It wasn’t quite the WRX of SUV’s, but close: For 2004, Subaru turbocharged its “crossover SUV,” bumping the Forester’s horsepower form 165 to 210 in the new model, the 2.5 XT. Better yet was the 235 lb-ft of torque, 43 percent more than non-blown Foresters, giving the XT hill-climbing gumption. By its functional hood scoop shall ye know it. The 2.5 X and 2.5 XT, introduced as 2003 models, otherwise continued unchanged in 2004. All Foresters had horizontally opposed fours and full-time all-wheel-drive, they’re Subaru’s. Plus, 16-inch wheels, front and front-side airbags, and power locks, windows and mirrors.
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