Category: Affordable Sports 
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Imposing wide-hipped looks, rides well, added power and torque have improved drive.
Thirsty, high price premium, less sharp to drive than Evo.
Engine tweaks transform STi into a real contender - shame about the cost.
Subaru has a history of shunning the voluntary Euro NCAP crash tests, claiming it passes other mandatory tests around the world 'with flying colours'. That makes it hard to compare the Impreza with its rivals, but on paper at least, all the boxes seem to have been ticked.
Six airbags are standard including curtain bags, while Subaru says the front sub-frame has been redesigned to specifically absorb more energy of an impact and that energy from a crash will be channelled away from the cabin.
The STi also comes fitted with a Thatcham approved Cat 1 alarm and immobiliser as standard.
