Safety
Still think you can't have it all? Check out the Impreza's crash tests, which at the time of publication are the best in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Small Car class, with top scores for frontal and side-impact collisions. While the Impreza is a Top Safety Pick, which also includes top scores for rear impact, the WRX has different seats that haven't been tested, so the WRX isn't a Top Safety Pick — or at least we can't assume it is.
Standard side-impact torso airbags for the front occupants, plus curtain airbags that cover the side windows completely, are standard and contribute to the model's good scores.
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Examples of the types of accidents in which the driver’s/driver’s and front
passenger’s SRS frontal airbag(s) will basically not deploy.
The driver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontal airbags are designed basically
not to deploy if the vehicle is struck from the side or from behind, or if it rolls
onto its side or roof, or if it ...
Internal trunk lid release handle
The internal trunk lid release handle is a device designed to open the trunk
lid from inside the trunk. In the event children or adults become locked inside
the trunk, the handle allows them to op ...
Arming the system
In passive mode, the system will automatically activate the alarm but WILL NOT automatically lock the doors. In order to lock the doors you must either lock them as indicated in step 4 below or wi ...