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Haven't Subaru and Toyota both cut weight on the current Impreza and Camry over previous models? That's got to count for something.

here is what I found about the 2012 Impreza

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...k/viewall.html

It's lighter, yet safer. In addition to new knee airbags and a brake override system, Subaru includes an expensive, hot-pressed-steel center roof brace to improve chassis stiffness and strength. This, along with additional reinforcements to the junctures of roof rails and pillars, bumps up the roof crush strength to four times the Impreza's weight (the federal standard requires three times).

At just under 2950 pounds, the new Impreza 2.0i weighs 164 pounds less than the outgoing model, thanks to such improvements as redesigned seat frames, a smaller gas tank, and a switch to electric power steering.