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Subaru's Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive (AWD) Forester has been awarded Compact SUV People's
Choice by the Carsales Network websites, making it the second win in a row this year for
the brand's favourite Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV).
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The award was determined by genuine new car purchase enquires placed via the Carsales
Network of websites in Australia. Votes were tallied over a 12-month period, with each
genuine enquiry on a new car via one of the Carsales websites equivalent to one vote.
The third-generation Forester commanded the competition in the SUV category, with a
landslide vote sealing its title.
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The five Carsales websites list close to 17,000 vehicles on its network and provides
Australian consumers with extensive information on both new and used vehicles.
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"While Singapore's urban terrain is significantly different from Australia's, the Forester
remains a popular choice among drivers looking for a compact SUV that is not only safe and
practical, but also delivers a smooth drive," said Ms. Hannah Tan, Regional Marketing Manager
for Motor Image Group. "The Legacy and Outback have both been sweeping numerous awards in
recent months so it's good to see the Forester refusing to be left out of the spotlight."
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In the recent Australia's Best Cars 2009 Awards, the Legacy 3.6R Premium was named Best
Prestige Car, while the Outback 2.5i won the Best Recreational 4-Wheel Drive award. The
Outback was also named Best SUV Under $40,000 in Fairfax's Drive Car of the Year 2009 awards.
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The Subaru Forester 2.0X and Forester 2.5XT with SPORTSHIFT*1 is available for
test drives at Motor Image showrooms island-wide.
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SPORTSHIFT is a registered trademark of Prodrive Ltd.
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Motor Image is the sole distributor of Subaru cars in Singapore. The company started operations in 1986
and over the years expanded its presence to manage the Subaru distributorships in Southern China,
Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The Motor
Image Group is a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Tan Chong International Limited (TCIL), which engages
in automotive, commercial, manufacturing, trading and property investment businesses across Asia. |
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| Based in Japan, Subaru is the automobile brand produced by Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), a
comprehensive, multifaceted transport equipment manufacturer that develops a wide range of
innovative products such as automobiles, aerospace, bus-manufacturing, house-prefabricating,
industrial products and ecology systems. Founded in 1955 Subaru has since grown to become
one of the world's leading carmakers. In 1972, Subaru became the first in the world to market
an All-Wheel Drive (AWD) passenger car and pioneered the market in Japan for high-performance
station wagons by combining a turbo-charged engine with an AWD system. Subaru has improved
and refined its AWD system, to create a symmetrical AWD system that enables optimal driving
pleasure and safety. |
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| Subaru (in Japanese) refers to a group of stars which is the name of a star cluster in the Taurus
constellation. The name was adopted in the 1950's, as its official logo when the company produced
its first passenger prototype, the P-1. |
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| Subaru is well-known by motoring organizations worldwide for its engineering, design,
functionality, safety and reliability. The Subaru range of vehicles includes the Forester,
Legacy, Outback, Impreza, Impreza WRX, Impreza WRX STI, Exiga and Tribeca. |
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| Strategic Public Relations Group (SPRG) |
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