The 2012 Subaru Forester
XS PREMIUM is an all wheel drive 4 Door Wagon that was released to the Australian market on 12th January 2011
classified as a MY12. The Subaru Forester is regarded as a SUV medium built in Japan with prices from a dealer as a used car starting at $13,000.
The Subaru Forester is an all wheel drive 4 door with 5 seats, powered by a 2.5L Inline 4 Cylinder engine that has 126 kW of power (at 5800 rpm) and 235 Nm of torque (at 4100 rpm) via a 4 Speed Auto Electric Sportshift. Subaru claims the Forester XS PREMIUM uses 9.3L/100km of unleaded petrol in the combined city and highway cycle while putting out 220g of CO2. It has a 60L fuel tank, meaning it should be able to travel 645km per full tank.
The Subaru Forester measures 1700mm (66.9 inches) in height, 4560mm (179.5 inches) in length, 1795mm (70.7 inches) in width with a 2615mm (103.0 inches) wheelbase that brings about a total of 1480kg (3262.8 lbs) of unladen weight. The Forester XS PREMIUM comes standard with 225/55 R17 front tyres and 225/55 R17 rear tyres. It requires a service every 6 months or 12,000 km, whichever comes first. It has a 36 month, unlimited kilometre warranty.
The 2012 Subaru Forester XS PREMIUM has a 220mm ground clearance with a 1400kg braked and 750kg unbraked towing capacity. It has a final gear ratio of 4.444.
The Subaru Forester has received a 5 star rating from ANCAP. The VIN number can be found on the Centre Eng Bay Scuttle and the compliance plate is located on the Driver Side Inner Guard. An example VIN number would be similar to JF2SHMK%#@G002001.
