2025 Subaru Forester Comparison (Base, Premium, and Sport)

[@Lalambz]

agreed, the cars look so much better in person than in camera, it's as if the camera brightens it soo much

[@mickeybrumfield764]

My 2016 base trim cost just about $10,000 less than the 2025 base trim. It was $21,600, and last year, I traded it in and got $15,000 for it. Because of its size, it is considerably more capable off- road than my Outback. The Twin Falls people do a good job of representing the Subaru family.

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

I’m glad you got such a sweet deal on trade in! I’ve always heard Subarus keep their value fairly well, but some of my friends who have one in various towns/states who have then tried to trade theirs in have not been offered an offer they could let it go at. So I’m really glad to hear that it worked out so well for you! Yeah, this was basically another example of them having these models back to back at the lot and it being to easy to not just quickly film this comparison haha. 🤪

[@70DMac]

That's almost a decade ago. A lot has changed, lol. Everything was much cheaper 10 years ago.

[@richardtaylor7485]

The swan bird, I think it's a hummingbird. I'm interested in the new Forester Premium with option packages. I wish they would keep the regular sized sunroof and give you blindspot monitoring with rear cross traffic alert as standard. Good review comparison.

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

Thanks for the correction. I think I’ve called it something different in every video I think haha. 🤷‍♂️ Great insight and I agree, it makes more sense for the safety to be standard and the sun roof to be an optional item. Thanks for watching and sharing a great opinion!

[@NGMonocrom]

Nice comparison, AA.

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

Thanks again! 😁

[@Moondoggy1941]

My local Sub dealer does not have any discounts, they seemed to have more cars. Not like last year, nice discounts.

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

That’s a shame!

[@70DMac]

You missed some of the upgrades the sport trim has over the premium. It's not almost identical. Duel mode X mode. Sport sharp mode is much more aggressive than standard sport mode. It has blind spot monitoring and rear automatic braking with rear sensors in package 24. I know its a package which costs more. The premium offers package 15 which isnt quite the same. Also, the Harmon Karmon system isn't offered for the premium. It has a better handling upgraded suspension over the premium. Larger brakes with better stopping power. It also gets the same CVT upggrade as the wilderness trim from the last gen. Then, of course, the things you did mention such as 19 bronz Wheels and startex seats.

[@Major-Whoosh]

In the rear under the cover what was that plastic square looking thing in the foam insert above the spare tire at 5:39?

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

I believe it’s a battery tray in raise up a smaller aftermarket battery if ever needed to reach the +|- cables. 🙂

[@09areFish]

Looks like TF Subaru had a run on Alpine Green Crosstreks. Didn’t see any behind those Foresters.

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

I’m not sure about that but I had noticed a lot of Crosstrek Wilderness’s the last time I was there!

[@Tonga2]

I just received my 2025 Forester Sport. Beautiful headlight assembly BUT the shiny looking LED top bar is not the daytime running lights!!! Only the headlights turn on as daytime lights. Too bad, I think it takes away from a very nice new vehicle or should I say it cheapens it slightly. And talking about dislikes, Exhaust Pipe !! I totally hate the one chrome tipped exhaust and it’s smaller than the opening and then way back from the bumper exit point. The Crosstrek and Outback look so much better with NO visible exhaust tips.

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

Great insight! Thank you for sharing these points. Best of luck with your otherwise sweet new ride! 😎

[@David-g6s2f]

I feel like you missed out on getting the dual x mode with the Forester Sport over the premium. That could really work the test of time

[@ComfyDadShoes]

Does the Forester offer better outward visibility than the Outback? I test drove an OBW, which drives great, despite feeling a little claustrophobic due to the smaller windows and less boxy shape. I loved the turbo engine though. I wished it was available on both models!

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

Yeah, the Foresters visibility is amazing. I need to get ours tinted, it lets to much light in depending on the suns location.

[@Moondoggy1941]

Does Twin Falls give Ca. resident a discount if they promise to go back home?

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

Haha I’m sure they would lol. Just call them, ask for one of the managers and reference my videos, and ask for a seriously legit discount to make it worth your time. 🤦‍♂️😅 Best of luck!!

[@dgrGR61]

12v air pump and fire extinguisher hidden below.

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

Oh those are good!!

[@williamstevenson8518]

I think the dual 7" setup is basically the same thing as the 11.6" screen except it has the strip of plastic going across it. Regardless, I think the new infotainment head units are a mistake. I think they've been a mistake since 2020, and they're keeping me from buying one of these cars. It's very frustrating in terms of concept and dimensions I like Subarus a lot. Ideally, I should have bought an Outback, in about 2018, right before EyeSight became standard. But that time's over. I don't really like the direction that automotive technology has been going in industry-wide. I wish I understood more about it. I think a lot of the development happens as a reaction to regulatory requirements. I guess that opens up a wide conversation about the government's role in automotive safety and economy that is better explored in another forum. But it sure does feel like the consumer is being shoved pretty hard these days. And I think a lot of that's been happening since the recession. Anyway, I think other car makers are more successfully reacting to the environment we're in. I don't know. I just don't want to be able to buy something that's new and cheap and that doesn't have a lot of invasive tech, and that I don't feel like I'm fighting while I drive it. That's a big part of my complaints about today's cars. They give you too much to worry about. I just want to drive, have decent power, listen to some tunes, and control the car more than it controls me and tells me to stop for coffee.

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

Great insight! Cars definitely have changed a lot, especially in the last 10 years. 🤪

[@belowme4927]

THE 2024 FORESTER WILDERNESS IS STILL BEING MADE UNTIL THERE IS A NEW REPLACEMENT

[@stuartwhite8109]

Really? We can still get 24’s you’re saying if we request/wait on availability of more Wilderness trim level models ?

[@davewilson7602]

@@stuartwhite8109 no, they just haven’t switched the body style for wilderness models so you can still get the old model if you get a wilderness trim

[@dgrGR61]

Do not like the copper wheels on the sport.

[@williamstevenson8518]

You know, they're kind of giving you less car for more money. It's basically the same thing as the last generation but it looks a little different. Except you can't get a CD player, you can't get fog lights, they don't seem to offer remote start on the fob anymore, there's no wilderness trim. I don't know, man. I think this company is on the decline.

[@Gopinathk17]

They actually added more features for 2025.

[@donbuidb]

That cooper wheels is ugly

[@TrevorTheRBLXGamer78]

I strongly disagree