Really insightful article! I
Really insightful article! I leased 2017 Subaru Forester 2.5i with CVT for 3 years and I'm very happy with my car. I'm 6"4 and this car is most bang for the buck FOR a tall driver. Price range of under 30k, I could not find a bigger headroom/legroom car that offers 26/32mpg. It was selected best 10 cars for tall drivers in consumer reports. Unfortunately, in 2018 model, the headroom decreased due to mandatory panoramic moonroof. I hope Subaru makes this feature optional not standard as they did in 2017 models.
I'm really looking forward to the next gen. Forester to have a powerful direct injection engine with turbo that can offer similar 26/32mpg with a bit of more torque. CVT is great with gas mileage but it lacks torque when I need to pass a slow car. The AWD handling is great even in sunny California. I hope the new Subaru Global Platform offers as good handling as the current version.
Again, great info and look forward to more 2019 Forester updates!