Get in-depth info on the 2025 Subaru Forester including prices, specs, reviews, options, safety and reliability ratings.
MISSOULA, MT. — When the 2025 Subaru Forester was revealed last year, it was pitched as an all-new model. Except it really isn’t. The underlying platform is carried over and the dimensions are virtually identical to the compact crossover it replaces — almost to the inch. In fact, the changes are so subtle that Subaru is comfortable selling the 2024 Forester Wilderness model right alongside the 2025 for at least the remainder of this calendar year.
If Subaru’s improvements are to bear fruit, they’d be detectable in at least one — and ideally all — of three categories: chassis composure, refinement and cabin material quality. Fortunately for us, all three are readily evaluated, especially since the first two go somewhat hand-in-hand. We learned this firsthand driving the Forester down the side of a snow-covered mountain. The AWD system helped keep things manageable, but we relied more on the deep ruts in the ice than the tire tread to keep us pointed in the desired direction. Conveniently, though, this weakness exposed one of the best upgrades the Forester received for this gen: new steering hardware.
And that’s a good thing, because if you crave speed, the Forester is not for you. The engine is virtually the same as it was for 2024, albeit with adjustments to power delivery. The 2.5-liter naturally aspirated boxer-four delivers 180 horsepower and 178 pound-feet of torque for 2025; those are actually downgrades, strictly speaking, but we’re talking single digits. The continuously variable transmission also returns with paddle shifters available on basically everything but the base Forester.
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