2025 Subaru Forester review
Subaru has dusted off the STI badge for a new special-edition Forester, but it's not everything it's cracked up to be.
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Max Davies
Subaru Forester vs LDV D90 Comparison
Subaru Forester
LDV D90
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2026 Subaru
Forester
vs
2025 LDV
D90
Select Variants...
How they stack...
Best suitable for...
Off-roading
Driving the family
WorkFuel Efficiency
63L
391 to 498 km
75L
683 to 818 km
ANCAP Safety Rating
Warranty
5 year
warranty
warranty
5 year - 7 year
warranty
warranty
MSRP
$43,490 - $55,990
$38,937 - $52,095
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CarExpert's Take
Max Davies
Marketplace Journalist
Max Davies drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Quality, premium-leaning interior
- Sportier handling
- STI appears again...
Misses
- ...like this?
- Hardly a special edition
- Dreary CVT
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Colours Available
The 2024 Subaru Forester is available in the following exterior paint colours, depending on the variant:
- Crystal White Pearl
- Ice Silver Metallic
- Brilliant Bronze Metallic
- Crimson Red Pearl
- Autumn Green Metallic
- Horizon Blue Pearl
- Cascade Green Silica
- Magnetite Grey Metallic
- Crystal Black Silica
- Sapphire Blue Pearl
The 2023 LDV D90 is available in the following exterior paint colours:
- Metal Black metallic
- Ocean Blue metallic
- Lava Grey metallic
- Metal Ash metallic
- Aurora Silver metallic
- Blanc White
- Warm White
Metallic shades cost an additional $500.
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Specs
| Type | ||
| - | TURBO DIESEL COMMON RAIL, TURBO, TURBO PETROL DIRECT INJECTION | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 2498 | 1986 - 1996 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 2.5L | 2.0L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| 4 | 4 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | 16 | |
| Power | ||
| 136kW - 145kW | 158kW - 184kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 5800 | 4000 - 5500 | |
| Torque | ||
| 247Nm | 350Nm - 480Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 3700 | 1500 - 2500 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | - | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
