2009 Subaru Forester revealed
17 Dec, 2007
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More details now available here.
One sneaky member of the Subaru Forester Owner’s Club has managed to snap these shots of the new 2009 Subaru Forester in brilliant detail.
Also making an appearance in the form of a magazine scan is the new turbocharged Forester GT/XT model.
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December 17th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Looks very production ready for a 2009 model.
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December 17th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Looks like a mini-Kluger. Dash wood trims looks out of place in an otherwise sensible cockpit arrangement.
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December 17th, 2007 at 10:56 pm
This looks terrible, kind of KIA design no real class.
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December 17th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
that looks great! Love the GT/XT
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December 18th, 2007 at 7:25 am
Looks good but where is the diesel engine?
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December 18th, 2007 at 7:32 am
Sorry, but you people really must be vision impaired if you think this looks better than the current Territory.
The only problem Ford has is they are milking the last drop of petrol sales before they bring out a turbo diesel version and they have plenty of great stuff to choose from!
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December 18th, 2007 at 8:03 am
“Sorry, but you people really must be vision impaired if you think this looks better than the current Territory.”
who mentioned the terriroty? close minded ford fan go away
“Looks very production ready for a 2009 model.”
its an 08 model that will be called an MY09 to toie in with subarus naming procedures. IE the 2007 model forester is the MY08.
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December 18th, 2007 at 8:05 am
“Sorry, but you people really must be vision impaired if you think this looks better than the current Territory.”
who mentioned the terriroty? closed minded ford fan go away
“Looks very production ready for a 2009 model.”
its an 08 model that will be called an MY09 to toie in with subarus naming procedures. IE the 2007 model forester is the MY08.
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December 18th, 2007 at 8:19 am
guys you sure theis isnt a rebadged kluger?
What are subaru doing, they once had style now there throwing it away!
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December 18th, 2007 at 8:45 am
anti-spam: Subaru.
It’s a nice car apart from the front. The front is hideous.
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December 18th, 2007 at 9:10 am
Not sure about the kmart seat trim/covers. I think the diesel engine will go to Europe first unfortunately.
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December 18th, 2007 at 9:26 am
First they ruin the Liberty with that gross facelift, then the new Impreza comes out and it looks like amy winehouse threw it up on a drug binge and now this.
im never buying a subaru if they continue on with these dreadful looking cars..
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December 18th, 2007 at 10:08 am
This car looks hideous in my opinion. What is happening with Subaru? They are getting too complacent, and they are a 1 trick pony at the moment. All you’ll ever hear from a Subaru fan is “Symetrical AWD”. Compare the interior of this car to a CX-7, or Kluger. NO contest.
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December 18th, 2007 at 10:16 am
Tony who even mentioned the territory. The forester is not to be compared with territory, its competition from ford is the Escape!
Car is not a 2009 model, as pointed out above it may carry my09 naming but it is coming early 2008 (march or april).
Comments about the seat trim mirror my thoughts, the seat trim is very underwhelming. Oh well more people will be swayed to higher spec’d leather clad models i guess.
Car looks ok i think, the sports grill looks far better than the grille on the red model though. But you can always option it.
The big thing will be the drive though. If the refinement even goes close to the new impreza this car will sell incredibly well regardless!
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December 18th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
People who buy Suby Foresters (past, present and future) do so for practicality and have never being or will be particularly concerned with looks. There are only so many things you can do with a box. I agree that it will be the quality of the drive and what you get inside that differentiates this car from the competition.
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December 18th, 2007 at 2:01 pm
The interior looks pretty cheap aswell. Silver highlights and fake woodgrain is a bad combo. The bright red fake woodgrain would look more subtle if coloured in highlighters.
The interior is almost the same as the Impreza, I hope that Subby don’t screw up the next Liberty inside and out, my guess is that they will.
The Outlander seems like a better opinion.
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December 18th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
I love foresters and always will, but what is with the ‘mini me’ mirror on the front???
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December 18th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
“I love foresters and always will, but what is with the ‘mini me’ mirror on the front???”
HAHA its an Asian market specific item. Maybe they do alot of towing over there!
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December 18th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Tom - The mini mirror right at the front is what was originally the wing mirror. It’s position apparently removes or at least minimises the blind spot.
Car manufacturers moved the mirror to onto the doors for ease and conveninece to allow drivers to adjust them by hand.
Now that most cars have electric mirrors.. up front isn;t a bad place for the mirrors to be they could still be remote controlled and there would be less chance of them being knocked off by a 2 wheeled kamikaze courier etc.
Mind you they could get rid of mirrors altogether and use small cameras and a central display unit in the console
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December 18th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
There’s no way it looks like the territory. It looks more like the Kluger from the rear and a Mazda BT-50/Ford Ranger from the front
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December 18th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
Ken Self….The diesel engine is usually under the bonnet/hood!!!!
seriously Subaru are developing a diesel boxer but have had problems with vibration. hopefully they wil sort it. Diesel Car Magazine (UK) state the new forrester will be the first Subaru with a diesel.
At last they realise the power of the European market.
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December 19th, 2007 at 12:57 pm
Will it be a competitor against the Toyota Kluger or is it in a totally different class?
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December 19th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
I have noticed that all new subarus (except for impereza) have a new grill, example the 2008 tribeca and the new 2009 forester.
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December 19th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
Another bonnet pressing identical to the Kluger that looks like an elephant has sat on it. The instrument layout mirrors the current model. It is wrong on the current model and is wrong on this one.
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January 3rd, 2008 at 11:18 am
So when does the world get a serial hybrid diesel electric Forester? With seats as comfortable as a Volvo!
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January 22nd, 2008 at 10:27 pm
Certainly looks different, hopefully its a bit more refined than the current model. I brought my wife a MY06 XT-L a couple of years ago. Great fun to drive, a little bit crude on the interior, the manual needs another gear, to bring the fuel consumption down. Road noise is harsh.
I will definately consider buying another one in a couple of years, and again you can’t go past the 2.5 turbo for a bit of fun!
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January 24th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Another disaster from Subaru. One ugly assortment of chrome bits smearing the grill right across the nose between headlights ?
Subaru has totally lost the plot.
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March 8th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Generally the appearance in pic format look okay although my jury is out regarding the bonnet shape and will wait until seeing one in the flesh.
Having a MY08 Forester now and an MY05 outback I must admit I can’t handle the MY09 Foresters curved dash, a la Tribeca, which is an absolute abomination.Will someone kindly put the designer out of his/her misery.
Thankfully I won’t replace either existing Subies for a year or so and maybe Subie will have sorted the bonnet and dash design appearance problems by then.
Also I am interested in the diesel rather than petrol replacement as our family covers lots of rural distance annually.
And while at it, Subaru, how about giving buyers some gravel puncture resistant tyresas standard fitment. The Yokohamas, as were the Bridgestones before them, are totally inadequate and a major annoyance and inconvenience. And yes, many manufacturers now offer suitable and puncture resistant tyres. If I wanted supermarket carpark characteristics I would have bought a Liberty or Impreza! And for God’s sake I hope you have not fitted that insane tempory spare you insult us with in the current Impreza. And finally bush vehicles, i.e. “Outbacks” deserve steel wheels as fitted to Forester. If alloys are wanted let them be an option. You should see what has happened to the alloys on our Outback!
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March 15th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
I think the forester rivals any competitor and I like the new design. It is true that those of us who have owned and continue to buy Subaru do it for pure functional reasons. The unit gets you where you want to go and snow covered roads become a pleasure with the current AWD. Interior effects have always been in practical reach and the 09′ is further improved. The new framed windows is a plus and the overall stability of the vehicle is second to none in its class. What’s the problem?
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March 24th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
I currently owned MY06 Forester XS Luxury. I am quite happy with the body looks, but if is a bit more sportier will be nice, with the performance sometime is exceptable but other time it is horrible I guess lots of people experienced it, and road noise is very loud compare with the MAGNA (my old car). Interior for the Luxury is not good enough.I have had been waiting for the new model mainly the interior changes and the engine torque improvement.
The new MY09 Forester seems a little bit better in power (Luckily there is XT models for better performances, but the exterior looks is not acceptable as its rear is more likely the Kluger,why??? the front looks is really shocking. I always like the Liberty but the front light is shaping like the eagle (not my shape, never!!!) the only one is not eagle looks was the Forester, now they are bacame one family now (disappointed). With engine options I am really proud of the new Accord V6 ( 3,4 0r 6 switching around). The Liberty can too but not enough options, why not Forester ranges.
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March 24th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Wacaer mentioned the looks is not important as the car can drive where you want to go. My say any car can do that…
But the badge of Subaru always known as Performance,Safety and LUXURY class. To impressed buyer style is the first sight. Toyota always well known as a reliable car still chasing for styles.
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April 26th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
subaru, were original, now they`re blending in with all the rest, what next- remove the low range
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May 26th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
We have bought the XT Premium and I can safely say that it has turned heads. And they are very impressed. The drive is impeccable and so easy. We actually had avoided the Forester before because of looks, but this new model got us in. Very nice drive!
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May 28th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
*wow…
#thing new forester surely catching people’s eye…nice job for the GT model…sure fast one of a SUV…..(much better than impreza models) (”,)
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August 3rd, 2008 at 7:46 am
Hi, I live in Europe and drove the Legacy Station Diesel today. It is amazing, with no engine vibration at all and sounds like a gasoline engine. The torque is overwhelming (320 Nm) and is just always there no matter what speed/revs.
The dealer told me he was already able to order Forrester Diesels from Germany. Hope to get one soon 8-D
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