The Subaru Forester Limited is a 5 door suv/sports utility vehicle style car with a front positioned engine powering all four wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.5 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 182 bhp (185 PS/136 kW) at 5800 rpm and 238 Nm (176 lbft/24.3 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
A 7-step continuously variable gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
The quoted kerb weight is 1611 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater suv/sports utility vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2670 mm | 105.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Length | 4641 mm | 182.7 inches | |
| Width | 1816 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1730 mm | 68.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 221 mm | 8.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1611 kg | 3552 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62.9 litres | 13.8 [16.6] 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 | 185 PS (182 bhp) (136 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 238 Nm (176 ft·lb) (24.3 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 54.3 kW/litre 73.9 ps/litre 72.9 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.28 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1197.3 kPa (173.7 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 114.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 84.24 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 112.97 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.87 kg/kW 19.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 26/33/29 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.0/7.1/8.1 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.1/14.0/12.3 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 31.2/39.6/34.8 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 26.0/33.0/29.0 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 | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 18 98H | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 18 98H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 315 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7-step continuously variable | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.56 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 792528 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2023 Subaru Forester Limited added 2023-02-08. Last modified 2023-02-08. |
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