2025 Subaru Forester vs Old Forester: It Got Worse?

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Ай бұрын

Today I compare a 2025 Subaru Forester to a 2024 Subaru Forester!
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@magnoliap5824 Ай бұрын

IMO the 2025 looks way better. The front grill is larger, more modern.

@danielrn133 Ай бұрын

Agree. I actually saw a new one a couple days ago and in real life it does look better.

@ryoryo2884 Ай бұрын

The new one looks like a throwback to older generation styling but modernized. I like it, looking forward to seeing what they do with other models in the future.

@gregs4163 Ай бұрын

I drove both and I think the 25 is way better in every way (power, ride, sound, comfort, tech)! I ordered a Touring.

@42dunbar Ай бұрын

I had an Outback Touring as a rental for a week and liked it a lot more than anything from Toyota, Honda or Nissan in the $30-40k price range. Now I’m considering the 2025 Forester. The only thing I didn’t like was how firm the ventilated seats were in the Outback Touring.

@desabat Ай бұрын

My '23 has the cd player!

@skiphalbakken6499 Ай бұрын

The ‘25 looks like an explorer and a rav4 had a love child.

@Dgnine Ай бұрын

For me the back looked better on the 2024. More minimal without that bar going between the rear lights.

@sawashowski2470 Ай бұрын

I have a 2023 Forester Touring Hybrid. The new 2025 seems better in all aspects and looks great. I will change it as soosn as I can. And, as far as I see, there is no CD player in 2025, which is not very important.

@mikecremona1405 Ай бұрын

Yesterday took delivery of a 2025 Subaru Forester Touring moving from a 2018 Subaru Forester Limited. So far the transition is moving forward except having difficulty connecting garage door opener function to HOMELINK.

@danielrn133 Ай бұрын

My neighbor got one as well and I think it looks great. I have a 24 Outback, but I really like the new Forester especially in real life it looks much better.

@ken_in_atx9619 24 күн бұрын

How’s the road noise difference? Does it drive less truck like compared to your 2018?

@42dunbar Ай бұрын

I think the touring trim has the nicer door cards and dash material. At least it did in the Outback Touring rental I had with the same infotainment screen as the 2025 Forester.

@marcusconeys Ай бұрын

The way the 2.5L equipped Subarus drive, they don’t feel at all slow or underpowered to me. I don’t know what the fuss is about. But if the torque curve makes the ‘25 drive better that’s all to the good. I have a 2018 Outback touring which is pre-SGP update.

@Strabmilky Ай бұрын

can you compare the old base to the new base model? my grandparents might want to see the base model because they dont wont anything too fancy.

@bobjakubik4381 Ай бұрын

My 2016 CRV had a weird double infotainment screen setup as well…with redundant info. I loved my 1999 CRV but never liked my 2016.

@ScottieRC Ай бұрын

As an owner of a 2019, Forester touring, hear me clearly Subaru: get those USELESS 19 inch wheels off that new Touring trim! The tires do not have enough sidewall. In fact, even your 18 inch tire needs to be a 60 aspect ratio and not 55. I have 2 bent wheels and had to replace 3 studs on those 18s.!! I replaced the OEMs with a bigger size and it’s been fine. Now you’ve made it worse and gave them even LESS sidewall! Lay off the bling and get back to more function and practicality.

@agak61 Ай бұрын

Do you think 17 are the best option? I wanted the Sport but the wheels are too big ;) maybe more for a man but not a female. And the limited is a little too much $ for the difference for 18 inch.

@user-un1bh6ws9j 6 күн бұрын

The reasons I purchased a 2024 Forester Touring over the 2025 are mostly because of the interior. The 2024 has much more intuitive and functional controls. Getting rid of most physical switchgear saves money but increases complexity. Plus good luck using the sunroof or opening even the sunscreen on the 2025. I did when I test drove it and the glare completely made the 11.6" screen useless. Other aspects of the interior were the choice and design of the materials. The 2024 has better materials, the attention to little details are evident, and it "felt" more put together as though it will age well in the long term. I did not have the same impression with the 2025. I do agree on the wheels. For the love of God why put 19" wheels on this unless you are playing follow the crowd. I'm sure that is why the 2025 Touring gets a little less MPG than the 2024. I get 33-34 consistently on my 2024 with day to day driving. On the highway with the adaptive cruise I have gotten as high as 37. Remember these are not hybrids. The bigger wheels are also prone to curb damage, excessive tire wear, and an increase of flats if your roads are as disastrous as they are in Pennsylvania. At the end of the day they are both good vehicles. If you want a new 2025 I would recommend purchasing sooner than later because production will be moved from Japan to the United States next year. I've owned Subarus produced in both countries. The ones built in Japan always felt better "screwed together." These are obviously merely my perceptions.

@agak61 6 күн бұрын

@@user-un1bh6ws9j I almost bought 2024 but when I heard it will be wireless - I waited. The phone cable and nowhere to put your phone are pain in the butt in 2024. Nobody will want it in few years

@zickafoose Ай бұрын

Loving the new one!

@ComfyDadShoes Ай бұрын

The power seems a bit anemic for an AWD. Hopefully more engine options are coming.

@darrenmorreale1922 Ай бұрын

I have a 22 Forester Wilderness. Amazing but for the engine. Even with better gearing Subaru says reliable but I think cost cutting. It’s slow on my third and love it but I’d like another thirty horses please if you want me to buy a 4th

@AntilleanConfederation Ай бұрын

2018 forester XT or a new Outback XT are your best options for a daily with power to merge and pass slower cars.

@davestadt49 Ай бұрын

The 25 model definitely looks great. What color was that???

@BenHardyCars Ай бұрын

Green something

@frebnewman6403 Ай бұрын

Autumn Green

@AntilleanConfederation Ай бұрын

Diarrhea green.

@danek893 Ай бұрын

I like Subaru, CVT not bad except the engine noise, especially when outside temperature below 30F.

@raymondhachmishvili2483 Ай бұрын

I like the new one better, don't know why, but it reminds me a lot the first gen forester. Same boxy shape with huge windows, with low shoulder line

@lorenschwiderski Ай бұрын

I think Ford may have done a better style job in 2015 -- pretty close. It could be that I only experienced the dark gray metallic, and it just looked drab as can be in the base model. Could be a brighter color is needed, as there in no a speck of chrome. As for the interior, I was not too impressed. Maybe the Premium or Sport will be less blah? The Base in blue might jazz up the exterior some. The Sport is priced like a Venza, or CRV hybrids. For off the road travel -- snow, I get it, it will be superior, but around here they never get much more than dust on them. With the price now exceeding the Outback, we may have a problem. Let the discounting begin.

@PRO4XKEV Ай бұрын

Subaru could get 200 HP out of the 2.5, they really need to.

@benlecluyse Ай бұрын

Insane cars Ben !! ❤❤

@JHS447 Ай бұрын

The front seats have changed. The ‘25 has wider, deeper bolsters, which provide more hugging of the body. I liked them, but my wife found them too narrow. We’re buying for her so we’re on to a different car entirely.

@Joeybz1 Ай бұрын

Actually, I like the 2 screen better. I have a 22 limited Ascent and my husband would go nuts with that big screen. Our first cars were from the 60s and 70s so no computers. So my 22 ascent is enough. I also have a CD player built in. The 23 doesn’t.

@user-un1bh6ws9j 6 күн бұрын

That is the biggest reason I purchased a 2024 Touring. The large touchscreen is not as easy to operate, especially if you have neurological issues, plus the glare is horrible. Unfortunately it seems all the manufacturers are going to the large screens and getting rid of physical switchgear. The 2024 Forester was one of the last ones standing.

@chuckwalla2967 Ай бұрын

The old one had softer seats and more comfortable ride.

@angusmacdonald5300 Ай бұрын

The changes are minimal. I’ll consider a Forester again if they ever bring out a hybrid with more available power than the ICE model.

@alanheuson7100 Ай бұрын

Would like for gas tank filler door was on drivers side.

@keithkornatoski9162 Ай бұрын

I think both are "meh" ... my wife has a 2020 Forester Sport ... my complaints in no particular order ... the 2.5 boxer is crude/unrefined ... MPG is at best average (could be better) ... the auto start/stop shakes the entire car on startup ... either the brakes or the CVT are starting to act weird almost as if the CVT hangs in neutral too long or the brakes are releasing which at times gives the impression of the car "speeding up" on deceleration ... I don't think I have to buy another!

@agak61 Ай бұрын

Do you think the visibility is the same in 2025? Or the windows are a bit smaller?

@BenHardyCars Ай бұрын

Similar

@user-un1bh6ws9j 6 күн бұрын

I drove both. They are both very easy to see out of.

@themightyshogun Ай бұрын

Way cleaner exterior design on the new one. I prefer the interior of the old one.

@julielukert5097 27 күн бұрын

Is the 11.6" screen on the '25 covered by a good warranty?

@ken_in_atx9619 24 күн бұрын

It’s a screen… it shouldn’t be crazy $$ to replace.

@user-un1bh6ws9j 6 күн бұрын

My mother had to get one replaced under warranty. About $3,500 if it was out of pocket. The issue is that the "screen" controls almost everything in the vehicle.

@johnbenvenuto7309 Ай бұрын

In 2023 I bought a Subaru Forester Limited with the option package that included the then larger infotainment screen and the enhanced Harmon Karmon audio with subwoofer. As some else has noted, the car came with a CD player, which was important to me, and it has physical buttons for controlling many functions which is also important to me. I am happy with this car. The new model Forester looks too much like a Ford Explorer.

@josephdunkle1152 Ай бұрын

Should be called Subaru Forester Ford Explorer edition

@KenMcCune-wb3jp Ай бұрын

I take the the new Subaru it looks good in green

@Drpepperkev4 Ай бұрын

think the 2025 forester is better then the 2024 Forester

@brendanschuierer4678 Ай бұрын

I have a 2020 Forester Limited. Nothing about the new 2025 excites me enough to want to buy a new one. I'll have to wait another 5 years for their new design.