After seeing their design choices for 2025, I found one of the last available 2024 Foresters. I'm glad I did. I traded in a 2021 Forester, which wasn't too shabby either. They made incremental improvements to everything, most notably the EyeSight system. The car is nearly perfect. The best part, I'm not stuck with the 11 inch screen or a body that looks like a Subaru Ford Explorester.
Just picked up a 2024 Subaru Forester Sport earlier in the week. Traded in my Civic Sport Touring 6MT for it. Dealerships in my area are offering up to $4k off MSRP.
@@joannecarrillo8441 We did our own financing, not the dealer. We bought a 2023 with low miles, for $10,000 less than the same optioned 2024. I pick it up tomorrow.
The Canadian Limited comes with pretty much the same features of this US model but we also get Rear Heated Seats (2 settings), power passenger seat plus facial recognition for seat and driver attention. It is one down from our Premier (US=Touring). I have one and I thought Subaru couldn't do any better then my 2011 Forester, I was wrong this generation of Forester and the Limited in particular is outstanding.
I love Subaru Forester. I drove my aunts 2020 forester premium and its amazing! Doesnt have a sunroof tho but man the overall driving experience and ride quality is top notch. The interior is very airy and heck of a lot more space than a CX-5.
i’ve been doing research for 2+ months on this car. we just put a down payment yesterday for a 24 forester limited. should have it by 5/7-8. your video was pretty informative. got myself familiar with the car before even going for a test drive. originally was looking at the forester wilderness in blue, but the gas mikeage was a killer for us. looking forward to be driving around in the limited. thanks for the video.
Did you see (during your research) all the issues with the windshields on these, also the Outbacks? So many cracked windshield that there is a class action lawsuit (recently settled). This has been going on for years, why can't Subaru use better glass for cryin out loud?
Nice vehicle. Very safe; I know someone who was hit and totalled and walked away. My son in law has an older one and loves it; he wants to upgrade and update to the Wilderness model.
We got the 2024 white Forester Touring with the brown leather interior. It is gorgeous, I love the car. It's very nice to drive in, I take my time going and coming home from work. 😊
I have a 2023 Forester Limited and love it so far. Not as many options as the one you’re reviewing (no heated steering wheel, no navigation system, just to name a couple, but not deal breakers for me). Don’t really need the heated steering wheel and for navigation I just use google maps and connect to Apple CarPlay. I mentioned this in your 2023 Forester Limited review but I was in an accident about 5 months ago. I was driving a 2016 Subaru Impreza at the time and walked away without major injuries, but the car was totaled. I test drove the Crosstrek and the Forester and felt the outward visibility was better in the Forester. I would have preferred the Premium trim but they didn’t have any on the lot with options I wanted, so went with the Limited that they had on the lot.
👍🏻👍🏻 I see some deals for the Forester at our local dealer. I think sales may be sluggish as people may be holding off for the 2025 redesign. We do love the latest, greatest. I love saving money and would grab a 24 if the price is right.
I’m assuming the new generation with start making it to dealers by June as Subaru often seems to release new generations of their cars in early summer. But I guess we’ll see, hopefully these Forester deals keep getting better until then. 🙂
You are correct, the most negative feature about the Forester is its one-engine offering... the standard engine is far too anemic for my tastes... other than that the car would be perfect for me in every way... I understand they will offer a hybrid in the 2025 model... hopefully, it will have more hp and torque... Subaru also needs to reintroduce the turbo as an option, as they previously did, and then discontinued it... excellent review.
@@vinhdao7582 Then if having a turbo is bad because it uses more gas then Subaru should stop making them completely but, they still make them for their Outback plus, they make a naturally aspirated Boxer engine that puts out 228 hp in the BRZ that could be put into the Forester. People who have turbocharged engines are not revving their engines all the time. They mostly use the turbos when it is necessary and prudent for the moment. Mazda offers turbos on almost every model. Subaru used to offer turbos on the Forester and for some unknown reason stopped offering them. Moreover, why haven't they offered a hybrid if they are so concerned about you saving gas? They could get more hp and torque with the hybrid and not lose fuel economy. In fact, they could gain fuel economy while also gaining hp and torque.
Thank you for your review. I need towing capacity for jet ski’s, a smaller pontoon boat and a 6x10 landscape trailer so 1500# will not do it. Maybe the wilderness forester or an outback onyx? Little scared with the leather, lots of people complain of tears, cracks.
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching. I’ve personally not heard any issues with the leather. I would think the bigger concern is if the Subaru CVT would enjoy frequent towing. The Wilderness models at least come with tranny coolers. Best of luck in whatever you decide!
That ring on your finger might be a wedding ring, but it also resembles Tangem's crypto wallet ring. :) Just noticed that... Thanks for a nice review. :)
I’m seem to debating about Mazda or Subaru. I guess about CVT as you mentioned and also long-term if I decide to keep it I’m just a little confused right now which to get I was looking into the Mazda, CX 50 or CX 70 and on Subaru The outback wilderness What is your opinion about these two vehicles? Thanks also great video.
If you’re planning to keep it beyond the powertrain warranty and not getting an extension I would definitely test drive and consider the Mazdas. I haven’t researched the brand new 70 yet because I don’t have one to video, but hopefully in a few weeks. The CX-50 is cool and looks good, but I honestly like the CX-5 more. And Mazdas AWD seems close to as good as Subarus in mild snow as I found out in my winter testing videos. Tires also matter a lot and I still have like 5 of those winter driving videos to share. But I’m impressed with both. Mazda definitely has a solid powertrain though!
What is your thought about the comfort of the seats on the forester limited? We found that the cloth seats were a lot more comfortable. We also drove the Outback and their seats seemed more comfortable, with cloth beating leather, but both beating the leather seats of the Forester. Thoughts? We drive several hours on various trips so comfort on long rides is important.
I’ve only owned cloth and startex seats in my own Subarus, which is do think are very comfortable for my build. But when I’ve driven many models with leather seats for shorter durations I’ve never felt they were any less comfortable. Seat comfort is kind of subjective, best of luck in whatever you decide! 🙂
Subaru CHOOSES to not offer a decent transmission/transaxle in a platform that begs for it. Because of this bias against such a reasonable and understandable need on such a good offroad platform, there is no chance I would even consider buying one.
I watched another YT channel where the guy did a comparison between the 24 & the 25 and one of the things that popped up was the 2025 required premium fuel. Can anyone confirm that?
I of course have to recommend whatever the vehicles instruction manual says, which I would assume 6k or 6 months, but changing it more frequently is never a bad thing. The oil breaks down through use but also age so I wouldn’t often push past the recommended intervals, especially while it’s under warranty incase you ever need to prove it’s been Mai trained for a warranty claim. 🙂
Absolutely love our 24 sport but will probably trade up to the wilderness before the 24 models are gone. Want a wilderness but want to keep physical buttons myself
