2012 Subaru Forester 2.5XT Touring Trim Overview

If you’re looking for a 2012 Subaru Forester and want all the extras the company has to offer, the 2.5XT Touring is where the search ends. Heat and leather are sprinkled throughout, with dual-zone automatic climate controls and leather for the tilt and telescoping steering wheel and the heated power front bucket seats. Power mirrors get heat, too, as well as integrated turn signals, and the power package is further augmented by a power sunroof. The CD/MP3 player has a USB port, digital-media connection, Bluetooth and hi-definition radio, and daytime running and xenon headlights are supplemented by fog lights. The 2.5-liter boxer engine is turbocharged here—the source of the “T” in the trim name—and it’s connected to a shiftable 4-speed automatic transmission. There’s a rear-view camera and a rear spoiler, privacy glass and roof rails. It all rolls on 17-inch alloys that hide assisted 4-wheel antilock disc brakes, and traction and stability control hope to prevent the use of front-seat active head restraints and 6 airbags.