2022 Subaru Forester First Drive: Let’s Get Wild(erness)
2022 Subaru Forester First Drive: Let’s Get Wild(erness)Auto123 gets in a first test drive of the 2022 Subaru Forester and its new Wilderness version.
Like an old friend come home for the first time in a while, the new Forester may seem different at first, but soon you’re comfortable as ever. The vaunted Subaru Forester – vaunted and popular, it should be said – gets refreshed for 2022, but doesn’t lose all that’s made it so great for so many years: an all-wheel-drive system that provides supreme confidence, great interior space, patented EyeSight safety tech and just a general air of practicality and sensibility.
It has been given a comprehensive once-over for 2022, mind you. The headlights are different, the foglights are now small roundels and there’s a new grille and front bumpers, too. New 18-inch wheels for the Premiere, new two-tone black and leather interior upholstery to replace the all-brown treatment from previous and new Cascade Green Silicia exterior paint cap off the changes for most Forester trims.
Into the Wilderness
The big news, though, is the addition of an all-new, more off-road-centric Wilderness version. Which is a good move as the competition continues to add more off-road-specific trims such as the Toyota RAV4 Trail and Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk.
