It may have escaped from our scoop photographers' radar, but we finally caught up with the next iteration of Subaru's Forester compact SUV,
which in its three previous generations, has built a name for itself as
a robust and no-nonsense model that rides well both on and off the
road.
These pictures are sourced from
the new Forester's Japanese market brochure, but most of what you see
here sans the engine range can be applied to the global model.
The
new Forester, which will go on sale in Japan in mid-November before it
reaches both North American (as a 2014 model) and European shores as a
2013 model) next year, is likely based on a revised version of the
latest Impreza's platform.
Compared
to the current Forester, Subaru's best-seller has grown all around and
now measures 4,595mm or 180.9 inches long (+35mm), 1,795mm or 70.7
inches tall (+15mm) and 1,695mm or 66.7 inches wide (+20mm). The
wheelbase is also longer at 2,640mm or 103.9 inches (+25mm) to improve
space for passengers.
Subaru
gives two numbers for the new Forester's luggage space, 505-liters and
488-liters, but we weren't able to translate the Japanese spec sheet to
see to what they are referring to. For the record, the current model's
cargo volume with the rear seats in place is 450-liters.
The
exterior styling of the 2014 Forester keeps the high-riding, station
wagon shape of its predecessors adding some new details like a bulging
curve on the lower part of the doors, a small quarter window at the base
of the A-pillar, door mounted mirrors and new lights at both ends.
Inside, the interior is almost identical to that of the new Impreza and XV models.
In
its home market, the new Forester will be available at launch with two
boxer engines, a naturally aspirated 2.0-liter unit delivering 146Hp
(148ps) that can be linked to either a 6-speed manual or a CVT, and a
2.0-liter twin-scroll turbocharged powerplant rated at 276Hp (280PS)
offered only with a CVT. A flagship STi model may be in the cards for
the near future.
At this time, we do not know any details about the North American and European engine lineup.
However, in the U.S., the new Forester should be offered with the company's new 2.5-liter double-overhead-cam
(DOHC) FB series boxer engine that produces 173 horsepower and 174
lb.-ft. of torque, while on the other side of the Atlantic and aside
from the 146Hp 2.0-liter petrol, a diesel unit is surely to be
available.
Source;
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/this-is-new-2014-subaru-forester.html
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