Subaru Forester

Subaru Forester
Overview
Manufacturer	Subaru
Production	1997–present
Body and chassis
Class	Compact crossover SUV
Body style	5-door SUV
Layout	Front-engine, all-wheel drive
Related	Subaru Impreza
Chronology
Predecessor	Subaru Bighorn

The Subaru Forester (Japanese: スバル・フォレスター, Hepburn: Subaru Foresutā) is a compact crossover SUV^[1] that has been manufactured by Subaru since 1997. The first generation was built on the platform of the Impreza in the style of a taller station wagon, a style that continued to the second generation, while the third-generation model onwards moved towards a crossover SUV design. A performance model was available for the second-generation Forester in Japan as the Forester STi.