How the Subaru Forester Outperforms the Small Crossover SUV Competition Year after Year

Are you a Waunakee, Sun Prairie and Watertown, WI area driver weighing your small SUV options? That's a lot to juggle, considering the growing popularity of this highly competitive segment. There certainly isn't a shortage of choices -- that is, unless you're looking for a small crossover that can deliver the capability its sporty exterior promises. Then you're pretty much just looking at Subaru Forester. Its above-average off-road ability and top safety scores make it a standout in its class, and we went ahead and sorted through the competition for you to show off its many attributes. Check out the comparison between the latest Forester and Ford Escape below:

The Subaru Forester versus the Ford Escape

• As a purebred Subaru, the Forester comes with standard Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive (AWD). The even weight distribution of this system sends power continuously to all four wheels, reacting preemptively to a loss of traction rather than retroactively. Escape drivers pay more for a conventional AWD system, and it's not even offered with the base engine.
• Adventure for less with the more affordable Forester, which starts off with a lower starting price then the Escape -- even with Subaru's standard all-weather performance.
• Even without AWD, the Escape is still overshadowed by the Forester when it comes to fuel efficiency. Sportiness without sacrifice? Sounds good to us.
• The Forester offers a more powerful base and line-topping engine than the Escape, making for a quickness that the Escape just can't keep up with.
• Where the Forster boasts top safety scores, the Escape falls short. The Escape hasn't been a Top Safety Pick for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in many years, while the Forester has earned top IIHS designations for the past ten years.
• The Forester is lighter, longer, and taller than the Escape with more overall passenger and cargo space.
• High-tech safety is also a selling point of the Forester; the same cannot be said of the Escape, however. The Forester can come equipped with available lane departure warning and forward collision warning with automatic braking -- systems which are not offered with the Escape.

Don Miller Subaru East is a prime location for finding your ideal Forester for sale in Madison, WI. You can browse our new Subaru showroom from the comfort of home to see what we mean. You can also reach out to our professional financing team at 877-257-3233 to set up a time to explore your many Subaru Forester lease options.