Posted Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:00pm

Auto review: 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid offers rationality in an irrational world

Ever try to be something you’re not? There are SUVs like that. They sport some rugged outdoor name, and are festooned with durable-looking plastic body cladding. They play to the aspirations that someday you’ll conquer some rugged mountain pass. In reality, you might just be slogging through the rain on the way to the Piggly Wiggly, as said unnamed SUV is little more than a front-wheel-drive station wagon with extra ride height. All icing, no cake.