2017 Subaru Forester updated with fresh styling, better tech
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Subaru is sprucing-up its hot-selling Forester for 2017.
The changes start up front, with subtle tweaks to the front end. The front fascia is slightly reworked with a new bumper, a reshaped grille and headlights with C-shaped LED daytime running lights.
Inside, the 2017 Forester receives a new steering wheel – that can be heated on certain trim levels – as well as new interior colour options, thicker door glass, more sound insulation and an acoustic glass windshield, all of which should make the interior much quieter.
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The tweaks extend to EyeSight, Subaru’s suite of active safety features. The two cameras can see in colour, and offer up a wider and longer field of view. Climb up the trim level ladder and EyeSight adds a couple of new features to the headlights – automatic high-beams and steering-responsive low-beams that no doubt improve vision at night. There’s also something Subaru calls Reverse Automatic Braking, which – you guessed it – automatically stops the car if you’re in reverse and it detects an object behind you.
The Forester’s powertrains remain the same – buyers can choose between a normally-aspirated 170-horsepower four-cylinder or a 250-horsepower turbo-four – but fuel economy has been improved.
Foresters powered by the normally-aspirated four are now rated at 26 MPG city, 32 highway and 28 combined, while the uplevel Forester XT can be had with a new torque-vectoring system for improved handling. The 2017 Forester should be hitting dealers this summer.
2017 Subaru Forester updated with fresh styling, better tech
