Subaru Impreza Earns IIHS 'Top Safety Pick Gold' Award
Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that the 2006 Subaru Impreza has earned the highest rating in the recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash tests.
The IIHS Top Safety Pick award recognizes car designs that afford the best protection for people in front, side and rear crashes. This award provides consumers with an overall vehicle assessment based on all three tests.
"We are so pleased that the 2006 Impreza has added the IIHS Top Safety Pick Gold award to the brand's long list of safety accolades," said Fred Adcock, executive vice president, Subaru of America, Inc. "Subaru provides customers with a fun-to-drive vehicle that sets the gold standard for safety at a tremendous value. That's what makes a Subaru, a Subaru."
In its report, the IIHS highlighted the reinforced pillar behind the rear passenger door and standard side airbags of the 2006 Subaru Impreza. They also said the active head restraints "do a better job" than those in other small cars.
The IIHS provides consumers with vehicle safety information, primarily front and side crash test results, and now rear impact, to aid consumers in their vehicle purchase decisions. The test results are relayed to consumers via a simple rating system - poor, marginal, acceptable and good, with good being the highest. The IIHS crash tests are conducted at speeds higher than required by the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for both side impacts, at 31 miles per hour, and frontal offset barrier impacts, at 40 miles per hour. The rear crash test simulates a collision in which a stationary vehicle is struck at 20 miles per hour, and is a measure of the effectiveness of the head restraint geometry. The new awards provide consumers with the ability to compare cars' ratings more quickly and easily.
The Subaru Impreza models were restyled and re-powered for 2006. The 2006 Subaru Impreza 2.5 i Sedan and Wagon have an MSRP of $18,295.
Source: Subaru of America
