

I’ve also had the pleasure of living with every Forester generation for weeks at a time over the last 16 years of my auto journalism career, and therefore have experienced them grow in size and sophistication first-hand, from their tall wagon-like roots to their current fully-fledged compact SUV status.

I’ve never been on Subaru’s payroll or a Forester owner, although full disclosure requires me admit to selling new Justys, Imprezas, Brats, Loyales, Legacys, Outbacks, SVXs, and yes Foresters way back in 1994. The Auto Journalist Association of Canada’s “Best New Small Utility”? Forester owners know such accolades are deserved, asĭo the folks working at the company’s Mississauga-based headquarters, not to mention those selling and servicing the compact SUV at the Japanese brand’s 92 Canadian dealerships, but they’ll no doubt be smiling just the same.
