during emergency stops
EBS Emergency Brake Assist

Wheels and tyres

Standard Alloy 16-inch x 6.5J    205/55 R16 tyres
Spare (standard) Tyre mobility kit

Dimensions (mm)

Overall length 4,415 Overall width** 1,740
Overall height* 1,465 Wheelbase 2,645
Front track 1,510 Rear track 1,515
Ground clearance 145

*with roof rails **excluding door mirrors

Capacities (all models)

Fuel tank 55.0 litres
Luggage (VDA) 380 litres behind rear seats (with tyre repair kit) 1,270 litres behind front seats (to roof)

Weights (kg)

1.6i MT 1.6i CVT
Kerb weight 1,315 1,350
Towing (max) kg* 1,500 1,200

Performance

1.6i MT 1.6i CVT
Top speed / mph 114 111
0-to-62 mph / sec 12.3 12.6

Fuel economy (mpg)

1.6i MT 1.6i CVT
Combined cycle 44.1 46.3
Urban cycle 34.4 37.2
Extra-urban cycle 53.3 54.3
CO2 g/km 147 140

Source: Subaru