Posted Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 10:33pm

TEST DRIVE | 2024 Subaru Impreza RS is impressive, durable and affordable compact car

To the list of impressive but durable and affordable compact cars, add the 2024 Subaru Impreza.

Introduced in November 2022, at the Los Angeles auto show as a 2024 model, the all-new, sixth generation “Scoobie” remains true to roots first planted at the same show in 1992: 4-cylinder direct-injection BOXER® engines, all-wheel drive with torque vectoring, and a dual-pinion electronic power steering rack borrowed from its high-performance rally cousin, the WRX.

Competing with estimable foes like the Honda Civic, Mazda 3, and Toyota Corolla, the Impreza starts at around $24,085, delivered. That’s about par in a segment where the median price in December stood at $25,745, according to cars.com.