Fifth Gear: Subaru Impreza vs. Subaru Forester

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5 жыл бұрын

Vicki pits two Subarus head to head in this family feud.
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@wvusmc 5 жыл бұрын

The 2005-2008 Forester XT was such a great looking car. Now, the Forester is just another boring crossover.

@qourmange 5 жыл бұрын

I have a 2006. And I would never give up.

@wvusmc 5 жыл бұрын

@@qourmange they're getting harder to find, at least in good condition. I traveled to get my 2008 XT about six months ago after looking online for a couple of years to find one. It had 40k miles on it and was super clean. I don't think I'll ever part ways with it.

@MustRabbit 5 жыл бұрын

I have 2006 Forester Xt since 2006 with some STi upgrades and I have no plans to sell.

@terryrigby7122 5 жыл бұрын

wvusmc in nz there pretty common

@promiscuouscrab4040 5 жыл бұрын

Have an 07 FXT manual. Never letting it go. I learned the hard way after letting my 04 FXT manual go.

@TheUncleGoat 5 жыл бұрын

Forester all day, it’s just an oddball of a car, this big old bus that’ll do 0-60 in 5 or less seconds is insane, that’s why I adore it, happily take one over an Impreza

@BaddaBigBoom 4 жыл бұрын

I did. It's great because it's less yobby and you can put stuff in the back ...camping gear, bikes etc :-)

@krc306 3 жыл бұрын

i've got an 01 forester gt with an ej207 from an 04 sti. Even lighter that this one. Can confirm, you can get them sideways pretty easily. Awesome car, never want to sell it

@Ballsack44 2 жыл бұрын

@@krc306 still have it

@cymatic83 2 жыл бұрын

Apples to apples I absolutely love the Forester. For a 1 second sacrifice you get a much more versatile vehicle overall. I'm on my 2nd one and absolutely love it.

@johnh1159 3 жыл бұрын

Got myself an imported 2006 Forester STI, back in Feb this year and what a beast. I have had BMW, Audi, Volvo, Rover (216 GSI - Honda engine), most brand new, but nothing comes close to grin factor and all round capability of a Subaru SG9 Forester.

@sneakyfoz3692 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve owned multiple cars over the years, chopped and changed some of my cars regularly but one car I don’t move on is my Subaru Forester XT, cars just aren’t made like these early 00’s Subaru’s.

@justdrive7317 5 жыл бұрын

Always a pleasure watching anything with Vicki! Amazing driver and one of the best car show host's!!

@BaddaBigBoom 4 жыл бұрын

"hostses"

@nikos-giorgos 3 жыл бұрын

Except this car show is rubbish...

@MD-uu5nt 3 жыл бұрын

Jesus, it's nice to meet your polar opposite. VBH is the most annoying human being on the face of the planet and makes everything worse. She is the worst thing about Fifth Gear and that says something.

@farishanafiah8461 2 жыл бұрын

@@nikos-giorgos Still better than The Bland Tour.

@farishanafiah8461 2 жыл бұрын

@@MD-uu5nt She can drive better than you anyway.

@nuki254 5 жыл бұрын

I need a woman like this

@theimplacableauthoritarian2938 4 жыл бұрын

The Queen of England!

@yeshuaGSF 3 жыл бұрын

Yup yup

@jasonvern9514 3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I was thinking til I heard her impression of a turbo

@alexjaxon9928 3 жыл бұрын

We all do

@2UR5.0 3 жыл бұрын

me too

@GretatheEvilGremlin 5 жыл бұрын

Fozzie all day. 300 break with a roof rack and ladders on😂

@350streetracer 4 жыл бұрын

I have a 04 XT manual and an 05 XT auto. The 04 with the VF48 is a beast. A lot of high end cars have got whipped by that old car. I don't think I be able to ever sell it. Either.

@terryatkinson3182 5 жыл бұрын

Love vbh. She even drops the f-bomb when the car lurches forward.

@spoolindsm127 3 жыл бұрын

I thought there was going to be a tug of war based on the thumbnail

@aj63 5 жыл бұрын

I have the 06 Forester XT Auto, only one previous owner - "Prodrive" 👍 It's embarrassingly fast (for the opposition) and a true sleeper with the dog guard in the back and tow bar off the rear 🤣

@BaddaBigBoom 4 жыл бұрын

Same here, no towbar though and the dog guard is in storage :-)

@BaddaBigBoom 4 жыл бұрын

@Captain Insano Shows no mercy Not sure, it came as "part of the package" I don't have a dog so it was "bouncy bouncy bouncy bouncy fun fun fun fun ...remove"!

@mituc 5 жыл бұрын

Yet I'd get the forester :)

@BaddaBigBoom 4 жыл бұрын

Same here, I'd happily forfeit some of the performance for the extra space.

@Smithy67 5 жыл бұрын

A golden oldie this one, must be 10 years old. The drastic fall in sales of Subarus in the UK since then is sad. Only 3,000 sold in the UK in 2018, compared to 50,000 in Australia in 2018 which has a third of the population of the UK

@lukearmitage1533 5 жыл бұрын

The German cars are alot cheaper over here tho we don't really need things like the outback and forester when the road tax is so expensive you could get a full size 4x4 and the impetza isn't as good as the golf r or Honda civic or seat leon cupra in terms of spec and to buy these sort of cars you can't be working at McDonald's.

@chrisogrady28 5 жыл бұрын

They aren’t making exciting normal models anymore, you can’t get a fun non-sti/wrx anymore. You used to be able to get a 2.0 NA AWD Impreza and legacy with a manual box that we’re great to drive. And the legacy spec B with the 3.0 was a monster! Now they are all diesel and CVT and ugly as hell.

@jbartonancliffe 5 жыл бұрын

Christopher O'Grady not even diesels now, just slow boring petrols

@bens9468 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe because awd is not needed in the uk.

@73henny 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing do to with that. Look at their sales figures in the US - sell much more than BMW & Audi for example.

@fireblade8998 3 жыл бұрын

I've got the 04 sti. Peoples reactions to it vary wildly. Most people dont know what it is, but for some it's almost like seeing a unicorn. I had driving instructor tell his learner to stop so he could take a picture of it when I getting some coffee

@Looking-great 2 жыл бұрын

Which one? The forester or sedan? They are both STI.

@SubaruVideosUK 3 жыл бұрын

Still one of my favourite Fifth Gear Subaru features! This is up there with Plato and Needell in the Evo vs STi battle !

@DreamCarsPro 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! Good old Subarus! Thanks!

@phillipleng4757 3 жыл бұрын

I've bought 2 x 2001 Foresters now. One manual(crashed unfortunately) and now I have an Auto STI. Love them.

@mgs.915 Жыл бұрын

I have a first Gen impreza but have always wanted an 05 xt! Absolutely love all the early 2000s Subarus!

@cocacolagrl100 4 жыл бұрын

The forester and Impreza are beautiful looking cars . But I love my new XT.

@rbs454pol 5 жыл бұрын

Adoro esta marca de carros e essa mulher é fantástica amo ela!

@scottauger10 5 жыл бұрын

I am currently importing a forester sti to Canada and am so excited ... especially after watching this video!

@enzoc3869 5 жыл бұрын

Congrats! wish we can do the same in the US

@phillipleng4757 3 жыл бұрын

Update us on the STI? How do you like it?

@nikos-giorgos 3 жыл бұрын

@@phillipleng4757 No update needed. You got a Forester, you love it it's that simple.

@xmrbo 5 жыл бұрын

I drive an 06 STI imported from uk to Germany. Love of, dream car of my childhood

@francischinaz1 5 жыл бұрын

I love my xt. Looking to get the sti version soonest.

@Fritz___ 5 жыл бұрын

What I would do for either of those cars...

@chieerchadar6617 3 жыл бұрын

what i would do for her...

@_blackheartemoji_2189 2 жыл бұрын

@@chieerchadar6617 the fuck

@buss1205 2 жыл бұрын

@@chieerchadar6617 she's not worth it bro

@simonnorcliffe8075 3 жыл бұрын

Both are absolute fabulous cars. High performance cars with 4 doors & good boot space 👍👍👍👍👍love them both and are getting expensive to buy.

@UKGBManny 2 жыл бұрын

I own a Litchfield JDM forester STI and it is a absolute beast with ISO clips in the back lol Mental thing, a good condition one now is worth over £16,000 for good reason there is not much like it.

@Backs4more 3 жыл бұрын

Have a 17 plate WRX STi but before that I test drove a used Forrester XT that had been through the Prodrive workshops. I loved it but I did not buy it as I would lose my licence! Awesome awesome awesome car!!!

@MrExtraFINESSEtrial 3 жыл бұрын

The Forester truly is a Gem! 👑 meaning of “they don't make em like that anymore” I own a 05' Subie 🧡

@kvmisfit6759 2 жыл бұрын

Yup I loved it when my dad drove me to school in his old forester, I really felt like a cool kid ☺️

@rainowred4940 4 ай бұрын

I bought this actual Forester from Litchfield Imports (as it was then). It was an absolute hoot to drive. Loved it to bits

@charlesnjoroge9148 Жыл бұрын

Your whisling laughter amazing

@arumrunner 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! I have a 07 STi track car and a 04 Forester STi so I was right at home... :-)

@The_Joker_ 5 жыл бұрын

arumrunner Yeah, we believe you. millions wouldn’t.....

@arumrunner 5 жыл бұрын

@@The_Joker_ How many pics would you like? They will be with the Legacy GT as well. And you, what subie are you rock'n?

@scottauger10 5 жыл бұрын

I would like pics and info lol, no doubting you but im bringing an sg9 to Canada now and would like to know more about it

@arumrunner 5 жыл бұрын

@@scottauger10 hit IG @torontoracing - red 04 FXT with front JDM STi clip

@euanrobertson6215 5 жыл бұрын

@@arumrunner yeah don't get haters, fsti values strong though. Taken my xt to 350 whp, more of a beast that my type r with fully manual dccd, non of that new age black magic stuff

@broken_biscuit6716 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so gonna get one of those Foresters!! 😍😍

@kennedymbithi1407 5 жыл бұрын

The impress looks way better than the current ones

@awolandy 3 жыл бұрын

I’d give VBH the best 30 seconds of my life!

@ReplicantBattyman 2 жыл бұрын

30 seconds? what are you superman?

@mrwick7961 2 жыл бұрын

foresters are 261bhp not 330.... and yes thats the sti imports

@bencline1915 4 жыл бұрын

If the lap shown here is the final, I would say this isn't a fair test. She adjusted the diff, and almost lost it with the hand brake.

@austinsmith7257 5 жыл бұрын

02 impreza rally wagon my current car, hard to drive it normal!!

@gogutzy 3 жыл бұрын

What a nice review

@fisk50 4 жыл бұрын

I need both in my garage

@asparagus2667 2 жыл бұрын

damn she can drive

@BaddaBigBoom 2 жыл бұрын

She is an experienced racecar driver.

@The_Joker_ 5 жыл бұрын

Come back VBH TV is missing you

@RyanSmithSnowboardin 5 жыл бұрын

which forester generation is this ? as I thought the forester sti had 265hp ?

@roboticunclephil 3 жыл бұрын

2nd

@horch3491 5 жыл бұрын

I wish I could marry her And both of the Subaru are my favorite Basically I love everything I see in this video 😍

@idontpaytaxes6250 5 жыл бұрын

Hahah she's driving these subies hard, I love it.

@samharper5881 5 жыл бұрын

1:18 Love that

@jayhow997 5 жыл бұрын

There's a 700+ hp impreza wagon near me great that you can do the same to the forester.

@redorb6024 2 жыл бұрын

Hp isn’t everything. Lowered, the wagon will corner MUCH faster than a forester.

@user-vq9lo2zu2f 2 ай бұрын

I love the way she drove the blue one 😍😍

@pijussabaliauskas9251 5 жыл бұрын

My brain at MATH 1:02

@samkercher8381 5 жыл бұрын

Pijus Sabaliauskas cringe

@pijussabaliauskas9251 5 жыл бұрын

@@samkercher8381 I know 😅

@connernume722 3 жыл бұрын

That is my dream car! It breaks my heart that I live in America.

@kellingtonlink956 5 жыл бұрын

Vicki is in the top tier of automotive reviewers. And for Good reasons. Thanks for the video.

@BaddaBigBoom 4 жыл бұрын

...but she pronounces Murcielago "mercy-elliggo"!

@AriffAffendi 5 жыл бұрын

old is gold

@nicknick3923 5 жыл бұрын

Love this girl❤❤

@justturner9702 5 жыл бұрын

Best female driver♥️

@VeeElJay 5 жыл бұрын

Right after Sabine Schmitz

@The_Joker_ 5 жыл бұрын

Vipin Joseph Negative 👎

@krishnaghosh1421 5 жыл бұрын

@@VeeElJay and Michelle Mouten

@javanbybee4822 5 жыл бұрын

Khophi Turner Savannah Little?

@cmdsecure 3 жыл бұрын

Remember when I watched this on tv. Having owned a Hawkeye already, I'm still lusting after a Forester STI.

@sgt-willkillu 3 жыл бұрын

Sell the hawk eye then. U won't regret getting a forester. I got the uk's highest hp forester, it's a 2002 585hp Forester, it's an animal. 👍🏻

@cmdsecure 3 жыл бұрын

@@sgt-willkillu I sold it along time ago, prefer the early classics to the newage models.

@beastman.330 5 жыл бұрын

" Vicky" wil you be my bird.

@kipto89 4 жыл бұрын

for a budget car the old forester is one of the prettiest cars there

@liammaupin9492 2 жыл бұрын

I regret to inform everyone that the sti forester has been off the road since October 14th 2020

@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm 3 жыл бұрын

i brought a 2001 sf forester gt turbo and i did brakes suspension and steering - exhaust turbo and wow it is a killer beats $150,000 cars no worries - $14,000 more smiles per miles !

@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm Жыл бұрын

@@EngiNetion yes i paid $6,400 with 189,000 klm - and steady improvements !

@johnhow6971 5 жыл бұрын

The US Postal system should get those cars for mail delivery.

@ashishpawar6988 5 жыл бұрын

You American has no value of any object..... You believe in use and through

@yaishkassem2974 3 жыл бұрын

ASHISH PAWAR huh

@spencexxx 3 жыл бұрын

trump is thinking of buying them shovels instead of cars.

@osuokie1338 3 жыл бұрын

04-05 sti swapped forester still own today

@undergroundlegend198 Жыл бұрын

That one second you lost it when you applied the handbrake try to have the forester swing sideways

@danielmarshall4587 Жыл бұрын

Always lovely to see a lovely lady having a GOOD TIME.

@hitmaniak1737 5 жыл бұрын

This blue color rules 😁

@FAT8893 3 жыл бұрын

Basically, you either want rally-bred champion or loads of cargo space.

@BaddaBigBoom 2 жыл бұрын

The Forester is not far from being both.

@barsss7561 5 жыл бұрын

Woah did you really drift those subies

@SubaruImprezaChannel Жыл бұрын

Great video. Saw a Forester yesterday. Great addition to the Subaru line up 👍 #881_scooby #ukce_uk_car_enthusiasts #ukce

@farishanafiah8461 2 жыл бұрын

I do like the Impreza but give me the choice between the two, I'd think very seriously of getting the Forester.

3 жыл бұрын

I just Love this Lady.

@mayorofthenonsense 5 жыл бұрын

That little squeal she does when she gets it fully sideways is pretty hot..

@paulfredstone6290 4 ай бұрын

Have an 04 Forester XT. Was teying to buy a Legacy but this popped up javing been owned by Victoria Wood for over a decade and I had a daft moment. I'm a Saab guy and have a classic 900t16s among others, including a 9-5 aero. The aero is comfortable, fast but has the personality of Ten Hag. The Forester is a blast to drive, hugely capable in the snow we het once a decade and has the personality of Brian Clough after a keban and six beers; Love the car. Also like the fact that it's sligjtly ugly, in an Adam Driver kinda way.

@06wrxRAR 5 жыл бұрын

@1:02 pause at @1:08 LOL !!

@mrregik 5 жыл бұрын

Forester STI has to be fast on road and off-road too.

@Hihopeyouhaveawonderfulday 5 жыл бұрын

This girl is wild. 👍

@isnowyazn 2 жыл бұрын

0:58 her turbocharger sound impression is..... well...

@CyberPun 4 жыл бұрын

Looove Vicky ! =)

@mansfieldj.pokana7720 3 жыл бұрын

She used the handbrake and killed that 2 or 3 seconds for the Forester. The Forester wins if she didnt do that.

@salimtechative5782 5 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to get a Forester STI

@ricksanchez8469 4 жыл бұрын

Have you got one yet?

@salimtechative5782 4 жыл бұрын

@@ricksanchez8469 Nope, try me after another year 😅

@alig23_ 5 жыл бұрын

At least we have fifth gear

@tufluxed3293 4 жыл бұрын

The golden Age

@rjcubing 3 жыл бұрын

Both of them are good. :)

@jessicabrown5885 3 жыл бұрын

Yep the girl can drive no question there

@ashishpawar6988 5 жыл бұрын

The rally icon Subaru

@coopsnz1 5 жыл бұрын

07 wrx sti can be bought for $18,000aud these days

@davidkennedy1077 5 жыл бұрын

For any Subaru fanatics, did the extra 500cc make much of a difference to torque and power delivery??? I much prefer the looks of these old Impretzas compared to the new ones. A true all year round supercar killer!!!

@samharper5881 5 жыл бұрын

Doesn't matter. You're not allowed one if you spell it with a T. You get a Nissan Micra.

@davidkennedy1077 5 жыл бұрын

@@samharper5881 Haha!!! Wheres that Micra, it's what I deserve!!! I thought I'd misspelt the end, not slung a T in middle (I've always called it an Im-pret-za, never even clocked it was Im-preza)

@michapachocki9093 5 жыл бұрын

David Kennedy Yes it did: much more kick on power rpm. 2.0 Is still a great choice and much more reliable. Stock 2.0 and 2.5 engines will get similiar performance when remapped - 2.5 liter engine seems to have lower safety factor and cant take much power increase. Ive got 2005 forester 2.0 xt, 260 HP 400 Nm after remap. its incredibly fast and with susspension mods it feels like a sports car

@davidkennedy1077 5 жыл бұрын

@@michapachocki9093 it seemed like the 2.0 was the tuners choice. Your Forester makes a great sleeper with that kind of power and mad torque. Thanks for the info!!!

@outkastpandacrew 3 жыл бұрын

We love subarus the forester is amazing

@stuartmccloud307 5 жыл бұрын

2:59 Vikki briefly remembers her past life as a racehorse.

@petkokrushev3840 4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha, nice one

@jonwebb9261 3 жыл бұрын

She really does know how to encourage some rear end stuff!

@Namesakes.unit-x-10sq10 2 жыл бұрын

She kinda encourages my front end.

@wojciechwilimowski985 29 күн бұрын

New top gear would have been good if they had hired her

@kenmakau192 3 жыл бұрын

Vicky I love you 😀 Regards from Nairobi, Kenya Africa

@harryluteshi7487 3 жыл бұрын

Haha kairitu kagirite takii mani

@kenmakau192 3 жыл бұрын

@@harryluteshi7487 😂😂😂

@floriannagl9193 3 жыл бұрын

She drives better than the new top gear hosts.

@justin6604 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, shes a dream. And im not talking about the car.

@BaddaBigBoom 2 жыл бұрын

She's a qualified motor racing driver.

@LiamTapey 3 жыл бұрын

Why does she say it's only available as a grey import when that's blue? Also as standard they're 265bhp not 330

@harryluteshi7487 3 жыл бұрын

So you don't understand what gray import means

@LiamTapey 3 жыл бұрын

@@harryluteshi7487 clearly not... Care to explain

@harryluteshi7487 3 жыл бұрын

@@LiamTapey it simply means the importation of used cars through private channels. How do I put it, you see how you select a 2011 car from Singapore and make private arrangements on how to ship it, that's what we call gray import

@LiamTapey 3 жыл бұрын

@@harryluteshi7487 why not just call it an import it just adding an extra word for no reason, I know that's how you get them as I have one my self haha

@harryluteshi7487 3 жыл бұрын

@@LiamTapey haha yeah you are right