The Forester S/tb is a passenger car from Subaru, with all wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 5 door suv/sports utility vehicle body style.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 237 bhp (240 PS/177 kW) at 6000 rpm and 308.9 N·m (228 lb·ft/31.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1410 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater suv/sports utility vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2525 mm | 99.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Length | 4450 mm | 175.2 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1410 kg | 3109 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Subaru | ||
| Engine code | EJ20 | ||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1994 cc (121.681 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 75 mm
3.62 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.23 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 240 PS (237 bhp) (177 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 308.9 Nm (228 ft·lb) (31.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 88.6 kW/litre 120.5 ps/litre 118.9 bhp/litre 1.95 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
154.91 Nm/litre
1.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EGI (electronically controlled fuel injection device: multi-point injection) | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1946.7 kPa (282.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | Turbo with IC | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 170.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 125.34 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 168.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.98 kg/kW 13.33 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 215/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 843744 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | GF-SF5 | ||
| RAC rating | 21.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Subaru Forester S/tb added 2025-11-02. Last modified 2025-11-07. |
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