Jalopnik 
Enter your username and password.
-
more about #forester more comments → Krapster: Arrgh... the horror. Subaru actually does market one car that, like a weedy, inbred relative you always feel ever so slightly creeped out by but other... more » KVHnik: Wait...you "took it to an off-road park and beat it like a rented mule." Is this about the Dodge Nitro again? more » MushyHeirloom: Still far better offroad than at least two, probably three or more currently-sold Jeep models. more » sos10: but.. did you get to the grocery store in the end? more » beercheck: You're getting dangerously close to introducing most Jalops to a larger world they don't even know exists.You keep this up, even the Unregulars around... more » Elhigh: It offers leagues more capability than 90% of everyone not living in Colorado or Montana really needs, but in my experience the Fozzie is really very ... more » discontinuuity is tentatively testing the waters of Murlopnik Weekend before plunging again into the fridgid waters that are Jalopnik proper: I can attest to the off-road and mudding capability of the Forrester. Just don't tell my dad. His slightly-less-ugly first gen. made it through some... more » Mad_Science: The camera vehicle you're following sounds just like my Jeep. If you ever need to beat on anything in Southern California, drop me a line. We can visi... more » Mobius: Well, Subaru's design deparment are certainly much more hardworking than their counterparts at Porsche. But also much less talented. Or maybe just bli... more » OldeEnglishD: Sure it's good in mud, but it's a Subaru so you know it will be able to handle the bush too... more » flyingstitch: Confirms my desire for a Subie next time I'm shopping. The kid down the street has a garden-variety Impreza that he takes off-road hooning; as we spea... more » Dr. H. F. Danger: more » Leeeeena the Jalopchick: "Dear Jalopnik readers, this is our final transmission..." I'm pretty sure that ain't a GT-R, fellas. more » Jo Schmo: If you are going to show a Subaru in the mud then you gotta give us a 'ring time on that monster Jeep. more » Deartháir II: I have to give the Subies credit, they are great little beasts. My only issue with them is I don't usually like the owners, BLW-excluded, of course. I... more » -
#jalopnikreviews
2009 Subaru Forester: Unsupervised Off-Road Mayhem
The last 2009 Subaru Forester we drove blew a tire, forcing us into making clichéd gay jokes. This time we took it to an off-road park and beat it like a rented mule. More » -
-
#detroitautoshow
Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Subaru Forester for US Market Finally Revealed
OK, so Subaru's finally revealed the official images of the US-spec 2009 Forester they'll be officially showing off at the Detroit Auto Show in two weeks — only a couple of hours after the early AM press release dropped — and here they are. It looks like the 2009 JDM-spec Subaru Forester except — umm — they appear to have checked the "boy racer" box. We wonder what the import fees are on the JDM model? More » -
#detroitautoshow
Detroit Auto Show: Subaru Reveals Official Plans to Reveal 2009 Subaru Forester in Detroit
Despite it being a secret to all but no one, Subie's released some paper today revealing their not-so-secret plans to reveal the US version of the 2009 Subaru Forester at the Detroit Auto Show in just two weeks. Expect the all-new Subaru to look pretty much exactly like the 2009 JDM Subaru Forester, galleried up below. Well, except for the crazy blind-spot eliminating hood-mounted side-mirror. Including that in the US model would be crazy-talk. Full press release after the jump. More »
