Ruggedness and refinement are no long mutually exclusive automotive characteristics. Subaru SUVs have long been the epitome of the off-road-ready vehicle. Improvements in recent years have helped to make these capable cars and crossover into well-rounded daily drivers -- vehicles that not only hold their own on slippery pavement and muddy paths, but also hold their own against their more domesticated rivals.
If you're shopping for a crossover SUV, you're no doubt looking to compare the Forester to its competitors. As one of the top-selling vehicles in the small SUV class, the Forester is on every compact-crossover shoppers' list of prospects. With the addition of a creature comfort to the 2017 model, we're sure the move the Forester will move over to a lot more wish lists.
The 2017 Subaru Forester gains new driver assist technologies with an expanded Subaru EyeSight® menu of feature. These include available lane keep assist, reverse automatic braking, welcome lighting, as well as blind-spot and rear cross-traffic alerts. A revised Touring trim now offers such luxuries as push-button start, a heated steering wheel, Sepia Bronze Metallic exterior paint, and Saddle Brown leather-trimmed upholstery.
All 2017 Forester models benefit from improved sound-deadening efforts, and 2.5i models equipped with a continuously variable transmission get a boost in fuel efficiency over the outgoing model. A fresh 18-in wheel design, complete with high-contrast black finish, is newly standard Forester 2.0XT trims as well.
And there's more where that came from. Check out the video review of the 2017 Forester 2.5i below for more insight, and visit the Don Miller Subaru East to experience the improvements for yourself. Our finance experts would also be happy to go over your Subaru Forester lease options as well. Simply stop by the showroom at your convenience to get started.
