Mazda CX-5 Akera 2017 review
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Subarus and I have an interesting relationship. I was the proud owner of a MY00 Impreza WRX, back when I didn't care about the cost of insurance and what other people thought I did for a living. Later cars lost their mojo and the brand reached its nadir during the GFC with offerings that just didn't cut it, in my head at least.
The last few years have seen the brand climb out of the funk, with the first and second generation XVs and the new Impreza. The Forester straddles the 'new' Subaru and those that went before, but has been an absolute mainstay for the Japanese brand here in Australia. I drove the Forester tS last year and wasn't entirely convinced so it was with mild trepidation I was assigned the Forester 2.5i S.