Most bunched SUVs are marketed in a way that encourages you to anticipate fun ancestors outings spent demography advantage of their all-wheel drive and added acumen in the abundant outdoors. Let’s face it, though: almost few families will actually do that, and some bunched SUVs bluntly wouldn’t be actual acceptable at it. The 2022 Subaru Forester is the absolute deal, though, and its owners are far added acceptable to actually alive the activity the owners of added SUVs alone envision. The outdoorsy set is still a minority, apperception you, but the Forester’s accepted all-wheel drive, class-leading arena clearance, abounding burden capacity, athletic roof balustrade and almost simple autogenous does actually accomplish it able-bodied ill-fitted for their adventures.
It’s with all of the aloft in apperception that Subaru leans in for 2022 with the new Forester Wilderness, pictured above. As we call in its specific review, its assorted upgrades accommodate a 18-carat access in adequacy off the baffled path. It’s not aloof some quasi-rugged actualization package. We additionally like that it’s a mid-grade trim rather than a range-topper, authoritative it added attainable to added buyers. The Wilderness gives the Forester an alike clearer leg-up in a specific breadth (the outdoorsy realm), which is key, aback the approved Forester is contrarily a mid-pack amateur in the segment, bedfast by an underwhelming engine, blah architecture and the simple actuality that rivals like the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, Nissan Rogue and Mazda CX-5 are aloof so strong.
Interior & technology | Passenger & burden space | Achievement & ammunition economy
What it’s like to drive | Appraisement & features | Blast ratings & assurance features
The new Wilderness gets 9.2 inches of arena approval (versus 8.7) via a diffuse and overhauled suspension; adapted front-end administration including hexagon LED foglights and a adapted bonanza for an alike bigger access bend and greater protection; 17-inch atramentous auto captivated in all-terrain tires; a full-size analogous spare; changes to the CVT and cogwheel for bigger acknowledgment off-road; brownish trim accents; and sturdier roof rails.
Besides the Wilderness, the blow of the Forester calendar gets a cogent brace for 2022. All models get a redesigned advanced bumper, grille and headlights, additional a new rear bumper. Inside, the burden breadth gets accepted LED lighting and two roof-mounted burden hooks. Functionally, the anchor arrangement is upgraded on all Foresters, while the Premium trim assets the added able brakes of college trims. There’s additionally addition windshield washer bill added, which should be acceptable account in the crummy-weather climates area Foresters are frequently sold. Finally, the latest-generation Subaru EyeSight arrangement is fitted, and now includes automated emergency council and an upgraded camera. The accessible Disciplinarian Focus arrangement additionally now makes it accessible to change the HVAC acting ambience with a duke gesture.
The Forester’s autogenous architecture is function-first, with a alive ascendancy blueprint and afterimage that rivals the Popemobile. The abstracts are of a acceptable quality, and active for hours on rutted clay anchorage proves it’s all put calm well. But don’t apprehend affected copse trim or affected covering activated to the birr and doors – the Forester isn’t aggravating to be article it isn’t. Instead, blush is acclimated to bandbox things up, with orange in the Sport (top), chestnut in the Wilderness (above left) and biscuit in the ritzier Touring (above right). For those whose apparel and accessory could mostly be sourced from REI, a Forester should fit appropriate in.
The in-car tech is analogously alive and easy-to-use, although opting for the 8-inch touchscreen advancement over the accepted 6.5-inch assemblage is actually helpful. The big icons are calmly apprehend and pressed, which is acceptable aback you’re on a aflutter clay alley (or aloof on abhorrent pavement). We additionally acknowledge that Subaru has maintained concrete buttons and knobs for card alternative and controls that aren’t adapted to touchscreens. On the added hand, the aggregate of touchscreen, apparatus console affectation and the adapted dash-top affectation can accomplish it difficult to apperceive area to see or ascendancy assertive agent functions. Buttons on the council caster are additionally tasked with operating both the IP and dash-top display, which can be confusing. Subaru has bankrupt this all up in the Outback by bottomward the dash-top awning in favor of a abundant beyond capital screen, but that acutely hasn’t fabricated its way into the Forester yet. On the upside, the dash-top affectation is the absolute atom to appearance the advanced camera augment in the Wilderness, which is a big advice aback negotiating boxlike terrain.
The Forester has basically the aforementioned exoteric ambit as its capital rivals, the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, Hyundai Tucson and, to a bottom extent, Jeep Cherokee. Backseat amplitude differs added amid them, but they’re all abundantly abounding and able-bodied aural the branch of “family friendly.” In fact, these are the best abounding bunched SUVs. Still, the Forester stands out with its boxlike ancillary windows (visibility is aberrant alike for back-seat occupants) and the abounding recline of its bench back.
In agreement of burden space, the Forester’s 28.9 cubic anxiety (or 26.9 with its colossal sunroof) acutely avalanche about 10 cubic anxiety abbreviate of the CR-V, RAV4 and Hyundai Tucson. This is curious, however. Subaru originally appear burden accommodation numbers of 35.4 cu. ft. and 33.0 cu. ft. (no sunroof) for this Forester generation. Those would be far added in befitting with what we saw aback actually loading it up with luggage. Although still a bit abbreviate of the segment’s big boys, it’s actually afterpiece to them than its accepted burden accommodation abstracts would announce on paper.
It’s additionally account acquainted the Forester’s class-leading arena clearance. At 8.7 inches, alone the Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, specifically, can bout it, with the Toyota RAV4 TRD Off-Road and Adventure falling aloof a bit abbreviate at 8.6. Remember, this is the abject Forester, not a appropriate off-roading trim akin like those of its rivals. The Forester’s own appropriate off-roading trim, the Wilderness, cranks things up to 9.2 inches and shaves off some bonanza to added advance its access angle. Admitting it still can’t bout the Trailhawk’s access and abandonment angles, it’s bigger than aggregate else, including added Cherokees. The aforementioned can be said for the Forester’s roof rails, which are able of acknowledging added weight than aggregate in the articulation – with the Wilderness afresh advancement the ante alike further.
And here’s the downside. The Forester can alone be had with a 2.5-liter boxer four-cylinder agent acceptable for 182 application and 176 pound-feet of torque, which is low for the segment. It is alone commutual to all-wheel drive and a continuously capricious transmission, which somewhat simulates the accessory accouterment of a accustomed automatic. Its set ratios are adapted in the Wilderness for bluff acknowledgment and achievement bigger ill-fitted to active off-road.
Fuel abridgement is 26 afar per gallon city, 33 mpg artery and 29 mpg accumulated in all Foresters but the Wilderness. Its adapted manual ratios, all-terrain tires and adapted aerodynamics aftereffect in lower abstracts of 25 mpg city, 28 mpg artery and 26 mpg combined.
When on road, the Forester is appealing dull. The council is aloof and its turn-in off centermost is annihilation but crisp. The handling? Able and confidence-inspiring, but if you’re attractive for acknowledging and engaging, attending elsewhere. Acceleration is alone sufficient, admitting somewhat added by the boxer-four’s characterful growl. The accepted CVT slurs calm its “gear” ratios in a way that’s beneath advancing than the moo-like dawdling of earlier CVTs, but hardly what anyone would account accustomed for an automatic.
Things advance off-road and on clay roads, area accepting some council baggy is actually a acceptable thing. Aback active a Forester Wilderness with its grippier all-terrain tires, we were actually afflicted with how accomplished it was at responding to our last-second council corrections to abstain potholes. And aback we failed, the Wilderness’ added abeyance biking and retuned dampers did a amazing job of cushioning the impact, and in accepted did a amazing job clammy up bumps and ruts off the baffled path. For the blazon of off-roading its owners are acceptable to do, the Forester Wilderness is actually absolute for it. The approved Foresters (including the 2022 Touring pictured above) are acutely not at the aforementioned akin in this regard, but are still better-suited than the Honda CR-Vs, Nissan Rogues or Mazda CX-5s of the world.
The abounding beat on the new Wilderness, including its countless abundant updates and what it’s like to drive on- and off-road.
Although the Forester has been adapted for ’22, it belongs to the aforementioned bearing as the car alien for 2019 that we activated for an absolute year. Our observations abide broadly the same.
We abode a forward-only car bench in both the Honda CR-V and Subaru Forester to see which ability be a bigger fit.
Admittedly, this is beneath accessible than the car bench one, but as we had two top competitors calm and a lot of beverages containers, we figured, hey why not?
Pricing starts at $26,320, including the $1,125 destination charge. It additionally includes all-wheel drive, which is accepted on every Forester. Keep that in apperception aback comparing its appraisement to those of competitors. There are six trim levels: base, Premium, Sport, Wilderness, Limited and Touring.
The abject Forester has animate auto and goes after roof balustrade – they can be added as a package, but that gives you an abstraction that it’s a bit added of a stripper than some added abject trims. Still, it includes a 6.5-inch touchscreen, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, SiriusXM, a CD player(!), two USB ports up advanced and the aggregation of Subaru EyeSight disciplinarian abetment appearance declared in the Assurance area below.
The Premium is apparently area best association will start, as its ability disciplinarian seat, acrimonious advanced seats, brave rear windows, leather-wrapped council wheel, colossal sunroof, admixture auto and roof balustrade are actual upgrades for a reasonable amount.
From there, things angle in assorted directions. The Sport and Wilderness add agnate abundance and accessibility equipment, but admitting the Sport gets adapted orange accents and added appropriate adventurous administration cues, the Wilderness gets its own off-road-oriented appearance forth with 18-carat off-road-oriented enhancements. The Limited goes a adapted way entirely, with bigger wheels, some fancier(ish) trim, covering upholstery and a few comfort/convenience items not accessible on the two appropriate affairs trims. The range-topping Touring goes alike added with adherent trim and affluence features. We’d accept to say, however, that the Forester is ultimately at its best characteristic and aggressive in Sport and Wilderness forms.
Base: $26,320Premium: $29,320Sport: $30,890Wilderness: $33,945Limited: $33,000Touring: $36,420
Every Subaru Forester comes accepted with advanced blow warning, automated emergency braking, lane-departure admonishing and lane-keeping assist, and adaptive cruise ascendancy with lane-centering council assist. Blind-spot and rear cross-traffic warning, additional automated emergency steering, are alternative on the Premium and accepted on all trims above. The Touring adds Subaru’s Disciplinarian Focus system, which we’ve bluntly didn’t see as a decidedly game-changing affection – at atomic yet.
In government blast testing, the Forester accustomed a absolute bristles stars for overall, aboveboard and ancillary blast protection. The Insurance Institute for Artery Assurance had called this bearing of Forester a Top Assurance Pick for its best-possible array in all pertinent categories, but a new, added acrimonious ancillary blast analysis for 2022 after-effects in a second-best “Acceptable” rating, and accordingly a abatement of the award. Take this with a atom of salt, however, as alone the Mazda CX-5 maintained its antecedent top appraisement – all added bunched SUVs now accept lower scores, abounding added of which are lower than the Forester’s.
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