Quote Originally Posted by lancer97 View Post
Thanks for the info. We did consider the cx5, but based on reviews it is smaller compared to the crv or Sorento. As for the forester, we expect to use the car in the city and think that the awd will be used very rarely and might not be worth the overhead in fuel economy.
An officemate told me that their Forester 2.0L NA is doing well in terms of fuel consumption. They were surprised that it was giving them about 9 km/L city driving. The new CVT on the Subarus has done a great job of increasing fuel efficiency. AWD is active all the time and Subaru's AWD system is intelligent enough to distribute the proper traction and power each wheel needs whatever the terrain it is traversing.