I have had a 2014 for 5 years with over 150k miles on it and was looking to replace it but getting another Forrester wasnt even in the picture. My 14 was not a comfortable car to drive on road trips and the oil consumption issue always bothered me, so I started looking at the Outback. But I saw the new Wilderness at the dealer a couple weeks ago that was available to purchase, drove it and loved it. This isnt close to my 2014 and much better than the standard 2022 Forester models. I love it so far, hopefully all the issues I had with the 2014 ( oil consumption, transmission, cv axles, control arm bushings) will not be an issue. Im glad I bought it!

Best review of the Forester Wilderness I have seen yet. Great job!

Good honest overall review on the Forester Wilderness. Picked up a granite grey Wilderness with HK/Nav last month $2K below MSRP which made it sweeter. Nearly every review says the same thing about the acceleration but I have no complaints. It was never designed to be a fast vehicle but I had no issues merging or jockeying for position on the road during my daily commute to work. More power is always welcomed but thats not why I bought the Wilderness. Light to medium trail duty with X-mode with decent mpg sealed the deal.

Great review. I ended up getting one in white. No regrets whatsoever. And sport sharp mode makes it more fun to drive and tightens the steering.

my dream car. If you got one - just appreciate & be grateful for your life situation

I am waiting for my Geyser Blue to be delivered in a couple weeks (oddly at the dealership you borrowed this one from I think) I’ve been watching a lot of Forester reviews in the meantime and this was one of the most detailed and informative. Really enjoyed it and am now even more impatient to get mine!

Love this review!

Love this video. Thank you ❤

I just bought one 😃😃

Researched this car segment for the last 2 months, my findings, - 5th gen forester rated #1 in safety and readability over all others including RAV, trial hawk, honda and bronco. That said, it has been a long road for Subaru from the CVT tranny , oil consumption, head gasket issues of past generation vehicles. At 6'3, CR just announced the Forester is #1 with tall drivers as well, no surprise as the "green house" visibility is very attractive. All the safety dings can be disabled permanently, with the exception of engine on/off at stop. After market solution will solve that as well. So, I will be picking up my Subaru Forester Wilderness / pearl white next week. Comfortable driving on and off road, safety and readability, looks, honest service advisors that I have visited with during this time, all have pushed me this direction. And finally driving my daughters 2017 Forester premium, sold me on being a Subie owner. Suggested maintenance to ensure long life; 30k diff (F/R) service, 40k CVT Transmission service, and oil changes every 4k. Compared to the Outback, Off road analysis/videos show the turbo in the Outback gets totally in the way of performance when climbing, as the Forester's new gearing and software changes bring much more to the equation over the turbo, in my opinion. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kKyPfdeYr53Fe4U.html No rock climbing for me, but adventuring, all day long. HAPPY TRAILS

Went to IU Bloomington way back! Got my support!

I love all the moving shots on this video, especially the ones you did on your skateboard in the parking lot! Now I want one but at $38K msrp, I just can't put up that kind of money for it. If they discount $3K, then maybe. My local dealer seems to have quite a few, probably because of that sticker shock....and no real leather!

Best Forester Wilderness Review on Utube 👍

Great review. Reading through the comments, it’s good to see the community of whiny Subaru bros is still thriving.

My Geyser Blue FW should be here any day. I sprang for all 3 skid plates, the Wilderness mud flaps and had to bump up to a Falken Wildpeak 235/60-17 as that is the biggest I have seen in the spare tire location without airing down.

Great work

Seeing it come by at 9:46 made me fall in love. Getting this color in a year or two. (Will be my third Forester) Currently enjoying a different type of car for now.

Very good looking

I honestly love the look of this front end. The rear could use some tweaking. The black panel between the headlights makes it seem kind of cheap/dinky, just imo. If i got this I would try to replace that panel with the body colour, or wrap it. They also should have tinted the white part of the rear tailights like the crosstreks have. And get a black exhaust tip.

Love everything I've read about it - with the notable exception of gas mileage.

The exterior styling is great on the Forester Wilderness. I love it! I do like the analog gauges but I wish it had an analog fuel gauge. Another thing that’s missing is an available tow hitch (currently). SOA includes the increased tow capacity in their marketing for the Forester Wilderness, but how can we utilize that feature without any way to tow?! Just kinda strange to me…

I ordered that exact Forester - same colour (except it’s the Canadian version). I don’t need the extra ruggedness but I loved the look. Canadians get the heated steering wheel but no TPS or HK stereo option. (I ordered the Rockford Fosgate upgrade)

The Wilderness Forester is a pretty nice looking car in my opinion!

Great review btw! I just bought a '22 Forester Touring and love the idea of the Touring model, but just not digging the look. Too much plastic on the front bumper in my opinion. Depending on the color you pick, it's more apparent. If I was going to get the Wilderness model, I'd definitely get the gray color.

Beautiful car!

Since I HATE the gloomy grey or death black interior colors, I opted to order a Crimson Red touring with brown leather interior. I’ll install a 1 inch lift, full under body skid plates, 3 inch Borla dual exhaust, K&N cold air intake, (increasing the hp, torque and mpg), and replace the factory tires with Falken Wildpeaks. I’m thinking about adding an additional oil and transmission cooler.

Hey Tyler, great review of the Forester Wilderness. I've found one coming in February some time. Unfortunately, it doesn't have the Harmon Kardon option. But the dealer said they can install a Rockford Fosgate upgrade which basically upgrades the 2 speakers in the front door and adds an amplifier. It is listed on the SOA website and would also be covered under the warranty. But is it any good?

That’s exactly the car I just got!!!❤

Great review Tyler, quality and details are increasing, that joke about a ton of shit got me lol I once helped my uncle with filling a Subaru’s trunk with a ton of shit(for agricultural purposes ofc). I like the car and the segment too, but last few weeks I’m looking at Honda civic mk8(2.2 cdti) or Pontiac vibe GT/matrix xrs( I wish i could find one). Happy holidays mate 🍷 Cheers ♥️

Great review - now if the car had a more powerful engine. 200-225 horsepower / torque would make this model much better driving.

Love everything about. I will not be buying it, because I can't live with 9 seconds 0-60. I currently own a 2012 Outback 3.6R, and probably will buy the Mazda CX-50 turbo next year. Just subscribed to your channel.

I have a Touring ordered but now I am wondering…I drive a lot in West Virginia - Lots of paved winding mountain roads with long climbs. In your experience do you think I would be better off with the Wilderness? Our drive is kind of steep and unpaved.

Hey Tyler, great review. Just wondering whether they’ve added any permanent solution to the stop/start function?

Front and rear torsen lsd diff along with locking center diff, from earlier WRX would make it close rival to Bronco or Jeep Trailhawk as the fake electronic brake torque is reactive than active torsen rear and front diff.

I like the exterior style

Great review. Can you do VW Tiguan SE Thanks

Good review as usual. But it's crazy that this most "outdoorsy" trim doesn't get heated rear seats or a heated steering wheel, even as options, while in Canada they're both standard... NY, New England, Michigan, Montana etc etc - all big Subaru areas - are just as cold as southern Canada. Really it's another example of Subaru stripping down features for the US market, their biggest. Obviously not a big deal for most buyers, but I've promised myself my next car is going to have a heated steering wheel, I've wanted one forever, so this Wilderness is off my list. Sucks because I like it so much otherwise.

We have the blue one coming in a couple weeks.

Wilderness seems to have advantages even if you never plan to take it off road, but the gas mileage is a problem. Just wondering how much mpg you could save by switching to All Season/All Weather tires...

It looks great and loves the styling even though looks like a toy

Forester looks like it has a better approach angle

I had all but decided on the sport over wilderness due to the mpg loss… now I’m back to not being able to decide

4:31 yeah those tires look ridiculous for the size/lift of this vehicle. The Wilderness Package does look way better in the Forester though. The Outback just looks like a lifted station wagon. I wish they had given the Forester the more powerful engine they put on the Outback.

I got a sport and regret not getting the wilderness

Just find an offroad track and drive all crossovers one by one and your opinion ... You will be in 100K subscriber territory in no time !

This is Rob. Natalie is my wife. Anyways love your channel can you do a GLK. Please!

Had a 2019 forester and it was falling apart . Now I got a 2022 outback XT fully loaded and couldn’t be happier. Will never go back to forester .

that fax leather is standard..?...no cloth?

For the price, the Outback Wilderness seems like a much better platform. If you can afford another $60/month or so it gets nearly twice the torque at half the rpm with it's turbo engine. A lot more power, nearly the same gas mileage. There really isn't any reason to get those over the outback other than looks. If you can afford one you can afford the other or you probably shouldn't be buying a new car if your budget is that tight.

Is that the metallic grey?

If you make the tires wider how many MPG are loss?

I LOVE MY GLACIER WHITE ONE! gave it an inch lift and swapped to some bigger tires! My buddy has a 4runner and is shocked that I can keep up on the climbs

It would have to have turbo charged eng. ! W/o it , it just brings you back to 1990's. The four banger is noisy inside the cabin as can be expected and embarrassing when accelarating

I test drove both forester wilderness (which I bought ) and vs outback XT, TBH, I more prefer forester wilderness, outback drive more like a car, and turbo boost kinda delay so bad, push all the way up to 4000 rpm the turbo seems give some kicks but out to 5000-6000 the boost dropped down, and I have drove it more than 1 hour on varieties of road conditions, for people who wants to buy foresters plz go for it, for people who wants to have turbo , please go check other brand especially German brand or manual WRX, 2.4 T is not powerful at all I would just say adequate

Why are we not getting this in Australia!!!!!!!!!!

Why didn't they include a trailer hitch

How is the real-world gas mileage?

Disappointed with the second wilderness model. If you want better performance, the same dual x mode and a cheaper vehicle that pretty much the same thing, buy the Crosstrek sport

Noise is the main problem with the Forester. Otherwise, this is nice.

I just want a manual for god sake 🤬

Pls put timing

2.4 L??? Not 2.5??

I love the Forester wilderness but HATE the old dated crappy gloomy grey interior, so I refuse to buy one.

Yeah, 9 second 0-60 is a no for me. Our 2018 Forrester XT is much much faster.

I wish the front didn’t look like it’s smiling so much.

Wow! Kinda looks as if hit a log laying across the road and bent the front up in a "totaled" position. I knew some former crackheads that had an old MDX with tiny tires that reminds me of this one's tire to wheel opening ratio. Not a fan.

Subaru Lies about the mpg. Figure on getting 3-5 mpg less on the freeway and 1-2 less city driving

I do not like the cheap plastic looking external features and the wilderness logo embossed on the head rest. It’s coming across as trying too hard.

The Subaru Wilderness is the poor man's Toyota 4 Runner.

Yuck

$36K and you only get 182 horsepower. Laughable. I got a fully loaded 2021 WRX for $31K and that thing has 268 horsepower and a lot of torque.

This car is so ugly that I stopped watching half way. Just couldn't look at it. Keep buying ugly cars and contribute to underachieving manufacturers.

Losing 5 mpg was the killer. We don't really go offroad since we have an old 4Runner for that. That 5 mpg adds up on longer trips.