My Forester beats BMW Z4, 350Z, S2000, RX8, SLK...

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Subaru Forester 2.5 XT's 0-60 time of 5.3 seconds ties
Porsche Boxster S and is better than that of most other
sports cars :-

BMW Z4 (5.5)
Honda S2000 (5.7)
Mazda RX8 (6.4)
Mercedes Benz SLK (6.9)
Mustang GT (6.1)
Nissan 350Z (5.4)

Although the Forester doesn't turn corners as fast as
these sports cars it can probably turn faster than most
(if not all) other SUV's and its 64 cuft of cargo space
is very important for me.
 
According to

http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=6854

ACCELERATION (Seconds)
Zero to 30 mph: 1.3
40 mph: 2.6
50 mph: 3.6
60 mph: 5.3
70 mph: 6.9
80 mph: 9.2
90 mph: 11.8
100 mph: 15.0
110 mph: 19.5
120 mph: 26.7

"The force-fed flat-four's combination of torque, gearing, and weight
will get you a blazing 0-to-60 time of 5.3 seconds and a quarter-mile
of 13.8 seconds at 97 mph, just 0.3 second slower than an $89,665
Porsche Cayenne Turbo".

The U.S. version of the Forester may be different from the Australian
or maybe we just have better drivers.
 
The U.S. version of the Forester may be different from the Australian
or maybe we just have better drivers.
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Yeah, I wouldn't bet on the better drivers thing. Have you seen how people
in the states drive?
Tonyrama
 
Hi,
Most of them are vehicle operators. Lot of them don't even know how to
drive stick shift, LOL. Minds don't even know how to replace tire.
Many times I see a guy standing on road side scratching their head
looking at the flat tire on his car.
See that tragic accident. The super star hockey player totaled his
Ferrari. I pray for their speedy recovery.
Tony
 
Hi Tony, All!

Hi,
0-60 in Kilometers or Miles? Hard to believe!
Trolling?
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Probably a true story, I've driven one, and they're pretty darn quick;
subjectively it felt as fast as my WRX! I'd be a bit nervous stuffing
the Forester into a turn slideways, tho! At least on pavement; the NA
Forester is a blast on a dirt road. The Ms. yells at me every time I
drive hers. ("Slow Down; It's not a race car!" "Sweetheart, they're
_all_ race cars . . ." ;-)

BTW, that name Larry Ganz seems awfully familiar, can't place it tho.

ByeBye! S.

Steve Jernigan KG0MB
Laboratory Manager
Microelectronics Research
University of Colorado
(719) 262-3101
 
The story is very true.. I have a WRX, I've driven a 2004 Forester XT.
The Forester is faster than the WRX, hands down.. that 2.5 has
great low-end that makes all the difference. I would have bought
one, but didn't want anything that looked even close to a SUV..

I'm holding out for the 2005 legacy wagon, which should be even faster.
 
The XT is like a jet plane taking off. Reminds me of 60's V-8s. We almost
bought the XT, but went for the OBW instead. The XT (even the premium
package) interior just wasn't all that nice, and it wasn't very comfy,
either. Plus the vehicle is, er, aesthetically challenged.
 
Tony Hwang said:
Hi,
Most of them are vehicle operators. Lot of them don't even know how to
drive stick shift, LOL.
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Yeah, you're right. I had to look around extra to find a manual shift Subie
when I bought mine. I heard it described as the difference between driving
and steering.

Minds don't even know how to replace tire.
Many times I see a guy standing on road side scratching their head
looking at the flat tire on his car.
See that tragic accident. The super star hockey player totaled his
Ferrari. I pray for their speedy recovery.
Tony
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Judging by the pictures of that car, I'd say they're lucky to be alive. If I
ever hit a wall at 80 MPH with my car, I can only hope I wouldn't feel a
thing.

Tonyrama
 
I have an XT and, though I haven't tried to see what it will really do
(still breaking in the engine, and owner's manual says nothing above
4K RPM), I can tell: this thing is (will be) fast.

Nevertheless, I find the Motor Trend number (5.3 to 60 MPH, manual
trans) a bit hard to believe. Somewhere in the owner's manual or other
docs that came with my car I saw 6.1 stated, though I don't recall
whether stick or auto trans.

As for aesthetics, I find the funky look appealing. I love sitting up
a bit high, but not SUV-high. The seats are firm but very comfortable.
All in all, a marvelous car.

HW
 
The fact that no one expects a car looking like the Forester to be
fast suggests the possibility of many a fun time at traffic lights,
looking in my rearview mirror at mouths hanging open in the cars
behind me.

Also, cops won't expect a small "cute-ute" SUV to be fast. They'll
figure their radars need recalibrating, or concentrate on the S2000s
and Boxters and similar cars. The Forester is a Q-ship! Further,
mine's white. No one expects a white car to be fast.

HW
 
The numbers I posted were from Car & Driver web site at

http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=6854

But I've found another site which shows a 0-60 time of
5.25 seconds for the Forester 2.5 XT.

http://www.car-videos.com/performance/view.asp?id1=277&id2=0

This site also shows a 0-60 time of 6.12 seconds for the 2003
Porsche Boxster and 5.6 seconds for the 2003 Boxster S.

http://www.car-videos.com/performance/speed.asp?Speed1=0&Speed2=60

I think I've made the right decision not to buy a Boxster :)
 
When I was younger my idea of a great car was when I and friends put a Ford
Interceptor engine in a Farlane. Another time a small 1948 Hurst (to haul
bodies) was fitted with a Corvette (2-4 bbls) engine. I will love the XT. ed
 
The Mitsubishi Airtrek Turbo is pretty similar to the Forester and about
as fast.
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Never heard of it. Perhaps Mitsubishi sells that model in the US under
another model name. Still, I've not been aware that they have a
similar product.
 
Never heard of it. Perhaps Mitsubishi sells that model in the US under
another model name. Still, I've not been aware that they have a
similar product.
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I don't know about the US. A quick browse on Google shows reviews and
ads in other countries such as the UK and Malaysia and Australia (as the
"Outlander"). Here's a review from Malaysia, saying it's a cheap way to
get near EVO levels of performance:

http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/March2003/1.3/leisure1.htm


Here's a standard Jeremy Clarkson rant, in which he says that it's
great, but you're probably better off getting either an EVO or else a
Turbo Forester ("slightly more practical, even more fun, and more than
£2,000 cheaper"). But definitely in the same ballpark...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3801-594695,00.html

Oh, and here is Clarkson on EVO vs STI:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3801-642974,00.html

-- Bruce
 
It will look plenty cool as it passes these cars, I can just imagine the
S2000/Z4/350Z owners faces turning white as they get beat to 60mph by an
SUV....priceless. I get that same look of disbelief in my Toyota RAV4 that
has been fitted with an AVO turbo & water/air intercooler, they never expect
anyone in a RAV4 to pull from them, its quite fun.
 

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