Text/Su Jin Ji
In my impression, Subaru is a relatively "nostalgic" car brand, which will make some design changes in the appearance or interior of the product in the process of developing with the times, but the core feeling still continues the stability of the past. Perhaps in an era when aesthetics can change at any time, Subaru did not give the model how eye-catching the design, but the quality of the brand's products is almost always word of mouth.
Subaru's Forester is more popular in the domestic market and is also a compact SUV model with high practicality. The Forester has 4655mm in length, 1815mm in width, 1730mm in height and 2670mm in wheelbase, so from the overall point of view of this model, it is not a large-scale model.
The first feeling that foresters gave me at the design level was not so fashionable, but there was a sense of simplicity and unpretentious grounding. The model's front grille is a more traditional hexagonal structure, with matte black as the main color, using a simple horizontal line arrangement, and inlaid with a Subaru logo in the middle.
Its body lines have a sense of power, the lower bracket kit used, although not very aesthetically pleasing, protects the edges of the chassis very well, and in order to enhance the visual effect, chrome trim has been added to the brackets under the doors. The external luggage home on the roof and the stamped crease lines of the body give it a somewhat hardcore feel.
The three-dimensional feel at the rear of the car will be more pronounced, and the extended tail wing is embedded with a high brake light in the middle. The tail lights are individually laid out and have a slightly sharp shape. The rear bumper at the rear of the car also has a bracket to protect the chassis edge of the rear, and the exhaust is a unilateral layout, which makes the rear appear to have some regularity.
Although the forester does not look too large from the outside, after entering the car, its head space reservation is very good, no matter the front and rear rows can not feel the depressive feeling of the top of the head, even if the height is 183 cm, the top of the head will leave a punch height. The 4 versions currently on sale by the Forester are all standard with single skylights that can be used for ventilation and some lighting.
The layout and design of the interior will have a traditional feel, in addition to the 8-inch display embedded in the middle of the center console, there are also physical button areas. For example, its air conditioning control adopts physical buttons and physical knobs, which are often more practical than aesthetic effects, which will be more friendly to drivers who are accustomed to the touch of physical buttons.
In addition, the Forester's steering wheel is lighter to steer, it is not as heavy as expected, even for female drivers with small arms, it will be easier. In addition, the more comfortable part of the control texture of this model is its gearbox, and the gearbox it matches is CVT stepless transmission, the handling texture is relatively smooth, and there is rarely a sense of frustration.
Subaru Forester is not very good in terms of power, the whole series uses a 2.0L self-priming engine, the power is 154Ps + 196N·m, which has a smooth power output for daily travel use, but it is more peaceful in terms of power response, more inclined to comfort than explosiveness. Fortunately, the fuel loss of the self-priming engine is relatively low, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of 100 kilometers under WLTC conditions can reach 7.8L.
summary:
Subaru Forester's use scenario is relatively broad, as a compact SUV, it can be used for daily home or travel, the high chassis has passability, and it can avoid bumping the chassis in the face of more potholed terrain. Although this model does not look large, but the carrying capacity is relatively strong, in addition to the trunk capacity, the roof of the luggage rack is also convenient to place some additional items. The more reassuring part of this model is the stability of the three major parts, the bending ability of the chassis is relatively strong, and on the basis of low fuel consumption, it also has a smooth transmission mechanism, so it still continues the original quality in terms of handling texture.