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 Mini Countryman Comparison
Subaru Forester
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Mini Countryman
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2026 Subaru
Forester
vs
2025 Mini
Countryman
Select Variants...
How they stack...
Best suitable for...
Driving the family
Off-roading
LuxuryFuel Efficiency
48L - 63L
298 to 498 km
36L - 54L
90 to 416 km
Warranty
5 year
warranty
warranty
5 year
warranty
warranty
MSRP
$37,890 - $55,990
$49,990 - $77,990
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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
- Sharp pricing compared to iX1
- Punchy dual-motor drivetrain
- Plenty of space, personalisation
Misses
- Range could be better
- Interior not as plush as iX1
- Getting quite big for a 'Mini'...
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 Mini Countryman, depending on the variant, is available in the following exterior paint colours:
- Nanuq White
- Midnight Black II
- Melting Silver III
- Smokey Green
- Legend Grey
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Specs
| Type | ||
| PETROL DIRECT INJECTION | TURBO PETROL DIRECT INJECTION, TURBO | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 1995 - 2498 | 1499 - 1998 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 2.5L, 2.0L | 2.0L, 1.5L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| 4 | 4, 3 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | 12 - 16 | |
| Power | ||
| 110kW - 145kW | 100kW - 233kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 5800 - 6000 | 4500 - 6500 | |
| Torque | ||
| 196Nm - 247Nm | 220Nm - 494Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 3700 - 4400 | 1350 - 2000 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| 90 | 94.6 | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
