2025 Subaru Forester Review | Subie's Weird Wagon Goes Mainstream

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  • Опубликовано: 16 дек 2024

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  • @Parker53151
    @Parker53151 День назад +11

    I never understood the affection people have for Subarus. Then I bought an Ascent and I really like it and would happily replace it with another Subie when the time comes.

    • @davidjym
      @davidjym 20 часов назад

      Subaru for life!!! 😄😄😄

  • @josephshelton4599
    @josephshelton4599 День назад +6

    I bought the same trim level and color (Safire Blue), it drives great, very smooth actually. If you need more power, you press the S# button. I specifically did not want a turbo with a weakened 3- or 4-cylinder engine, and the wear tear of turbo. This will be a sometimes-daily driver, but mainly for family road trips. The kids love the view from the back seat and it has all of the creature comforts that I need.

    • @justinfcase
      @justinfcase 12 часов назад

      Curious to know what your out the door price was mate?

    • @tommymas1
      @tommymas1 5 часов назад

      Lol. Turbo is not available in any trim on the Forester. Pressing S# will not give you more power but simply make the ratio of "gear shifts" shorter, giving the appearance of more power at least initially. The turbos in the Outback and the older XT Forester were not smaller that smaller... 2.0 vs 2.5 but with much greater HP and torque. This vehicle is underpowered. 😂🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️🙄

    • @josephshelton4599
      @josephshelton4599 4 часа назад

      @@tommymas1 I am fully aware there are not any turbos for the Forester, I'm talking about how the Bronco sport has a 3 cylinder engine with turbo and the CRV has a 1.5 liter engine with turbo. I used the term power because that's what she said in the video, but I knew she meant more acceleration which the s# provides. I didn't buy the Forester for power, I bought it for value. Better gas mileage for trips, instead of my Silverado Z71.

  • @chuckinnc4184
    @chuckinnc4184 День назад +2

    One good thing on the mechanical side is these now have gone back to the good ol', tried and true thermostat, replacing Subaru's often troublesome Thermo Control Valve.

  • @roblopez-yy3nd
    @roblopez-yy3nd День назад +4

    Not quite as “dorky cute” as the outgoing model, but still definitively a Subaru. And that’s a good thing!

  • @0HOON0
    @0HOON0 2 дня назад +5

    We love our 2021 Forester. It takes us to all sorts of outdoor activities on roads where Rav4s and CR-V struggle somewhat. It can't match a Bronco Sport Badlands or Honda Passport Trailsport off road, but it's pretty good.
    Get the 17in wheels, or buy some if you have a higher trim. It really makes the ride top tier.
    We get 28-29mpg in mixed driving which is better than any non-hybrid option.
    Among the best do-everything vehicle for small families.

    • @angelas4681
      @angelas4681 День назад +1

      Yep! Love my '21 Foz Sport. Awesome in snow and gets up to 32MPG.

    • @Paul-jd9wi
      @Paul-jd9wi День назад +2

      I have a 23 Forester Wilderness. More power than a regular Forester, not underpowered at all. Different gearing. The problem with the Bronco Sport and Honda Trailsport is there AWD system overheats if you push it offroad. Subaru never does that.

  • @GetOffMyyLawn
    @GetOffMyyLawn День назад +1

    I have a 5th Gen Ipod that I purchased in 2007. Loaded with Rockbox Firmware, iFlash adapter, and an SD card with 250gb of flac lossless versions of my CD collection... perfect for an aux port.

  • @jameshong1495
    @jameshong1495 День назад +2

    I was just curious if you guys could do a video of what would be micah's top 5 cars ( suv and sedan together) for budget 25000-50000 and 50000-75000, the 5 cars that micah is actually willing to purchase.
    Same top 5 cars for the wife and top 5 cars for kiddo.

  • @kbolosan4024
    @kbolosan4024 День назад +1

    The 2025 version is a great fresh design for Subaru with some design cues from WRX. Great job Subaru!

  • @Jean-lr4hv
    @Jean-lr4hv День назад +5

    No lie I wish my Corolla Cross had an aux port to plug my iPod in 🥺

  • @eikcajtang
    @eikcajtang День назад +16

    Looks like the Ford Explorer

  • @AaronLovegren
    @AaronLovegren 23 часа назад +1

    Style. Foresters are still one of my favorite SUV/Wagons. 2020 sport, 2022 wilderness, waiting to see if there is a 2026 hybrid wilderness coming. (2018 crosstrek, 1998 legacy gt - I am bias).

  • @7728abbott
    @7728abbott День назад +1

    Great channel, guys !

  • @guylr7390
    @guylr7390 День назад +2

    It looks fine to me and performs ok too. If you think it’s boring then what is the RAV4? Once it gets the hybrid drivetrain it will sell like crazy. I still think the best Forester was the the 2001 SF model I had and drove for 247,000 miles.

  • @717dash_cam
    @717dash_cam 2 часа назад

    Cargo space discrepancy is from the subwoofer and the moonroof. Can't wait for the hybrid to come out and see how it does. By the time my Solterra lease is done, it should have any kinks worked out if their ev execution doesn't improve. Love the Solterra, but it definitely needs more range, faster charging, and a functional cargo area (vertically). My parents leased a 25 Forester Sport, uncle bought a Touring, and have friends buying a Limited in the coming week or so. Not that they would have done a turbo without the upcoming Hybrid, but it would make sense for the Hybrid drivetrain to become standard on at least Sport and up, if not across the line. Hopefully, once they move production from Japan to the US, we get the good horn too lol.

  • @davidfrania8990
    @davidfrania8990 День назад +1

    Look at Micah being so fashionably coordinated with the car!

  • @josephpanozzo4815
    @josephpanozzo4815 День назад

    So cute to see kiddo advertising your sunglasses!

  • @harmonybat
    @harmonybat 12 часов назад

    As someone with a primitive non-bluetooth-enabled car, I use the aux in all the time.

  • @Mark-wm3mx
    @Mark-wm3mx 2 дня назад +4

    Please do the Crown Signia! Thanks! 😊

  • @RizHail
    @RizHail 23 часа назад

    Best and simplest way to measure cargo space is distance between wheel wells horizontal and vertical from center of wheel well cargo area. Both measurements With and without rear seat lengths from cargo door opening.

  • @jeffr6280
    @jeffr6280 День назад +1

    Subaru management's stubbornness for not adding a turbo option to the Forester lineup makes no sense.

  • @gregsuskin7366
    @gregsuskin7366 2 дня назад +12

    Daughter drives a 2018. It looks and feels more "Subie" than the new model. Now it's indistinguishable from every other crossover on the road.

    • @ALMX5DP
      @ALMX5DP 2 дня назад +5

      To me it became indistinguishable from every other CUV after it's redesign in 2012/2013. Before that it was uniquely Subaru (more so the 1st and 2nd generations than the third).

  • @matthewbailey1126
    @matthewbailey1126 2 дня назад +25

    Look, a smaller Ford Explorer lol

  • @user1989fopfrs7
    @user1989fopfrs7 День назад +4

    Pretty sure that’s a 2012 Ford Edge

  • @saltyt.1886
    @saltyt.1886 День назад +5

    I recently watched a Motorweek review of the Toyota Land Cruiser and then found their review of the 2025 Forester.
    LC - 0-60 at 8.1 seconds
    SF - 0-60 at 8.2 seconds
    1/4 mile times were exactly identical.
    The biggest difference is you could buy two Foresters for the price of one Land Cruiser. They both have 8.7 inches of ground clearance, but the Forester can get 32+ mpg highway where the LC is lucky to get 25mpg.
    But hey, it’s only your money. 😂

    • @CharlieParker-dz6fv
      @CharlieParker-dz6fv День назад +2

      You’re comparing a body on frame suv with low gearing to a unibody with a cvt? There’s more than speed and appearances that separate these two.

    • @0HOON0
      @0HOON0 День назад

      I off road my SK Forester all the time and it's no where near as capable as a new Land Cruiser. Not even close. Even a heavily modified Wilderness edition can not match it.

    • @saltyt.1886
      @saltyt.1886 День назад +2

      Oh whatever. Most people won’t off-road a LC. It will be a mall crawler, commuter and grocery getter. For that life, the Subaru is leaps and bounds better…and you will pay UNDER MSRP, unlike Toyota that is guaranteed to gouge you thousands.
      But again, it’s your money.
      If you want to 0-60 mph in under six seconds, get the Subaru Outback XT!

  • @boost331
    @boost331 9 часов назад

    None of the subarus with this 2.5 are "speedy". But I can say that launching with a bit of a brake hold makes a world of difference.

  • @dcdefranco
    @dcdefranco День назад +1

    I heard there will be a hybrid version released mid year.

  • @erdemmenges3072
    @erdemmenges3072 2 часа назад

    Looks like an Explorer who stopped eating donuts. LOL, digging the design though

  • @Lalambz
    @Lalambz День назад

    in canada the base mode (convenience) have heated seat and xmode. I had a weird hunch that the the sport and limited version was smaller than base mode at the back, this video confirmed it. I currently drive the white forester 2025 Convenience (base) and it does the job! Maybe when the hybrid comes out, i'll go for the premium one with the moon roof (i think in canada it will be called touring)

  • @tyo8223
    @tyo8223 12 часов назад

    You posted the fuel economy numbers backwards in the video

  • @baldsquatch
    @baldsquatch День назад

    The simulated gear switches with CVT only decreases fuel economy, esp non-highway driving. My 2016 without the "shifts" used less gas than my 2023.

  • @hankitytankity
    @hankitytankity День назад

    They said the same thing when the third gen came along. The Forester has been mainstream for a while. The latest look is better in real life than I imagined. It looks more candy than the previous gen by a bit. Just a different look than the previous chiseled look which was pretty good. My guess is Subaru cycles on the look from bulbous to boxy and to chiseled and back. I’m looking forward to the hybrid but cannot wait for the bugs to be worked out.

  • @Michael-ur5qb
    @Michael-ur5qb 13 часов назад

    This looks slightly better in person. But the hybrid can’t arrive soon enough.

    • @justinfcase
      @justinfcase 12 часов назад

      FACTS! One of the reasons why I am waiting until next June for hybrid to be available in USA.

  • @RM-qi6ok
    @RM-qi6ok День назад

    Want to get back into a Subaru, but not sure I want a manual again for a DD (been driving manual my whole life). I was going to look at the new Forester and sad to see they no longer offer a turbo boxer motor. 180hp just seems so boring for that size of a vehicle. Likely will go back to a WRX in manual (could never get an auto WRX).

  • @BradYsseldyke
    @BradYsseldyke 22 часа назад

    I still can't get over how much this thing looks like a Ford. Spiritual successor to the Edge somehow!

    • @davidjym
      @davidjym 20 часов назад

      Heavily influenced by Ford explorer 😅

  • @briancorreia2923
    @briancorreia2923 День назад

    Si is “sport intelligence”? Is that a sneaky dig at SS and RS?

  • @genzigzag
    @genzigzag День назад +1

    I like the new Subaru Explorer

  • @KevinSmith-wr1sy
    @KevinSmith-wr1sy День назад +2

    Love you guys but Subaru lost me in about 2022 when they decided to chase Hyundai and Kia in the fast fashion trend game. That thing gives me a gag reflex. This is from a guy who has owned 4 outbacks in the past.

    • @veganpotterthevegan
      @veganpotterthevegan День назад

      How? The Forester is still very plane. The outback is too but its not a wagon and hasn't been for a long time. The WRX has been overstylized for a while though

  • @trspotr
    @trspotr День назад

    Didn't Sheryl Crow sing Subaru song before? Sounded a lot like that 😆

  • @davepaek5014
    @davepaek5014 23 часа назад

    Subaru buyers do not care about the design. The company knows it. That's why they don't care to make their cars look super attractive. they make interesting updates and that's about it.

    • @davidjym
      @davidjym 20 часов назад +1

      Don't mess with what's already been working well 😅

  • @trspotr
    @trspotr День назад +1

    It actually was a wagon once upon a time 😂

    • @davidjym
      @davidjym 20 часов назад

      Wouldn't mind an AWD wagon that's smaller than the Outback like the good old days 😂

    • @trspotr
      @trspotr 14 часов назад

      @davidjym Impreza? Too weak? 😅

    • @davidjym
      @davidjym 12 часов назад

      @@trspotr I miss the Impreza wagon WRX 😅

  • @conceptcs
    @conceptcs День назад +2

    You sure this is not a Ford product?

  • @justaguy6862
    @justaguy6862 День назад +3

    Why CVT's? Why?!! They are expensive to fix. :(

    • @manwhalejoe6962
      @manwhalejoe6962 День назад +1

      Because they are much more fuel efficient since they have theoretically infinite gears. And they desperately needed a way to decrease the above average gas consumption due to the always-on AWD

  • @chueyi
    @chueyi День назад

    If this did not show the brand and badge, i would have thought you were advertising the Ford Explorer. Definitely not sure why Subaru would make it look more like a Ford, but then again the American market is what its selling to. Subaru needs to bump up that weak HP to 225-230 as a standard, maybe add a hybrid battery to assist in that bump to help give that instant torque off the line and also improve the MPG. Otherwise its going to get out sold by Toyota, Honda, and Mazda. Only Subaru loyalists will buy and the numbers are decreasing.

  • @6ec6YRFPTcC
    @6ec6YRFPTcC День назад +2

    I read an article that says Forester sales have tanked with the new model 😬

    • @davidjym
      @davidjym 20 часов назад

      The whole world is baddddd right now 😮

  • @saadayahgbolo60
    @saadayahgbolo60 День назад

    A good SUV!

  • @Kiss__Kiss
    @Kiss__Kiss 2 дня назад +2

    Don't like it for various reasons. No Turbo, and the Ford Explorer-like front end, being a few.

    • @0HOON0
      @0HOON0 2 дня назад +1

      No turbo means you can keep it long term with less fear of expensive things going wrong.

    • @ALMX5DP
      @ALMX5DP День назад

      @@0HOON0turbos can be pretty cheap and easy to replace though. I think my 2.0 turbo is only like $500 and can be changed in just a couple hours.

    • @0HOON0
      @0HOON0 День назад

      @@ALMX5DP Less to on modern cars where they are often directly between the manifold and cat.

  • @santiagohills3997
    @santiagohills3997 2 дня назад +7

    Oh look, a Subaru driving in the mountains. You don’t see that every day.

  • @josephpanozzo4815
    @josephpanozzo4815 День назад

    Not a fan of glass sunroofs. Hail will not be kind to that glass.

  • @Anhedonis
    @Anhedonis День назад

    The mileage numbers are flipped.

  • @darkkforest
    @darkkforest День назад +1

    Ya, that's a Ford Explorer 😂

  • @Camsimsy2k
    @Camsimsy2k День назад

    I USE MY CD PLAYER IN MY 2020 FORESTER AND BF U SAY IT YES I HAVE APPLE CARPLAY

  • @chemjam92
    @chemjam92 День назад

    My car is so old it doesn't even have an aux in....still rocking cassette player...j/k

  • @danw9773
    @danw9773 День назад

    The Ford Explorer’s long lost cousin

  • @commbubba1990
    @commbubba1990 2 дня назад +7

    50-70 at 6.4 sec is almost dangerously slow. Just too underpowered.

    • @ALMX5DP
      @ALMX5DP 2 дня назад +3

      Seems just fine to me. It's still way faster than most commercial vehicles, which I dont think anyone would argue are dangerous due to that aspect.

    • @0HOON0
      @0HOON0 2 дня назад +1

      I've got a 2021 which is slightly slower than the new model. The Forester is one of slower modern cars. You will have to give up on passing on some two lane roads, but the power will be adequate for most people. I find its other qualities to more than make up for the lack of speed. But prospective buyers should merge onto a highway as part of their test drive.

    • @Vlican
      @Vlican День назад

      agreed, horribly underpowered

  • @Kevin-xz4jq
    @Kevin-xz4jq День назад

    They shaped the Forester into a Honda Passport.

  • @ryanfrisby7389
    @ryanfrisby7389 День назад

    Fantastic review!😸

  • @stickbrick8219
    @stickbrick8219 День назад

    Looks to me like in an effort to go after rav4 and crv while still being loyal to the Subaru enthusiasts they made an SUV by committee and are stuck somewhere between utility and style/ comfort without being able to stick out……

  • @TheSlugger76
    @TheSlugger76 День назад +1

    Wife has a 2015 she loves it some day we will get another

    • @davidjym
      @davidjym 19 часов назад

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @yurkshirelad
    @yurkshirelad День назад

    I sat in one yesterday but I hated the rear seats. My legs must be longer as my knees stuck up too high. There wasn't sufficient thigh support as I found the rear seats were too low for my body shape.
    I wanted to test drive one but there was a long line of people waiting to drive. So I left.

    • @davidjym
      @davidjym 19 часов назад

      It's not for everyone 😊

  • @douglasdietrich4174
    @douglasdietrich4174 День назад +1

    I find the front end looks like a Ford Explorer, just slightly smaller. *yawn*

  • @angelas4681
    @angelas4681 День назад +1

    Not a fan of the new exterior styling nor the multifunction panel that looks like it was design by Fisher-Price.

  • @sabell1276
    @sabell1276 День назад

    "Subie's Weird Wagon" "weird" Don't you think that way of expressing it is offensive?

  • @Jerry-gi2lj
    @Jerry-gi2lj День назад

    Subaru could cut their model lineup in half and nobody would notice. They all look the same.

    • @davidjym
      @davidjym 20 часов назад

      So is BMW and Audi

  • @jamessankey01
    @jamessankey01 День назад +2

    Ick. What a styling mess. Not even quirky enough to justify that disaster.

    • @Vlican
      @Vlican День назад

      agreed, there's nothing cohesive about the interior, it's a random mess

    • @davidjym
      @davidjym 19 часов назад

      It's a Subaru

  • @banderson1979
    @banderson1979 22 часа назад

    Damn that car is dirty

  • @tommymas1
    @tommymas1 5 часов назад

    Meh....needs the XT or a hybrid. Way underpowered. 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️🙄

  • @J.W.W.
    @J.W.W. День назад +2

    Only the Muzio family can make an interesting video featuring the most boring car sold. 😂

  • @Justhings332
    @Justhings332 День назад +5

    It looks so old, Doesn't look like a new car at all. Very plain. The 2019 Chevy blazer looks 20 years newer than this thing

    • @davidjym
      @davidjym 19 часов назад

      Looks good

  • @whatsitlike6392
    @whatsitlike6392 День назад

    Not liking the wheels.

    • @davidjym
      @davidjym 19 часов назад

      That's good

  • @jobberjr
    @jobberjr День назад +2

    I bought this 2025 model and I am not impressed, this is my first and last Subaru. Can't wait to figure out what I want to replace it with.

    • @rebbewful
      @rebbewful День назад

      Mazda cx 50

    • @stanmarcusgtv
      @stanmarcusgtv День назад +1

      Honda CR-V Sport Hybrid both Car and Driver and KBB put it at the top of the class

    • @ALMX5DP
      @ALMX5DP День назад +6

      Why on earth did you buy it? Didnt take it for a test drive first?

    • @0HOON0
      @0HOON0 День назад +1

      What do you dislike about it?

    • @guylr7390
      @guylr7390 День назад

      Verified buyer or Subie hater?

  • @rightlanehog3151
    @rightlanehog3151 2 дня назад +3

    Team Muzio, 5,000 miles? How dare they put 5,000 miles on a test car before they send it to you? 😡

  • @jacobyo99
    @jacobyo99 2 дня назад +2

    It looks a lot better on the exterior, but the interior and powertrain are a joke

    • @Vlican
      @Vlican День назад

      agreed, the exterior now looks better, but the interior is a complete mess

    • @davidjym
      @davidjym 19 часов назад

      They're fine