2025 Subaru Forester Touring Road Trip Review
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
- Ryan drives 700-miles in the all-new 2025 Subaru Forester Touring. Along the way he checks out some roads, rivers and then it's time to hit the dunes!
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CONTENTS
00:00 - Introduction
00:44 - Roadtrip!
21:06 - Dunes!
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These trips are your best videos. Wish these videos would get millions of views so you'd be persuaded to do them more regularly.
Agreed
I agree. Really enjoy these videos
100% agree, love these videos.
100% sledují lidé nejen z Ameriky ❤ děkuji za tvorbu.
I agree.
I never though I would own or like a Subaru, my Kia trans died after 20k miles and just didn't want the issues so traded it on a 2024 OBW and I freaking love it, one of the best vehicles I've bought. Like the look of the new Forester but need that XT engine!
Absolutely love these road trip reviews.
2019 Forester owner I can confirm I get 600 of range my trip was from Leavenworth to Olympia it was mostly down hill didn't have to pedal much
Same with my 24 Crosstrek.
An XT with the 2.4 would be really interesting.
Ummm.... yup. It would definitely move the freight!
I'm waiting for the new Forester to be released in Japan！
When my 2008 Forester Turbo started having problems at 180,000 I was surprised to see Subaru just makes non turbo CVT Foresters nowadays. What a shame.
I love these road trip videos of your channel. One of my favorite is when you took Subaru Outbreak from Seattle to California.
I have a 2024 Forester Wilderness and so far I'm very pleased. While showing my wife the 2024 vs the 2025 she actually likes the 2025's looks better. Her 2015 F-150 is getting up there in miles so our discussion now is getting her a 2025 Forester Sport when the time comes. She's a truck girl but has also said the crew cab F-150 is a an overkill now. Please Subaru, bring back the Baja and then she can have both.
The crazy part is that it wouldn’t be that hard for them to do it. Hyundai does it with the Santa Cruz.
They don't sell well enough.........Paul
@@paulholterhaus7084 With the boom of sale of the Ford Maverick and the Santa Cruz, I think they would sell quite well now unlike it was when they were first released.
I have a 2020 Forester. Made a road trip from Denver to Washington D.C. spent 7 days work then to Atlanta for 4 days. Drove back to Denver while the back seat had about 900 pounds of medical equipment that i need. fantastic car
Bought my 2019 Outback because of your videos... love these road trip vids..
Great video hope you do more of these! Thank you for doing this with the new Subaru. I grew up in the Lewiston/Clarkston valley and driven HW12 many times (camped/fished in the Lolo area), love the drive.
Great camera work, as always. "It told me 'Eyes on the Road,' and 'Take a Break,' even though I was driving perfectly straight down the road." These annoyances would drive me crazy. And imagine the almost-certain, upcoming, intermittent glitches that will be next-to-impossible to troubleshoot. Imagine the "Emergency Steering" override suddenly taking control...
Great video work through the dunes and nice review, as always.
Great that Subaru still makes symetrical full time AWD. Ryan your channel is great. We can see overall review and most awaited off road test and drive. Greetings
02:45, next to Lewiston is Clarkston. Lewis.. Clark.. always has made me chuckle a little.
Especially funny when you consider one is in Washington and the other Idaho
Now all Subaru has to do is to give us a Subaru Forester Wilderness Hybrid. That will tick all the boxes... for me, at least.
Why? So you can climb your driveway? Or to look extra special in the wilderness edition?
@@michaelfromaustinyou shouldn't go on the internet to make yourself look like a clueless Wonder poser.
You know the common The observed condition of large pickup trucks?
The bigger the truck, the smaller the prick behind the wheel.
It was noted on a public television documentary 😁
Except for maybe the price 😉
Not going to pay that much money for my basic transportation to take me down the highway and down some Nasty dirt roads.
But maybe they'll keep the price under control.🙂 Ford initially did it with their Maverick...
@@michaelfromaustinyou shouldn't go on the internet to make yourself look like a lame week poser boy.
You know what they've documented about pickup trucks don't you?
The bigger the truck, the smaller the preek behind the wheel. 😅
That's what I'm waiting for, too. Hopefully in 2026. And hopefully the same, or similar, engine as the Rav4 Hybrid, which I saw does 0-60 in 7.3 seconds.
Keep the manual dial knobs for HVAC!
I have an obw 24 love it, just here because I love your content❤ I had a 20 limited and I hated it constantly telling me to keep my eyes on the road I blocked w a phone mount love that it's not in my wilderness, took it off road the other day such a great car for where I live, here in the sierra nevadas
East Coaster: “yeah the Appalachian mountains are beautiful”
West Coaster: “THOSE ARENT MOUNTAINS!!!! I’LL SHOW YOU MOUNTAINS!
⬆️ This. 😂
We also have the Adirondacks which are not part of the Appalachians. Some of the Green Mountains as well.
As someone who's lived both in the PNW and NE, there's really no comparison. When people from the NW say things like that, it's usually a reference to the fact that you can SEE the mountain ranges from everywhere. The ranges in the NE you can't really see unless you're in them. In the NW, you can often see more than one mountain range from any vantage point, as well as one HUGE mountain (like Rainier, Hood, Adams, Baker, etc). Mountains are just more present in the NW.
Oh how I miss the XT 😔 Even without a hood scoop.
😎👍 very scenic route!
Love the road trip videos ❤ with Subarus good work
‘22 owner here. I like the styling of the ‘19-‘24 models better but this isn’t bad. I dislike that they are not offering lighter colored headliners anymore though… all black will make the cabin feel more closed in, and an open airy cabin has always been a hallmark of the Forester. Hopefully they preserved the aspects that Forester owners love (spacious, airy cabin and loads of visibility)
You would think that, but with Subarus greenhouse, it really doesn't, especially with the oversized moonroof. My FW with the black headliner never felt claustrophobic even after further tinting all the but the windshield.
Thank you for doing a road trip video. Please do one with the 2025 Outback when it comes out! 😃
Looks like a ford explorer! Personally, I hate the redesign! 2020 model looks the absolute best!
Fordester
When it comes to Subaru *styling* - looking like a Ford (or any other design studio) is a good thing. I still like the Gen-1 Crosstrek and Gen-2 Forester, though.
Are you stupid
I have the 2020 model. Like the redesign more.
@@maahdshahzad6550 You mean the 2025 design?
Subaru always gives you the cool cars to drive
The face recogntion was also available on MY21 Touring as well and its a great feature. One thing I am hoping for in the new MY25 is quietness.
Absolutely love your road trips vids man!! Wish there was more!! To everyone hoping for an xt version i highly doubt it. Would probably cut into Ascent sales and Subaru probably doesnt want that
First like then watch!
I love the redesign. They changed what I thought was the worst part of the Forester…the front end. It just looked…to use Ryan’s word,derpy. The rest of it I loved. So the front end looks better now IMO, a little more modern and aero and sleek, but the back end which always looked good is very similar to the last gen. As far as the “take a break” and “keep eyes on road” messages, obviously I don’t know if it’s the case with this Fozzy, but my wife has a Mazda CX-9, a ‘20, it doesn’t have the facial recognition software. However when we road trip it gives the same messages, but they are based on time and mileage. So once you’ve driven a certain amount it gives you those messages. Might not be the case here, but could be I would think.
Love watching your trip videos! So have you heard anything about another hybrid version of the Crosstrek coming in the next couple of years? I have the 2023 Crosstrek PHEV and I would love to see another entry along these lines since hybrids are now becoming the focus for Toyota.
One correction: at 23:00, you said that the Forester has never been fast. Not so. The XT was/is fast. My 2018 XT Touring is plenty fast. Subaru needs to offer an engine choice for the Forester like they do for the Outback. Just saying.....🤔
Looks inside like my 2024 outback touring xt . Just came back from my long trip from NYC to Myrtle Beach SC and back . Drove approximately 1600 miles. Average 27.2 mpg . Two people and staff loaded in the car . Most of the time I was driving on cruise control. Average speed 70 mph . Turbo engine 277 hp . I’m using 87 octane gas (cheapest in NYC). That’s the great car . New image of Forester doesn’t mean it’s a new . Same like make up an old face . Looks younger but inside same old …my car is going 0 to 60 less than 6.0 seconds. 9.6 Seconds 2024 Forester ? With empty seats? I don’t blame you . I would do the same if I get paid. I paid for my car 41,056 plus tax and dealer fees. MSRP 44,368 . Happy Mother’s Day ! 😜
Same old anaemic Subaru 2.5lt motor no matter what Subaru say. Will wait for the Hybrid to come out to see if it has any more zip....better still a turbo XT would be a little more exciting.
I see the sky quite black on that direction. Everyone is waiting for the hybrid. Except we'll all get disappointed. Subaru's marketing revolve around their SAWD/CVT/Boxer combo. The problem is that this combo just doesn't get along well with hybridation. Their hybrid version in Europe gets a small 17 hp engine that pushes for an astonishing 60 Nm of torque. Whatever meaningful electric engine they put in the Forester, the CVT will just not cope with it without breaking. At this point, they could go the Toyota way and put a bigger engine on the rear axle but that would get away with SAWD and would make CVT pointless (vs e-CVT). No matter what they do, they are kidnapped but their own tech.
I have a 24 Crosstrek with the 2.5 and it has plenty of power and great mileage and range. Why complicate it with a hybrid drivetrain?
I think I will wait for Subaru to introduce proper hybrid system, because currently they are the best cars in the market in my honest opinion, but they are way behind on fuel economy and power ratio. I Mean you can get proper RAV4 that has great economy and power which has AWD in times of need, but if you get stuck most likely you will just overheat your system xd, great review tho! love the subaru!
@DB-pb7ck In no ways I'm saying that RAV4 isn't capable, but the thing is that they tend to overheat in offroad environment
Actually the XT Foresters were kinda fast though the last iteration's 2.0 liter had a lot of teething issues (both of mine either ate valves or spark plugs). They got dinged ove "requiring" premium (actually only recommended) and never recovered in sales.
Lolo is a beautiful drive
I have a 2024 Forester Sport - 8 weeks old. I’m having the same problem with the uncomfortable seats on longer drives as I had on my previous 2021 Outback Touring XT.
Well this thing is growing on me... The first time I saw it I said meehhh... it's different now... I wish they had kept more physical controls and less on-screen controls... I hate that...also more tire and less rim pls..
I have a 2022 forester nice road trip car I have over 40k miles on my car but I did get 33 mpg love the car
We're very satisfied with our 5th gen 2023 Touring although I'm impressed with the 2025 Touring. I could swap but then I'd violate my rule of not buying the first year model of a new design. Thanks for the review!
I own a current gen Forester.
I like the new gen and might buy the hybrid version in few years.
I like it 😊
Making it's little brother, the crosstrek, proud. Love the road vids. That's where most of us use them. Thanks
You had to plug in your phone to get the Carplay to work? I didn't even know you could do that with wireless Carplay. I've tried doing it and never had it work on my '24 OBW.
I’m ready for the hybrid. I’m hopeful it will increase power. My other hope is that the hybrid transmission will eradicate the terrible feeling of Subaru’s current CVT. I wish they would get rid of all of this touchscreen nonsense and bring back knobs and buttons.
How about a similar road trip in a Honda CR-V Sport Touring (hybrid)?
That last part about "dune running" did he air down at all?
Does this model finally get power folding mirrors as an option?
Can you shut that facial recognition off? That would drive me nuts!
Yes
You can also purchase a lower trim that doesn’t have that feature. It’s only on touring.
Thanks!
Thanks! Appreciate the review.
@@drivingsportsthen you also get the advantage of not having the lame form over function wheels?
😁
Subaru loves you. I'm sure that pisses the TFL guys off.
For 2025 did they fix the thermo control valve issues from the 2019-2022 and the faulty redesign ones from 2022-2024 models?
Should sell like hotcakes in Australia...these cars are subsidised by Subaru to increase sales, a Touring edition in Australia is $55k drive away in Aussie dollars but have seen them under $50k
i guess we're excluding XT's in the whole "foresters have never been fast" thing?
True, should have acknowledged the XT. But that was a decade ago.
Stuck between 2025 Forester Sport and a 2024 Outback Onyx. Can you please help? Considering overall drive, quality/quantity of features, etc.
If no financial difference, what would you pick?
Can't wait for the raptor episode!
my rav 4 will tell me to ,time for a break or would you like a coffee break but thats after cant remember 5,6,7,8 hours of straight driving.i guess its not a bad thing so you dont doze off.
There seems to be a focus on the lack of power in the forester. I am wondering if that is because you are going back-and-forth with a ranger raptor. Is the forester truly that underpowered?
8-Speed torque converter gearbox and a Turbo could do wonders for this car.
Subaru has a nice turbo engine in the Outback. Just stick that in the Forester, Subaru! They used to offer that.
Yep - with the 2.0 engine. I'd like to drive one with the standard transmission.
Should Subaru have offered the 2.4 Turbo on the top trim?
Yes! Especially on Sport and Touring Trims! Subaru is scared that they would lose out on Outback sales if they offered the Forester with the same engine. Its their upsell strategy and they wont change it anytime soon (which is sad in my view).
15:00 How does the Forester compare to your Raptor in terms of NVH?
The Raptor is like driving a tank. Dead quiet except for the piped-in noise.
41K is very expensive for non turbo/hybrid Forester. RAV 4 Hybrid Limited is 41K !
For comparable features you need to add packages to the limited, bringing it to $44k with delivery.
I’d love to see a test of the new Z71 Chevy Traverse if you get the chance. I know it’s not “just” a sticker pack, but is it worthy of the Z71 badge?
We have a request in.
Is this a ranger raptor review?
man hopefully they bring some turbo variant here in asia
What does the sand do to the underside and moveable part?
At least there’s no salt. My understanding is that sand itself isn’t much of an issue in an environment like this.
Did you ever do a 0-60mph with the S# mode active?
No. According to Subaru, the drive modes have zero effect on 0 to 60 times.
What color is this
Ryan, how’s the Stop/Start, refined at all?
It’s basically the same. Normally I don’t mind it but at least the off button is in easy reach and not buried in the menus.
@@drivingsportsThe last generation had a physical button. That’s one perk of the previous.
By far the worst feature on my 2021. Disabling it as soon as the warranty is up.
This new Forester looks much better! Not sure I Would take it over a Passport though. Why did they stop offering it with a turbo?
I think it is an absolutely fantastic car and will probably order one when it comes out with the hybrid model... what I don't understand is why they dropped the turbo 2.5 offering in this car several years ago. I believe Subaru should bring it back along with the new hybrid model. The standard engine is way too anemic for my tastes. I wish you would have videoed yourself passing that semi you came up behind on that 2 lane road to show how long it took to pass the truck if you even had enough straight road to pass it.
They dropped the XT due to slow sales.
@@drivingsports Yeah... that's their excuse but, I don't believe it. In our area, they couldn't keep them on the lot. They were gone days after they landed and were not ordered cars by buyers. Mazda has no problem selling hybrids in their entire main lineup. I was told the real reason they didn't put them in the Forester was because Subaru believed it cut into their Outback sales.
@@ctclardy Believe it. They weren't selling that well, period. The same thing with the Subarus that recently lost the option of the standard transmissions. There were very few sales, but when Subaru deleted the standard transmission option, EVERYBODY was whining that it was no longer available, "I would have bought one with a stick", yadda yadda, etc. Well, they DIDN'T, and Subaru is not the size of a GM, Ford, or Toyota, so they can't afford to manufacture cars & options that don't sell. As for the "I was told the real reason" nonsense... show me a Subaru corporate official comment that repeats what you were told. Car lot BS - ALL car sales people with all brands spew this nonsense.
5:48 Disney 2000? Lol.
How was your experience with the Eyesight lane-centering and lane-following on this trip?
That always works great. No issues.
@@drivingsports Between the current generation Kia/Hyundai lane-centering and lane-following technology on Sorento/Tucson, and the current generation Subaru Eyesight technology on Forester/Outback, which one do you find more reliable and consistent? Thanks!
@@sansinutubethe Subaru one is one of the best on the market with nice speed easing and solid lane tracing.
I'm not sure why installing the same entertainment consol on a different car would affect its functionality. Were some "improvements" made on it😅
Or if maybe the receiver portion of it is on the back of the entertainment unit instead of the front and metal mounting brackets could mess with it??
It could be a different release version of software. We haven’t checked yet.
@@drivingsports yeah I figured somebody had to have made an "improvement with the programming" there "shouldn't be" anything physically blocking reception. Or is all that extra monitoring junk creating a some kind of interference? I Wouldn't think so, but...
wasn't there a Forester XT that had the turbo? I would think it wasn't "that" slow 🤷
They haven’t made that trim in years.
@@atmartens my response was referring to Ryan's comments that all Foresters have been slow, maybe you missed that part of the video
@atmartens 2018 was last year. Love my 2018 XT Touring.
@@KenCheng yes… but that doesn’t change the fact it hasn’t been made in over 6 years.
Not sure if this was the reason but even the previous generation of Forester will tell you to take a break 2 hours from ignition.
Hate that.
My Camry does it too.
I swear they’d sell more cars if they gave them a normal 8 or 10 speed automatic transmission. I drive a lot and need a reliable transmission. I’d buy one in a heartbeat too if they did that
I like the combination of words such as 8 to 10 gears and reliable 😅😉
But I would like to see a stick shift or a 6-speed , a "Welly spaced" 6-speed automatic transmission.
Definitely no more than 7 speed and probably no more than 6speed . I have a feeling that you probably do not yet know the maintenance / rebuild / repair / replacement cost of these transmissions with a crazy amount of gears.
@@RRr-yl8zr true 8-10 speeds have their issues.
No such thing as a reliable 8 or 10 speed auto trans.
Which car has more comfortable seats? Forester or RAV?
Forester by far.
After the dunes thing, ir seems that the back tires allignmet fails!
What??
23:02 "And a Forester has never been fast." Don't tell that to the XT folks... (And I think you should know better, Ryan). ;)
The model discontinued a decade ago because nobody was buying them. 😂
@@drivingsports but... They did make a fast Forester. ;) no one wanted it because the WRX existed in hatch form, and was a better performer... If the xt existed now, with WRX only sedan, and no levorg yet .. I and many others would probably have one over the outquack.
Whoa...I thought this was a Ford Explorer from the thumbnail
Oh wow this looks like a ford edge or explorer. All previous foresters had a really specific silhouette and greenhouse…this and the tablet is a step back im afraid.
Half of the people complained about it ...I think all reviews said they thought Mazda looked better lol..I always liked Subaru
Vehicle prices are ridiculous. I had an 01 Outback L.L. Bean with a V6 engine. That was a nice vehicle. Four-speed transmission, but still nice. I do not like the engines with the CVT.
H6, not V6, but yeah, that was loaded.
It needs a turbo!!!
The forester has been fast. When it had the turbo.
That was a decade ago. 😂
Subaru just gave Mexico the WRX wagon and we get this ford looking P.O.S. with no turbo in sight.
Vehicles made with turbos are made to be disposable and short-lived cars
@@eskieman3948real life experience .
Not clueless Ricky racer poser boy wannabe. Turbo suck gas when they come on and they will always be coming with real life driving. They require oil in very good shape good gasoline . Once their fragile asses are damaged the low compression engines are slow-moving worthless . dogs. Sure they're nice if you're sponsored for racing and have somebody else paying for constant constant maintenance on. Your race car. And really what kind of clueless Wonder gets a SUV or a pickup truck confused with a sports car or muscle car. They only do it to to try and weasel out higher gas mileage ratings and demands from the EPA instead proper size normally aspirated engine on the car. But in reality when the turbo is on they're sucking gas. Only if you drive them like Grandma going to the church once a week at 25 mi an hour and accelerating slowly and never engaging the turbo will you get the ideal gas milage.
@@eskieman3948 just real life experience. Turbos are somewhat fragile require high quality oil all the time high quality gas are there will be problems. Turbo suck gas when they're on and if you have one on a slow-moving car the turbo will always on. They only put them on slow cars to make the car fast enough but really to try and meet EPA . For. fuel mileage, you only get the good gas mileage if you drive it like Grandma, slowly to church once a week and not activating the turbo. When a turbo goes bad the low compression will make your car the slowest dog on the road. And then of course there is turbo. Of course clueless Ricky racers are attracted them . Turbos and non-performance slower vehicles like SUVs are just there to get bogus fuel ratings as a substitute for putting a proper size engine in. And for attracting lame Ricky racer poser.
Do you know you're lame replies just show how feeble your mentality/mental capacity is? 😲😂
@@eskieman3948 a feeble-minded clueless Ricky racer poser boy all your life?😅
Love the way you're lame reply shows your limited feeble mental capacity🙂
@@RRr-yl8zr What a little bedwetting punk you are! Enjoy your suspension!
Fun fact: the “short” Appalachian Mountains run from Northern Georgia to the Scottish Highlands. If you’re into geography.
Still short! 😂
@@drivingsports They’re legs/torso proportionate.
Pronunciation coach here. Appalachia is pronounced App-a-latch-a - like a latch on a door. This from a local of the mountains of NC.
Thanks. I’ve heard it many ways. All wrong. 😂
Still not correct 😅,🙂
Can anyone out there that owns a 2024 Subaru Forester Wilderness give me your opinion on your experience or knowledge of its reliability and off road capabilities? Any other pro/cons of the vehicle is much appreciated. Thanks!
See the videos on this channel. The Forester Wilderness is more capable than any other CUV with the exception of the Bronco Sport Badlands.
whats with the flag,do you have to use them,is it for safety for other people to see you or for rescue if you get stuck or break down.
It’s required so people can see you over dunes.
美国的地理环境真不错。
I actually prefer the new look
Excellent reviews and who doesn't like a great road trip?...
That Forester needs a hybrid punch to get it off the line from rest.. I'd wait for the hybrid version..
I dislike CVTs that’s one of my main gripes with this . They are penny pinching with CVTs , regular auto transmissions are way better that’s why I will try and give my business to companies that make SUVs with regular auto transmissions .
Then you'd better buy your SUV with a "regular auto transmission" quickly. Companies are using CVTs more and more across their product lines, whether we want them or not.
Awesome video, congrats! Subaru produces very nice and robust cars, it’s just a shame that their designs are terrible…
American car influencers reviewing a car "this is the entirely newest two zero seven eight, unseen, unreleased , space transfer device for which I had to travel decades in the future to review"
Shocking that Subaru of America can’t come up with a hybrid version for 2025
SK owner think their car is good looking 😂