2025 Subaru Forester review
Subaru has dusted off the STI badge for a new special-edition Forester, but it's not everything it's cracked up to be.
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Max Davies
Subaru Forester vs Ford Everest Comparison
Subaru Forester
Ford Everest
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2026 Subaru
Forester
vs
2025 Ford
Everest
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How they stack...
Best suitable for...
Driving the family
Off-roading
Long distance drivingFuel Efficiency
63L
391 to 498 km
80L
568 to 760 km
Warranty
5 year
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5 year
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MSRP
$43,490 - $55,990
$54,240 - $82,390
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CarExpert's Take
Max Davies
Marketplace Journalist
Max Davies drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Quality, premium-leaning interior
- Sportier handling
- STI appears again...
Misses
- ...like this?
- Hardly a special edition
- Dreary CVT
James Wong
Marketplace Editor
James Wong drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Meaningful 4WD upgrades
- Tows and wades like any Everest
- $15,000 less than Prado Altitude
Misses
- Still costs a pretty penny
- Some options should be standard
- Greyscale paint choices
Colours Available
The 2024 Subaru Forester is available in the following exterior paint colours, depending on the variant:
- Crystal White Pearl
- Ice Silver Metallic
- Brilliant Bronze Metallic
- Crimson Red Pearl
- Autumn Green Metallic
- Horizon Blue Pearl
- Cascade Green Silica
- Magnetite Grey Metallic
- Crystal Black Silica
- Sapphire Blue Pearl
The 2024 Ford Everest is available in the following exterior paint colours:
- Shadow Black
- Aluminium
- Arctic White
- Meteor Grey
- Sedona Orange
- Equinox Bronze
- Blue Lightning (Sport only)
All paint colours except for Arctic White are prestige paint colours and cost an additional $700.
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Specs
| Type | ||
| - | TURBO, TURBO DIESEL COMMON RAIL | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 2498 | 1996 - 2993 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 2.5L | 3.0L, 2.0L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| 4 | 6, 4 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | 16 - 24 | |
| Power | ||
| 136kW - 145kW | 154kW - 184kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 5800 | 3250 - 3750 | |
| Torque | ||
| 247Nm | 500Nm - 600Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 3700 | 1750 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | 90 | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
