2014 Subaru Forester 2.5i Touring, 2014 Subaru Forester 2.5i Touring Images Review :
Subaru doubles down on the comfort factor.
The Subaru Forester accounted for about 25 percent of Subaru’s total U.S. sales in 2012. Although impressive as a component of Subaru’s total picture, those Forester sales are less than a third of the numbers racked up by the Honda CR-V and Ford Escape, and that disparity, plus the arrival of a redesigned Toyota RAV4 and a more powerful engine option for the Mazda CX-5, might explain the slightly early debut of this major makeover.
Five years since its most recent total overhaul, the fourth-generation Forester is bigger in every dimension, most notably length—180.9 inches versus 179.5—and wheelbase, which is stretched by almost an inch to 103.9. The sheetmetal has been resculpted, yielding a sleeker, more contemporary look that’s an attractive step away from the blocky three-box tradition of yesteryear, and the new Forester exudes a sense of solidity.
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VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 5-door wagon PRICE AS TESTED: $33,220 (base price: $30,820) ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 16-valve flat-4, aluminum block and heads, port fuel injection Displacement: 152 cu in, 2498 cc TRANSMISSION: continuously variable automatic DIMENSIONS: |
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