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Subaru has just launched an updated version of its best-selling SUV, the 2021 Subaru Forester. The fifth-gen Forester was launched in 2018, so a minor update is pretty much due for the SUV.
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As we had previously speculated, the turbocharged engine returns in this update on the newly added Sport variant. The fifth-gen Forester has seen the iconic turbocharged engine being dropped in favour of a naturally-aspirated one.
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In this update, the 1.8-litre turbocharged boxer engine is similar to the one used in the all-new Levorg which produces 177 PS and 300 Nm.
While its output figures are lower than the previous-generation Forester XT’s output (240 PS/350 Nm), it is still more than the NA Forester (156 PS/196 Nm).
In addition to the turbocharged Sport, the updated JDM Forester has 3 other variants which are the Touring, X-Break, and Advance variants. These are powered by a 2.0-litre e-Boxer hybrid engine which produces a combined output of 145 PS and 188 Nm.
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All variants of the updated Forester are mated to Subaru’s Lineartronic CVT gearbox which powers the Symmetrical AWD system.
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Subaru Malaysia has yet to announce the arrival of the turbocharged Forester into Malaysia, but we are quite impressed with the way the NA Forester drives according to our review.
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