The Subaru Forester tS is a 5 door off-road vehicle-bodied car with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
Its 2.5 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that produces 259 bhp (263 PS/193 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 347 N·m (256 lb·ft/35.4 kgm) at 2800-4800 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 5 speed automatic 'box.
It weighs a quoted 1540 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 228 km/h or 142 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 14.8/7.9/10.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 248.0 g/km.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Russian domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2615 mm | 103 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4560 mm | 179.5 inches | |
| Width | 1780 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1660 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 200 mm | 7.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1540 kg | 3395 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 | |||
| 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 | 263 PS (259 bhp) (193 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 347 Nm (256 ft·lb) (35.4 kgm) at 2800-4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 78.6 kW/litre 106.9 ps/litre 105.4 bhp/litre 1.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
141.23 Nm/litre
1.71 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1774.7 kPa (257.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 614.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 228 km/h (142 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 170.52 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 125.41 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 168.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.97 kg/kW 13.32 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.8/7.9/10.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.8/7.9/10.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/12.7/9.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.1/35.8/26.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.9/29.8/22.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 248.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| 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 | 7JJ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7JJ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 283272 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 24.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Subaru Forester tS added 2012-08-29. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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