If you could have any new Subaru you wanted, what would be your choice? That was the pleasant quandary facing Glenn Tan, the boss of Subaru’s distributor in most of Asia, Motor Image. Mr. Tan felt that his seven-seat Tribeca SUV, while still performing well, was getting long in the grille, and so he began to think about a replacement.
The flagship Legacy and Outback sedans were just launched in Bangkok, but Mr. Tan wanted something more intimate and sportier. He mulled over the STI sedan, but wanting more space and practicality. So he opted for what is admittedly a lust-inducing machine for any Subaru fan: the Forester tS.
The Subaru Forester tS (tuned by STI) has just been announced in Japan. It’s an STI-tuned Forester with suspension upgrades, Brembo brakes, and the looks to match. While keeping the standard turbo engine, it’s the closest vehicle we have to the legendary Forester STI from 10 years ago, and it’s limited to only 300 units, presumably all for the Japanese market. If you happen to be the distributor for Subaru in ASEAN and other major Asian countries, there’s a more than good chance you can get hold of one of the 300, in pearl white, no less.
Hopefully, he will pry open more market areas for the Forester tS including the Philippines’ left-hand drive market.
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