Subaru Forester 2002 test drive - 2005 SUV
Officer of the Life Guards
From the brutal forester, he turned into a brave officer of intelligent appearance and outstanding abilities. Sudden appearance
Honestly, the picture was a worthy brush of one of the artists-forwards. Something between the Fedotov’s matchmaking of the major and on the arable land. The idyllic villagers, who had just calmly turned hay, froze suddenly, as under the gaze of Medusa Gorgon. Subaro-Forester sparkling steel metallic rapidly rolled out of the forest thicket and interrupted their hard work.
Guys, where are you from?! Not immediately an revived gray -haired grandfather asked.
For some reason, for some reason, it involuntarily escaped from the forest.
Yes, there are only tractors and drive ...
Now not only, I thought to myself. With the ability to climb the leales and steep slopes, the forester surprised me today (this is how the name of the machine from English is translated) no less than the inhabitants of the village near Moscow by their unexpected appearance.
The clearance is in 195 mm, an almost smooth, well -protected bottom, all -wheel drive and, alas, no differential locks, no demultipliter, no toothy wheels. Fortunately, some kind of road at the bottom of the forest hollow, which at first an even road quietly turned, was still. And to the assault on any obstacle, the car rushed no worse than a fearless warrior.
In case of rear differential overheating, the control lamp will light up, recommending
to stop the driver and let the system cool down
Having stained strongly, with a couple of times in the belly, but still muffledly rumbling with the engine, raking with wheels and breaking forward, the car went into the light of God after a minute. How can I not be imbued with sympathy? And I must say, the new Forester deserved this very sympathy not only thanks to off -road abilities.
A militant intellectual The new, however, is said loudly. In fact, we have just restyling. However, this is still not entirely true. Remember what his predecessor looked like? The angular and rustic, highly sitting a station wagon above the ground, not distinguished by designer sorts. A real stocky man, firmly sewn and not too well tailored.
Now it will not turn to call it brutal. A kind of warrior, who replaced the soldier's tunic for an officer uniform, and Kirzachi for Yalovy boots. Judge for yourself. Slightly toned, slightly slanting headlights with fashionable individual lenses, round, planted in deep nests of the aircraft, changed hood and bumper, a grille of a radiator with horizontal slots, other feeds with elegant triangles of the rear optics and a hexagonal door ... In general, it looks very pretty. It is just right that the name is no longer a forest, but at least a huntsman-intellectual with higher education. And just a military man in the shower.
Fight camouflage, gallant manners In Detroit, where this year the updated car was first shown this year, the stand of Subaru at all clearly decorated the Foreter body cut in several planes. The Japanese clearly demonstrated additional stiffness bars and aluminum inserts, as well as increased glazing area and the opening of the fifth door. According to the creators, the car has become even tougher, durable and more resilient.
And the interior designers did not loom from now on in the salon of the slightest hint of cheap plastic. There is plastic, but it is porous and pleasant to the touch. The more modern console with a silver metal trim has become. You press, for example, on the lid, behind which the cup holder is hidden, and he, decorously advanced, gallantly offers his services.
And how good a climate control panel is good! The archaic damper was replaced by comfortable round handles. A light touch, and the salon is filled with the desired coolness. Whatever you take a look at whatever touch everything and breathes goodness, maximum thoughtfulness.
A fairly short -handed rear suspension is more configured for a sports ride than to conquer off -road
In a word, from the inside, like outside, a kind of brave major label-guards. Ideal straightening, prudent, executive, not bad education, and besides, apparently, not shining daily morning charging with runs. Do not believe? In movement with its military diligence, the car only fixes this image.
Rally genes, military ID
Impreza rally beast platform, an opposite 177-horsepower turbo engine with a low center of gravity, which provides excellent painfulness and temperament, proven by thousands of kilometers of sports tracks, a full-wheel drive system, how do you think such a machine on a high-speed highway should feel? Correctly perfect. Moreover, this is by no means a quick -tempered fighter, ready from the slightest touch to the accelerator pedal to break into the skid.
Devices did not lose in clarity and gained separate nests
He will gladly go with you on a march, but will be sustained and cold-blooded. Nor howls of vet-ra thanly improved aerodynamics, he licking the soft shape of the body at high speed. In corners, if you set the task, will stay to the last. You will order a turn of the turnover and then almost imperceptibly swallow such potholes, where the other and the wheels can grow up.
Prose of life
On that day, more than 700 kilometers were left behind by no means ideal roads of the Ryazan and Moscow regions. The car is iron, what is it. And I admit, I did not think that I was overpowering at once, without blessings-slats-dinuses, such a route. Surprisingly, not a hint of fatigue. Easy overtaking, even when it is necessary to accelerate with 130140 km/h, very understandable, clearly working brakes, an ideal ergonomics, a captivating energy -intensive suspension: tens of kilometers are swallowed, it seems, in the blink of an eye.
And reducing in addition A car with a hopeless 2-liter 125-horsepower engine and a mechanical checkpoint has an important advantage compared to a more powerful counterpart. In his transmission there is a demultiplitor (gear ratio 1.45). Next to the cake of the box in the cabin, you will immediately notice its lever. Such an all -resistant option will still not help to butt with the most notorious professional crooks, but it will be very useful when overcoming complex lifts or when towing a heavy (up to 1800 kg) trailer. In addition, in contrast to 177-horsepower brothers, such Subaru is equipped with tires with a higher 205/70 R15 profile and a all-resistant tread pattern.
In short, by the end of the day there are only flattering epithets in my head. Forester was from a rare number of cars in which to look for shortcomings only to waste time. A guy is good for everyone, one trouble is painfully dear.
They ask for $ 40,500 for it and no less. Nothing, however, is an amazing one here. After all, a forester plays in his own league, representing a unique combination of a SUV, a decent crook and a prestigious passenger all -wheel drive station wagon. None of them individually boast of such a set of qualities.
Subaru Forester 2.0 XT
general information
Equipped mass, kg
1430
Length x width x height, mm
4450x1735x1585
Base, mm
2525
Front/back, mm track
1495/1485
Maximum speed, km/h
195
Acceleration time 0100 km/h, with
9.1
Road clearance, mm
195
Fuel consumption, l/100 km city/highway
13.7 / 7.6
Engine
Design
Opposite, 4-cylinder
Cylinder diameter X piston stroke, mm
92.0 x 75.0
Working volume, SMZ
1994
Power, L.S. (kW) at rpm
130/5600
Torque, kgs.m (N.M) at rpm
25.0 (245)/3200
It is necessary to combine comfort and controllability, dynamics and economy, cross -country ability and safety, reliability, quality and, of course, remain in reasonable price framework. In Russia, if you are looking for a powerful SUV, then the choice is quite rich: RAV4 (from $ 32,890), CR-V (from 31,000), Frilendder-2.5 (from $ 33,000), scenes-RX4 (from $ 24,900), Santa-F-2,7 (from $ 28 900). And if you want a top package, feel free to add to the basic price another 5 thousand more. But you still can’t call these cars with brisk cars. For me, these fighters of the Life Guards of all-wheel drive station wagons can be attributed only to Subaru-Autbek 3.0 ($ 41,200), Volvo-Cross-Cantry and Audi-canryud 2.7. Moreover, the last two guards in a similar configuration cannot be found cheaper than $ 45 and $ 60 thousand, respectively.
Here is such a prose of life.
Alexey Sergeev, photo of Maxim Goncharov
A source: Magazine "Limousine" [10/02]
