How about FC?

When you say not comfy as compared to competitors, which competitor? Cx5? Xtrail? Crv?

Crv
Interior and comfort also lose to crv
But all other things win
Exterior, off road, high speed, corner, rain, snow, mud, even safety
That is my almost 30 min test drive of forester tell me, vs the crv my cousin has
Fc tak tahu but cars of these size fc wont be good, and the difference wont be too much between brands, unless u got the latest diesel cx5, then the diesel cx5 fc will win all other brands, the torque also very high
However malaysia's perception towards diesel not so good

This post has been edited by Subang Nuclear Reactor: Jul 22 2016, 08:34 PM

Have not try the present Forester but have been driving the old model for few years.
Yes it's tough , reliable , best road holding on and off road and your drives oozes with confidence in rain or shine !!
As for comfy ask your wife to sit behind when driving up Genting highland or Fraser hill the you will get the answer.
Test it with other makes then you'll know what I mean .


Cheerio !

I'm looking for a new car to replace my 2012 Vw Jetta and I've been looking at Subaru. Any Subaru XV or Forester can share your experience with this car? How's the fc? And most importantly how's the rear seat? The air-cond? I have 2 growing boys so that is very important
Currently driving Iriz 1.6P and Vw Jetta

Which one? the 2.0i or 2.0i-P?

Go test drive and experience yourself. If we say the car very spacious and aircond very cold, are u gonna buy it? If we say the car so cramp and aircond not very cold, are u gonna choose other cars?

Its izit worth it to take the old stock @ Rm130 or get the 2016 p forester ka? The new stock alot of things x adr except for the touch screen unit and i-p more mahal. Dont feel like paying xtra 20k for the features on i-p. The old stock forester is in between p and i-p and made in japan also nia. Confuse

Old stock how much?

Non premium.. No auto cruise
But nvh is very good compare with my xv

I will definitely take the old stock if more accessories. And it's cbu.

Go for old stock since 20k cheaper and it's cbu .😊

Its the same with i-p spec except the headunit is old and no touch screen. Price @ rm130k , less 10k ++ than the new stock i-p.

Sounds tempting... But what's the manufactured year? 2016?

Old CBU stock nia 2014/2015 nia..

I don't really trust test drive cars for comfort. They might be tweaked or even be ruined by other people.

Then it's definately not worth it.

which showroom has old CBU forester stock?

Seems like majority of the people here either drives Subaru XV or Forester.

Any love for STIs?

Well, the most affordable subaru in Malaysia is either xv or forester (new), depends on preference

Once upon a time, I could only look look subaru impreza due to the nature of the car in Malaysia.

Just asked my SA yesterday, only 10 unit and all sold out...

Tested forester 2.0i-P, real time i am getting average 8.5~9.5L / 100km (Mix driving 30% city:70% Highway). (Ron95 = Current price is RM1.75/L, Average 9L = Around RM16 / 100km) For me it is very good FC due to AWD and only 2.0.

Full tank of RM90 / Ron95 can go around 500~600km (Depending on mood, if light foot can easily hit 600km) before the fuel light went up.. My sister is driving XV and i can say Forester is quite near to it.

Forester rear seat is quite comfy and come close to CRV. CRV for sure the best interior and comfy in this segment but the most under power and boring to drive compare to Forester (For same 2.0 AWD category).

I can give my comment in this on few section (Comparing all 2.0i category. Have to highlight that new 2.0i CX-5 no more AWD.. ) I exclude X-Trail, as their 2.0i really kosong and only 2 air-bags for 7-seater.. Safety the worst.. (You can youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgalsy2IltI)

Normal Dry Road Handling
CX-5>Forester>CRV

Wet or Rough Road Handling (AWD will shine in this)
Forester>CRV>CX-5* (No AWD)

Comfy / Interior Space
CRV>Forester>CX-5

Design interior + exterior wise (Subaru design really is not the best Wow Factor)
CX-5>CRV>Forester

Fuel Efficient * (Refer Table link below for JC08 FC test)
CX-5 (16.4km/L = 2WD)>Forester(16.0km/L = AWD) >CRV (14.4km/L* = 2WD)
*Honda Japan no more offering 4WD for 2.0i so local 4WD estimate is around 14km/L
http://www.mazda.co.jp/cars/cx-5/feature/skyactiv/
http://www.subaru.jp/forester/forester/driving/driving.html
http://www.honda.co.jp/CR-V/webcatalog/dri...rom=cr_v-header

Performance (0-100km/h)
CX-5>Forester>CRV

Smoothness (Drivetrain Engine + Gearbox)
Forester*>CRV>CX-5
*CVT is a bit dull to drive, but can give a smooth linear feel especially during a slow crawl traffic or smooth highway auto cruising ; BTW FB20 boxer engine gives the best torque curve at low RPM compare to most competitors.

Safety (Active + Passive)
Forester(7 Air-Bags+AWD)>CX-5(6 Air-bags)>CRV* (Only got 4 Air-bags for 2.0i + 4WD)

Price value for the specs given
Forester>CX-5>CRV

So you add up all the points, 2.0 Category for SUV currently if not mistaken Forester is the best in my book..

This post has been edited by littlefire: Jul 24 2016, 08:25 AM