Launched yesterday, the 2016 Subaru Forester facelift is set to be the brand’s best-selling model in Malaysia. It’s Subaru’s first mainstream offering (the slightly off-beat XV aside), gunning after the Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-5 and Nissan X-Trail crowd.
Now locally assembled, the Forester facelift is priced to take on its rivals head-on. The range starts at RM144,948 for the base 2.0i, going up to RM154,488 for the 2.0i-P shown here. Better yet, Motor Image is offering introductory prices of RM139,800 for the 2.0i, and RM151,800 for the 2.0i-P.
Prices aside, the 2016 Forester is very well equipped, especially the 2.0i-P, as you’ll find out in detail in our walk-around video. Safety kit is excellent as well, with seven airbags (including a driver kneebag) and electronic stability control offered as standard across the range.
Do watch the video above for full details, and check out our new car research website, CarBase.my for a closer look at the new model’s specifications.
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Good job Hafriz… keep up the good work ! Back to the car… on the price track CX-5 still the top choose.
The list price quoted is very high but you will actually get much lower price when you sit down and nego. They will give extra discount.
CX-5 base spec pricing wise yes, but safety & spec wise… Hmmm…
Looks aside, cx5 handling is no where near the Forested!
Cx5 is a lady car.
yup, that’s true…design wise, others hv a slide edge…but it wouldn’t hurt to invest a bit for the extra safety features n reliability in the long run
Price wise no issue. The quoted price and the actual price the dealer give you are two different thing. Just make sure you know how to bargain till you get the price you want.
Better for Subaru to close shop like Suzuki. No market. Sales so low. People who buy also cry cause Subaru got no RV. Buy today RM144k, next year sell RM70k also susah. Put in Mudah for 6 months also nobody calls you.
It is like selling an Alfa or a Saab or even a Suzuki. Nobody calls you at all when you advertise in Mudah.
The Forrester cannot challenge Honda CRV, Nissan X Trail and Mazda CX5. Buy any of these cars, next year you sell also, no need to top up your loan. RV so good, hardly drops 10%
Hafriz, do some sit-ups and go for a jog daily. Kurangkan KFC & McD.
and santan :-D
We came here for the ladies :-P~~
This is much better than CX5 4wd. The CX5 4WD costs more than 170 and has less equipment and drive quality is inferior. Sportage and CRV 4 WD are less expensive so can be preferred.
Fellow Victorian En.hafriz,
Kindly ask tan chong why no price reduction cos our Ringgit has strengthen to rm3.8/dollar compared to rm 4.4/dollar earlier?
15 percent should be the reduction.
When bastards(car distributors) set prices,they have no morals.Just MAXIMIZE PROFITS especially UMW.
RECALCITRANT,SHAMBOLIC,HORRENDOUS LIARS.
See below. Its 31% down
sorry, won’t buy such suv without rear air-cond vents
Stuck at pix #2. Owh my,…come to papa…
Rm211k to Rm145k. 31% down.
U comparing the turbo price vs the na engined model? Smart.
A Forrester is a Forrester, mate. Not comparing it to XV or Imp
u might as well say a maybach is a s300
hopefully between rm145k and rm211k MI can slot in levorg price later this year
Levorg will eat into XV sales, so MotorImage kata tabouleh
Pretty sure this is what MITI will be showing in their slides during their next presentation
A Forrester is a Forrester. Cant argue with that.
Janji ditepati…
It is too pricey… For me, it’s the Nissan X-Trail (much bigger size) and cheaper!
Yeah, much bigger, much under-powered…
I don’t dig it’s looks
looks horrible, wont even consider it
Sushi is still better than your recond sausage
Sushi is good but avoid Toyota.Full specs still not fully equipped.Must buy safety package some more! CRV,CX5 is better RV.But Toyota don’t have model to fight other sushi too.Fortuner? Lol.Drink fuel faster than a fat guy peeing.Anything sushi but UMW
needs STI bodykits
Alternatively, the all new Hyundai Tucson is just a value for money SUV, it has all the latest gadgets, very quiet cabin, and high safety rating too…just to compare with CRV, CX-5 and this Forester..
Chart shows power at 148 bhp & elsewhere it’s 150 bhp. Which is correct?
Should be 148bhp (150ps)
CX-5 ftw!
those that choose Subaru over others Japanese brand most likely is for the boxer engine & symmetrical AWD that is unique.
I highly doubt real buyers actually kno wat boxer engone is.. Ur giving them way too much credit!
Most likely its sting different, n its Japanese so reliability is a given
These are not rocket science to be understood, the knowledge of the boxer engine can be learn from so many sources nowadays; we no longer live in stone age my fren.
Agreed with you that there might be customers who are ignorant enough to invest 150 grand or more on a vehicle which they don’t even bother abt the state of art of the technology.
if XT price mark at RM150K….
subarus are great utility machines, reviewer forget to put up few pointers of it being a subaru, roof load capcity of more than 600kg plus tow capacity of 1600kg, symmetrival drivetrain not any transverse low cost nonsense, rear double wishbones..drives excellent on road and off..if all that matters to you then forester beats the rest..the fc on these things with constant awd is darn good
Still doesnt hide the fact that one of the ugliest SUV in the market. Besides if you lookinh for massive loads, why not get a pick up? SUV is projects image nowadays. More image than utility
yep, image is more than utility…it’s like having a really nice hammer, instead of using it, u put it in a glass shelf n brags about how nice ur hammer looks…yeah, image…
Ha… Good one Bongah!!
The diff btw someone who talking with sense and someone don’t…
Subarus are function first, then form. I kinda like it coming from a different starting point. Makes it almost one of a kind.
Besides, when you’re driving it, you can’t see the outside… so, why worry about the looks? It’s only when you park it and get out of it, then you and other people see it. IMHO, if image is more important than drive, then you should look elsewhere.
This is the only brand I felt a threat to Toyota.
Subaru’s symmetrical AWD and Boxer engine combination are second to none. Definitely they are not a perfect car, Subaru lacking on design and interior design, that’s the reason most Subaru buyers are all about the engine and AWD system.
The Forester XT is definitely a better car compared to Audi Q5.
pickup truck is a commercial vehicle with body on frame chassis, has much better load capacity but not everybody wants a pickup truck..matter could even be more sarcastic by suggesting a 5 ton lorry. looks wise i think its a matter of taste, a nicely modded forester can looks quite muscular especially the xt..could be a great off roader with its 9in ground clearance yet do over 200kmh in comfort on road..wish i could afford an xt..toyota already owns majority in fuji heavy
Hafriz. ..
U got talent no doubt….
But pls do urself a favour and lose some weight. Esp ur now on TV.
Nothing wrong.
Subies forester is north American & Canadian favourite mini SUV.
I want to thank Najib for delivering on his promise to reduce car prices by 30%. He is truely a great leader!
I disagree to those who said Forester is ugly. More like undesirable is the best description to its styling. But not ugly, definitely.
MI should have put the proper touch screen head unit found in the XT into the lesser Forester, and the window controls should have been the newer fully illuminated version. Same goes to XV.