Solar Turbocharged May 25, 2008 Share May 25, 2008 no leh.. i thought my lgt is a looker, compared to saab (uncle-like) and volvo (boxy) ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleWolve Clutched May 25, 2008 Share May 25, 2008 JDM STi ...POWER!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carcraze 1st Gear May 25, 2008 Share May 25, 2008 are both the forester and the crossroad selectable 2 WD models or are they all time AWD ? the interior of the forester looks quite cheap though, and i think it will be a heavy fuel guzzler.....not the best time to launch a new SUV with price of crude oil at all time high.... SUV is quite a dirty word in terms of fuel consumption It's subjective actually. Let's take a CR-V 2.4l for example. Consumption ranges between 9-11km/l. That's pretty normal isn't it for 2.4l Japanese car? FC for the Camry and Accord is also similar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparcoray Clutched May 26, 2008 Share May 26, 2008 when is your Forester coming out? waiting for the JDM one? u're much faster than me wor... me no time to see in depth. hahaha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superme Neutral Newbie June 30, 2008 Share June 30, 2008 good car, the 2.5 turbo has potential for mods .. with tunning intake and exhaust, easily get another 30-40 hp on stock turbo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex31 Neutral Newbie July 22, 2008 Share July 22, 2008 (edited) Too bad no manual version. Dear All, I went to the subaru showroom this week and happened to find out from one of the senior sales staff that they can bring in the manual version of the forestor if there are at least 5 numbers. The cost for the special indent will be spread amoung the 5 owners and I believe we should be able to get a good price. Having a manual version, it will have 5-speed, comes with additional Hi & Lo gear, easy to maintain, cheaper to replace parts, save fuel and more powerful as we can pass more... Those interested, please pm me with contact number so that we try to negoiate for a better price... Please see below for the AWD demonstration that prove a lot of ppl wrong.... Thank you I hope my dream to drive a true manual suv version may come true.. Alex Edited July 22, 2008 by Alex31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezter Neutral Newbie July 22, 2008 Share July 22, 2008 get the manual version la... special indent one wor... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danwee Neutral Newbie July 28, 2008 Share July 28, 2008 I just checked out the car and did a test drive, they say its FC is 10km/L. The handing of the steering is soft and the overall of the drive was good but i notice that the interior finishing was abit disappointing. All around are hard plastic casing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlover76 Neutral Newbie July 28, 2008 Share July 28, 2008 Their forecast FC may not be correct and Subaru is well-known for their bad FC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danwee Neutral Newbie July 28, 2008 Share July 28, 2008 I always have this idea that All Wheel drive cars take up more fuel rt? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EventH 1st Gear July 28, 2008 Share July 28, 2008 Should be around 8.1(city) to 10.2(highway) based on US EPA ratings. Combined is 8.9km/l 60%city 40%highway http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/2008car1tablef.jsp?id=25362 This is how they test. http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/fe_test_schedules.shtml Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlover76 Neutral Newbie July 28, 2008 Share July 28, 2008 Yes, as reviewed by Wheels Asia, the interior is a let down with cheapo plastics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex31 Neutral Newbie July 28, 2008 Share July 28, 2008 Dear All, In order to have competitive pricing, the agent brings in the basic model, as additional feature will incur more cost. However, a quick visit to the only agent (Apricar) reveals that they bring in auto/manual version of the 2.0 XT Turbo that is a much better quality and it suits better in our local market. However, it does not come with Sunroof and the indent period is 2-3 months. 17" rim with SI mode...quite a good buy at $88888 or 87000 for manual...... The PI also can bring in the basic manual version but my friend tell me I should go for the Turbo version since the weight is about 1.5 ton...need more power to move this car.... But bottom line is that my current car is not fetching any good price and need to top up at least another 8k..looking at the current market now.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mage Clutched August 3, 2008 Share August 3, 2008 Too bad no manual version. Dear All, I went to the subaru showroom this week and happened to find out from one of the senior sales staff that they can bring in the manual version of the forestor if there are at least 5 numbers. The cost for the special indent will be spread amoung the 5 owners and I believe we should be able to get a good price. Having a manual version, it will have 5-speed, comes with additional Hi & Lo gear, easy to maintain, cheaper to replace parts, save fuel and more powerful as we can pass more... Those interested, please pm me with contact number so that we try to negoiate for a better price... Please see below for the AWD demonstration that prove a lot of ppl wrong.... Thank you I hope my dream to drive a true manual suv version may come true.. Alex interesting link on AWD.. wow, didnt know "some other" makes of 4-wheel drive don't reall behave like one on the test. Subaru AWD really dat good huh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlar2 Neutral Newbie August 9, 2008 Share August 9, 2008 Everything about the car is ok except it is 4 speed auto. Subaru is not known for their interior. What is best is the rear seats are build with a lot of leg room as compare to the previous model and rear seats can incline like Latio Hatch. For a 6 foot guy also no problems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulls_is_back 1st Gear August 9, 2008 Share August 9, 2008 A 2.5L turbo with a nice spread of torque from down low don't really need that extra gear like a NA car. At the 3rd (close to 1:1 ratio), there should be enough grunt to overtake 95% of the cars out there to beyond legal speeds. The forth is there for betta fuel consumption and lower engine noise at cruising speeds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beep2 Neutral Newbie August 11, 2008 Share August 11, 2008 Hi Any current owner of the 2009 Forestor 2.0X can advise on the actual FC rate ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snailwatch Neutral Newbie August 15, 2008 Share August 15, 2008 50% highway at abt 8.5-9.0 km/ltr. Guess if 70% highway can hit to 10km/ltr... under my style of driving. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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