2016 Subaru Forester - Review & Offroad Test Drive

2016 Subaru Forester - Review & Offroad Test Drive. The 2016 Subaru Forester features a 2.5L boxer engine matched with a 6 speed manual transmission or an optional CVT. The four cylinder engine produces 170 HP and 174 lb-ft of torque, sent to all four wheels. The vehicle is rated 24 mpg in the city, 32 mpg on the highway, and has plenty of room in the rear seats for adults, and plenty of cargo space in the back, all on top of 8.7 inches of ground clearance.

MSRP As Tested: $28,540

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[singingtoad]

I have a 2015 Forester with the 2.5i and 6-Speed Manual. I absolutely love it and it works great for my family of 4 (wife and I plus 2 kids). I can't say enough good things about it and I highly recommend it to anyone with a small family and a love for the outdoors and nature...

[danielgeorge]

You need to stay at a steady rate on the gas when it slips u need to give the awd system a chance to figure out what it needs to do. Thats the most common thing with people that dont know how to drive a subaru. They get off the gas as soon as it starts slipping. Just stay on the gas at a steady rate. Until all 4 wheels are freely spinning and your bottomed out, your not stuck. My impreza could have done all of this

[philipd.garcia]

Subaru Forester: Backing up on a small hill
1st Attempt: A little more gas and it doesnt wanna go up
2nd Attempt: A little bit faster and traction control giving up there
3rd Attempt: A little bit more speed...capable of holding but it doesnt give it power
4th Attempt: and a little bit faster and there we go.
Best small/mid size suv based on youtube report, nice one subaru.
Mitsubishia Outlander like on your video
1st Attempt: no sweat at all, walk in the park.
Subaru fans watch this, very nice video.

[DonTruman]

Great review. That's something you won't see from any other car review source -- an engineer's understanding of the technology, being tested in real world application. Impressive production quality too, with three cameras including one remote.
Interesting it didn't work when going backwards.

[mrsabidji]

So, looking at the big picture, it's a nice all-terrain car for it's price.

[VezzyPHD]

everyday I worry all day, about what's waiting in the bushes of love.

[cobyboeder]

E/E, pumping out some quality vids. keep it up!

[tinker]

AWD system is awesome!! It actually transfers power to the wheels with grip unlike the Toyota RAV4.

[Bobbybeb]

You made an excellent review. I will say that the Forester is probably one of the best well rounded vehicles out there.

[VID]

Thanks for the informative review.  This helped me in getting the 2017 Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium with the X-Mode.  Yes, you can now get the X-Mode in the lower Premium trim if equipped with the All Weather Package.

[burrogrande]

You should do some of these hills without traction control. I would imagine that then you could see the real difference between awd systems. Anyway nice review!

[GearKnowHow]

Finally a review for the Forester!! Such a fun car to drive on and off road!! I just test drove every trim level of the 2016 models because my Mom bought one. I wanted her to get the turbo model, but you can't always win haha also it has to take premium fuel and get's much worse gas mileage than the 2.5i

[GeneralAurora]

Just helped my grandparents buy one of these. I liked it, minus the lack of HP. Good review as always.

[kevinnorwood]

We have a 2001 Subaru Forester with 281, 000 on it. The car still runs very smooth and strong. While we are not looking for a brand new Subaru we would love to have a 2010-2012 model. We LOVE the big ass sunroof! This is my wife's first Subaru she won have another car of any make after having a Subaru.

[King_Kenny]

Test drove one of these and it has loads of room for passengers and cargo. Only 2 things were lots of cabin noise and real touchy steering. Nice video!

[doodskie]

i have the 2.0 xt, i just love this car. we have a small farm which has some mud and ruts and it just goes like its nothing

[heath]

Loving your videos lately. You are a fantastic commentator, keep it up

[glt]

My '08 Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.7L V6 has more horsepower, MUCH more torque, low range gearbox, locking center diff, full size spare, equal/more cargo space, stability control, hill decent control, 3000# tow capacity, 3400lb curb weight, better steering feel, burns NO oil between changes (oil consumption is something nobody mentions with newer subarus because they basically use water for oil - 0W20), and still manages to get amost equal fuel economy compared to the subaru (subaru will get 32mpg in a vacuum maybe). Only thing the subaru beats it at is wind noise at highway speeds. Having a real hard time finding any advances in the small SUV market in the last 10 years. To me, we're going backwards. We might as well call small SUV's station wagons again.

[somanymods]

it actually only has 68.5 ft³ of cargo volume. the 74.7 is only for the base model which doesn't have the panoramic moonroof.

we have a 2016 forester xt, it's been great so far aside from not coming close to its advertised fuel economy. my 2015 wrx 6 speed had no problem matching or beating the claimed mpg, the fxt which is supposed to get 2mpg better in the city is averaging almost 4 mpg less than the wrx was.

[userbosco]

You forgot to mention the dependability of Subees...