2023 Subaru Forester Limited Full Review and 0-60 with GPS!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- What’s up guys! This is he 2023 Subaru Forester Limited trim! It’s the 5/6 highest and a pretty darn good offering by Subaru! With 2.5 Boxer and AWD, can you even go wrong?
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In the last 2 decades I have owned a Toyota Corolla, then 2 generations of Honda Civic really great cars,
Since 2018, I have owned a manual transmission Subaru Forester, I enjoyed every second, zero problems, I drove it 180,000 km, a reliable and stable car, a high seat and confidence,
Now I'm changing to a 2023 Forester (and it's a shame they don't make more manual transmissions)
Does not replace the SUV with any other vehicle, full value for the road, for a trip, for the off-road, for shopping, a huge space for storage, and of course for the family,
Just a pleasure!
itisvsrvoox
Thanks for being the ONLY reviewer to acknowledge the CD player. It was a huge factor in buying my 2023 Forester Limited. It was also the reason I bought this year’s model, because I was afraid Subaru was gonna put the huge screen in the ‘24, since that’s what they did in the Ascent. Great reviews.
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Of course the CD player gets a shout out, lol. I also worry about the next gen as we might want a Forester at some point. I recently reviewed a 2023 Touring but added a “Edit” to the title as it was just announced the 2024’s are the same! 🙌
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Ive been watching a number of your reviews and theyre great! One suggestion is i would love if you included chapters in the video to jump to interoir, extrrior, etc.
I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed them! Yes, I actually finally figured that out just a couple months ago lol. I’m constantly trying to improve the quality of my videos. 🙂
I have a 2018 Limited.. Ive had 4 so far.. I love them !!
Glad to hear you’re enjoying the Limited! 🙂
James @@AutomotiveAnonymous208
Thanks for the video. I'm a Honda guy (my past 6 new cars have been Hondas (plus 2 more Honda used cars)). I just bought a 2023 Subaru Forester Limited last week and I'm very pleased with it so far. I thought the lack of power would be an issue, but it sure is peppy enough. I also wanted the cd player so didn't want to wait for the 2024 model incase they remove that feature. I have the HK stereo and it is fantastic. Thanks for pointing out some of the features that I didn't even realize I had. (I hate the stop/start feature and wish it could be disabled all the time w/o having to do it each time I turn the car on. (there is an aftermarket company that has a fix but I don't want to void my warranty)) I got quite a good deal on this and they took quite a bit off of MSRP while on the telephone before I even went in to test drive and to discuss trade-in, etc.,
I’ve always thought very highly of Hondas and my parents have an incredible track record with theirs. Congrats on your sweet Limited! Hope you really enjoy it! 🙂
Congrats on 1st Suubie. Wife and I have had like 6 over the last 30 years. For deep snow and not suck a lot of gas, decades of really good crash ratings, they are hard to beat. Mrs made it over unplowed gravel and asphalt 20 miles to work with 15” of heavy wet springtime snow one morning. Impressive. I could use quieter interior when the gas pedal is mashed, but her latest 22 Outback Touring is getting close to more luxury quiet inside and smooth enough ride, has lighter touch steering and brakes. I like such very much. I have 16 Outback, definitely less refined sound when floored and harder effort to steer and brake. I’ll take easy steer and some body roll if it means I’m not beat up over rough roads. Just an old geezer. I’m looking at 23 Forester since it is a whole foot shorter in garage than my Outback. Taller roof might make getting my heavier e bike rolled in and out via short ramp easier. And I’m not totally impressed with wife’s Outback 11.6” computer tablet style control screen. Rather often it seems like distracted driving and I pull over to tweak stuff. I’d like the 2023 Forester’s many manual controls that get memorized to just reach and change without hardly having to look. That’s going away 2024 along with CD player. For self entertainment, TH-cam “Subaru Hill climb” see old stock Forester buzz right up a steep, long sandy hill and shame massive 4x4 trucks. And see “Subaru traction test” comparisons with competitors. Then ‘’Subaru deep snow”. Good stuff.
@@Skunked68 Thanks for your comments on your history and experiences with Subaru. Several of my friends have owned them too and they have been reliable. I bought the Forester due to its smaller size (even though I wanted the turbo'ed Outback engine since I thought I needed the additional power.) The one concern I did have is the recent problems some Subaru engines have with the RTV sealant, but as long as this vehicle is under warrantee, I'm not worried, since Subaru stands behind their products.
I just ordered a Limited today. I'm excited !
That’s awesome!! Any idea of ETA? 🙂
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 next month
I LOVE IT !!! I got it last Monday!! It has everything I wanted plus some.
I ordered the top sound system which is awesome. I need to get Homelink, then I'll be happy.
You survived the wait, that’s awesome! Glad you’re enjoying it. 🙂
We're waiting on an Autumn Green that hopefully will arrive this week.
For people who like wilderness but don't want to sacrifice the mpg, you could just get Sport trim with Geolander tires as a compromise. You get strong roof rails and dual X modes but no aggressive gearing and extra ground clearance.
That is a great suggestion for a middle of the road approach! Thanks for watching! 🙂
NC. That is sound advice. Helps keep my head screwed on straight. I like the more guy look of Wilderness, less common look about town, but am retired geezer and now days unlikely to actually off road it. So I could skip even the additional cost of Geolander tires. Just get the Sport and it’s a dandy trim price. I’ll have to see if Sport has preferred cloth seats, I am not big on hot/cold leather that also needs periodic leather conditioner. Thanks for advice.
sp0rttim
I bought a 2023 Subaru Forester Limited in October and love it so far! Long story short, I was in an accident back in September and my car was totaled but I’m ok. It was a 2016 Impreza wagon, and given how well that protected me in the accident, decided I wanted another Subaru, but something a little bigger which is why I went with the Forester. I looked at the Crosstrek, but felt outward visibility was better in the Forester.
I’m sorry to hear that, but so glad you’re okay! Subaru’s seem to do their job well of protecting their occupants. And the Forester is a top safety pick + 🙂
Thanks. Yeah a guy claimed his steering got jammed causing him to cross the yellow line into my lane. Our front left corners hit each other. We were doing about 25 mph as this was a secondary road but lots of traffic on it due to the evening rush hour traffic.
Yeah Subarus are rated well and the Forester was the top rated compact SUV by Consumer Reports.
You said it well the 8.7 inches of ground clearance goes a long way in the Forester with the good approach and departure angles. You'll really feel like your in a fish bowl when you get into the base trim with no window tinting.
I could imagine, lol. 😝 Get tint people!
@Automotive Anonymous
The Subaru people like to leave you exposed if you go with the base trim. Not only do you not get tinting, you don't get a cargo cover either.
Nice car! I should know...I have a 2004 Forester "X" model with 142K on it that I bought outright in September of 2003. It's done well and has been treated well. Now, for the past two or three years I've been serious researching on several cars and seem to always come back to the Subaru Forester due to many things. Price is good for what it offers. The Subaru company has had the Forester ever since 1998. That's a pretty good track record though there has been some issues in the past to near present years. Hopefully, this year I can finally get that new car...and at my age (72) it could be my last. (I hope not).
It sounds like you need and want a new Forester, Tom! I hope you get the perfect one for you and can enjoy it for another 20 years while you decide what vehicle to get after it! 😉 Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Tom, I’m a geezer. Wife and I have had like 6 Subarus over 3 decades. It’s all about the deep snow go for us and great crash safety. I’m looking at upgrading my 16 Outback for 23 Forester, a whole foot shorter in garage, taller for loading e bike in and out. I think I may avoid 2024 Forester with the big 11.6” computer screen control center. Wife’s 22 Outback has that and is like distracted driving. I pull over for deeper fiddling. Prefer to reach and tweak sans hardly having to look. Personal entertainment, look up TH-cam “Subaru hill climb” see old stock Forester climb a very steep, tall, sand hill, shaming big trucks. Also Subaru traction test, and deep snow. A winter hobby for me to watch such. But, what you’ve known all lifelong, you may prefer the knob and button controls of 2023 Forester over computer screen of the new 2024 edition. At least that’s where I’m at.
I appreciate the details you point out in this video. The moving camera is not the best.
Thanks for watching and providing feedback! I’m working on improving better a better visual/audio experience as I learn. 🙂
But One complaint I have is that Subaru moved the USB ports to a spot under the infotainment screen, meaning you have to plug in there for Android Auto/Apple Carplay. So why did they do that... and there's no place to put your phone! So you jam your phone in there or run a cord back to the center armrest storage.
Hai! All the way from Malaysia. Nice content btw! Keep it up. I'm so jealous with Forester in US. So many standard features! 😭 . Haha
Hai! Thanks for watching, and the kind words! I’m sure you also have some pretty cool cars over there! 😉
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 yeahh..I currently driving pre-facelift subaru forester though. Unfortunately, the facelift still haven’t reach here. No news actually. But I love it my subaru! Awesome!
Great review! Happy 6 month channel anniversary. Would also be nice to see it in the evening with the lights on. I'm particular with the location of where the reverse lights are and like to see how the left and right blinkers look like at night too! Overall very detailed review! Thanks for sharing
Great suggestion with including the lighting, that is something I would have to figure out how to represent well. Otherwise due to early evening darkness/shadows ideal day light for regular filming is so limited right now, lol. I appreciate the kind words, thanks for watching! 🙂
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 Pull it into a parking garage to simulate low light for headlights, taillights, directionals, etc. during that part of the review. Even during the day it gets pretty dim inside a parking garage.
That’s a great idea, unfortunately I’m rural enough there is no vertical parking within 100 miles haha. I’ll see what I can find for a shaded area since my own garage is far from where I review. 🙂
Well hopefully the Subaru CVT got better over the years because they had a lot of trouble with them early on. I found out first hand as my 2015 Subaru Forester with 36,000 miles blew the transmission last week. Fortunately Subaru changed the warranty on the 2014 and 15 models to 10 years because there were so many problems. And what did my local Subaru dealer give me for a loaner car ? A 2023 Forrester limited edition. It's a very nice SUV.
I’m sorry to hear that! But there’s a lot of peace of mind knowing you have a free extended warranty, although that shouldn’t have to be a necessity on the early ones, lol. Glad you’re enjoying your loaner! 🙂
Has the CVT improved since 2015? I have learned to be cautious entering traffic due to a predictable delay in the car beginning to move forward after I press the gas pedal. Also, it sometimes lunges forward or is jerky. I hope the 2023 is better.
I think it is, although I’ve only driven one 2015 era Subaru (Forester XT I reviewed). Although I will say even driving 2019 Subaru’s and then hoping into a 2022/2023 I think the new ones feel noticeably better in some instances. Go drive one and report back with your opinion!😉
As I posted above the transmission on my 2015 forester broke down on me. It only had 36,000 miles . Because of all the problems on the 2014 and 2015 Subaru forester's as well as many other Subarus from that time frame Subaru changed the warranty to 10 years to cover the transmission.
So I'll be getting a brand new transmission.. The only indication that something was wrong was was a burning smell over the last year during longer drives. Basically I was sitting at a stop light, light turned green I pressed on the pedal gigantic clunk and that was the end of The transmission. I suggest you call your local Subaru dealer and have them assess your situation.
Between the Forrester and Crosstreck which would you recommend? I’m 6’3” and headroom was always a problem on my previously vehicles! I heard the 2025 Forrester will be completely redesigned, may be better to wait?
I would absolutely suggest the Forester at that height! Yeah, the 24s were just announced to be the same gen. If you wait until the Spring/Summer you’ll likely be able to see what the 25’s offer, while still having time to order or find a 24. Assuming they are a new gen. If the new gen doesn’t offer a turbo or other substantial upgrades, which I doubt, I would personally buy the current gen for its infotainment system over the 11.6” screen. Best of luck! 🙂
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 Thanks for advice! Did you notice Forester to be slower and with worse acceleration than the Crosstreck( since is bigger and heavier)?
Honestly no, I’m sure if you’re comparing a 2.5 Crosstrek it’s within a few 10th a second to 60 between the two. The 2.0 Crosstrek however is likely a couple full seconds slower than a Forester. The Forester only weights a few hundred pounds more or maybe 10% more so it’s not greatly affected. 🙂
I believe the Crosstrek is now their most popular model.
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Seriously I HATE all the talk of the pop tarts......now I got a case of the munchies..... (I'm kidding I appreciate the universal pop tarts unit of measurement!!!) 😂
Lol. 😌
Great informative video! Where is this dealer located? Hard to find pricing below msrp in Los Angeles, CA.
This dealer is in Southern Idaho, thanks for watching! 🙂
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 Thank you.
What are physical buddens?
You know, like buttons but buddens, lol. 😝😅
RE: the window tinting... is that an option when you buy or do you have to have it done by a third party?
I believe all but the base model come factory with window tint on the back half the vehicle! 🙂
Ah. Ok. Thanks.@@AutomotiveAnonymous208
I Love my Forester Touring.
Next year will be time for Subaru to change the body style, so that’ll keep you busy next year
You’re right, lol. It’s becoming more difficult to find the remaining model/trim levels I haven’t reviewed yet. I’ll need to start reaching out to more brands soon. 😛
One of the big issues is that Subaru uses a JATCO built CVT and it has had bad reliability in the past. Sure, Subaru can say that they have fixed but which company wouldn’t so you’ll have to be the guinea pig for the “update”.
It is a shame that a company like Fuji heavy industries hasn’t paid Subaru a lot of attention. Lets hope that Toyota’s 20% share in Subaru leads to more Kaizen in Subaru’s future.
Great insight, thanks for sharing! 🙂 I haven’t heard of many CVT failures on the forums, but it’s still a newer technology and one that other manufacturers (Honda, Chevy, Nissan, etc) also seem to be transitioning to, at least in the small engine platforms.
_One of the big issues is that Subaru uses a JATCO built CVT_
One of the big issues is people posting about things they know nothing about!
Subaru make their own CVTs which are completely different to JATCOs. JATCO uses a push belt made up of about 400 metal plates held between thin metal bands, Subaru has a thick pulled multi link chain.
Jatco:
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Subaru:
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This one or the sport is the one to get. The touring is overpriced for what you get. If it had a turbo in it then it would be worth it. You get most of what subaru offers with the sport or limited trims. IMO they are diluting the forester trims too much and should just instead offer a turbo.
I agree in that a turbo should be offered, at least in the Touring like you mentioned! So many trim levels, but like you said those 2 mid level offerings do seem to be the highest volume sellers. 🙂
This guy sounds like he's straight out of Letterkenny!
Haha, I had to search for that channel. Probably wouldn’t be a bad gig to be a part of it! 😉
How about a review of the 2022 or 2023 Acura RDX?
That would be sweet, I’ll keep my eye out for one! Unfortunately no local Acura dealers. Thanks for the suggestion! 🙂
Should I wait for the 2024
I personally wouldn’t unless you want a Forester but don’t like the current generation. Or you’ll be in a better financial situation to enjoy it next year. They’re a great platform, I definitely recommend you test driving one if you haven’t already! 🙂
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 ok I’ve decided between the Forester 2023 limited or the outback 2023 limited any input that could help me make a decision
I still say test drive! But if you’re going non turbo Limited Outback vs. Limited Forester I would personally pick the Forester, I think! Lol. 😛🙂🤷♂️ It saves a few bucks, better seating/visibility, and easier to maneuver. Best of luck!
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 I finally pulled the trigger 2023 forester limited. With Navigation heated steering wheel Harmon Kardon speakers and a hole lot more accessories 35100. I want to thank you for all the great videos and advice 😀!
That sounds sweet! I’m glad you found the right ride for you. 🙂
Wow the gloomy grey and boring black interior is exactly like the original colors in my 12 year old pickup…,
So I had it reupholstered in Red metallic with black trim to match the custom 2 tone paint colors
Still no temp and oil gage... SO ridiculous !!!
if the forester had the turbo, i would have purchased in a heart beat. i went with a hyundai santa fe turbo. beautiful looking rig tho
How do you like your Sante Fe? So many of us want Subaru to offer the Turbo, lol. 🙂
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 i love it, the level of tech is unsurpassed. what is amazing to me is how quiet the cabin is. they have each window that is designed to deaden the sound from outside. i have 27k miles and love it. i own a 2020 but bought it brand new with 200 miles on it. it has the panaramic sunroof, heated and cooled seats, heated steering wheel, heads up display, adaptive cruise control, auto high beams, auto wipers, blind spot camera that shows your blind spot in the dash (super handy), warning in cross traffic, infinity speakers, i can keep going! the turbo is real smooth, a tiny bit of lag but has just enough power that satisfied me. 235hp and 265lb ft of torque in an 8 speed.
That does sound sweet, and like a very well balanced ride! Glad you’re enjoying it! 🙂
What are Pop Tarts?😅
A scrumdiddlyumptious sugary pastry, lol. 🙂
One could also hide a whole bunch of marijuana in all those cubbies.
😂 😆
The vehicle has that retro look. It looks like SUVs looked 10 to 15 years ago. If you like that great, if not, it will get tiring to look at after awhile.
What’s your opinion? I personally really like the smallish boxy look, lol.🙂
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 So do I but the SUV could use sharper lines. The headlights and taillights in particular look retro and boring.
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208I like wide, big windows. Nothing boring about that.
a MPG Bar Gage... no Temp Gage.... how stupid !!!... its really my only bitch about this car