2018 Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium Automatic

• Fuel Consumption: City: 26 mpg
• Fuel Consumption: Highway: 32 mpg
• Remote power door locks
• Power windows
• Cruise controls on steering wheel
• 4-wheel ABS Brakes
• Front Ventilated disc brakes
• 1st and 2nd row curtain head airbags
• Passenger Airbag
• Side airbag
• Express open/close glass sunroof
• Rear spoiler: Lip
• Bluetooth wireless phone connectivity
• Digital Audio Input
• In-Dash single CD player
• Audio system memory card slot
• MP3 player
• SiriusXM AM/FM/HD/Satellite Radio
• Radio Data System
• Speed Sensitive Audio Volume Control
• Total Number of Speakers: 6
• Braking Assist
• ABS and Driveline Traction Control
• Stability control
• Privacy glass: Deep
• Wheel Width: 7
• Driver knee airbags
• Metal-look door trim
• Metal-look center console trim
• Roof rails
• Video Monitor Location: Front
• Trip computer
• External temperature display
• Tachometer
• Manufacturer's 0-60mph acceleration time (seconds): 8.9 s
• Power remote driver mirror adjustment
• Power remote passenger mirror adjustment
• Dual illuminated vanity mirrors
• Daytime running lights
• Audio controls on steering wheel
• STARLINK
• Front reading lights
• Anti-theft alarm system
• Bucket front seats
• Rear bench
• Fold forward seatback rear seats
• Rear seats center armrest
• Tilt and telescopic steering wheel
• Electric power steering
• Suspension class: Regular
• Interior air filtration
• Automatic front air conditioning
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System
• Cargo area light
• Max cargo capacity: 75 cu.ft.
• Vehicle Emissions: LEV3-SULEV30
• Fuel Type: Regular unleaded
• Fuel Capacity: 15.9 gal.
• Instrumentation: Low fuel level
• Clock: In-dash
• Coil front spring
• Regular front stabilizer bar
• Independent front suspension classification
• Strut front suspension
• Four-wheel Independent Suspension
• Coil rear spring
• Rear Stabilizer Bar: Regular
• Independent rear suspension
• Double wishbone rear suspension
• Front and rear suspension stabilizer bars
• Variable intermittent front wipers
• Steel spare wheel rim
• Spare Tire Mount Location: Inside under cargo
• Grille with chrome bar
• Center Console: Full with covered storage

Model Highlights

The 2018 Subaru Forester comes in a variety of different trims powered by one of two engines. The base engine is a 2.5L 4-cylinder making 170 horsepower. This engine is offered with a choice two transmissions -- a 6-speed manual or a continuously variable unit. The optional, turbocharged engine displaces 2.0L and makes a very healthy 250 horsepower. The turbocharged engine is only available with a continuously variable transmission, though the CVT does have a mode where it imitates a traditional manual, allowing upshifts and downshifts via paddles on the steering column. 2.5i Foresters come in four trims: Base, Premium, Limited and Touring. Base trims still feature a tilting and telescoping steering wheel with audio controls, a 4-speaker stereo with MP3 capabilities, a 4.3-inch color multi-function display and a rear backup camera. Premium models get a body-colored spoiler, panoramic sunroof, roof rails, 17-inch aluminum alloy wheels, a 10-way power adjustable driver's seat, reclining rear seats and a 6-speaker stereo. Limited models come standard with the CVT transmission and with leather seating. Heated front seats, a power liftgate, fog lights, a rear spoiler and heated mirrors are also standard equipment on Limited Foresters. Top-of-the-line Touring models feature everything from the Limited trim plus a navigation system, a dual-zone automatic climate control system, a heated steering wheel, push-button start and 18-inch wheels. Forester 2.0 XT models come in both Premium and Touring form. Both get the powerful 250-horsepower engine, better brakes and more aggressive styling than 2.5i models, as well as a front fascia and 18-inch wheels. The Touring and Premium models are otherwise similarly equipped to their 2.5i namesakes. Torque vectoring, first introduced on the high-performance Subaru WRX, is standard on 2.0XT Touring models with EyeSight and provides improved handling in tricky conditions. Accident avoidance and mitigation is covered by several safety systems. Symmetrical all-wheel drive, anti-lock brakes, several airbags, traction control and stability control are standard. All Foresters other than the Base model also benefit from EyeSight, a safety suite offered in a few variations. It includes devices like lane-departure warning, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert and forward collision warning with automatic braking.