Comparison: 2022 Volkswagen Taos vs 2022 Subaru Forester

•    Auto123 compares the 2022 Volkswagen Taos and 2022 Subaru Forester.

•    The two subcompact/compact crossover models are similar in that they carry some baggage, so to speak. Read on.

There are odd asterisks to each of the two models under our microscope today, the 2022 Volkswagen Taos and the 2022 Subaru Forester.

You wouldn’t think the Subaru Forester SUV could have shadow cast on it by the Japanese brand’s Impreza compact sedan, but in a way it suffers from just that. Both models offer roughly the same features, and both offer Subaru’s patented AWD system. But here’s the difference. All of the Forester’s competitors offer AWD, but only one of the Impreza’s rivals – the Mazda3 – has something equivalent.

The Volkswagen Taos has its own personal demons to battle, in that it’s serving as the replacement from the discontinued Golf Sportwagen, an ace when it came delivering car-like dynamics with people-moving capability.

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