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2010 Subaru Forester S-Edition Concept

The concept is dubbed the 2010 Subaru Forester S-Edition and it’s made its world debut this past week at the 2010 Australian Motor Show in Sydney.

The Subaru Forester S-Edition features a turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder boxer engine developing 260 horsepower and 256 pound-feet of torque, up 32 horsepower and 20 pound-feet of torque on the current XT.The new powerplant features Subaru’s third-generation horizontally opposed engine design , which the automaker claims offers fuel efficiency gains of up to 10 percent over the previous design.

The concept also gets paddleshift five-speed automatic gearbox, revised sports suspension, variable torque distribution (VTD) All-Wheel drive, exclusive styling accents, STI 17-inch high luster alloy wheels, Alcantara seat trim with S-Edition logos, drilled alloy pedals, and luminescent instruments with a center design unique to the model.

Forester is firmly established as Australia’s best selling compact sports utility vehicle, with the most recent addition to the range being the diesel variants that are proving a sales winner for our All-Wheel Drive brand.As Subaru points out, the new concept points towards a development in its Forester range scheduled for early next year.