ReForesteration: 2009 Subaru Forester Takes It Up a Notch

[mharbaum]

I just bought a Forester 2010 Model, and compared it to the CRV with a one day test drive and the CRV is crap!, Forester is a lot better in all senses. It handles better, has a better traction (Incomparable) better consumption, How can I say Subaru is just better! By the way I have the 2.0 150 Hp XS Model

[largo703]

Best off road performance in it's class but when I sat behind the wheel of the Tiguan, it's hard to convince myself to buy a Subaru.

[xyaqua]

2010 XT:

470 miles in a winter snowstorm, the week before xmas, Alexandria MN to Chicago. Solid as a rock. Ave 52 mph including stops. dozens of semi trucks in the ditch, i stopped counting the cars in the ditch after 50.

I took me a few months to get comfortable with it, but this does even better than my 2000 Forester. Fast but not racy, sitting a little higher is nice.

When the weather gets bad, the FXT really stands out. An excellent all weather GT + light utility vehicle.

[treridings]

Exactly...this could have been a much better review. There is a reason the Forester is the SUV of the year. ;)

[fxt1dan]

This review or "test drive" review is not worthy of publishing, especially not on the web.

Newspapers fine, but here you just lost your credibility lady............OOPS

[nikzou]

i have the xt turbo 2.5 and its amazing car!

Lot of power for this category baby!

[Zlaja16]

of course they dont talk about the AWD and the off road capability because it would just embarrass the competition

[ProTeenAthlete]

is she saying that forester had "no game" with its previous model? PLEASE! the CR-V is 2 wheel drive crap. the Rav 4 is decent, but forester is the best in it's class! SUBBIES RULE.

[E10004EVER]

I don't get it when they say that it breaks better ( I guess they are comparing it to the competition) but tire noise don't give you confidence, so let me try to understand this: if it takes to a car 20 feet longer to stop than other car but the tires are mute and it doesn't dive it's better than a car that dives under heavy breaking and tires are noisy .... but stops in less distance hummm ???

[thehotsixer]

Im with you EVER, why is the reviewer talking about "feelings" just the facts is all thats important or relevant

[GrahamCrackers94]

best in its class. hands down.

[quatlen]

Does every new car have to get bigger?

[allteeth]

As long as the asses do.

[6SecondDelay]

"Finally ready to compete with others in its class"??!

Until this redesign, the Forester has been at the top of its class -- a class it defined -- for the past decade.

[n0limit39]

word

[Twixx32]

@6SecondDelay yeah and this new design it's so fuckin copied from the 2007 outlander . wtf the headlights are the same !! that's why a new outlander camed out with the lancer look .

[TheProphiting1]

Turbo lag at acceleration is normal to some extent.

[bwkimmey]

Yeah no kidding! She was acting like there's some gigantic turbo on there pumping out 30+ psi... Gimme a break lady, at least it's not an EVO

[LOTUSx123]

Please choose turbo if you drive the expressway for a long time.

If it does and the rural road is driven from none and the expressway, the turbo car should not choose.

It is because power and the suspension are different.

[drratrrd]

Don't need a Turbo in my new Forester. Plenty pep and the at is great

[JewTimes2]

Do you underestimate my intellegence? I'm actually quite smart, I got an IQ of 136. I know alot about cars my family is looking for the perfect family viechle and they let me choose. I looked at EVERY car company and their cars and I chose the subaru forester it beats them all. The rav4 is close, but it didn't quite do it for me. I was wrong though there is a bit of turbo lagg but there's always a bit of turbolagg, we're not getting the turbo though.

[PineappleOranges]

Looking at reviews of cars isn't always the best way to go. A lot of the people whom write reviews are the ones who don't like it. This is the same for anything. They thing to do is narrow your search and then go to the dealership and feel it for yourself. Cars are much different in person than on the internet.

P.S. I saw on a sticker once that said, "God created turbo-lag to give V8's a chance".

[caraddict520]

i hate this new redesign. suchh a mistake.

[DKingTaco2188]

boo this review the automatic shifts are barely noticible, and it can brake way better than that your a frikn noob at braking I saw another vid where they stopped immdiatly. Neveer heard of it getting turbolagg. u suck

[izabellaXizabella]

have a version engine working with LPG? and when the crash tests be available?

[deksetera]

you dont have right, i did't wright that poland produce bmw or mercedes , we are in european union and i don't care about place of produce the car - italy, germany or france it doesn't matter - i write about europe generally - poland is the biggest produce of car chair in the world, 70% mirror glass came from poland etc - there is a globalization - and the last thing is that u first offended me - but ok

[MDCincinnatus]

Entschuldigung Sie mir sehr, fuer meinen Mitamerikaner.

Ich bin nicht stolz von solche Leute. Am meisten, Europaische Autos sind besser als Amerikanisch, da haben Sie rechts. Auch der grosste Teil von Amerika kann nur ein automatisch fahren. Ich finde solche Autos schrecklich, und fahre nur Handsenden.

Ich liebe mein Land aber oft nicht meine Landsmaenner.

[gmaa90]

BTW, my last comment was in reference to deksetera.

[deksetera]

but it is true - american car are rubbish in europe - dont write me "trash" because it is true - my audi a4 2.0t is faster than american v8 - yours car and yours motorways are a joke for people from europe - americans love our mercedes, bmw or volvo - we dont love your cars because this is piece of siet i was in usa and everybody drive so slow , so boring - sorry form gramma - aber ich kann sprechen deutsch, franzuzisch und nederlenden - how many languages you know ?

[gmaa90]

Typical Chav. Weak argument, gross over-generalization, and gives himself too much credit. You speak of Mercedes/BMW/Volvo as if you, or your country contributed to it somehow. Wake up buddy, Poland nothing but a skidmark in Europe's underwear.

[deksetera]

bla bla bla

[kenjigraphics]

Japanese cars are better than European cars

[deksetera]

american can only with automatic gear driving in europe we have biggest fun with manual - our cars have smaller engines but they are faster than american cars , in europe we could drive faster on ours motorways and we are the best - sorry for gramma

[gmaa90]

Typical Euro-Trash.

[Ugrik]

4 weeks, and I can drive my new Forester 2.0D :-)

[Soob4ME]

Can't wait for the diesel.

[dragonstorm83]

does anyone have a video of the regular 2.5x trim?

[HakemEX]

At first, I was all "That's an ugly ass RAV-4" but now I like this vehicle so much. If I was in the market for a CUV like this. I wouldn't even look around. THIS would be my choice.

[dlmaniac]

Cannot stand that 4-speed automatic transmission.

[impactspeed]

like the 07's engine 224 hp

[LarryDavidFreak]

the 09 has the same exact engine!

[dreamer4614]

i like!

[danton59]

Great looking Subaru, I am going to go test one

[shit4brainz420]

why is all the car companies doing this iam gonna put alittle chrome grill to make it look like a lexus shit. it looks like a shitty mazda, looks like shit to me

[gerardoawd]

Haha , what do you drive? Let me guess, afkn ghetto Chevrolet? A Pick-up GM truck? Subarus are not made for loosers like yourself you fkn mustage with legs. Subaru owners carries bikes, kayaks, snow boards on their roof. You on the other hand ladders, brooms, on your Chevrolet

[acuramdx4]

Subaru need to figure out how to design cars!! They are all pretty much crap!

[jawbreaker90210]

POS. just like the other subarus.

That BMW enthusiast fell off his rocker.

[sqreeze]

you're a dumbfuck

[sti302man]

inside line, i think you need to stop reviewing cars.

who are your drivers? because i don't think that they have any professional racing background with sport cars or any car(IMO,insideline is full of shit)

[musclecarssuckass]

what about you do you have any professional driving background

[sti302man]

i don't have any background with professional racing(just a few streets of willow and laguna track days)

for all we know,it might even be you behind the wheel, at least car and driver magazine has retired/pro race drivers testing and giving input on new vehicles.

inside line gives us crap,with no kind of reference or source on the drivers that conduct these test(imo, they are still full of shit)

[musclecarssuckass]

oh well i was just wondering if u had any pro driving experance

[anibalmiranda]

looks like a freakin´ mitsubishi,,,

[rocketpunch12210]

yup, we need MOAR!! SUV

[wally0461]

it is a small suv lol

[sanadaHIRO]

of cuz is laggin is a turbo~~~

Thats y u switch 2 superchager it make it smoother n give u constant speed..

[ravenmadx]

Turbo is free HP, with the development of turbos that have variable blades turbo lag is eliminated. Superchargers are "old school" They use HP to make HP, and are noisy and provide comparatively lower boost due to its reliance on engine rpm's to help the internal gearing to spool up the compressor.

[nnr3]

i tought turbo and supercharger have the same whistling sound..

[ravenmadx]

Yes and no. Turbos always have a whistle, but due to the may types of Supercharger i.e. Roots type etc. There can be quiet or "S" trim chargers or whiny type old school chargers. do a search for Superchargers on youtube and you will hear the differences.

[scoobystu555]

its a feckin 4x4 wat do u expect lol

[asjeot]

that is one ugly interior

[sgtcht92]

turbo lag and no turbo rush, and power in low revs...does that even make sense?

great car-though i still prefer the original foresters.

[librano]

my thoughts exactly... this test is so vague it makes think that it is aimed for people who don't know squat about cars.

[AWDfreak]

Sadly, the new 2.5XT (basically a Forester with a WRX engine) DOES NOT COME WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION!!! Only the lower trim levels get a manual transmissions *sigh*.....

[virtualbrainiac]

I have a 2.5T XT with manual here in Oz :) Changing to a WRX though as the new Forester is now fat and slow.

[mathu18]

cool

[hamidalimalik]

I'm not impressed at all by the new signiture front end of the new Subarus. They should have kept the one which the legendary second generation Impreza had.

[BrandNewAge]

Don't worry, as soon as all the subies have the same front end, they'll change all of them.

[JayBrizzle]

The Forester look much bigger in the commercials.

JB