The Subaru Forester 2.5i is a 5 door off-road vehicle-bodied motor vehicle with a front positioned engine powering all four wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) at 5800 rpm and 236 N·m (174 lb·ft/24.1 kgm) at 4100 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1495 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2640 mm | 103.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1547 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1552 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Length | 4595 mm | 180.9 inches | |
| Width | 1796 mm | 70.7 inches | |
| Height | 1687 mm | 66.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 221 mm | 8.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1495 kg | 3296 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.2 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Subaru | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2498 cc (152.437 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 90 mm
3.7 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
236 Nm (174 ft·lb) (24.1 kgm) at 4100 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
50.2 kW/litre 68.2 ps/litre 67.3 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
94.48 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1187.2 kPa (172.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 624.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 113.94 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 83.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 112.37 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.93 kg/kW 19.93 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 22/29/24 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.7/8.1/9.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/12.3/10.2 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.4/34.8/28.8 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.0/29.0/24.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7 x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/60 R 17 98H | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/60 R 17 98H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 295 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 274 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 354607 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2013 Subaru Forester 2.5i (2014) added 2013-08-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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