Up Close With the 2026 Subaru Forester Wilderness

Subaru fans might have been a bit confused when the Forester was redesigned for the 2025 model year, but the off-road-ready Forester Wilderness continued into 2025 on the previous-generation platform. Well, wonder no more, Subie fans: This is the all-new 2026 Forester Wilderness riding on the new Forester platform and bringing even more capability to the compact SUV. Cars.com Road Test Editor Brian Normile got a chance to check out the 2026 Forester Wilderness ahead of its debut at the 2025 Chicago Auto Show, but we’ll have to wait until later to put its new platform to the test.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:13 Wilderness exterior details
0:32 Off-road upgrades
1:04 Towing
1:13 Interior changes
1:27 Pricing and on-sale date

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