The Subaru Forester T/25 is a 5 door suv/sports utility vehicle style car with a front located engine supplying power to all four wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 165 bhp (167 PS/123 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 235.4 N·m (174 lb·ft/24 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed automatic set of gears.
Its stated 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 | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Subaru | ||
| Engine code | EJ25 | ||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2457 cc (149.935 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99.5 × 79 mm
3.92 × 3.11 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.26 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 167 PS (165 bhp) (123 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 235.4 Nm (174 ft·lb) (24 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.1 kW/litre 68.1 ps/litre 67.2 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.81 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EGI (electronically controlled fuel injection device: multi-point injection) | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1204 kPa (174.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 614.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| 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 118.65 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 117.02 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.46 kg/kW 19.14 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 847209 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | GF-SF9 | ||
| RAC rating | 24.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Subaru Forester T/25 added 2025-11-02. Last modified 2025-11-07. |
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