Subaru Forester History Models. The subaru forester is a five seat compact suv that emphasizes all weather traction safety and carlike ride. Although the forester has been rebadged and sold in.
The diesel engine produces a power output of 147 ps 108 kw. 145 hp and 350 nm. On february 15 1967 malcolm bricklin and harvey lamm form subaru of america soa in pennsylvania and contract with fuji heavy industries fhi to import the subaru and in 1968 the first year import 332 cars.
The subaru forester is a tall all wheel drive compact sports utility vehicle suv manufactured since 1997 by subaru currently in its third generation and now marketed as a compact crossover.
An update to the engine in 1999 added more torque with improved shifting. Forester 5 generations. The history of subaru forester. Only subtle trim updates took place for 2000 with new fascia s being added to the front and rear and slight interior updates for 2001.