ANCAP

March 17 , 2008, Australia -- Subaru’s new generation 2008 Subaru Impreza was the big winner at the Automobile Association (AA) Motoring Excellence Awards, New Zealand’s premier motoring awards.

The Subaru Impreza WRX STI spec.R also won the overall Supreme Car of the Year award in Auckland.

Impreza was judged the safest car on New Zealand roads too, with its independent five-star ANCAP (Australasian New Car Assessment Program) crashworthiness rating for occupant safety and its top four-star pedestrian protection rating.

To be eligible for the awards, all models in a range had to have the same safety specification, which the Impreza meets, from the entry-level Subaru Impreza 2.0R to the range-topping Subaru Impreza WRX STI spec.R.