Following the announcement of Subaru’s third generation boxer engine, the company has shed initial details of the 2011 Forester, which will debut with the new engine. The engine is in a form of a 2.5 litre, with different bore and stroke configurations that give a larger displacement, 2,498 cc to be precise. The engine it replaces has a 2,457 cc displacement. The new engine also benefits from a chain-driven cam, instead of belt.
Power remains the same at 170hp while torque increases to 236Nm from 230Nm. This peak torque is achieved at 4,100 RPM, lower by 300 RPM. Fuel efficiency has been slightly improved. Both manual and automatic models offer 21 MPG for city and 27 MPG for highway respectively. This compares to 20/27 MPG for the manual and 20/26 MPG for the automatic in the 2009 model.
Pricing in the US starts from $20,495 for the base 2.5X with a manual transmission and tops out with the 2.5XT Touring with a $29,995 price tag. The 2.5XT models retain the 224hp turbocharged engine. Features that will be offered include Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC), remote keyless entry, HD radio with 4.3-inch LCD screen and 6 speakers (standard for 2.5X Limited), rear-view camera (optional) and the list goes on.
Pictured above is the 2009 Subaru Forester.
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Nice car, good price..lucky Americans
The front headlights are kinda like VW’s Tiguan…
Cars in US is so cheap compared to Malaysia…they are so lucky
god bless america
let’s just make it clear, no doubt cars are cheap in the us, the maintenance is enough to kill you… please la open up your eyes…
their petrol is cheap la….
http://www.usa-vs-uk.com/petrol.html
Do u know how much petrol costs in the US?
generally price diff each state….kinda cheap cause they use RON92 regular n RON95 premium
and why does it look so boring
ah…!
it is owned by toyota
no wonder it looks this inert
hope they have not ruined the handling
chain…..hmmmm….
will it be very noisy?… but if belt, it will be brittle after years of use…. if chain, no maintainance… look at the isuzu 2.8 diesel…..
Depend on how you maintain the engine itself, if always use the correct lubricant and on schedule service should be no issue.
Been tested a few timing chain engine be4, like L502 JB-JL, Nissan engines (mostly timing chain) & also those old toyota 3k / 5k engine also no issue if service regulary..
US$30,000 for the top-of-the-line model, but if sold in Malaysia it would surely be over RM300,000. If maintenance in the US is expensive, so what? Paying over RM300,000 is like this car’s price being jacked up from US$30,000 to US$100,000. Can you imagine what they can do with US$70,000 worth of service. They can literally change to a new car 2 more times! Who cares about servicing the car after a major breakdown?? Within the budget of US$100,000 they can just change to a new car after a major breakdown!
Furthermore, maintenance in the US is expensive not because of the price of parts, but because of the labor. You should see how the professional mechanics do their work. They use things that we hardly see in our regular cheap mechanics over here. You know, things like diagnostics computers and torque wrenches, and manufacturers’ service manuals? And a clean, professional and well-equipped workshop to boot. For the sort of job that our normal mechanics do, the Americans can even accomplish in their own garage.
take a look on other things too… your house is probably 3 times cheaper than American’s.
not to mention their petrol is cheap like hell…
http://www.usa-vs-uk.com/petrol.html
http://www.usa-vs-uk.com/petrol.html
Not saying you’re wrong, but you’re taking other stuff out of context. Sure cars in America is relatively cheap but you don’t spend all your money on cars do you?
Try making friends with people from all walks of life over there, from muscle car re-builder to electronic store owner, learn a bit about their tax system, laws, and basic way of life. You know they have different concerns and different priorities than we do, and their life isn’t exactly much better than we do. You win some you lose some that sort of situation.
I know a certain someone in Boston that has to work 2 jobs just to make ends meet. And yes some does live on credit card and forever in debt.
DonkeyKong,
This model will be priced less than RM200k , it won’t be RM300K as you’ve mentioned.
This has to be the automotive equivalent of watching paint dry….
This!
May I suggest for the sake of consistency, any technical detail such as fuel consumption to always be stated in the same measurement throughout this site. On fuel consumption case, some article use km/l, some l/100km, and some mpg. Same case for engine power to be stated in bhp or ps or whatever.
I understand info given by various sources would come in different standard of measurement but I was hoping the author could convert those figures into standard measurement that is always being use for this website or that is deemed familiar to the target audience.
gud suggestion….
Well in Malaysia I most commonly find the “X sen per km” or “X km per RM” calculation, I think because fuel price is a rather important concern to us. But I understand what you’re saying, and I also think that having a standardized system would be great!
As for the engine power one, I’m not sure that’s possible…but I’m not too familiar with automobile physics, so I could be wrong in this.
why open up to foreign car imports. others never open their market up to malaysian assembled car!
A lot of country are open market, but the issue is that does our car pass their evaluation of quality, safety & environment test?
Oooh, pretty! As for the engine, am I the only one that thinks that the new statistics and numbers are a rather paltry step up from it’s predecessor?
First thing that struck me when I glanced at the photo….Tiguan!
What gear box, if still 4 speeds auto, forget it!!