2025 Subaru Forester
The 2025 Subaru Forester is expected to be a new model with a complete redesign. Although details are scarce, the new Forester is expected to feature a unique exterior style, interior, infotainment, and safety features.
It could come with an EV Powertrain and Hybrid Model. Forester 2025 is expected to be released in the fall of 2024, with the launch and availability of potential dealers in 2025.
2025 Subaru Forester
Over the past two years, Subaru has publicly reorganized its corporate operations to prepare for electrification for decades.
The automaker said it wants 40% of its global sales to become electrified vehicles by 2030, build a new R&D center at its main plant in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, and create an engineering manufacturing division just for EVs.
At the end of 2021, company CEO Tomomi Nakamura said, Based on how the market accepts the new Solterra EV, we can plan what kind of ratio (50-60 percent) we should target for EVs and hybrids.
The reception seems optimistic. Automotive News reported that Subaru’s corporate planning SVP, Tomoaki Emori, told analysts during a recent earnings call that the latest electrification plan will bring “powerful hybrids and electric vehicles” to the U.S. market by 2025.
He added that for the U.S., “We need to offer some models in our EV lineup” and “We’ve shifted our weight in that direction in our development.”
The hybrid will also be a collaboration, the first anticipated fruit with a sixth-generation Subaru Forester that may be just a year away.
Subaru said it would take advantage of Toyota’s hybrid technology in the “mid-2020s,” Japanese rumors from late 2021 say the new carriage may nab a plug-in hybrid powertrain from the Toyota RAV4 Prime.
Doing so will be significant progress in Subaru’s recent hybrid efforts here — the 2023 Crosstrek Hybrid is the last of its kind and is dying in some states selling it.
Subaru said at the Chicago Auto Show that the new 2024 Crosstrek wouldn’t get a PHEV version — blame Solterra’s arrival and shifting state regulations.
2024 Forester Redesign
The 2024 Subaru Forester is expected to be a new model with a release date in the fall of 2023. It will feature a new exterior design, interior, infotainment, safety features, and a new gas engine with better fuel economy.
The current model is powered by a 2.5-liter flat-four-cylinder engine that produces 182 horsepower and can pull up to 1500 pounds.
It has a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) and a Subaru trademark all-wheel-drive system.
The redesign is expected to see the SUV receive advanced safety features, including forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, automatic high-beam assist, adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist, and lane departure warning as standard equipment.
The price of the Subaru Forester 2024 is expected to rise from the current model, which starts at $27,620 and rises to $37,720 with a purpose.
The redesign could see the SUV receive a new exterior similar to the redesigned Crosstrek, with sleek headlights, an oval grille, and sharp design elements on the front fascia.
The interior will benefit from a new dashboard design with a vertically oriented touchscreen, less interior control, and updated air vents. SUVs could also move to a larger wheelbase, adding interior space.
While nothing has been officially announced yet, it’s expected the new Forester will get a larger touchscreen that’s present in another Subaru, along with hardware upgrades for EyeSight’s suite of active driver tools.
A more robust and fuel-efficient powertrain is also expected. Foresters 2023 is thirsty and slow, leaving much room for improvement.
The top-of-the-range Forester is the Hybrid S (AWD), priced at $49,340. The 2024 Subaru Forester is expected to debut this fall, and we’ll be tracking future announcements from Subaru regarding this highly anticipated vehicle.
