Filed under: Spy Photos, Crossovers/CUVs, Subaru
It never ends: More new pics of 2009 Subaru Forester
by John Neff on Dec 17th 2007 at 3:28PM 
click above image for 11 new pics of the 2009 Subaru Forester
We now have 22 unofficial images of the 2009 Subaru Forester in this gallery, which could be more pics than what Subaru plans to officially release on December 25th when the new CUV actually debuts. We found these on the Forester Owners Forum, page 104 of a long thread relating to 2009 Forester news and rumors. We don't know who took them or where they were taken and we don't want to know - we just want to look at them, as they are the clearest and largest images yet that have crossed our desks. The batch also includes a view of the new Forester's interior, which, well, isn't all that interesting or groundbreaking, kind of like the exterior. It may suit your needs just fine, though.
[Source: SubaruForester.org via Carscoop]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
3seriesisking 3:48PM (12/17/2007)
I wish it would end.
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futurama 5:47PM (12/17/2007)
amen to that!
mcheddadi 3:49PM (12/17/2007)
the sebring forester hahaha
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TriShield 3:51PM (12/17/2007)
That's one fugly wagon, and it has two mirrors on the passenger side?
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ehisforadam 4:02PM (12/17/2007)
It's Japanese visibility laws. Most large vehicles like SUVs have big blind spots, the fender mirrors take care of that.
Cornholio 3:53PM (12/17/2007)
What the hell happened to Subaru's design department?? The carp mouth grill was one thing, but this latest work takes the ugly stick to the whole car.....
The old ones were ugly in a cool sort of way. These are just ugly.
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Austin 3:57PM (12/17/2007)
Is it just me or does it look like a smaller highlander.IMO, Not a good thing.
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Owain Ozymandias Buck 4:06PM (12/17/2007)
Looks a lot bigger. Not necessarily a good thing. What's with the fake dual exhaust? That y-pipe looks terrible. Why not just save weight and run a single. It's probably better than that horrible Y.
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mk 4:22PM (12/17/2007)
Because 2 mufflers quiet the exhaust with less backpressure than one.
My Legacy has an upgraded version of this... it is not bad, and subarus are already lighter weight than most of their competition, so saving weight isn't that big of a deal for less NVH, without robbing loads of power, especially from a 4-cylinder vehicle.
I'd rather have two mufflers and a Y-pipe with a central catalyst, than having two catalysts, as well. (although my Legacy had three, all in a line. One before the turbo, and two after.)
Alex Nunez 4:08PM (12/17/2007)
Chrysler from the front, Suzuki XL7 from the direct rear low angle. I kinda preferred it when Subarus looked like Subarus, and not a mash-up of other stuff.
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mk 4:08PM (12/17/2007)
The design isn't inspiring me, but I do have one question...
exactly what is the difference between this and a 4-cylinder Outback wagon, other than looking slightly more boring?
Shame that the Legacy wagon was canned, and this is seen fit for market, when it is actually quite redundant to the Outback, which is just a raised Legacy wagon (at some point Legacy became the also-ran to the Outback, where the Outback was once a Legacy option package.)
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Rob 7:49PM (12/17/2007)
Outback = Legacy based
Forester = Impreza based
Of course the new Impreza is Legacy based too... but still considered compact instead of midsized.
Brent 4:17PM (12/17/2007)
Maybe they are doing this on purpose for free marketing?
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SherbornSean 4:36PM (12/17/2007)
I would agree with you, except that the continual parade of pictures of this vehicles is actually turning more customers off than on.
PeakVT 4:24PM (12/17/2007)
"It never ends."
What, the uglyfication of the entire Subaru lineup? It will when the next Legacy/Outback debuts.
Subaru has taken a machine gun to it's feet.
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Guenther 4:27PM (12/17/2007)
That rear seat looks like poop, except poop would be more comfortable to sit in. I hope the Legacy/Outback don't turn out this odd looking when they get redesigned next year.
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Brad 4:37PM (12/17/2007)
Aren't you guys starting to feel a tad manipulated?
This reminds of the release of the original Zune, when Microsoft released a series of "leaks" to get free "viral" marketing.
I know this is a blog, and you want to put out as much as possible, but maybe it's time to just wait until the real pics come? Certainly this can't be the first time "news" item you've passed on.
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Wally 4:46PM (12/17/2007)
December 25th huh? Merry Christmas from Subaru. Gee thanks Subaru, how 'bout just a giftcard next year instead of the automotive equivalent of a groin kick.
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Lantern42 4:48PM (12/17/2007)
Whats with the bright red plastic on the interior? Is this one of those RED branded products like the iPod nano or the GAP sells?
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Me Too 4:56PM (12/17/2007)
Ugly from the outside, even worth from the inside.
I am surprised that Subaru doesn't want to have any designers on its payroll. Saab managed to create a nice-looking (at least from the outside) Impresa (9-2) just with a few tweaks.
And that shapeless cheap interior. Looks like heavily used and never washed 10-year-old Ford Escort.
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