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« on: September 29, 2008, 11:37:36 pm » |
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 Test Drive:   Better looks, better value, improved driving dynamics, and a broader appeal are the major upgrades to the 2009 Subaru Forester, says contributor Haney Louka. However, its four-speed automatic transmission should have been upgraded to a five- or six-speed, he thinks. More:Read the article | View the photos | All the Test Drives
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« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2008, 11:42:03 pm » |
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Good review, fair and hits the low points as well as the high.
I agree in full with the trannie. Why not a 5 speed?
BTW, I am getting 8.8 l/100 kms on the first 3,700 km of my 09 Touring. I love it so far. |
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Eric Green
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« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2008, 09:56:34 am » |
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Soooo close. But no diesel/manual version, so its a miss for me.
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« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2008, 02:08:13 pm » |
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Soooo close. But no diesel/manual version, so its a miss for me.
So what CUV/SUV has a diesel in NA, beside the ML320  You can get a manual in a Forester |
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safristi
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« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2008, 02:11:55 pm » |
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"can U get a manual inna Forrestor".....ask Trainman onna SLOW DAY!!!.....  |
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Eric Green
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« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2008, 05:13:00 pm » |
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Soooo close. But no diesel/manual version, so its a miss for me.
So what CUV/SUV has a diesel in NA, beside the ML320 You can get a manual in a Forester I was sitting behind a CRX today, and per Santos' points yesterday, if Honda were to bring to market first its small diesel in a CRX, I reckon it would be the fastest market share increase in a category ever seen in Canadian automotive sales history. |
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« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2008, 06:16:43 pm » |
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Soooo close. But no diesel/manual version, so its a miss for me.
So what CUV/SUV has a diesel in NA, beside the ML320 You can get a manual in a Forester I was sitting behind a CRX today, and per Santos' points yesterday, if Honda were to bring to market first its small diesel in a CRX, I reckon it would be the fastest market share increase in a category ever seen in Canadian automotive sales history. Canada is too small a market to tool up a model line for. |
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Eric Green
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« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2008, 09:54:10 pm » |
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I was sitting behind a CRX today, and per Santos' points yesterday, if Honda were to bring to market first its small diesel in a CRX, I reckon it would be the fastest market share increase in a category ever seen in Canadian automotive sales history.
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They said that about the first generation Smart, too...
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« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2008, 01:07:19 pm » |
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Subaru should offer a manual across the line and get rid of the silly hood scoop on the XT. |
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« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2008, 01:10:36 pm » |
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I was sitting behind a CRX today, and per Santos' points yesterday, if Honda were to bring to market first its small diesel in a CRX, I reckon it would be the fastest market share increase in a category ever seen in Canadian automotive sales history.
Canada is too small a market to tool up a model line for. [/quote] They said that about the first generation Smart, too... [/quote] Smart was already selling in EuroLand befire it hits the ice in Canada. |
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« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2008, 01:12:51 pm » |
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Subaru should offer a manual across the line and get rid of the silly hood scoop on the XT.
Where else would they put the intercooler for an off-roader? As for the manual, even the James Bond actor can't drive a stick. |
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« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2008, 01:32:01 pm » |
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Subaru should offer a manual across the line and get rid of the silly hood scoop on the XT.
Where else would they put the intercooler for an off-roader? I don't like the hood scoop either although it's not that big as on the previous generations. Evo's scoops come to mind, as they don't stand out too much. |
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initial_D
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« Reply #12 on: October 01, 2008, 01:54:16 pm » |
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The intercooler of the EVO is front mounted.
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« Reply #13 on: October 01, 2008, 02:25:12 pm » |
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I'm sure that Subaru engineers and designers could've come up with a solution if they would've been told to do so. Perhaps this wasn't a requirement and the marketing folks see the rather big hood scoop as a Subaru “trademark”. |
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Eric Green
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« Reply #14 on: October 01, 2008, 05:53:01 pm » |
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I was sitting behind a CR-V today, and per Santos' points yesterday, if Honda were to bring to market first its small diesel in a CR-V, I reckon it would be the fastest market share increase in a category ever seen in Canadian automotive sales history.
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As is a diesel CR-V. You point is?
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airbalancer
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« Reply #15 on: October 01, 2008, 06:24:19 pm » |
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As is a diesel CR-V. You point is?
One point it is not the same engine, beside there is hope the diesel in the Forester will be here in a couple of years |
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safristi
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« Reply #16 on: October 02, 2008, 03:52:05 pm » |
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The intercooler of the EVO is front mounted.
.......No doggy styled KOOLAID fer that BOOSTER...........................I think i'll have a taster............ |
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