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AUTOS: Subaru Reveals New Forester
All-new crossover SUV for 2014 includes turbo model with 250 horsepower; debut set for Los Angeles Auto Show.
The new Subaru Forester gets better fuel mileage, more interior space and a turbo-engine option for 2014. (Photo: Subaru)
The covers have come off the new 2014 Subaru Forester, a completely redesigned and more fuel-efficient version of the popular crossover that will go on sale shortly after its debut at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show at the end of this month.
In addition to being more fuel-efficient, the 2014 Forester also offers more interior space while maintaining the outgoing model’s overall exterior dimensions, according to Subaru. A new turbo model has also been added.
The fourth-generation Forester is the latest model developed under Subaru’s Motion-V strategy, which is aimed at reducing the automaker’s fuel consumption and emissions by 30 percent by the middle of the decade, and it joins such previous newcomers as the BRZ sports coupe and Outback Sport-replacing XV Crosstrek.
Two engine options will be offered. The standard model gets the previous 2.5-liter boxer four-cylinder rated at 170 horsepower and 174 pound-feet of torque. The new turbo model gets a direct-injected and turbocharged 2-liter four-cylinder engine, which generates 250 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque.
The turbo unit is based on the boxer engine found in the BRZ sports car, although it gets Subaru’s own direct-injection technology rather than the Toyota system found in the BRZ. It’s possible that a version of this new turbo engine will appear in the BRZ STI model.
No fuel economy numbers have been given, but Subaru states they will be higher across the line, thanks in part to new transmissions that include a six-speed manual and continuously variable automatic.
Other items, either standard of available, include 17- and 18-inch wheels, ample seating for five, a ground clearance of 8.7 inches, symmetrical all-wheel drive, a rear-view camera, and Harmon/Kardon premium sound.
This story originally appeared at Motor Authority.
In addition to being more fuel-efficient, the 2014 Forester also offers more interior space while maintaining the outgoing model’s overall exterior dimensions, according to Subaru. A new turbo model has also been added.
The fourth-generation Forester is the latest model developed under Subaru’s Motion-V strategy, which is aimed at reducing the automaker’s fuel consumption and emissions by 30 percent by the middle of the decade, and it joins such previous newcomers as the BRZ sports coupe and Outback Sport-replacing XV Crosstrek.
Two engine options will be offered. The standard model gets the previous 2.5-liter boxer four-cylinder rated at 170 horsepower and 174 pound-feet of torque. The new turbo model gets a direct-injected and turbocharged 2-liter four-cylinder engine, which generates 250 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque.
The turbo unit is based on the boxer engine found in the BRZ sports car, although it gets Subaru’s own direct-injection technology rather than the Toyota system found in the BRZ. It’s possible that a version of this new turbo engine will appear in the BRZ STI model.
No fuel economy numbers have been given, but Subaru states they will be higher across the line, thanks in part to new transmissions that include a six-speed manual and continuously variable automatic.
Other items, either standard of available, include 17- and 18-inch wheels, ample seating for five, a ground clearance of 8.7 inches, symmetrical all-wheel drive, a rear-view camera, and Harmon/Kardon premium sound.
This story originally appeared at Motor Authority.
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