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 Honda Accord Comparison
Subaru Forester
Honda Accord
2026 Subaru
Forester
vs
2025 Honda
Accord
Select Variants...
How they stack...
Best suitable for...
Driving the family
Off-roadingFuel Efficiency
63L
391 to 498 km
48L - 56L
206 to 364 km
Warranty
5 year
warranty
warranty
8 year
warranty
warranty
MSRP
$43,490 - $55,990
$55,177 - $61,685
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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
Andrew Maclean
Contributor
Andrew Maclean drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Comfortable ride quality
- Spacious interior
- Efficient hybrid powertrain
Misses
- Lacks brand cache
- No heated seats
- Conservative styling
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
All colour options are at no additional cost, VTi-LX Petrol options include:
- Modern Steel
- Platinum White
- Lunar Silver
- Meteoroid Grey
- Crystal Black
VTi-LX Hybrid removes Modern Steel and adds:
- Passion Red
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Specs
| Type | ||
| - | TURBO | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 2498 | 1498 - 1993 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 2.5L | 2.0L, 1.5L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| 4 | 4 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | 16 | |
| Power | ||
| 136kW - 145kW | 140kW - 158kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 5800 | 5000 - 5500 | |
| Torque | ||
| 247Nm | 260Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 3700 | 1600 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | 89.5 | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
