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Subaru Forester 2.5 171

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About the Forester 2.5 171

The 2008 Subaru Forester 2.5 171 is an all-wheel-drive naturally aspirated saloon of 1,490 kg with 169 bhp, which works out at 113 bhp per tonne. All-wheel drive is worth most in the first car length: it covers 60 ft in 3.07 s, which is where a four-wheel-drive car takes its margin out of a rear-drive one with the same power. Against the 14,946 cars in the set it is the 9,000th quickest to 60 mph, and the 77th quickest of the 119 Subarus here. It traps higher than its 0-60 suggests — 84.0 mph, the 7,830th highest here — so it is a car that keeps going rather than one that simply leaves well. The simulation is trimmed to 2 of 2 published acceleration figures for this car.

On paper

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Where these times sit

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Questions

What is the Subaru Forester 2.5 171 0-60 time?

The Subaru Forester 2.5 171 reaches 60 mph in 9.33 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 9,000th quickest of the 14,946 cars in the set.

What is the Subaru Forester 2.5 171 quarter mile time?

17.37 s at 84.0 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 11.48 s and clears the first 60 ft in 3.07 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.

How much power does the Subaru Forester 2.5 171 have?

169 bhp and 1,490 kg, which is 113 bhp per tonne. It is all-wheel-drive, naturally aspirated, with 4 gears and a quoted top speed of 185 km/h. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.

What cars are comparable to the Subaru Forester 2.5 171?

Closest here on pace: Cadillac Allante 4.1 V8 170 (9.36 s), Saab 9-5 SportCombi 2.3 T 185 (9.40 s), Saab 9-3 2.0 154 (9.46 s). Each one can be raced against the Subaru Forester 2.5 171 in the panel at the top of this page. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.

Are these real measured times?

No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The Subaru Forester 2.5 171 is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 2 of its 2 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Figures regenerated 2026-10-12. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.