| Platform | First Generation Subaru Forester | |||||||
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| Body Style | 5-Door SUV | |||||||
| Production Cycle | Revision B | April 1998 to November 1999 | ||||||
| Model Code | N/A | (JDM cars only) | ||||||
| Steering | Right-Hand Drive | |||||||
| Market | General and Europe | |||||||
| Production Dates | April 1998 to November 1999 | |||||||
| Date On Sale | ||||||||
| Chassis List | 853 | |||||||
| Engine Type | EJ205 NWZKD | without Air Conditioning, April 1998 to November 1998 | ||||||
| EJ205 NWZKE | with Air Conditioning, April 1998 to November 1998 | |||||||
| EJ205 NWYKD | without Air Conditioning, November 1998 to November 1999 | |||||||
| EJ205 NWYKE | with Air Conditioning, November 1998 to November 1999 | |||||||
| Configuration | Four Cylinder Horizontally Opposed (“Flat Four”) | |||||||
| Cylinder Bore | 92.0 | mm | ||||||
| Stroke | 75.0 | mm | ||||||
| Displacement | 1,994 | cc | ||||||
| Compression Ratio | 8.5 | :1 | ||||||
| Fuel Type | Petrol | |||||||
| Induction | Turbocharged | |||||||
| Valvetrain | Double Overhead Camshaft (DOHC) | |||||||
| Valves | 16 | 4 | Valves per Cylinder | |||||
| Peak Power | 170 | PSat | 5,600 | rpm | ||||
| Peak Torque | N·mat | 3,200 | rpm | |||||
| Transmission Type | TY755VN1AA | @ | ||||||
| Transmission | 5-Speed Manual (5MT) | |||||||
| Drive | Full-time Four Wheel Drive with Viscous Limited-Slip Centre Differential (VCD-F4WD) | |||||||
| Suspension | ||||||||
| Tyre Size | 215/60R16 | |||||||
| Colour Options | 47A | Pearlescent Black (“Black Diamond Pearl”) | ||||||
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| 792 | Metallic Light Silver (“Arctic Silver”) | |||||||
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| 8W6 | ||||||||
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