7.9
2025 Subaru Forester review
Subaru has dusted off the STI badge for a new special-edition Forester, but it's not everything it's cracked up to be.
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Max Davies
BMW Alpina XD3 vs Subaru Forester Comparison
BMW Alpina XD3
Subaru Forester
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2024 BMW Alpina
XD3
vs
2024 Subaru
Forester
How they stack...
CarExpert Score
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7.9
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Based on the BMW Alpina XD3
Based on the Subaru Forester 2.5i-S (AWD) STI SPORT
Best suitable for...
Driving the family
Luxury
FunFuel Efficiency
NA
48L - 63L
322 to 466 km
Warranty
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5 year
warranty
warranty
MSRP
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$38,690 - $50,140
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CarExpert's Take
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Max Davies
Marketplace Journalist
Max Davies drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Quality, premium-leaning interior
- Sportier handling
- STI appears again...
Misses
- ...like this?
- Hardly a special edition
- Dreary CVT
Colours Available
The 2024 Subaru Forester is available in the following exterior paint colours, depending on the variant:
- Crystal White Pearl
- Ice Silver Metallic
- Brilliant Bronze Metallic
- Crimson Red Pearl
- Autumn Green Metallic
- Horizon Blue Pearl
- Cascade Green Silica
- Magnetite Grey Metallic
- Crystal Black Silica
- Sapphire Blue Pearl
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