2016 Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium
Subaru Forester Details
Automatic
B4, 2.5L; DOHC
Dark Gray Metallic
AWD
Gasoline
101,294 Miles
Gray
16094
JF2SJAGC8GH561376
2.5i Premium
Estimated Payment
$0 / month
About This 2016 Subaru Forester
Recent Arrival! Clean CARFAX. Dark Gray Metallic 2016 Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium AWD Lineartronic CVT 2.5L 4-Cylinder DOHC 16V VVTWe realize that you have lots of choices when leasing or buying an automobile and our desire is to ensure you have the best car buying experience. We consider customer satisfaction to be our highest priority. Throughout each of our departments, the emphasis is always on putting our customers' needs first. We pride ourselves on listening to the needs of our customers. Everything we do is designed to make your car buying or leasing experience as easy and enjoyable as possible. Competitive pricing, knowledgeable staff and superior customer service all add up to create a simple and painless way to purchase a world class automobile at a great price. 24/32 City/Highway MPGAwards: * 2016 IIHS Top Safety Pick+ * 2016 KBB.com Best Resale Value Awards * 2016 KBB.com 10 Best SUVs Under $25,000 * 2016 KBB.com 10 Best All-Wheel Drive Vehicles Under $25,000 * 2016 KBB.com Brand Image AwardsReviews: * Airy interior with plenty of room for adults in both seating rows; impressive fuel economy for an all-wheel-drive crossover; optional turbocharged engine provides spirited acceleration; above-average off-road ability; top safety scores. Source: Edmunds
Features & Options
- Air filtration
- Front air conditioning
- Front air conditioning zones: single
- Rear vents: second row
- Airbag deactivation: occupant sensing passenger
- Front airbags: dual
- Knee airbags: driver
- Side airbags: front
- Side curtain airbags: front / rear
- Antenna type: diversity / mast
- Auxiliary audio input: Bluetooth / iPod/iPhone / jack / USB
- In-Dash CD: MP3 Playback / single disc
- Internet radio app: AHA / iHeartRadio / Pandora / Stitcher
- Radio: AM/FM / HD radio / touch screen display
- Radio data system
- Satellite radio: SiriusXM
- Total speakers: 6
- ABS: 4-wheel
- Braking assist
- Electronic brakeforce distribution
- Front brake type: ventilated disc
- Power brakes
- Rear brake type: disc
- Armrests: rear center with cupholders / rear folding
- Floor mat material: carpet
- Floor material: carpet
- Floor mats: front / rear
- Ambient lighting
- Assist handle: front / rear
- Cargo area light
- Center console: front console with armrest and storage / illuminated
- Cruise control
- Cupholders: front / rear
- Multi-function remote: keyless entry / panic alarm / trunk release
- One-touch windows: 1
- Overhead console: front
- Power outlet(s): 12V cargo area / two 12V front
- Power steering
- Power windows: lockout button
- Reading lights: front / rear
- Rearview mirror: manual day/night
- Steering wheel: tilt and telescopic
- Steering wheel mounted controls: audio / cruise control / phone
- Storage: cargo tie-down anchors and hooks / door pockets / front seatback / grocery bag holder / in floor / sunglasses holder
- Vanity mirrors: dual
- Door handle color: body-color
- Exhaust tip color: metallic
- Front bumper color: body-color
- Grille color: black with chrome accents
- Headlight bezel color: chrome
- Mirror color: body-color
- Rear bumper color: body-color
- Rear trunk/liftgate: liftgate
- Rocker panel color: black
- Window trim: black
- Infotainment: STARLINK
- Infotainment screen size: 7 in.
- Clock
- Digital odometer
- External temperature display
- Fuel economy display: MPG / range
- Gauge: tachometer
- Multi-function display
- Trip odometer
- Warnings and reminders: coolant temperature warning / lamp failure / low fuel level / low oil pressure
- Daytime running lights
- Headlights: auto off / halogen
- Side mirror adjustments: manual folding / power
- Side mirrors: heated
- 4WD type: full time
- Alternator: 90 amps
- Moonroof / Sunroof: one-touch open/close / power panoramic / sliding sunshade
- Roof rails: black
- Camera system: rearview
- Child safety door locks
- Child seat anchors: LATCH system
- Crumple zones: front / rear
- Impact absorbing seats: dual front
- Impact sensor: fuel cut-off
- Rearview monitor: in dash
- Safety brake pedal system
- Emergency locking retractors: front / rear
- Front seatbelts: 3-point
- Rear seatbelts: 3-point
- Seatbelt force limiters: front
- Seatbelt pretensioners: front
- Seatbelt warning sensor: front
- Driver seat: heated
- Driver seat power adjustments: 10 / height / lumbar / reclining
- Front headrests: 2 / adjustable
- Front seat type: bucket
- Passenger seat: heated
- Passenger seat manual adjustments: 4
- Rear headrests: 3 / adjustable
- Rear seat folding: split
- Rear seat manual adjustments: reclining
- Rear seat type: 60-40 split bench
- Upholstery: cloth
- Anti-theft system: alarm / vehicle immobilizer
- Power door locks: anti-lockout
- Hill holder control
- Stability control
- Traction control
- Front shock type: gas
- Front spring type: coil
- Front stabilizer bar
- Front struts: MacPherson
- Front suspension classification: independent
- Front suspension type: lower control arms
- Rear shock type: gas
- Rear spring type: coil
- Rear stabilizer bar
- Rear suspension classification: independent
- Rear suspension type: double wishbone
- Smart device app compatibility: MySubaru
- Smart device app function: horn/light operation / lock operation / maintenance scheduling / maintenance status / vehicle location
- Wireless data link: Bluetooth
- Spare tire mount location: inside
- Spare tire size: temporary
- Spare wheel type: steel
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System
- Wheels: aluminum alloy
- Front wipers: variable intermittent
- Heated windshield wiper rests
- Liftgate window: fixed
- Power windows: safety reverse
- Rear privacy glass
- Rear wiper: intermittent / with washer
- Tinted glass
- Window defogger: rear
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2016 Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium Review
Subaru is one of those hot brands, having been on a roll for a number of years continuing to do what they do best: making all wheel drive runabouts for the left of center crowd. Here's a quick look at what's new for their best-seller, the 2016 Forester.This 4th gen Forester went on sale in 2013 and comes in 6 flavors ranging in price from about $23,000 to $35,000, all with the brand’s hallmark 4-cylinder boxer engine and standard all-wheel drive. Forester models with an XT badge are also turbocharged. The term Boxer refers to the motor’s flat engine design with horizontally opposed cylinders. Not only does this arrangement provide a lower center of gravity imparting better handling, but it’s also an integral part of Subaru’s symmetrical all-wheel drive system, so called because all of its components lie along the centerline of the vehicle unlike competing setups. All wheels are powered, to various degrees, at all times and in my experience this isn’t just a bunch of marketing jargon. All-wheel drive systems are not all the same and Subie’s shine when the going gets tough. To expand their appeal outside of the northeast, they’re educating shoppers about the inherent dry-road handling benefits, as well.
My tester is just a notch over the base model, known as the 2.5i Premium, referring to the 2.5-liter engine with dual overhead cams, an active valve control system but no direct injection. That being said, its gas mileage is still right there at 27mpg in combined driving. It produces 170 horsepower, 174 pound-feet of torque and can be had with either a 6-speed manual or like here, the brand’s Lineartronic CVT. Despite its bad reputation, the continuously variable transmission is improving and Subaru’s is surprisingly automatic-like in its sensations minus the shift points. It’s very agreeable. It’s interesting to note however that the freshened 2017 Forester will debut a reprogrammed CVT with pauses to mimic those shifts in hopes of delivering a sportier feel.
The standard panoramic moonroof and tall roofline lend a sense of grand openness and there’s large, easy to load cargo room with fold flat seats and underfloor storage with compartments for small items.
Subaru calls their multimedia system Starlink and it’s new in the Forester this year.
This optional 7” multimedia touchscreen navigation system is pretty decent and easy to get around. Connect your smartphone and gain access to a handful of apps too plus the ability to remotely lock and unlock the doors, etc. One of my favorite features is the sunrise/sunset map…so fitting in a Subaru. A push of a button also connects you to Starlink Connected Services, an OnStar-like 4G LTE-fueled telematics system with 2 different packages, the basic one free for the first year and then $99 annually. You won’t find SIRI Eyes Free, Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, however. Also new for 2016, is the addition of Lane Keep Assist to the EyeSight Driver Assist package, a dual camera system providing adaptive crusie, pre-collision braking, lane departure warning and another new feature, steering responsive fog lights. Throw in heated seats and the price here rests at $28,540.
I'm sold on the virtues of Subaru's all-wheel drive system, and they make a darn good CVT to go with their surprisingly energetic Boxer engine. The ride is very smooth, there's also decent space in here and very good safety tech. But I have to say; I’ve never been a big Forester guy. To each his own, but the dorky styling combined with the early 2000's cabin is a big turnoff for me. It does not look or feel like a $28,000 car.
Subaru makes some pretty ugly cars but the Forester takes the cake. But I also acknowledge that the typical Subaru buyer doesn’t care about such things. The pall of yesteryear however might rub some the wrong way.
All-wheel drive with big ground clearance, a comfortable ride, and high functionality are what the Forester is all about. The rest is simply minutia.