2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid - 15 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

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0:00 - Intro

0:37 - ODDS & ENDS
8.7 in clearance - even tho not wilderness
EV mode button
Camera button does silly view - better than egg
X mode
SI drive
HK audio
still has AUX port
Birthday & anniversary list
Easter eggs
Birds - windshield, D window, sunroof
Inside Trunk plastic texture - lantern Easter egg
Trunk lid compass
Trunk glass mountains
Rear door paw prints
Hiking boots on front doors
Floor mats have coordinates

2:40 - What is this? Competitors?
Mainstream compact hybrid SUV - should sell well
CRV hybrid
RAV4 hybrid
CX50 hybrid
Tucson hybrid
Sportage hybrid

What’s new for 2025
The hybrid

3:15 - Engine
2.5 boxer 4
180 hp (2 less)
178 lbft (2 more)
29 mpg combined is pretty great
2.5 boxer 4 w/ 1.1kWh battery
There’s toyota componentry in it, but its not a toyota power unit
194 hp
0-60 in 8.5 sec (slow)
35 mpg
LL 39.0

4:03 - Drivetrain
Lineartronic CVT (w/ X mode and “6 gears”)
Symmetrical AWD - even with the hybrid
Active torque vectoring

4:40 - Dynamics
Its not fast
Immediate hybrid torque feels athletic
Hybrid transition is pretty seamless
More efficient on the highway than the Honda
The CVT is fine
Supposed to be more refined for this year
Visibility is amazing
Ride is great - not as soft as honda but better than mazda
Steering isnt amazing - deadness on center
I get why people like this
Big focus on refinement and cabin noise
Low dash incredible visibility
Cabin feels really open and spacious
Curb weight 4000 lbs

7:21 - Offroad

11:49 - Styling
Autumn green paint is 500
big gloss black hex grille
lower fascia dimples
Continue on side skirts and rear bumper
steering responsive Led std w/ fogs
Hybrid badge under wing mirror
profile looks boxy and geometric
Two tone roof
weird D pillar badging
19 in wheel - wheel arches & gills
roof rails std
calling a lot of attention to the exhaust area
incandescent turn signal..wtf

13:03 - Trunk
29.6 cuft wide af
Seats fold from trunk
74.4 cuft
69.1 in hybrid
Smaller than CRV and RAV4
you do get solid cross bracing for shelves or sleeping

14:04 - Towing
1500 is kinda in line with segment

14:10 - Rear seats
very big - bigger than rav4
Recline
Battery under rear seats
double storage pockets
heated rear seats
vents & chargers
Pano roof
Manual shade is dumb

15:21 - Front seats
2 level memory for top trim
Heated and cooled for top trim
Heated steering wheel

15:52 - Cabin
Design feels very familiar
Outback, crosstrek, even ascent a little
A big improvement with materials
Leather and suede
Big vertical center screen
Semi-physical climate

16:43 - Tech
No HUD
Full digi cluster
11.6 in vertical screen
Starlink is…fine
Wireless ACP
360 cameras for first time
Also does the weird chunk view
Digi rear view mirror
Wireless charger
Safety suite
Eyesite uses 3 cameras in windshield
Eyeball watcher is annoying - not as bad as outback
Medium good - no lane centering for no reason at times

18:41 - DUO

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