Spotted Subaru Forester & "Chevy Forester" in Hyderabad

midlifecrisis · 25th October 2007, 16:59

Spotted a Subaru Forester & a Chevy Forester in Hyd last month. Both looked pretty much the same. Is GM launching the Subaru Forester in India under the Chevy brand?

HSV · 25th October 2007, 21:08

As far as I can recollect, it used to be there for around the 14Lac mark and they later discontinued it due to lukewarm response. I'd be surprised if it s coming back, although I must say that I for one do like that car very much - even its elder brother moreso, the Subaru Outback.

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Originally Posted by midlifecrisis

Spotted a Subaru Forester & a Chevy Forester in Hyd last month. Both looked pretty much the same. Is GM launching the Subaru Forester in India under the Chevy brand?

v1kram · 25th October 2007, 21:25

AFAIK, Chevy launched Forester as it's first vehicle in India few years back and it has been discontinued later due to poor sales figures.

pawan · 25th October 2007, 21:35

i have seen one and one thing is the badging is only on the car on the steering wheel and wheels its still has chevy.

hondadude · 25th October 2007, 22:26

When my friend bought a Chevy Forester a couple of years back, he took off Chevy badge and replaced them with Subaru. As someone who owned a Subaru (outback) once, I understand and support the need of Forester owners to throw away the Chevy badge. So, what you saw was probably someone like that.

Cyrus43 · 25th October 2007, 23:08

Chevrolet launched the outback/forester as their first car in india...it was a beautiful car..didnt work out sadly

1100D · 25th October 2007, 23:56

Wrong timing for a very mature car. Moreover GM India was still on its learning curve. As a result we have lost all prospects of having a Chevy Imprezza WRX (but now with that new third quarter glass, who needs one)

Nitin · 26th October 2007, 01:18

The Forester didn't seem like a vehicle that was going to be as popular as any other Chevy vehicle. As mentioned in aother thread,I feel that the Forester was one of the few cars from Subaru,that sold very few numbers. The Outback & the Legacy sold much more,in terms of annual sales.

It was described as one of the most 'boxy' looking vehicles in its class.

shashant · 26th October 2007, 04:48

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Originally Posted by midlifecrisis

Spotted a Subaru Forester & a Chevy Forester in Hyd last month. Both looked pretty much the same. Is GM launching the Subaru Forester in India under the Chevy brand?

As far as I remember GM has sold it stake in subaru to Toyota. So GM can not launch any of the Subaru product.

S@~+#0$# · 26th October 2007, 10:33

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Originally Posted by hondadude

When my friend bought a Chevy Forester a couple of years back, he took off Chevy badge and replaced them with Subaru. As someone who owned a Subaru (outback) once, I understand and support the need of Forester owners to throw away the Chevy badge. So, what you saw was probably someone like that.

Agree, the Chevy Forester is the same as the Subaru Forester in all aspects except for the badging. If I remember right, the steering wheel had a Subaru logo. I have driven a colleague's Forester in Melbourne and should say it is a 'Fun To Drive' car. Unfortunately, did not do well in India.

Can anybody share their experience with this car in India with respect to availability of spares, maintenance costs, fuel-average, re-sale value etc.,?

midlifecrisis · 26th October 2007, 11:06

I was hoping it was a new discovery. I didn't realize that the Chevy was introduced a long time ago.
But yeah, the similarity did exist, and I was hoping that my dream car would atleast be available . Been an avid fan of the Subarus for a while now.

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Originally Posted by S@~+#0$#

Agree, the Chevy Forester is the same as the Subaru Forester in all aspects except for the badging. If I remember right, the steering wheel had a Subaru logo. I have driven a colleague's Forester in Melbourne and should say it is a 'Fun To Drive' car. Unfortunately, did not do well in India.

Can anybody share their experience with this car in India with respect to availability of spares, maintenance costs, fuel-average, re-sale value etc.,?

Mugen_Power · 26th October 2007, 11:27

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Originally Posted by CYRUS43

Chevrolet launched the outback/forester as their first car in india...it was a beautiful car..didnt work out sadly

Because it had Non-turbo Engine.

power ranger · 26th October 2007, 11:38

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Originally Posted by Mugen_Power

Because it had Non-turbo Engine.

What do you mean by non turbo ? The Forester in India was a petrol vehicle as far as I know. Also, I think with the Captiva planned by GM, Forester will not be relaunched.

deepakhon · 26th October 2007, 11:53

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Originally Posted by hondadude

When my friend bought a Chevy Forester a couple of years back, he took off Chevy badge and replaced them with Subaru. As someone who owned a Subaru (outback) once, I understand and support the need of Forester owners to throw away the Chevy badge. So, what you saw was probably someone like that.

Maybe, your friend could also be my colleague who sits right next to me. Nagakiran??

Mugen_Power · 26th October 2007, 12:29

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Originally Posted by power ranger

What do you mean by non turbo ? The Forester in India was a petrol vehicle as far as I know.

AFAIK It was petrol engine but the not the turbocharged like Sti.

25th October 2007, 16:59	#1
midlifecrisis BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 122 Thanked: 5 Times	Spotted Subaru Forester & "Chevy Forester" in Hyderabad Spotted a Subaru Forester & a Chevy Forester in Hyd last month. Both looked pretty much the same. Is GM launching the Subaru Forester in India under the Chevy brand?
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v1kram BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Coimbatore /YEG Posts: 465 Thanked: 242 Times	AFAIK, Chevy launched Forester as it's first vehicle in India few years back and it has been discontinued later due to poor sales figures.
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pawan BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: auckland, new zealand Posts: 868 Thanked: 4 Times	i have seen one and one thing is the badging is only on the car on the steering wheel and wheels its still has chevy.
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25th October 2007, 22:26	#5
hondadude Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,044 Thanked: 69 Times	When my friend bought a Chevy Forester a couple of years back, he took off Chevy badge and replaced them with Subaru. As someone who owned a Subaru (outback) once, I understand and support the need of Forester owners to throw away the Chevy badge. So, what you saw was probably someone like that.
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Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 221 Times View My Garage	Chevrolet launched the outback/forester as their first car in india...it was a beautiful car..didnt work out sadly
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1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,096 Times View My Garage	Wrong timing for a very mature car. Moreover GM India was still on its learning curve. As a result we have lost all prospects of having a Chevy Imprezza WRX (but now with that new third quarter glass, who needs one)
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Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	The Forester didn't seem like a vehicle that was going to be as popular as any other Chevy vehicle. As mentioned in aother thread,I feel that the Forester was one of the few cars from Subaru,that sold very few numbers. The Outback & the Legacy sold much more,in terms of annual sales. It was described as one of the most 'boxy' looking vehicles in its class. Last edited by Nitin : 26th October 2007 at 01:19.
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