Road Test
Subaru Forester
Test date 04 June 2008
Price as tested £17,995
For Low-rev refinement, quiet, comfortable ride, straightforward, honest character
Against Uninspiring exterior, drab interior, high running costs
How much ?
- Price as tested £17,995
- Price as tested £17,995
How fast
- 0-30mph 3.6 sec
- 0-60mph 10.2 sec
- 0-100mph 36.7 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
18.7 / 77.8 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
33.7 / 97.1 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
6.6 / 9.9
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
9.8 / 15.1 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
15.5 sec
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
68 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
23.8 mpg
- Test best/worst
28.8 / 13.8
Government figures
- Combined/urban
33.6 / 25.9 mpg
- CO2 emissions
198 g/km
How big?
- Length
4560 mm
- Width
1780 mm
- Height
1700 mm
- Wheelbase
2615 mm
- Weight
1465 kg
- Fuel tank
60.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls Longitudinal , 1994 cc
- Max power 146 bhp at 6000 rpm
- Max torque 144 ft at 3200 rpm
- Specific output 74 bhp per litre
- Power to weight 101 bhp per tonne
- Installation F
- Bore/stoke 92 x 75 mm
- Compression ratio 10.2:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl4
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 5-speed Manual
- 1st 3.454 / 5.7
- 2nd 2.062 / 9.5
- 3rd 1.448 / 13.5
- 4th 1.088 / 18
- 5th 0.867 / 22.4
- 6th no data
- Final drive 4.111
Suspension
- Front Independent MacPherson strut type, Coil springs, L-shaped tranverse link strut, anti-roll bar
- Rear Independent, Multi-link type, double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar, self-levelling
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion, electric power assistance with motor and gearbox mounted below steering system
- Lock to lock 3.20
Brakes
- Front 277mm Ventilated Discs
- Rear 286mm Solid Discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 6.5J x 16'' Steel in
- Size rear 6.5J x 16'' Steel in
- Made of Steel
- Tyres front 215/65 R16
- Tyres rear 215/65 R16
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