The Forester’s interior is decidedly traditional with its gearshifter, CD player and press-buttons and dials. The dashboard and doors feature heavy cutaways and ledges, making it look robust and capable.

The dashboard is headlined by two screens – an 8.0-inch touchscreen multimedia system and a smaller 4.2-inch information panel. While the instrument panel is a mix of analogue and a 6.3-inch digital panel.

A large sunroof is available on higher grades.

There are two engines available for the Forester.

All petrol-variants share a 2.5-litre, four-cylinder boxer-petrol engine (136kW/239Nm).

While the two hybrid models share a 2.5-litre, four-cylinder hybrid engine (110kW/196Nm).

All Foresters are all-wheel drive with a continuously variable automatic transmission.

The Forester’s interior is decidedly traditional with its gearshifter, CD player and press-buttons and dials. The dashboard and doors feature heavy cutaways and ledges, making it look robust and capable.

The dashboard is headlined by two screens – an 8.0-inch touchscreen multimedia system and a smaller 4.2-inch information panel. While the instrument panel is a mix of analogue and a 6.3-inch digital panel.

A large sunroof is available on higher grades.

The Forester comes with five seats, in a 2/3 configuration. The back row has a 60/40 split-fold and can be electrically folded via buttons found in the boot.

Manual adjustments can be made on the front seats and on higher grades both front seats feature an eight-way power adjustment.

Entry-level trim is black cloth, while higher grades enjoy leather-accented trims.

In the second row, there are ISOFIX child seat mounts on the outboard seats plus three top tether anchor points but two seats will fit best.

The Subaru Forester does not have an official 0-100km/h sprint time but expect it to reach that speed from standstill in around 9.0 to 11 seconds (depending on grade). Top speed is around 210km/h.

Petrol variants for the Forester have a 63-litre fuel tank. Based on the official combined fuel cycle of 7.4L/100km, you should be able to achieve a driving range of around 851km.

Hybrid variants for the Forester have a 48-litre fuel tank. Based on the official combined fuel cycle of 6.7L/100km, you should be able to achieve a driving range of around 716km.

Subaru recommends a minimum 91RON petrol to be used.