Topic: CD Article: 2009 Subaru Forester 2.5X Limited

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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.
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[Trainman]

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.

[Eric Green]

Soooo close. But no diesel/manual version, so its a miss for me.

[airbalancer]

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

[safristi]

"can U get a manual inna Forrestor".....ask Trainman onna  SLOW DAY!!!.....

[Eric Green]

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.

[Snowman]

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.

[Eric Green]

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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Canada is too small a market to tool up a model line for.
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They said that about the first generation Smart, too...

[ktm525]

Subaru should offer a manual across the line and get rid of the silly hood scoop on the XT.

[initial_D]

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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They said that about the first generation Smart, too...
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Smart was already selling in EuroLand befire it hits the ice in Canada.

[initial_D]

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.

[carcrazy]

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.

[initial_D]

The intercooler of the EVO is front mounted.

[carcrazy]

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”.

[Eric Green]

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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Canada is too small a market to tool up a model line for.
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They said that about the first generation Smart, too...
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Smart was already selling in EuroLand befire it hits the ice in Canada.
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As is a diesel CR-V. You point is?

[airbalancer]

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

[safristi]

The intercooler of the EVO is front mounted.

.......No doggy styled KOOLAID  fer that BOOSTER...........................I think i'll have a taster............