To master driving is to pursue safety With its highly original combination of Horizontally-Opposed Engine and symmetrical AWD system, Subaru offers pleasurable yet safe driving with a confident feeling of stability, through high level performance plus superb weight balance. Let's think about the hypothetical example of a high-speed lane change to avoid danger. Under such conditions, where the vehicle is pushed to its limits, the differences in driving stability due to differences in weight balance can be seen more realistically. With FF and FR, where the engine power is distributed to either front or rear wheels, the different traction characteristics can easily result in an unstable situation. And, even though AWD normally offers superior driving stability, the high centre of gravity of normal AWD vehicles makes it impossible to obtain the same degree of stability possible with Subaru AWD. Why is that? In general, vehicles with a low centre of gravity have superior steering stability. It means that the position of the "pendulum" where centrifugal force acts is low, and this means less rolling. Less rolling means more responsive manoeuvering, because there are fewer uncontrolled changes in attitude, and there's a more stable relationship between the road surface and the tyres, which contributes to vehicle stability. Subaru AWD uses a Horizontally-Opposed Engine with a low centre of gravity. Subaru has also successfully eliminated surplus overhang. The straight, symmetrical layout of the power train, differential, transmission, etc., provides ideal weight balance, which contributes to the pleasure and safety of driving.

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