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Recently, Master Jiao learned from overseas automotive information channels that Subaru's 2025 New Forester will be on sale in the North American market, with a starting price of more than $30,000 and a price range of $31,090-$41,390, which is higher than the old model, with a maximum increase of $2,680. The current exchange rate is about 7.23 yuan per US dollar to RMB, and the specific price is calculated by yourself.
At present, the domestic Subaru Forester has not been updated to be the 2024 model, and this year's Beijing Auto Show may usher in the 2025 new car, let's wait and see. In this article, let's take a look at the changes that new cars have brought to North America, and why are the new models more expensive than the old ones?
The Subaru Forester is a star model in North America, with good sales, with more than 21,000 units sold in the U.S. in March. The 2025 model year is not a replacement, but the exterior is still redesigned, and the intelligent driving system and power system have been updated. It seems that the cost control is not in place, and the price has increased slightly.
The dimensions of the new model have not changed from the old model. The shape of the grid grille in the front face has changed, and the black spoke decoration is integrated with the headlights, abandoning the design of the old independent headlights, and finally no longer abrupt, that is, how is this visual sense a bit like the Honda CR-V?
The shape of the front center control area of the new model has changed, and some of the physical buttons of the air conditioning of the old model are integrated into the vertical center control screen, and only the physical buttons for defogging the front and rear windows and the temperature adjustment in the front row are separated. There are also volume knobs and double jump light buttons on both sides of the screen.
However, Subaru confirmed that some of the old models will continue to be produced, and the new and old models will be sold together in North America to mitigate the negative effects of rising new car prices.
The new model sold in North America is powered by a 2.5-liter horizontally opposed four-cylinder engine that produces a maximum of 180 hp and a reduced maximum torque of 240 Nm. The transmission remains the same as the CVT, and the horizontally opposed full-time all-wheel drive system is standard. Subaru said that this time they have improved the engine, improved the smooth handling and ride comfort, and suppressed the engine noise, and the forester will launch a hybrid system in the future, but Subaru did not give a clear time.