Subaru does not build many cars like the Subaru Forester: a 5-door SUV with 2.0 , built from 1997 when airbags, anti-lock brakes and Japanese build quality became the world standard.
Where it came from
The Subaru Forester (Japanese: スバル・フォレスター, Hepburn: Subaru Foresutā) is a compact crossover SUV that has been manufactured by Subaru since 1997. The first generation was built on the platform of the Impreza in the style of a taller station wagon, a style that continued to the second generation, while the third-generation model onwards moved towards a crossover SUV design. A performance model was available for the second-generation Forester in Japan as the Forester STi.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits 2.0 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1430 kg. The gearbox is a 5-speed Manual transmission / manual / 4-speed Automatic transmission / automatic. The layout matters: drive goes to all four wheels, which is what lets the power be used on a wet road. The wheelbase is 2525 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Subaru's history is not in doubt: it was built at Ōta, Gunma, Japan. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Toyota Prius, the Porsche Boxster, the Alfa Romeo 156. Nearby in the Subaru catalogue sit the Subaru Chiffon and the Subaru Lucra.
The money
On the used market today a Subaru Forester typically changes hands for $7,900–$38,900, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $2,724–$7,053 a year. Insurance sits around $1,020–$2,250 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.
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Subaru Forester (SF) 
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