Contributing journalist
Contributing journalist
Subaru's Forester has just entered its fourth generation and finally has cast off the last vestiges of the distinctly agricultural original. The new Forester has a big job to do - keep the Subaru faithful happy as well as take on some serious competition.
With a fresh face, a new interior and an intriguing gearbox and engine combination, does the Forester XT not only keep its countrymen at bay, but can it stave off the Europeans too?