2024 Subaru Forester: The Best Subaru?

0 to 60mph in 8 seconds is not something I ever do anyway. Criticisms of cars seem to be generally targeted toward enthusiasts / adrenaline junkies, rather than normal people wanting a great functional vehicle.

I’ve been driving a ‘23 Forester for two months. The engine is adequately powered. No complaints passing and merging into freeway traffic. Mileage is very close to the claimed 33/29/26. I live just at just over 5,000 feet and regularly drive to higher elevations, so I’m quite satisfied. The CVT isn’t for everyone, obviously, but I find it works just fine. Agree that this car is a very good value.

Just purchased this vehicle thanks for the review can't wait to receive mine after watching your review

Awesome, thanks for posting this one Ben!

Ben Hardy makes the best videos ever :)

Insane Forester Ben !! 🤍🤍

So nice to see actual buttons @ 2:58 for vehicle functions rather than a toggle buried in some menu-driven touchscreen.

I just bought a pearl white 2024 Subaru Forester Premium and I love it.

I like the Forester, the Wilderness is my favorite also. We have an observant Ben noticing the unevenness of the road.

3 days in love my forester 😊

I would like to know, in 2024, what is the "least digital" car you can buy today? Which car has the most simple analog instruments and driving experience?

If I m going to pick one forester , will be wilderness trim 😂 peppy and looking great in green

Front looks amazing

Whats with the new Rockford Fosgate audio addition to most of the 2024 Premiums? Does it make the sound better?

A few years ago I bought my wife an Outback for her birthday gift. Almost every one in her family drives a Subaru and live in Montana. We had been driving either an AWD or 4WD Toyota’s for 40+ years. Every winter we had to put studded snow tires on them. My wife drove year round on her factory tires with no problems with our 5-7 feet of snow during winter. I loved the handling so much that I sold my 13 year old RAV Limited 4WD and bought a Forester Touring. My wife and I HATE gloomy grey and boring black interior colors, so that’s the Only reason why I chose the Touring was for the Saddle Brown Leather interior. I really like my Forester, but it’s definitely a Lemon and I’ve had Nothing but PROBLEMS with it. Needless to say, I’m putting a LOT of mileage on our 4WD pickup, because my Forester is consistently breaking down. As soon as we can, I’m going to sell my lemon and go back to Toyota.

Pretty weak engine and the unpleasant CVT. Rear styling isn’t great. Interior isn’t bad, fuel economy is good, it’s roomy, and at a fair price for one of the better AWD system. Decent value in my opinion.

I bought an Outback Wilderness in 2022, and now just purchased a 2023 Forester Touring to add another Subaru to the family’s cars. I was super surprised at how much I like the less powerful not turbo-charged Forester engine, and it’s much better gas mileage. I’ve had a ton of fun off-roading and “autobahning” the Outback Wilderness, but the Forester is great too, as long as you can settle down and drive like the mellower 85% of the population. While I appreciate the power and torque of my Outback Wilderness, the Forester has a smoother and more predictable power band without the delayed turbo boost hitting with every moderately prompt takeoff. A year ago I was smitten by the Outback Wilderness’ functional athletic looks, and thought Foresters were kind of dorky looking, but now I like them both! Don’t be fooled by the advice that the Forester is “underpowered”; the driving experience is fine for all but highly aggressive drivers. A year ago I was sure the Outback Wilderness was the better car (more functional, more attractive, more comfortable, more stable and safer), but after three weeks of driving my Forester Touring, I think they are both great. So all in all, I tip my hat to the Forester for being less expensive to buy, and cheaper to operate (compared to an Outback turbo).

The best value is the Forester Premium 15 pack.

Recently went car shopping. Test drove a lot of vehicles. Finally came to the Subaru dealer looking at the Outback Wilderness. It was sitting next to a forester wilderness in geyser blue which was a mistake on the dealers part because that’s the one I bought. Drove both, couldn’t get over how much I liked the forester more. It’s not really noticeably slower. It still has plenty of pep with that 4:11 drive ratio. Handled better. Looked better. Bigger windows. Priced better.

Been driving a 23 Forester Wilderness for 5 months now. The CVT is much better, at least with the revised ‘gearing’ and virtual 8th gear in the Wilderness model. Just feels much better than wife’s Subaru Legacy. My Wilderness has all the available options and at $38K it still felt like a bargain in 2023. Tons of safety tech, Apple CarPlay, love the physical HVAC, heated seats, and X-MODE controls, huge sunroof, power tailgate, Harmon Kardon, love the Startex seats, adaptive LED headlights, and more capability off-road than I need, not to mention it’s very roomy for its size. For under $40K just feels like a great vehicle.