Review Subaru Forrester - With Four-Speed Automatic Transmission

Subaru Forrester is counted among the large affordable SUVs. This SUV has been really rated as a good family and sport SUV by critics because of its excellent acceleration. Surprisingly power performance, good driving experience and above all proven safety standards along with more modern styling make this SUV a good choice for those who love luxury and authority.
However if it is compared to Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V then it lacks in some areas compared to their overall performance. Reviews on Subaru Forrester shows that the vehicle offers plenty of options, several trims levels with engine choices and luxurious interior display. This is the vehicle for those who love to enthrall themselves with powerful engine.



The SUV has been redesigned for power, performance and appeal. Being powerful this time the Subaru Forrester won’t compromise with fuel. The engines are not gluttons this time and they burn 25 percent less fuel than previous models and there is increase in horsepower too. The best part is that all the power train comes with all-wheel drive option. Trims and Engine performance of Subaru Forrester: The several trims of Forester are - the 2.5X, Sport X, Sport XT, 2.5 X L.L. Bean Edition and 2.5 XT Limited. The base level engines of the SUV is a 2.5 liter horizontally opposed four cylinder Subaru Boxer engine which is cable to make 173 horsepower and 166 pound ft torque.
The turbocharged version of the engine is a powerful engine which is packed a 224-horsepower, 2.5-liter, four-cylinder turbocharged boxer engine, they make 226 pound-feet of torque. Both these engines are available with various trims. The 2.5 X and Sports 2.5 X are available with a standard five-speed manual transmission or optional four-speed automatic. If we compare the performance with other SUV like Jeep Cherokee it is found that the Forrester could have been more impressive had they bother to entice it another engine choice. The Jeep Cherokee has rive engine choices to make.
Jeep Cherokee has a with a 3.7 liter V6 engine which has an adequate horsepower of 210. You can expect adequate power from this V6 engine. This is the base engine model of the SUV. There is a 4.7 liter V8 engine with 291 horsepower (a 24 percent increase) and 335 pound-feet of torque. There is an optional 5.7 liter Hemi V8 engine. So, in that consideration a Subaru Forrester engine could have opted for a 3.0 liter V6 engine which they even have in their Subaru Impreza WRX model.