Subaru Impreza Loves To Be In The Wet

MSN Cars took four rival hatchbacks to the Wet Grip facility at Rockingham Raceway, Northamptonshire, to establish which was the safest to own and drive on slippery and hazardous roads.

The Impreza’s rivals in this slippery skid-pan shoot-out were the BMW 1 Series, Honda Civic and Volkswagen Golf. The BMW was rear-wheel drive, the Honda and Golf were driven by the front wheels, and the Impreza, as with all production Subaru’s, boasted All-Wheel Drive.

Three separate tests were undertaken at the saturated, and very slippery, Wet Grip facility: simulated skid recovery from 30mph, wet slalom and standing start on a polished surface. In each of the disciplines the Impreza performed admirably, comfortably recovering the simulated skid and dispatching the slalom course with ease.

MSN Cars said of the Impreza: “This is a car you could drive through the middle of a snow blizzard and emerge out the other side. ... it relies on the mechanical grip inherent with the AWD system. It held onto the road well in all test situations.”

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