2021 Subaru Forester | How Foresty is the Forester Really? [OFF-ROAD] 

Forester, Tucson, CRV, RAV-4, Escape, Bronco Sport - Which would you buy?

The presenter is a natural! He is Informative, low key and very pleasant.

I've got a '19 forester sport, and I love it for the most part. Great for city driving, and surprisingly good off road.

You know what you are talking about plus you know how to drive; A lot of Subaru videos were people getting stuck on very easy to get out terrains because the don’t know how to drive and then claiming that Subaru is not that good off road. Thank you

24:30 , if the 4 tires are NOT spinning, it is not primarily a tire issue, it is a slipping issue in the diff. Now as they dont have locking ability, it is a tune/brake issue: the computer is not braking the free spinning wheels so to have other wheels working too.

One of the best Forester reviews out there. TY.

Just bought the sport model in pearl and it's awesome !! I've always wanted to own one and it's very satisfying to get it. I've always owned used vehicles and never had new, very satisfied so far. On another note how many people truly go off-roading and need all these functions? Lol By far the best review I have seen ever!! Great job

I have a 21 forester. I think the best way to describe a forester is this. Is it class-leading in the winter, and everything it just does really well, but not the best in any other category

Great review on the off-road capabilities! I have a 2019 Forester Touring, is amazing in snow, haven’t taken off-road yet. Love the mpg on the road.

Very informative Forester review! From A-Z. Thanks man!

Love this review! He is so relaxed and natural, yet knowledgeable and skillful.

Its crazy, I have a 99 Forester (second year the Forester came to North America) and its amazing to me how similar this car is, at its core, to my car.

Such great video qualities and so in depth. Props to you and the work you do! 👌🏽 definitely always looking for your videos before purchasing a car (:

Great review covering all of the right things. Thanks.

support Canadian-made great video! Love it!

You're a good off road driver, some people test this car without knowing how to drive off road, then they end up being disappointed with the car

You can easily turn off the seatbelt dinging by turning on the ignition, but not starting the engine. Then, buckle and unbuckle the seat belt 15 to 20 times for about 25 to 30 seconds.

Absolutely love my 2021 Forester S. Has plenty of power in Sports mode.

18.05 - if you have your seatbelt on, you do not have to take the handbrake off- you can accelerate and the brake goes off automatically

Your video was super informative, and it was great seeing how it performs off-road too. Around me there's mostly sand-hills and forest service roads, but it's good to see it handle well in mud too. I bought a 21 Crosstrek Limited back in December, love it (mostly). I do my "fun driving" on windy back roads and light off-roading. Hate the lack of cargo space and legroom, though. I thought it would be fine, but after owning it for only 8 months I'm starting to realize I wish I had something just a little bigger. Looking into trading it in for a Forester Touring at the end of the year, when APR rates will likely drop. Which is crazy to me, considering I'm upgrading from a 2 door, 05 Civic. But it's annoying that even though I had less space for people, I had 2-3x more trunk space than this Crosstrek.

not even 100k subs? this is high-quality detailed review.

Hey, I don't really agree that CVTs need to be at a constant RPM, especially within the max power band. Just because the RPM is changing doesn't mean it's 'simulating gears'. The only reason you need to be pegged at max power is if you actually need that power. Otherwise it's just a waste of fuel. The RPM is changing because it's trying to balance efficiency with power demand. So obviously in practice, this simply means more throttle = more RPM. I think people confuse that with 'shifting gears' too much. After driving mine for over a year, I don't think that's what it's trying to do at all. Switching between I and S/S# mode makes this behavior more obvious.

Yes, I do wish it has higher / more torc. With its specs and features, it needs it.

You forgot to show that the backseats actually recline. It’s not a lot but I’ve never seen a backseat recline in a car before the Forrester.

Thanks for sharing. I had one since 15 Apr 2022.

Great Video. Thank you

Cool test drive… cool video

I own the current subaru forester and I love it. However I am not a fan of taking it into the woods for hunting. As there is too much light pollution coming from the vehicle inside and out.There is no way of turning the outside lights off except for pulling the fuse. Also Something like Saab's "night-panel" would really be handy.

my sister has same subby. she loves it. we love going off roading . so good on snow

I'm old school for a reason. Locking diffs and a low range and call it a day. Are you listening Subaru?

Great job! I enjoyed your review and video style!

I have a 1999 forester drivin it loving it damaged undercarriage by over estimating its high compared to dip in the pavement onto mud which was two or more feet but awesome

Excellent, informative and enjoyable reviews ! But I can't see if you ever mention what tyres you are using, which is especially relevant in your off-road situations - eg, you had Blizzaks for your Crosstrek review, but did not mention that...?

nicely done review

Best forester review

Need to take in onto City streets and share about the CVT! 90% people buying so called SUVs never take it off road.

My 2018 is very good...the new Wilderness is a beast!

I see that you’re in Ontario, where is this trail? Would love to drive up there

About all that glass I have skin damage from not wearing enough sunscreen driving it so heads up and sunscreen on, I love cars this is one of my favorite models any year really

The weird "gearbox" will hold constant revs at around 2/3 throttle, especially if you select "manual" mode. Sorry for the air quotes but Subaru's CVT is an air quote type of "gearbox".

I’ve always hoped for my parents to get a brand new forester right now my dad has a 2020 outback and my mom has a 2018 Subaru Forester one time my parents had the forester sent to the dealership ship because there was a recall on it they gave us this beautiful white 2022 forester rental it was so nice I wish they would get one but I don’t want to see them paying like 600 a month on a car that has so many features to the point where it would have to go in for work every week Ik subaru’s are very reliable but a car with so many features doesn’t last as long as you think

How many miles will the last without any major problems?

I love your video. I wish I can find a place like this around nj to do this with my Subaru .

I own a 2020 Forester - I agree about the seats. I have been looking for a few trails to get my forester dirty any suggestions?

Great video!

Awesome video! I know your not Kia but your still killing it again!

11.42 -the seat can recline a bit. the storages are vey shallow.

im actually lookin at either the rav4 or this model but this model comes so much cheaper and u get so much more.

In the UK the Forester is hybrid only now, so no spare wheel and the engine is only 152 bhp or something here. We get two models, and oddly enough, one has nicer wheels on the cheaper spec version. The styling is a bit fragile looking in my opinion, it doesnt look as tough as the older models. Subaru are struggling in the UK and Europe so they are trying to aim their cars at a wider audience to survive, and unfortunately this results in a softening of the brands image. Ive wanted a Subaru for a few years and now im in a position to get a new one this year, I really dont know if its what I want anymore. Im not keen on the hybrid for various reasons and would probably only go for the Outback as its a 2.5 non hybrid and could see it lasting me at least ten years. Thats the idea until electric cars have advanced enough and the infrastructure is in place to make them practical for everyone.

I’m a Subaru man. But why would they put weak piston rings in the motor for a fuel gain of .02 % Come on Subaru

Loved it!!

Drove one for a week ... Drove nice but didn't like the steering feel at higher speed when making small corrections other than that forester has come a long way

Can tou test Jeep Compass with jeep active drive system?

at 9.03 the parcel shelf can go there when not in use or not required

This suv verry perfect beutifull and excellent 👍👍💖💖👍👍

21.05 - the driver monitor scans who is driving the car and sets the seats to the preset setting if registered already

❤FORESTER FOR THE LOVE AND SAFETY OF MY FAMILY 🎉 , FORESTER 🥇🎉

What a no driving derelict. One thing people can't seem to understand about symmetrical all wheel drive is the necessity for constant power. Stop stopping and it will drive over and through everything. Just stay in it and allow the all wheel drive to respond.

Awesome video - new subscriber here!

What tires are used

Is the 2022 Forester Base model available what changes did they make?

Do you happen to know what camera mount they attach to the Forester around 01:35 ?

There is a trick to getting rid of the seatbelt sound. I found it annoying when off-roading too. " if you fasten and unfasten the seatbelt 10 times the alarm will deactivate until you start the vehicle again" I also found x-mode pretty useless off-road, I ended up turning everything off including traction control and it goes a lot better.

Great review 👍.

Does your Subaru Forester have Eyesight and Special X-Mode?

Foresty Forest should own Forester... that would be foresty awesome

I love watching videos without muds or a solid set of all terrain tires slipping all over the place

2014 they could tow 3200 lbs in 2015 they could tow 1200 lbs. what happened. Please explain ?

I have question: I was wondering can a cvt transmission able to withstand the stress with these type of driving? I’m just concerned the load and stress on the transmission. I just want to have peace of mind.

Trunk it’s ideal size for my German Shepherd love ❤️

I've had my 2021 Forester since January of 2021,and I am pleased with my purchase.The biggest complaint I have is the gas rating the government ( and I guess along with Subaru ) is way off,I have roughly 16xx miles and as of yet have not even gotten 26mpg's.I followed the manufactures break in recommendations.The vehicle has been on several short road trips ( varying the speed so as not to have it on one RPM for any length of time )the longest 130 miles ( after the recommendation of not driving at a steady speed until there is at least 1000 miles on the odometer )and even then with some city driving I only managed to squeak a mere 25.5 mpg's the vehicle is rated 26-33.I called the dealer and spoke with the sales person and they said"wait until 75xx miles and then you will see a difference in your mpg's".I have had other new cars and right out of the box they gotten the mpg's listed on the sticker,has anyone else experienced this same scenario?I really don't believe the BS the sales person handed me,and by the way I am a very conservative driver.

Could the clunky noise it makes going from 0 to whatever be fake gears noise idk 😱

What place are you in

Trick of driving off-road is, don’t drive in someone’s else’s tracks 👌🏾

76 cubic ft trunk space of rear seats are down. It’s actually really small when the seats are up at 33 cubic ft

I think it’s about time Subaru came out with a utility vehicle and actual off roader

The power is OK on test drives but add in the family and luggage and the car is noisy and very underpowered. And, if you travel in the mountains, the power is simple inadequate.

I live in new Orleans. You basically need this just to drive to the grocery store.

It irradiated me when he said it doesn't have enough storage. I'm a pack rat and it still has enough storage for me. Also, pointing to the passenger air bag and saying it should have storage there is , well.... must I really explain the stupidity of that thinking.

Say does have one more time!

You called out my main complaint which is the seat is too damn short. It only covers 60% of my lower thigh. The outback had the extender that you can manually pull out, the forester does not. For this reason and this reason alone I will just not even consider it... too bad cause it checks all the other boxes.

Latch the seatbelt first.... Than sit on it... Problem Solved...🤔

The back lights, why??

What is the forest name are in

where is the location? North of GTA? I want to take my Rav4 to there. thx.

If you would have the tires for the job it would have been done easier 😂

Good informative review but would recommend getting a tripod. The camera person made me a little nauseous while watching.

Subie all day long

good effort with only road tyres.

Awesome car inside...easy to get into and large windscreen...just more work on the design

Да я на Камри там проеду

Driving a forester in a forest 🌳

The best thing about Subaru is that All their vehicle comes standard with AWD. Toyota 4Runner you will pay the price extra for having 4WD.

Great car but i think it needs a new design.

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Look m8, you don't buy one of these for wireless charging, let's all be clear here.

never drive through water off road or on unless you see another vehicle go through it first --- get out and measure it

Could do most Of that with a two wheel drive

Du bist ja nur durch ne Pfütze gefahren das hätte ich auch mit einem Trabant hinbekommen und nicht mit soviel gequatsche

Keep your seatbelt on.