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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Subaru Impreza page on 27 April 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The Subaru Impreza (スバル・インプレッサ) is a compact family car that has been manufactured since 1992 by Subaru, introduced as a replacement for the Leone, with the predecessor's EA series engines replaced by the new EJ series.
Now in its fifth generation, Subaru has offered four-door sedan and five-door body variants since 1992; the firm also offered a coupe from 1995 until 2001, and a 5-door wagon from the Impreza's introduction in the form of a hatchback. Mainstream versions have received "boxer" flat-four engines ranging from 1.5- to 2.5-liters, with the performance-oriented Impreza WRX and WRX STI models uprated with the addition of turbochargers. Since the third generation series, some markets have adopted the abbreviated Subaru WRX name for these high-performance variants. The first three generations of Impreza in North America were also available with an off-road appearance package called the Outback Sport. For the fourth generation, this appearance package was renamed the XV (Crosstrek in North America), and, unlike the Outback Sport (which was exclusive to the North American market), is sold internationally.
The Impreza (also Impreza WRX and Impreza WRX STI) is a major rival to the Mitsubishi Lancer (and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution).
Subaru has offered both front- and all-wheel drive layouts for the Impreza. Since the late-1990s, some markets have restricted sales to the all-wheel drive model—therefore granting the Impreza a unique selling proposition in the global compact class characterized by front-wheel drive. However, Japanese models remain available in either configuration.
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| 1 October 2014 | 2014 Subaru WRX STI Review Matt Hubbard for Speedmonkey |  Article Page - 114.7MB - 5:32 |
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| classified date 1995 | Calspan On-Site Air Bag Deployment Investigation Vehicle: 1993 Subaru Impreza National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |  PDF - 3.3MB - 53 pages |
| May 1997 | On-Site Air Bag Investigation Vehicle - 1996 Subaru Impreza National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 1,293KB - 26 pages |
| 27 January 2005 | Safety Compliance Testing for FMVSS 401: Interior Trunk Release 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STI National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 1.1MB - 18 pages |
| November 2006 | Certified Advanced 208-Compliant Air Bag/Rollover Investigation 2006 Subaru Impreza National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 529KB - 18 pages |
| 29 February 2008 | Safety Compliance Testing for FMVSS 201: Occupant Protection in Interior Impact, Upper Interior Head Impact Protection 2008 Subaru Impreza, 4-Door H/B National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 4.9MB - 173 pages |
| 11 March 2008 | Vehicle Safety Compliance Testing for FMVSS 208: Occupant Crash Protection 2008 Subaru Impreza Passenger Car National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 6.4MB - 89 pages |
| 3 June 2008 | Safety Compliance Testing for FMVSS 201: Rigid Pole Side Impact Test 2008 Subaru Impreza 4-Door National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 6.7MB - 142 pages |
| 26 August 2008 | Safety Compliance Testing for FMVSS No. 138: Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems 2008 Subaru Impreza Four-Door Passenger Car National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 2.4MB - 63 pages |
| 3 October 2008 | Safety Compliance Testing for FMVSS 118: Power-Operated Window, Partition, And Roof Panel Systems 2008 Subaru Impreza Passenger Car National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 1.9MB - 32 pages |
| 14 November 2008 | Safety Compliance Testing for FMVSS 225: Child Restraint Anchorage Systems (Lower and Tether Anchorages) 2008 Subaru Impreza, Passenger Car National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 7.1MB - 96 pages |
