The next trim level up is the newly added 2.5 X Premium, which goes for $22,795 and includes amenities such as a moonroof, a 10-way power driver’s seat and 17-inch alloy wheels. That’s $3,200 less than the ’09 Forester 2.5 X Limited, which for 2009 was the next step up from the base model. The 2010 2.5 X Limited returns at $25,995 packing leather, an all-weather package, automatic climate control, fog lamps and more, on top of the Premium’s content.
The turbocharged Forester now starts with the 2.5 XT Premium for $26,495, only $300 more than last year’s plain old XT. The top ’10 Forester trim is the 2.5 XT Limited, which adds automatic climate control and other luxuries for $28,495. Again, that’s $300 more than the top trim level for 2009.
None of these prices include a $695 destination fee.