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The Subaru Forester Sport is a mid-spec variant of the mid-size SUV that adds visual extras and more features in petrol and hybrid versions.
The Forester AWD Sport comes in at $48,490, or in AWD Hybrid Sport guise for $54,990. It scores a sunroof, water-repellent seat trim, a digital driver display, green stitching for the steering wheel and dark metallic 18-inch wheels.
It also keeps the electrically-adjustable front seats, sat-nav, auto-dipping and folding door mirrors and a hands-free tailgate from the Premium variant below it as well as the standard 11.6-inch multimedia touchscreen with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, the 18-inch wheels, auto LED headlights, dual-zone climate control, heated front seats and electric folding rear seats as well as a wireless phone charger.
Boot space is 496 litres in petrol or 484L in hybrid, and 1174L or 1162L respectively with the rear seats down. The non-hybrid Forester also gets a space-saver spare wheel, but the hybrid misses out.
Under the bonnet is a 2.5-litre naturally aspirated flat-four ‘boxer’ engine for petrol versions that makes 136kW and 247Nm. Subaru claims the Forester drinks 7.9L of petrol (91 RON) per 100km of driving.
Hybrids have the same type of engine with different valve controls and lower outputs, plus a 90kW electric motor that is placed before the transmission and sends electric power to all four wheels. Total outputs for the hybrids are 145kW and 276Nm, with 6.2L/100km fuel consumption as claimed by Subaru.
A maximum five-star ANCAP rating and nine airbags mean peace-of mind in case of the worst, but there’s also plenty of active safety tech including adaptive cruise, emergency lane-keep and centring with departure warnings, pre-collision braking, auto emergency steering, driver monitoring and a feature which slows the car to a safe stop if it detects the driver is unresponsive.
Subaru‘s five-year, unlimited kilometre warranty covers the Forester, and servicing intervals are every 15,000km or 12 months.
Subaru Forester 2026: 2.5I Sport (awd)
| Engine Type | Flat 4, 2.5L |
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| Fuel Efficiency | 7.9L/100km (combined) |
| Seating | 5 |
| Price From | $48,490 |
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