Few compact SUVs come standard with all-wheel drive, but the Forester does, making it a good option for those who drive in harsh weather conditions. It's roomy and it features a well-made cabin. The 2016 Subaru Forester is a good compact SUV for those who value practicality over style. I am now REAL curious what other's who have tried this get from a mileage standpoint.See All 150 Photos » 2016 Subaru Forester Overview Is the 2016 Subaru Forester a Good Used SUV? I do tend to drive with a heavy foot, 70-75 mph on the highway. I keep them well inflated, and use a 5W30 weight oil. The mileage has been the same on the original Geolanders (piece of crap tire) as well as the current Uniroyal AquaGrips, although neither tire I would consider a "mileage" tire. I do tend to keep excess "stuff" in the back, so it may be 50 pounds overweight, and I weigh about 230. I removed the crossbars from my roofrack to reduce windnoise, I love my moonroof and have it open 80% of the time 8months per year. I do make highway trips to my daughter's college often, 150 miles rt. Its mostly urban driving with few stops 14 miles each way to work on 2-lane roads 40-50 mph. I've never gotten anything other than 20-23 mpg since the car was new. Re: 22 mpg seems low for AWD mode - dealer reported this as within the normal range when I inquired about 2 months after purchase. I could try to duplicate this experiment in my 2000 legacy. What is your driving pattern: city vs hwy, average speeds and distances. I would expect no more than 10% improvement. In theory, you went from 90/10 to 90/0 power ratio. As you say, marketing might be behind it, or engineering perhaps.Īnother anomaly: why would you get so much increase in total fuel efficiency (28 vs 22 mph). If this switch was such a great idea, all AT subaru cars would have it and suddenly Subary would get an increased fleet fuel efficiency. Subaru got some bad press from tree huggers for that. It is indeed a great discussion in this thread.Īs you might know, Subaru recently got its outback reclassified by EPA as light truck so they can comply with CAFE easier.
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I realize I am trading off the safety benefits and handling improvements that AWD gives you, but for 6-7 months per year I can save some $$.Īs I stated initially, the only reason I can see SOA not putting a switch on the dashboard, is because of their major marketing of FULL TIME all wheel drive. I would appreciate the expertise and guidance of the group. The ability to put a Subaru into FWD ruins the FULL TIME part of that. The only reason that I can think of for SOA to discourage this is their #1 marketing strategy of "FULL TIME All Wheel Drive". Now the rear half shafts and drive shaft will still rotate with the rear wheels, but so what? With the fuse in, the center transfer case is disengaged and no power is applied to the rear wheels. Knowing what I do about the all-wheel-drive system, i don't see what damage will be caused.
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Owner's manual says not to do this, but i pride myself on trying to understand the "why" in things. No detectable change in driving, but I have averaged 28 mpg over 2 tanks of gas - thats a 27% improvement!
With gas getting expensive, i decided to experiment and put the tranny into FWD mode (fuse insertion). I've owned my 2001 Forester since new, no problems and get 21-23 mpg without fail.
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