
Subaru
has just done what
no other automaker has
ever done, win
back to
back Motor Trend SUV of the Year awards.
MOTOR
TREND editor-in-chief, Angus MacKenzie, said,
"The 2010 Subaru Outback offers a unique combination of comfort,
efficiency, versatility and value. It boasts car-like refinement, drivability
and gas mileage on the road, yet is as capable in the rough stuff as all but the
most off-road focused sport utilities. Thoughtfully engineered, cleverly
detailed and competitively priced, the Subaru Outback is a terrific all-rounder
with broad appeal."The judgment criteria
expanded to six categories.
-- Design Advancement - well-executed
exterior and interior styling;
innovative vehicle packaging; good
selection and use of materials.
-- Engineering Excellence - total
vehicle concept and execution; clever
solutions to packaging,
manufacturing and dynamics issues;
cost-effective tech that benefits
the consumer.
-- Intended Function - how well the vehicle does the job
its planners,
designers, and engineers intended it to do.
--
Efficiency - low fuel consumption and carbon footprint, relative to
the
vehicle's competitive set.
-- Safety - a vehicle's ability to help the
driver avoid a crash, as well
as the secondary safety measures that
protect its occupants from harm
during a crash.
-- Value -
competitive price and equipment levels, measured against those
of
vehicles in the same market segment.
Living up to Subaru's
legendary safety record, the Outback offers cutting-edge safety technology,
including Subaru's ring reinforcement safety system, front, seat-mounted side,
and side-curtain airbags and ABS. Subaru Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC) system,
which incorporates stability and traction control systems with a roll-over
sensor, is also standard equipment.
The Subaru Outback was
recently named a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety
(IIHS).
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