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« on: September 29, 2008, 11:37:36 pm »

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2009 Subaru Forester 2.5X Limited

2009 Subaru Forester 2.5X LimitedBetter 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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« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2008, 11:42:03 pm »
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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« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2008, 09:56:34 am »
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 »
Quote from: Eric Green on September 30, 2008, 09:56:34 am
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 Huh
You can get a manual in a Forester
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« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2008, 02:11:55 pm »
"can U get a manual inna Forrestor".....ask Trainman onna  SLOW DAY!!!..... Idea
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« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2008, 05:13:00 pm »
Quote from: airbalancer on September 30, 2008, 02:08:13 pm
Quote from: Eric Green on September 30, 2008, 09:56:34 am
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 Huh
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 »
Quote from: Eric Green on September 30, 2008, 05:13:00 pm
Quote from: airbalancer on September 30, 2008, 02:08:13 pm
Quote from: Eric Green on September 30, 2008, 09:56:34 am
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 Huh
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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« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2008, 09:54:10 pm »


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...
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« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2008, 01:07:19 pm »
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 »
Quote from: Eric Green on September 30, 2008, 09:54:10 pm


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.
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« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2008, 01:12:51 pm »
Quote from: ktm525 on October 01, 2008, 01:07:19 pm
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 »
Quote from: initial_D on October 01, 2008, 01:12:51 pm
Quote from: ktm525 on October 01, 2008, 01:07:19 pm
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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« Reply #12 on: October 01, 2008, 01:54:16 pm »
The intercooler of the EVO is front mounted.


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« Reply #13 on: October 01, 2008, 02:25:12 pm »
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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« Reply #14 on: October 01, 2008, 05:53:01 pm »
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?



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« Reply #15 on: October 01, 2008, 06:24:19 pm »
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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« Reply #16 on: October 02, 2008, 03:52:05 pm »
Quote from: initial_D on October 01, 2008, 01:54:16 pm
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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