Most motors I test are subject to their scrutiny – especially during the football season when they are ferried to and from training sessions and matches in the latest automobiles.
They are not easily impressed, so when they remarked on the smoothness of the ride in the Subaru Impreza I took notice.
This was because the 1.5R had done anything but impress me up to that point.
The Impreza rightly has a reputation for hair-raising heroics, but Subaru decided the range needed a more conservative version. The reasoning is that, while Mach 2 with your hair on fire may be okay for Tom Cruise in Top Gun, for some, 0-60mph in less time than it takes to say Scooby Doo is scary.
So for them Subaru decided to offer a ‘lite’ version of its legendary motor.
But it may have gone a bit too far in toning down the performance because the 1.5R has about as much punch as a butterfly.
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