2015 Subaru Impreza Earns IIHS' Top Safety Pick Plus Award | Stivers Subaru | Decatur GA

The 2015 Subaru Impreza has joined the ranks of the most crashworthy vehicles on the road as determined by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The car, available as a sedan or hatchback, earned the safety agency's highest distinction, Top Safety Pick Plus, when equipped with the optional EyeSight Driver Assist Technology; without the option, the Impreza earns the Top Safety Pick designation.


Redesigned for the 2015 model year, the Impreza received ratings of good in IIHS' front small overlap, front moderate overlap, side impact, roof strength and rear impact evaluations. EyeSight earned the car a superior rating in front crash avoidance. EyeSight comes as part of a $2,795 option package that includes a moonroof, navigation, keyless entry and push-button start; it's available on the 2.0i Limited model sedan and 2.0i Sport Limited hatchback.

The Impreza is the seventh Subaru vehicle to earn a 2014 Top Safety Pick award, following the Legacy sedan, Outback wagon, Forester crossover, BRZ sports coupe, WRX/STI performance sedan and XV Crosstrek crossover. The Impreza has earned Top Safety Pick status each year since 2012, and 2014 is its first time getting the additional Plus designation thanks to the inclusion of a front crash avoidance system.
By Matt Schmitz

Subaru EyeSight: Autoblog Technology of the Year finalist | Stivers Subaru | Decatur GA

By Jeremy Korzeniewski

Peering out of the top of the windshield of a growing number of Subaru models, looking like a pair of cyborg eyes on either side of the car's rearview mirror, are twin cameras that make up the visible portion of Subaru's high-tech EyeSight system. For 2015, the stereoscopic camera-based system is available on the Forester, Legacy, Impreza and Outback.

These cameras allow Subaru to equip its vehicles with such safety and convenience features as adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning and pre-collision braking that can slow the car automatically if an imminent accident is detected, even bringing the vehicle to a complete stop.

Subaru has offered EyeSight technology on its vehicles in the United States since the 2013 model year. Newly upgraded for 2015, EyeSight's smaller cameras now see in color and are capable of scanning further ahead and over a wider swath, which means an EyeSight-equipped car will now be able to respond more quickly. That means a higher chance of accident avoidance for 2015, something everyone on the road will surely appreciate.

The Autoblog team had mixed results with the Eyesight technology when we were in Petoskey, MI testing the slate of vehicles that made the semi-finals. Some testers reported it worked flawlessly, and others said they couldn't get it to engage when they expected. The Eyesight particularly didn't like traffic cones, and ran into a few early on in the day.

Still, the technology offers a lot of promise, bringing safety features until now found in more expensive cars to the masses. We're excited to see this kind of technology progress and improve over the years.