Subaru Forester STI teased prior to Nov 25 debut

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The Subaru Forester STI has been teased ahead of its official world debut, which is set to take place on November 25. Subaru enthusiasts will remember the last Forester STI, which was launched back in 2004 for the Japanese domestic market.

Just last month, Subaru presented the Forester STI tS concept which looks almost identical to the car teased here. The production version is expected to come with a more aggressive bodykit and bigger rims with larger brakes underneath, along with a smattering of Cherry Blossom Red highlights both inside and out.

The Subaru Forester STI is expected to debut with a variant of the EJ257 2.5 litre, four-cylinder turbocharged boxer engine from the Subaru WRX STI, which produces 296 hp and 407 Nm of torque. A six-speed manual gearbox will be the likely partner.

The big question is whether or not Subaru has plans to sell the car outside of Japan. Should the Japanese choose to keep it for themselves, a “JDM Forester STI” could be powered by the 2.0 litre EJ207 engine found in the JDM-spec WRX STI – that one comes with 304 hp and 422 Nm of torque.

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Gregory Sze

An “actor” by training, Gregory Sze realised that he has had enough of drama in his life. Following his number one passion (acting was actually number two), he decided to make the jump into the realm of automotive journalism. He appreciates the simple things in life – a simple car with nothing but back-to-basics mechanical engineering and minimal electronics on board.

 

Comments

  • MugenRR on Oct 28, 2014 at 6:23 pm

    If only Mitsu came out with new Airtrek Turbo R to compete with this, miss that time.

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    • Ralliart on Oct 28, 2014 at 7:40 pm

      Airtrek is one hell of a machine! The only letdown is the auto gear box and the torsion beam suspension

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  • ahmadjohnson97 on Oct 28, 2014 at 7:14 pm

    Nice! Bring it here!

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  • Munesh on Oct 28, 2014 at 11:22 pm

    The local Subaru dealer is quite unambitious. So few Subaru dealers representing such a fantastic brand across the country. People like myself who resides in East Malaysia pay very little attention to any updates or launching a from this brand. After all, you can see but cannot buy.

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    • heybadigol (Member) on Oct 29, 2014 at 8:40 am

      Agreed. Subaru makes fantastic, simple, yet tough cars, but that would mean nothing if service network is lacking. Even in Peninsular Malaysia is limited to certain major towns (mostly still in Klang Valley). A Forester would make a lot of sense in Sabah & Sarawak where AWD vehicles rule, but I guess Motor Image sees it differently.

      By the way, anybody notice that MI increased the price of the Forester XT recently? Its now more than RM210k.

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  • whatever on Oct 29, 2014 at 12:43 pm

    Yup, Subaru as a brand is great but not the local dealers.
    try to ask for a test drive.
    I went to 2 subaru showroom couple of weeks ago to test my dream machine, WRX. and you know what they said? No test drive! they dont even wanted to start the car for me to feel! Yet the salesman had the gut to ask me to pay RM10K as a deposit. Giving him a last chance, i asked if will they allow for a test drive once i paid the booking fee. the answer: NO. WTH?

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    • Semi-Value (Member) on Oct 29, 2014 at 1:00 pm

      thats why i rather buy from recon guy

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    • heybadigol (Member) on Oct 29, 2014 at 2:15 pm

      Either the dealer doesn’t have a test drive unit or they just don’t want to give test drive. Either way, its bad customer experience. Try ask if the sales guy can drive the car instead and we sit in the car to get a feel of the car?

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  • dealers are worried about joyriders for performance cars. if u don’t know what u are buying then best not when it comes to high performance cars.

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