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Subaru Forester
The Subaru Forester,
released in the US in 1998, is a lightweight,
small crossover SUV (or arguably a station
wagon) based on the Subaru Impreza platform
and drivetrain. As with all Subaru models
marketed in the United States of America and
other international markets since the early
1990s, the Forester is equipped with an All
wheel drive (AWD) transmission. Subaru advertising
employed the slogan "SUV tough, Car Easy"
to appeal to the SUV-oriented market; and
to this end, the Forester has features associated
with SUVs such as a large, boxy cargo area
and more ground clearance than other Subaru
models (although it employs a car-like unibody
chassis, rather than the body-on-frame construction
associated with trucks and larger SUVs). The
Forester is also sold in India as a Chevrolet
alongside other Chevrolet models sold there.
In 2003, a turbocharged
Forester, the XT, was released alongside the
naturally-aspirated XS. The XT model features
a 2.5 L turbocharged engine with a turbo system
similar to that of the Subaru Impreza WRX
(in fact, the engine in the Forester XT is
most similar to the engine used in the U.S.-market
Subaru Impreza WRX STi). The
2003 model Forester features weight-saving
refinements such as an aluminium hood, perforated
rails, and a hydro-formed front frame. The
Forester was Car and Driver magazine's Best
Small SUV for 2004 and 2005.
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