Subaru Forester 2.5x Ltd. Pzev

摘要

As With all our Sport/Utility of the Year winners, the 2009 Subaru Forester received an invitation to join our long-term fleet and, naturally, it rsvp'd yes. Rather than sample the available turbocharged 224-horsepower engine, we opted for the naturally aspirated version for a few reasons: First, we've played extensively with the more powerful 2.5-liter turbo in our long-term Impreza WRX and felt the standard flat-four would be a nice change of pace. Second, the N.A. Forester is Subaru's volume leader, so why not get a taste of what most people are living with? Subaru offers its non-turbo Forester in three trim levels: standard 2.5X, 2.5X Premium, and 2.5X Limited. If you reside in a state that's adopted California's emissions specifications, your 2.5-liter gets a Partial Zero Emission Vehicles (PZEV) stamp, which costs an additional $200. For our long-termer, we chose a 2.5X Limited PZEV with nav ($1800), XM satellite radio ($453), Bluetooth microphone kit ($237), and a cargo net ($46).