Import Subaru Forester STi, Cross Sports & XT turbos to Aust

Latest Update – NOW TAKING ORDERS – Subaru Forester STi import

Subaru Forester turbo models were added to the list of approved models under transitional SEVS arrangements on 2 April 2020.

The ruling covers the October 2002 to December 2007 range of Subaru Forester SG9 STi 2.5L turbo as well as the 2.0L turbo Cross Sports and XT models with automatic and manual transmission.

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Australians have been waiting to import Subaru Forester turbo models for a LONG time, ever since the Forester was unceremoniously deleted from the old SEVS list over 15 years ago (after initially being approved and a handful imported).

We are now very close to being able to import the Forester to Australia on demand but we still have a few more months to wait as inclusion in this list is just the first step to importing one of these vehicles – a compliance package must now be approved and a ‘sample’ vehicle imported before mainstream import becomes possible.

This process typically takes another 3 to 6 months after the initial model approval and needs to be managed by an approved compliance workshop.

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If you don’t want to wait and are keen to import the first vehicle as part of the compliance approval process, we can put you in touch with a compliance workshop to assist you – in some cases you may even get FREE or discounted compliance.

But on popular models you will need to get in quick !

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