- suv 101,733
- 13,986 high price
- Springfield, IL
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- suv 101,733 gasoline silver automatic
2011 subaru forester review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. Sales have been outstanding, with subaru setting an all-time annual sales record in 2010 by a healthy margin, the legacy outback closely leading the forester. the 2011 forester x comes standard with a new, chain-driven double overhead-cam engine, this after many years with its 2. 5-liter belt-driven single-overhead-cam engine. It's the same 2. 5 liters and 170 horsepower, but torque is raised 4 foot-pounds and dropped 300 rpm; and it gets one more mpg, to an epa-estimated 21/27 mpg city/highway. During a week of all-around driving in a forester 2. 5x, we averaged 20. 7 mpg. Forester premium and forester limited models upgrade equipment such as sound systems and get all the right electronic stuff. Every model but the base 2. 5x now comes with bluetooth. An optional navigation system is a modest but effective tomtom (removable), which is much less than the option price of an integrated navigation system. Rear seat legroom is excellent, at 38. 0 inches. That alone is a big plus, and it's one of the reasons the forester is such a good family vehicle. The front door is wide, and the rear doors swing open 75 degrees and feel light, making it easy to get in and out. we drove a turbocharged forester xt and a forester premium with the optional tomtom navigation system. We found the tomtom was just as effective for getting around as navigation systems whose option prices are twice as much, although the buttons, combined with the audio system buttons and screen, were tiny and few. the forester is supremely secure in its sure-footed handling. It will go around corners like few suvs, with its all-wheel drive working to grip the road. Subaru excels at all-wheel drive. The forester has a low center of gravity thanks to its horizontally opposed engine mounted low in the chassis. Rack-and-pinion steering helps give the forester a tight steering radius, similar to the rav4 and tighter than the cr-v, making parking and maneuvering easy. The 2. 5x models come with the new 170-hp engine; 2. 5xt models get the familiar 224-hp turbocharged engine. forester 2. 5x 20,495) comes with rugged cloth upholstery, air conditioning with rear vents and an air filtration system, a 60/40 split rear seat, sound system with single-disc cd, height and lumbar adjustment for the driver's seat, cruise control, rear window wiper, and a trailer wiring connector, and 16-inch steel wheels with wheelcovers. A 5-speed manual transmission is standard. The only options are a 4-speed automatic transmission with manual mode 1000), and 16-inch alloy wheels and roofrails 400). forester 2. 5x premium 23,195) adds 17-inch alloy wheels with wider-profile all-season tires, privacy glass, 10-way power driver's seat, a reclining rear seat with retractable tray, roof rails, power moonroof, and steering wheel audio switches. For 2011, a new audio system includes am/fm stereo with single-disc cd player and six speakers, auxiliary input jack, bluetooth hands-free calling and audio streaming, ipod control capability, usb port and sirius satellite radio capability. An all-weather package 500) includes heated front seats and side mirrors. The 2. 5x premium with automatic transmission 24,195) makes available the removable tomtom navigation system 1095) including the all-weather package. forester 2. 5x limited 26,495) features perforated leather seats in black or platinum, seatback storage pockets, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shifter, new sound system with single-disc cd/dvd player with six speakers, automatic climate control, and foglights. It comes with the automatic transmission and cold-weather package as standard. They're distinguished by a hood scoop that takes air for the turbocharger intercoolers. The 2. 5xt premium gets a new 10-way power driver's seat, the new audio system, and body-colored roof spoiler. Standard equipment includes upgraded cloth upholstery, aluminum pedal covers, telescoping steering column, and foglamps. It's not bad looking, but it's a pragmatic vehicle, not meant to be a pretty one. Its shape is sporty enough, but it doesn't shout sport. It's squarish, but not blocky. It's slightly longer than a honda cr-v, slightly shorter than a toyota rav4, and an inch narrower than both; slightly taller than the cr-v but not as tall as the rav4. the forester's wing-shaped headlamps might be the snazziest feature, somewhat saab-like in their appearance. Nice amber turn signals in the headlamp corners blend into fenders that are nicely wrapped around the car. The hood has sculpted edges, so subtle they're not noticed, but like the headlamps/eyes, the hood is a reminder that looks are not abandoned. the front and rear fascia and rocker panels surround the car, and they're not very pretty in flat black plastic. They too have a function, being more rugged than shiny paint on sheetmetal, although no one does metal fascia any more anyhow. And at least the flat black plastic doesn't continue around the wheelwells, like on some suvs. Also, those wheelwells are not overflared to attract attention. That would be unlike subaru. along the sides, above the flat black rocker panels, there's a straight styling groove where once there were ding strips. the 10-spoke 17-inch alloy wheels that are standard equipment on the 2. 5x premium are nice. We also like the wheels on the forester xt we drove. the forester xt is mostly distinguished by the scoop on the hood that takes in air for the turbocharger intercooler. From the rear, the xt has a twin chrome-tipped exhaust and a spoiler over the rear window that makes its statement. interiorthe forester cabin is comfortable and the seats are good. We like the leather better than the cloth. The available perforated leather is a whole new ball game, eclipsing the mundane cloth. Forester xt gets sporty aluminum pedals. visibility is excellent through the windshield, with a modest hood, tight front fenders, and a-pillars designed to minimize blind spots. Visibility in the rearview mirror is not so good. The rear glass fills the mirror, but the rear seat headrests, middle seatbelt hanging from the ceiling, and rear center-mounted-stoplamp all intrude.
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