Six Star Magazine Six Star Magazine Winter 2011/2012 | Page 31

THE 2012 SUBARU FORESTER:
SUITS YOUR LIFE. SUITS YOUR STYLE.
First, don’t be fooled by its compact

These engines employ advanced

size — the 2012 Subaru Forester is as capable

technologies to reduce friction, emissions

as they come. Armed with proven Subaru

and fuel consumption, while guaranteeing

underpinnings, this compact SUV leaves the

a satisfying driving experience overall.

competition in its dust. But the Forester is

There’s also the choice of adding PZEV

more than the sum of its impressive parts;

equipment to the naturally aspirated

it’s been brilliantly conceived to offer genuine

SUBARU BOXER to reduce tailpipe

SUV versatility, plenty of style and a fun

emissions to near zero without any adverse

experience behind the wheel.

effect on performance.

The critical aspect of the Forester’s design

FORESTER

Of course, there’s much more to the

is its remarkably low centre of gravity, which

standard features — Vehicle Dynamics

and lean over less when cornering. The

seats and raised profile roof rails among

this by leveraging the low profile of the

them — a surprisingly spacious cabin, and

SUBARU BOXER engine and then optimizing

a network of advanced safety systems that

the suspension system to deliver even

have resulted in a Top Safety Pick1 from

more stability as well as the perfect balance

the IIHS. No surprise, then, that this

between comfort and control.

generation Forester was named Best New

or 4-speed automatic with
manual mode

Control, air conditioning, heated front

engineers at Subaru were able to achieve

4-cylinder or 2.5L turbocharged
4-cylinder SUBARU BOXER
engines

Forester story, including a wealth of

makes the vehicle handle more sharply

SELECTED FEATURES:

The rear suspension, in particular, has

SUV/CUV under $35K by the Automobile

been designed with a “no-compromises”

Journalists Association of Canada the year

approach for better contact with the road

it debuted.

surface — regardless of irregularities — and

All things considered, the 2012

to behave the way the driver intends and

Subaru Forester has the features and

expects it to behave.

the performance needed to be a terrific

The new Forester also offers the

accomplice on all sorts of adventures,

choice of two different SUBARU BOXER

getaway. But for a truly accurate sense of

turbocharged 4-cylinder and the

just how enticing and accommodating this

170-horsepower, next-generation 2.5-litre

drive one.

clearance

WMA/DivX®/DVD audio
system with touchscreen
navigation, smartphone
integration◊, Bluetooth®
streaming audio, Bluetooth
hands-free system and
Pioneer® premium front and
rear speakers

compact SUV can be, you’ll simply have to

naturally aspirated 4-cylinder.

rear seats

from the daily commute to the weekend

engines — the 224-horsepower 2.5-litre

All-Wheel Drive

leather seating surfaces

Not all selected features are standard on all models.

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◊ iPhone 4 compatibility.

BEST SUV/CUV
UNDER $35,000
2009

Ratings of “Good” are the highest rating awarded for 40-mph frontal offset, 31-mph side-impact and 20-mph rear-impact crash tests conducted
by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) (www.iihs.org). A “Good” rating obtained in all three crash tests plus a “Good” rating in new
roof strength testing and the availability of Electronic Stability Control (ESC) (Vehicle Dynamics Control) achieves a 2011 Top Safety Pick.

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