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Subaru Forester Estate (1997-2003) boot space, practicality and safety

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Practicality rating: 3.5 out of 53.5

Written by Parkers Published: 6 June 2019

A good level of standard safety features includes driver and passenger airbags, plus ABS brakes, The ‘All Weather’ version adds side airbags to that spec. Seat belt pretensioners are standard on both models. Security is taken care of with remote central locking with a transponder key engine immobiliser. There is no alarm.

A decent boot and split fold rear seats for practicality, plus there are lots of extra compartments and even a washing up bowl on top of the spare wheel.

Euro NCAP rating

Ratings for this model not available

Equipment and options

Each trim level will have different equipment offerings.
Basic equipment (12)
  • ABS
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Electric mirrors
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Headlight washers
  • PAS
  • Passenger`s airbag
  • Remote locking
  • Roof rails
  • Steering wheel reach adjustment
Standard Equipment
Optional Equipment
Standard Trim Standard Equipment (2)
  • 3x3 point rear seat belts
  • CD
Standard Trim Optional Equipment (7)
  • Air conditioning
  • Cruise control
  • Electric sunroof
  • Front fog lights
  • Heated mirrors
  • Heated seats
  • Side airbags
GLS Standard Equipment (1)
  • Metallic Paint
GLS Optional Equipment (6)
  • Air conditioning
  • Electric sunroof
  • Front fog lights
  • Heated mirrors
  • Heated seats
  • Side airbags
S-Turbo Standard Equipment (11)
  • 3x3 point rear seat belts
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • CD
  • Cruise control
  • Electric sunroof
  • Front fog lights
  • Heated mirrors
  • Heated seats
  • Metallic Paint
  • Side airbags
S-Turbo Optional Equipment
  • n/a
Sport Standard Equipment (7)
  • 3x3 point rear seat belts
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • CD
  • Front fog lights
  • Metallic Paint
Sport Optional Equipment
  • n/a

Dimensions

Length 4450mm - 4460mm
Width 1735mm - 1948mm
Height 1580mm - 1595mm
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