Thought I might post this up here for those interested in what the new Aus version of the Tuned By STi Forester may be like inside and out, this may have been posted elsewhere but I haven't seen it so I apologise in advance.

It looks ok but still has a lot of failings like lack of Brembos, 225/55R17 rims an tyres, auto box and no 6speed and only 193kw plus alot of other extras missing that you'd expect would be included.

http://www.subaru-sti.co.jp/product/...rts/index.html



There is also a new WRX STi tS version being released in Japan with a stock carbon fibre roof just like the concept car did a few months back.

http://www.subaru-sti.co.jp/index.html#/menu

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I'm really wanting more details on the STi tS! Carbon fibre roof lovin'.

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has the ol important sti start stop engine button, gives it a big facebook like thumb up!

Meh me dont likey..seats are gay as! I guess im comparing with a foz sti though.. Meh!

Cheers for posting btw

Yeah old news, been out about a month or so since the Sydney Motor Show. Piss-weak attempt at a performance variant, almost embarrassing to wear the STi badge as there's nothing STi about it. WRX engine is a step in the right direction but still plenty of things missing.

If I remember correctly the car has been raised slightly too...apparently to make it easier for occupants to get in/out. That tells me they expect older people to buy it mainly.

Loving the 4WD size enkies

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do not want, will build my own tuned by dave thanks

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Forester TS (Total Shite) ? Red 'S' meaning it's maybe fast shite?

I shouldn't say that, it looks nice ..but missing all the real mans stuff.

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Should have bought an STI

Thats a much better idea hahaha. Me likey


08 impreza-esque grill = fail (among many other things).

more on JDM version here http://www.7tune.com/news-subaru-releases-forester-ts/

Aussie version here http://smh.drive.com.au/sydney-motor...013-16juq.html
Customers ask for a boxy soft-roader with a storming WRX engine, and the car maker delivers.

Subaru has rewarded its third-largest market in the world with a special treat - a hot version of its Forester soft-roader.

On the surface it may look like a slightly tweaked version of the Forester XT Turbo, but underneath beats the heart of the WRX, a turbocharged four-cylinder boxer engine developing 193kW of power and 347Nm of torque.

There's mild suspension tweaks underneath to reflect the engine's 24kW and 27Nm gain over its more pedestrian sibling, while Subaru Australia managing director Nick Senior says it will cost less than $4000 more than the range-topping XT Turbo Premium, despite a high level of standard equipment.
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That means the Forester S will sell for a snip under $50,000 when it arrives in Australian showrooms later this year.

Senior says the hi-po Forester - today's international reveal takes place a month before it even gets into Japanese showrooms - is a present from Japan.

"I guess you could call it a present," he says. "Australia is the third-largest market in the world for Subaru, and this market is a strong one for Forester," he says.

The new performance hero for the boxy soft-roader includes exterior details around the grille and wing mirrors, as well as a set of steel roof rails (missing from this production model).

Add to that a sunroof, satellite navigation system and dual-zone air conditioning, and Senior says Subaru now has a Forester that customers have been asking for. He expects up to 100 customers a month to back that up with a purchase.

He says Subaru would not be able to pull off another world first reveal for Melbourne's version of the show, but the car maker would definitely have something locally significant.

"It won't be a world first, but it will definitely be something exciting,"
Senior says.

Oh, and don't worry about that daggy looking wing mirror hanging off the left-hand guard. Senior says this particular model is a Japanese specification Forester, and the Australian version will not have it.

So, if like the Forester, enough customers ask for a vehicle, will Subaru bring back the Brumby ute?
"No," is the curt response.

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