1998 Subaru Forester Specs
Base Sport Utility
1998 Forester Specifications
Performance
- Engine: 2,457 cc 2.5 liters 4 horizontal front longitudinal engine with 99.5 mm bore, 79 mm stroke, 9.7 compression ratio, light alloy block, light alloy head, double overhead cam and four valves per cylinder
- Fuel: Unleaded fuel
- Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 8.7
- Fuel Injection: Multi-point injection fuel system
- Fuel Capacity: 60 liter fuel tank
- Power: 123 kW , 165 HP @ 5,600 rpm; 162 ft lb , 220 Nm @ 4,000 rpm
Handling
- 4.11:1 axle ratio
- Center differential lock
- Two disc brakes including two ventilated discs
- Limited slip differential
- Fullsize steel rim internal spare wheel
- Strut front and rear suspension with stabilizer bar independent with coil springs
Exterior
- Black/grey body side molding
- Front and rear black bumpers
- Coefficient of drag:
- Driver and passenger internally adjustable black door mirrors
- External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4,450, overall width (mm): 1,735, overall height (mm): 1,595, ground clearance (mm): 191, wheelbase (mm): 2,525, front track (mm): 1,471, rear track (mm): 1,450 and curb to curb turning circle (mm): 11,674
- Mechanical foldable mirrors
- Front fog lights
- Conventional lens halogen bulb single headlights
- Metallic two-tone paint , gloss two-tone paint , black two-tone paint , pearl two-tone paint
- Driver side and passenger side fixed rear side windows
- Fixed rear window
- Removable roof rails
- Tinted glass on cabin, rear and side
- Trailer towing preparation
- Underbody protection for engine
- Weights: gross vehicle weight rating (kg) 1,864, curb weight (kg) 1,370, gross trailer weight braked (kg) 907 and max legal load (kg) 494
- Windshield wipers with fixed intermittent wipe
Interior
- Air conditioning
- Fixed mast antenna
- Front ashtray
- Stereo Clarion audio system with AM/FM
- Cargo area light
- Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 940 and all seats removed (liters): 1,829
- Rear cargo doors
- Front seats cigar lighter
- Digital clock
- Dashboard full console with open storage box , floor full console with covered storage box , overhead partial console with covered storage box
- Delayed/fade courtesy lights
- Front seats and rear seats cup holders
- Door ajar warning
- Door pockets/bins for driver seat, passenger seat and rear seats
- Floor covering: carpet in passenger compartment and carpet in load area
- Driver and passenger front airbag
- Bucket seat , bucket seat
- 3-point reel height adjustable front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat
- Lockable glove compartment
- Headlight control with auto off with ignition
- Height adjustable two head restraints on front seats and rear seats
- Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 1,031, rear headroom (mm): 1,006, front hip room (mm): 1,306, rear hip room (mm): 1,293, front leg room (mm): 1,092, rear leg room (mm): 848, front shoulder room (mm): 1,359 and rear shoulder room (mm): 1,361
- Low fuel level warning
- Vehicle speed proportional power steering
- Front power windows with one one-touch , rear power windows
- Front reading lights
- 3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side , 3-point reel rear seat belts on passenger side , lap static rear seat belts on center side
- Bench asymmetrical three rear seats
- Rear view mirror
- Seating: five seats
- Cloth seat upholstery with additional cloth
- Four speakers
- Plastic steering wheel
- Tachometer
- Ventilation system with four fan speeds and recirculation setting