A few days ago, the Subaru Foresters were officially released and sold in overseas markets, and the guidance price in the North American market was starting from $25,200. It is said that the fastest domestic model may be upgraded with overseas models at the end of this year, and the current domestic model guidance price is 223,800-26.58 million, and the whole series is equipped with a 2.0L+CVT power combination as standard.
Learn about the new car in 1 minute:
1. Compared with domestic models, the appearance has not been greatly improved
2, the interior is almost no major change, double screen design classic
3. Added a number of intelligent auxiliary configurations
4. Overseas with 2.0L light mix/1.8T two powertrains
In appearance, the forest people use an upper and lower split air intake grille on the front face, and according to different versions, there will be blackened or bright design, and the proportion of LED daytime running lights in the light group is significantly increased.
Foresters Wilderness Edition
In overseas markets, the Foresters also have a Wilderness version, that is, an off-road kit version, which has upgraded the height, tires, suspension system, etc. of the vehicle for off-road sections, making the vehicle more suitable for the field scene.
Subaru's interior can be said to be "unchanged for thousands of years", and while other competitors have changed to more trendy and avant-garde large-screen interiors, Subaru still adheres to the traditional interior style.
Although the design of the dual screen is not outdated today, it can not find anything new, everything is so decent. The instrument is also not the popular full LCD instrument today.
However, at the configuration level, the forester is still very in place, referring to the domestic sales model, in addition to the lowest configuration of the rest of the configuration has driving assistance, in the safety level, Subaru is always the very insistent science and engineering man.
It is reported that the new model also added gesture control on the car machine and upgrade the EyeSight system, which can currently support automatic emergency avoidance, automatic braking at intersections and other functions, of course, the professor believes that for Subaru, gestures are just the icing on the cake, and the upgrade of the EyeSight system is the top priority.
In addition to the EyeSight system, all Foresters are equipped with 7 airbags, including knee airbags, which is why Foresters have been rated top SAFETY PICK+ by IIHS in the United States for 3 consecutive years.
Similarly, Subaru's excellent horizontally opposed four-wheel drive is still the selling point of the vehicle, X-MODE off-road mode with the four-wheel drive system, can actively adjust the torque distribution, in the sport mode can automatically activate the "e-Active Shift Control" system.
Overseas, the Foresters will have two powertrains of 1.8T and 2.0L, of which the 1.8T engine has a maximum horsepower of 177Ps and a maximum torque of 300N·m; 2.0L is equipped with a light mixing system, the domestic version has a maximum output of 113kW (about 154Ps), and overseas it is slightly lower than 1kW, and both engines match the CVT gearbox, which is also subaru's traditional artistic ability.
At the 2021 Guangzhou Auto Show, Subaru brought a new Forester, which is basically the same as the overseas version in terms of appearance and style, and in some configurations, the Forester listed overseas has been upgraded, as mentioned at the beginning of the article, it is expected to be synchronized with overseas models from the end of this year to the middle of next year.
The professor himself loves and hates the Subaru brand, love because of Subaru's piety in building cars, considerations for passenger safety and loyalty to driving; hate because Subaru is too tech-minded, the exterior interior has not changed for many years, so that many young users are discouraged, after all, the first impression is very important, and Subaru is exactly the type of inner beauty.
Domestically, if you know Subaru in depth, you will be impressed by its paranoia and persistence, but at the same time you will struggle with its relatively weak power, which the professor once fell into when he first chose the car. However, at this time when new energy and traditional energy are handed over, will Subaru switch to the new energy camp or stick to the internal combustion engine? This is the choice that Subaru is facing at the moment.