 What is up you guys? Welcome back to another one. If you are new to the channel, I am Gold Pony on the new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube and today I finally got my 4k camera back. It has been fixed. So that is cool. But anyways, we are in the new 2022 Subaru Impreza courtesy of Apple Subaru in York PA. For more information on their inventory, please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. And so I'm in this one today because there are actually a couple of changes for the 2022 Impreza. Not only that, this is a compact car that comes standard with all-wheel drive, which you guys probably already know, but it's not just that. It also is the best all-wheel drive system in existence, which is a very cool thing as well. And so in this video, I will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking, steering for a ride quality sound system, exhaust clip, all that fun stuff. So having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. And so as you can imagine, there are several different trim levels for the 2022 Impreza. First one being the base sedan starting at $18,795 and there is the premium sedan starting at $22,195 sports sedan for $23,595. There is no limited sedan by the way for the 2022 model year. So we did want to mention that right there, but then the limited hatchback will start at $26,395. And by the way, for this first three trim levels, I didn't mention sedan. They are all available in hatchback form. If you wanted to go that route, simply just add $500 to any of those prices. But regardless of trim level that you go with, the power plant on the Impreza is going to be the same. Powering this little beast is going to be a two-liter, horizontally opposed Subaru boxer engine, putting out 152 horsepower at 6,000 RPM, 145 pound-feet of torque coming in at 4,000 RPM. Power sent to all-wheels. They're Subaru's legendary, symmetrical all-wheel drive system. That power sent to the ground through either a five-speed manual, which comes on the base trims or the sport hatchback or a linear Tronic CVT, which of course is what we have today. And by the way, that linear Tronic CVT does come with paddle shifters I'll have, you know, which we will be testing out in a little bit here, but zero to 60 time is going to come in at approximately 8.5 seconds with MPG numbers coming into 24 in the city, 31 on the highway from the manual, 28 in the city, 36 on the highway for the CVT, so substantially more if you were to go with that CVT, of course, but either way, taking regular unlanded fuel. But so now having got all of that out of the way, what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and find a straightaway and let's test out the paddle shifters here first. And before we do that, I did want to mention there is actually a full manual shift mode to the CVT, so it's kind of simulated shifting, but just slide the shifter all the way to the back and to the left and that is going to give me full control and that actually tells me what simulated gear I am in up here on the digital portion of the gauges as well, so it's saying I'm in fifth and there's an Aston Martin Vantage. That's pretty cool. I can downshift. It's going to put me in fourth. That's pretty cool. I like how they do that even though it is simulated shifting. But anyways, let's go ahead and find that straightaway and let's see how quickly these paddle shifters are going to react for us here. Alright, we are in first gear you guys. Let's go ahead and test out the paddle shifters here in sport driving mode. Here we go. Ha! They're not bad. Okay, keep in mind again, it's simulated shifting, but they actually do react pretty quickly, which I kind of like. So if you want to have a little bit of fun with the paddle shifters, seeing as this is a CVT, they're there for you. And they actually do react quick, although wouldn't mind it a little higher quality finish. They are black plastic, but other than that, I shouldn't be picky at this price point. But having now gotten that out of the way, what do you guys say? Let's find one more straightaway here. Let's get back full control to the Impreza. Let's do an acceleration test. And like I mentioned before, I did that there. There is SI drive here for the Impreza. That's going to be found on the right side of the steering wheel. You have the choice between sport and intelligence. So if you put in the sport driving mode, it's just going to adjust the shift points, the throttle sensitivity, things like that. So having said that, let me go ahead and leave it in that sport driving mode and let's now test out the acceleration and see how quickly this one can get us here up to speed. All right. In three, two, here we go. I skipped one. All right. A little bit downhill here. Not the quickest thing in the world. I gotta be honest. 0-60 in 8.5 seconds is not the quickest thing in the world. So you shouldn't have any issues in merging onto the highway, but wouldn't mind it if they made this one a bit quicker. I'm thinking probably in the future they may turbo charge the Impreza. Nothing like they have on the WRX or anything like that, but I can imagine them doing that not only for gas mileage, but also give this thing a little bit more pet because this is not the quickest thing in the world. But anyways, to go along with that acceleration, as always, braking is equally important. And so up front you will find 11.6 inch ventilated front disc. In the back, 10.8 inch solid rear disc. As far as that 60 to 0 stopping distance goes, that is going to come in at a very respectable, very impressive 118 feet. And so since we're coming up to a stop sign, let me just, yeah, that feels really good actually. Definitely no issues with any soft braking feel or anything like that. It is on the firmer side, so I can see why that 118 feet number exists. And for reference, typically with sedans or hatchbacks, a lot of times they'll come in in the 120. So 118 feet is definitely plenty respectable for the Impreza. But then touching on suspension and handling up front, you're going to get an independent strut type front suspension. In the back, double wishbone type rear suspension, front and rear stabilizer bars. As far as ride quality goes, let's go ahead and hit some manhole here. It's fine, definitely no issues. I would actually say it rides a little bit on the smoother side for a compact car. So definitely no issues with that. As far as steering feel goes, that might be the first thing I noticed when I first got in this one. It definitely leans on the heavier side of things, which I personally prefer. There's so many sedans, so many compact cars out there where the steering feels on the looser side. And I don't like that. It didn't give you a better feeling of confidence going into a turn. So a little bit on the heavier side, nothing too crazy, but I do like the weight of the steering here in the Impreza. As far as cabin noise goes, it's actually been perfectly fine. I mean, you are going to get a little bit more wind noise when you get into compact cars. But quite honestly for the Impreza, it's not that bad. So I really don't mind it. As far as visibility goes, that is perfectly fine. I can see perfectly fine out the back. So 100% on point there. But that about rounds out the performance segment of this review, you guys. Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2022 Subaru Impreza. Alright, so here she is, you guys, the new 2022 Subaru Impreza, finished in crystal white pearl. Didn't want to mention, first off on the exterior, there is one new color option for the 2022 model year that will be called Sapphire Blue Pearl. In case anybody wanted the latest and greatest when it comes to color options. But let's go ahead and start up front now of this one. Multi reflector halogen headlights to the side come standard on all trim levels, but the limited, they will come with the automatic feature, meaning when it starts to get dark out at night, those headlights will turn on automatically for you there. LED daytime running lights, then also coming standard on this one. Fog lights down below, you guys can see those coming with the premium trims and the limited. That's why we have them because we had the premium trim actually today. Then like I said with the headlights, LED steering responsive headlights coming with that limited trim level only, meaning when you're going around the bend at night, those headlights will swivel based on the direction of your steering angle, better help illuminating what is around that bend. So you're less likely to hit a deer or a possum or a rodent or whatever. So that's definitely pretty cool too. But overall, you guys have essentially seen this front end before. I am definitely a big fan of the fog lights down below, but pretty much rounds out the front end of this one. Let's now go ahead and make our way to the side of the Impreza. All right. So now since we are around to the side of this one, raised roof rails starting up top here, coming with the premium trims and the limited hatch. That is how you're going to go ahead and get those black window surrounds to come standard when it comes to the side mirrors. They are power adjustable body colored side mirrors for the premium trim level and up. And I put it that way because if you go with the base Impreza, you're actually going to get black side mirrors. And then if you wanted integrated turn signals, go with the sport trim level and up and they will be heated side mirrors then if you were to go with the premium trim level and up. Then taking a look down with the wheel configuration, 16 inch steel wheels with covers coming with those base trims, 16 inch aluminum alloys coming with the premiums. That's of course what you guys are looking at right now. 17 inch aluminum alloys coming with the limited hatch and then 18 inch aluminum alloys coming with the sport trim levels. And then as far as these door handles go, they are body colored door handles for all trims but the limited. So wanted to mention that because the limited trim is actually going to give you chrome door handles in case you were interested. But overall very nice looking side profile to this one. I like the tire black they put on the Impreza. Definitely clean this one up nicely for me so I appreciate that. But anyways, let's now go ahead and make our way to the back of this one. And so now since we are around back, body colored shark fin antenna does come standard. Just below that rear spoiler with an integrated brake light. Then just below all of it, let me get down a little lower here. There is a single exhaust outlet. It will be tucked away but having said that you can get a stainless steel tip that would not be tucked away. If you were to go with the sport sedan only, that is the only configuration we're going to get that stainless steel exhaust tip. So I did want to mention that but having said all of that, I think you guys know what we have to do next. As always here is that exhaust clip. All right so now since we are around back of the Impreza, when it comes to opening that rear hatch there are a few different ways to go ahead and do that. There actually is a button on the key fob to unlock it but essentially it is a manual hatch. So just simply lift up on the hatch itself. But once opened up cargo space comes in at 12.3 cubic feet for this sedan. Then if you were to go with a hatchback like we have here today, 20.8 cubic feet. So substantially more with the hatchback configuration. But either way if that was not enough space there is a 6040 split meaning those rear seats do fold down for quite a bit of extra space then if you needed it. There are actually two grocer bag hooks back there. There's four cargo tie-down anchors. If you wanted a cargo cover which we do have here go with the premium hatch, sport hatch, or limited hatch. Essentially the hatchback trim levels. Cargo lighting also found back there as far as underneath the cargo floor that is where you're going to find your spare tire then in case you were curious. But now let's go ahead and make our way up to the rear leg room here. So that is going to come in at 36.5 inches for both the sedan and the hatchback actually. For reference I'm an even six feet tall. This is how much space I had back there. There is a rear center armrest with cupholders only if you go with the limited trim so we don't have it here today. No rear ventilation. You really don't need it in the car of this size. Dual rear USB charging ports then coming with the sport trim level and up so again we don't have that here with us today. Then making our way to the front seats. Manually adjustable cloth seats coming with the base and premium. Heated front seats coming with the premium trim level and up. You will find leather seating with the limited trim level only. Also with that limited trim you're going to get a power adjustable driver seat but that's the only way you're going to get that because we do a manual seating here with us today but overall seating wasn't actually that bad. Not the very most comfortable seats I've ever tested but actually not that bad for manually adjustable seats without lumbar support. So I will put it that way but anyway so let's now go ahead and take a look at the steering wheel. It is tilt and telescoping. It is leather wrapped for the sport trim level and up. Otherwise it's going to be wrapped in urethane like we have here on our premium trim level. Then make our way to the startup. Let me first start by showing you guys the key here. You have your Subaru logo on the one side and when you flip it over lock unlock and that button to unlock the rear hatch. A pretty basic key there but it is actually a push button start if you were to go with the sport trim level and up. Or it is going to be an option on the premium that we have here today but I will say we don't have that option so it is simply a turn key start for us. So all I'm going to do here is simply put my foot on the brake and turn the key and so once started up tachometer is all the way to your left speedometer is on your right. There is a small digital display front and center and to control what is on that digital display there are actually steering wheel mounted controls found on the left side there and of course you can adjust your driving modes up there as well using the s i drive buttons on the right side of the steering wheel but it does give you things like how many miles you have left until you hit empty you can choose to display a digital speedometer up there if you wanted to trip a trip a pretty much your basics everything you need up there then making our way to overall interior quality of power moonroof is going to be optional on the premium trim level and up meaning it doesn't come standard on any particular trim level but it is optional on all of those trims alloy foot pedals then coming with the sport terms only automatic climate control coming with the limited and overall I do like the carbon fiber ish looking accents on the doors as well as just above the passenger side glove box there is some nice stitching action going on just above the passenger side glove box as well just in front of the shifter you do have dual usb charging ports a 12 volt power outlet and an auxiliary port there as well and some rubberized storage as well so things don't slide around just behind the shifter you actually have your heated seat buttons and dual cup holders as well and then within the center armrest there's a decent amount of storage with a 12 volt power outlet actually in there as well overall as far as interior quality goes it is kind of on the basic side of things but then again we do have the premium trim level but it gets the job done I'll put it that way but one more thing I wanted to mention there is an auto dimming rear view mirror with a little compass in the upper right hand corner and home light controls so up to three different garage doors that is an option that we do have here today so that's available I wanted to mention it because we do actually have it but it doesn't come standard on the premium but we do have it which is pretty cool but now let's go ahead and make our way to the infotainment and the tech on this one 6.5 inch color touchscreen display coming with the base in the premium that is what you guys are looking at right now of course and then if you were to go with the sport trim level and up though you're going to get an eight inch color touchscreen display either way you get bluetooth and audio streaming android auto apple car play for any configuration you got to love that so you just simply hook your smartphone up to the impresa via usb cable and you have free navigation displayed up on either configuration that's pretty cool factory navigation system though if you wanted it it's going to be optional on the limited and there is a smaller little tech display up above all of this I want to mention that too giving you your time of the day as well as your outside temperature and some basic information there as well but back to the main screen you can of course check out your radio information up there as well and by the way when it comes to the sound systems four speakers coming with the base six speakers coming with the premium trim level and up but there is an optional sound system that's going to be optional on the sport and limited only that's going to be an eight speaker harming card and sound system with 432 watts but again we don't have that one of course today we do have the six speaker sound system so what do you guys say let's go ahead and turn on that radio see what we got playing today and let's test out the clarity of this one that wasn't horrible for a six speaker sound system Elise it wasn't horrible not the very best I've heard obviously the clarity was pretty good the base could have been a little bit more in my opinion for a six speaker sound system but the clarity was on point it'll get the job done last thing I wanted to mention to you guys on that infotainment screen is when you do put the impresa in reverse you will of course find a pretty high definition rear view camera letting you know who or what is behind you which is always is going to lead us into safety and so first thing I want to mention IIHS top safety pick which pretty much says it all right there front side side carrier bags do come standard along with the driver's knee airbag up front as well in the back you're going to have latch aka lower anchors until there's your children for the rear car seats rear child door locks tire pressure monitoring system but the fun comes in really when you get the premium trim level and up because that is how you're going to get Subaru eyesight and that's optional on the base trim level by the way it's just standard on the premium trim level and up but that is going to include a pre-collision braking system pre-collision throttle management lane departure and sway warning and then lane keep assist then as well and then if you were to go with the limited that's going to add a few things as well including high beam assist blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert and reverse automatic braking then as well and so overall when it comes to my final thoughts here of the new 2022 Subaru impresa all-wheel drive coming standard that's what Subaru does with all of their vehicles minus the BRZ almost forgot about that one but love that all-wheel drive system it is tested to be the best all-wheel drive system in existence even now to date so that's a beautiful thing easy to use infotainment screen of course it's a little infotainment screen but it is very easy to use great resale value of course with Subaru is basically because of their incredible safety and that amazing all-wheel drive system as far as room for improvement goes it is a little bit on the slower side I will say that wouldn't mind it if they maybe even offered optional turbocharged engine maybe just for the top trim levels perhaps with the impresa wireless android auto apple car play also would be pretty nice you still have to hook your phone up through a cable on this one which is fine but wireless is definitely going towards the future and so-so fuel economy but that's kind of what you get with all-wheel drive systems these days but anyways that is about it for this one you guys thank you so much for watching feel free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen if you wanted to see what's coming next on our channel before it actually gets to YouTube be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button if you're into new car reviews that is what we do here every single week of the year do appreciate you guys watching more than you know and I will see you guys all in the next video stay gold