There are no Euroncap results for the Subaru Forester, but can anyone help with the safety features that the older (Forester Turbo S 2000-on) and new (Forester XT) Foresters have?

Is there someone at Subaru I can speak to, or somewhere online that will have the information?

I'm interested in the various air bags, the side impact protection bars, stc, and how they differ between the two.

Are there any crash tests available on either car? It doesn't matter if they are based in the US, or worldwide, etc.

Thanks in advance
Andy

 

Andy,

The new XT gets top marks in the US safety tests. If you are thinking of getting one, do so. It's a superb all round car. A lot more versitile than a scoob. You can even tart one up

www.subaru.com

 

have you tried the actual ncap website? Much more info on there than you find anywhere else... the address is : www.euroncap.com (I am sure it's .com) Good Luck

 

John @ Cheam will have all that stuff Andy.......

Steve

 

Thanks for all the info!

I just have one more person to convince!!

 

Andy,

If it's a new one you are after, it might be worth waiting as there is rumoured to be a 2.5 litre turbo XT coming soon

 

Is it coming to the UK?

 

rumoured to be, but nothing for definate. If it was I'd expect to hear of it in September when the 05 Forrester comes out

 

Thanks Neil, i'll keep an eye out for it. My better half has decided she wants a Forester later on this year and was thinking about going for a JDM STi but this may make her think about sticking with a UK car.

Chris

 

The JDM Forester STI is available via grey importers, but it's close to £28k!!

To be honest I've had a look at some XT prices, but I think they may be out of my price range, so I'll probably look at newer S-Turbo (IIRC MY00/W-reg and newer), as they had the mild facelift and the wider rear track.

 

Has anyone driven the JDM car?

 

Nearly £27k from David Hendry Cars, although I haven't been fortunate enough to test drive one!

 

Andy

We had an S-Turbo (Y reg) - when the XT came out we took one for a test drive, and that was it - ordered on the spot. The old one was very good, but the XT was a significant improvement in all areas!!!!!


The 2.5 in the US is much quicker - 0-60 in 6.5 secs with loads more torque, apparently. I do hope that engine comes over here!

Keith

 

You (and/or Caroline )can have a go in mine if you want Andy.......though it's been slightly fettled.. Vonnie drives it everyday & she's quite happy.

Steve

 

Steve,

It's very generous of you, but I decided a long time ago not to drive other peoples cars! I know I'll be careful, but there's no guarantee for the other drivers on the road!!

I've driven a Forester Sport (2.0 NA) and I was quite impressed with the visability, performance, etc. I notice that Cheam Motors have a secondhand Forester on their forecourt, so we can go harrass them! (I don't have an issue with driving dealer/loan cars )