2010 Subaru Forester S-Edition concept review and pictures

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Posted Saturday, 16 October 2010 , 10:10:08 by:Angela

The 2010 Australian International Motor Show hosted in Sydney, unveiled the Subaru Forrester edition, which reveals some clues pointing to a new variant next year, also featuring a turbocharged 2.5-liter 193 kW engine and producing 347 Nm of torque, thus being more powerful than the XT model.
Other important performances include a revised sports suspension, an Alcantara seat trim with S-Edition logos, drilled alloy pedals and a Forrester S-Edition badging.
According to Nick Senior, the Managing Director of Subaru Australia, announces that they are pleased and honoured that Fuji Heavy Industries have chosen Sydney to unveil such a concept, which hints at an exciting development in the Firrester range at the beginning of the next year.
The Forrester is highly appreciated by the Australians, both in rural and urban environments, being a safe and useful vehicle. The diesel variants have represented 29 per cent of Forrester sales and not to forget that the vehicle features an independent five-star rating for the safety of its passengers and offers DataDot security.
It is to be launched in June.

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Subaru Forester S-Edition concept review:

FORESTER BOOSTS PROFILE IN WORLDWIDE DEBUT

An exciting Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive Subaru Forester concept with some strong clues pointing to a new variant next year has been unveiled at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney.

The Forester S-Edition concept, making its worldwide debut in Sydney, builds on the turbocharged following of the existing Forester XT.

Forester S-Edition's turbocharged 2.5 litre 193 Kilowatt engine is 24 kW more powerful than the XT and produces 347 Newtonmetres of torque, up 27 Nm.

Other significant additions include:

Paddleshift five-speed automatic gearbox
Revised sports suspension
Variable Torque Distribution (VTD) All-Wheel Drive
Exclusive styling accents
STI 17-inch high lustre alloy wheels
Alcantara seat trim with S-Edition logos
Drilled alloy pedals
Luminescent instruments with centre design unique to the model
Forester S-Edition badging

Nick Senior, Managing Director, Subaru Australia, said: "We're delighted and honoured that Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) have chosen Sydney for the worldwide unveil of this Forester concept.

"It points towards an exciting development in our Forester range early next year.

"Forester is firmly established as Australia's best selling compact sports utility vehicle, with the most recent addition to the range being the diesel variants that are proving a sales winner for our All-Wheel Drive brand.

"There's no denying Forester's appeal to Australians in both urban and rural environments, so we think this concept will only add to the huge interest," added Mr Senior.

Today's unveil follows FHI's recent announcement of its first all-new new engine in 21 years, which will debut on normally aspirated Foresters in Australia in early 2011.

The third-generation four cylinder horizontally opposed Boxer engine will launch as a 2.5 litre in Australia.

It features a longer stroke, compact combustion chamber and lighter moving parts.

Forester remains Australia's best-selling compact sports utility vehicle year-to-date, with recently launched diesel variants drawing even more customers to the multi-award-winning model.

Since going on the market in June, diesel variants have represented 29 per cent of Forester sales.

Along with every vehicle in the Subaru range, Forester has an independent five-star rating for occupant safety from the respected Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) and is protected by DataDot security.

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