What's New For the 2020 Subaru Impreza?

The Subaru Impreza, America's best-selling all-wheel drive vehicle the past decade, undergoes a mini mid-cycle refresh to kick off its 27th year of production. Cosmetically, the Impreza's front-end gets a noticeable facelift, sporting a sleek new fascia, along with a stylish new front grille, as well as bold new head and tail light designs. The Subaru innovative Eyesight group of technologically advanced driver-assist safety aids, are now standard on most models and feature all-new Rear Seat Reminder detection and alert technology. This is to prevent leaving a child or pet in the vehicle by mistake.

Available Features in the 2020 Impreza

The 2020 Impreza comes available as a four-door sedan or as a five-door hatchback. All Subaru Imprezas are equipped with an identical, 2.0-liter, all-wheel-drive Boxer engine. A powered moonroof, as well as Harmon Kardan premium audio, can be added to most Impreza trims as optional upgrades.

Base Model: The affordably priced, entry-level, base Impreza comes equipped with an array of outstanding standard-equipped features like Subaru's trademark all-wheel-drive capability, 6.5-inch LCD touchscreen Starlink infotainment with Android Auto and Apple Car Play, a rear-view camera and a spacious premium cloth interior cabin that features largest-in-class, up to 100.9 cubic-ft of total passenger volume. The Base Model also includes a five-speed manual transmission that can be upgraded to a CVT automatic, a 2.4-inch LCD instrument cluster, 16-inch steel wheels, keyless entry, LED daytime running lights as well as electronic stability and traction control.

Premium: Stepping up to the Premium trim-level includes a whole host of great standard-equipped features like CVT automatic transmission, 16-inch alloy wheels, fog lights, and enhanced six-speaker audio. The main benefits of ponying up for the Premium version of the Impreza would be the cutting edge Eyesight semi-autonomous package of driver safety technologies, along with heated seats, mirrors, and windshield de-icers, perfect for harsh cold weather driving conditions.

Sport: Upgrading to the Sport edition adds exceptional tech amenities such as a high-resolution 8-inch color LCD monitor to the Impreza's Starlink infotainment system, a 4.2-inch color LCD gauge cluster, and 4G Wi-Fi hotspot capability, along with a 6.3-inch color multifunction display. The Sport edition also includes a litany of additional amazing features including 18-inch alloy wheels, active torque vectoring, LED integrated turn signals, side, and rear-end spoilers, sport cloth interior with red stitching accents, aluminum-alloy pedal covers and more.

Limited: The fully loaded Limited trim offers premium amenities, including leather interior, 18-inch black machine-finished wheels, LED steering responsive headlights, and 6-way power-adjustable front seats. The top-of-the-line Limited edition also includes the Eyesight driver assist safety suite's full spectrum of advanced options, which includes a blind-spot warning with lane change assist, rear cross-traffic warning alert, reverse automatic braking as well as the all-new Rear Seat Reminder, child and pet, loss prevention capability.

2020 Subaru Impreza Powertrain and its Performance

There is one engine available for the Subaru Impreza for 2020. It is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder that pumps out 152-horsepower and 145 lb-ft of torque. This engine is mated with a choice of a five-speed manual transmission or a continuously variable transmission. Both transmission options give great fuel economy. The Impreza comes standard with symmetrical all-wheel-drive.

2020 Brings a Wide Selection of Safety Tech

The 2020 Impreza doesn't disappoint when it comes to innovative safety features. Available on the entry-level trim and standard on all others is EyeSight Driver Assist technology. This package includes adaptive cruise control, pre-collision braking, lane-keep assist, and lane departure warning featuring sway warning. High beam assist is standard on the upper trim. Also available on some models are blind-spot detection featuring rear cross-traffic and lane change assist. This vehicle has also earned top safety ratings from both the IIHS and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.