Subaru Forester gets a power boost

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The vibrant Sport, with perkier styling and more engine oomph, has been added to the midsized SUV model range

The new Forester 2.5 Sport has more power and styling dazzle. Picture: DENIS DROPPApetrol version to join the 2.0The normally aspirated 2.5direct-injection four-cylinder engine is the same unit found in the larger Subaru Outback. It has horizontally opposed cylinders in what’s known as a “boxer” arrangement and delivers outputs of 136kW and 239Nm — respectively 21kW and 43Nm over the 2.0 boxer engine.

Wearing 18-inch alloy wheels to distinguish it from the 2.0 model, the Forester 2.5i is available in ES and Sport ES guises, the latter additionally perked up with vibrant exterior and interior accents. The EyeSight Driver Assist system comes standard on all Forester variants except the baseline 2.0 model. It integrates camera-based safety features such as adaptive cruise control, automatic pre-collision braking, lane departure and sway warning, and lane-keep assist.

 

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