Initially captured by Torque News from Top Gear  Philippines, Subaru says it has three reasons why they removed the 2.0  litre turbocharged

  1. Sportiness is not about more power
  • Responsiveness of engine and handling from the driver inputs
  1. New Subaru Global Platform (SGP)
  • Use new, existing SGP Impreza and Crosstrek shared platform
  1. All Foresters have new eyes
  • SGP has Subaru Eyesight, standard

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