15 Jul 2008

Subaru’s Forester XS premium has been named Wheels Magazine’s pick for the 2008 Gold Star Cars Compact SUV category.

Forester was ranked ahead of Mitsubishi Outlander and BMW X3 3.0D – both of which cost between $4000 and $36,410 more than Forester.




Price (5/5),
Insurance (10/10),
Fuel costs (15/15),
Safety (15/15) and 
Drive (4.5/5).

Wheels journalist John Cadogan wrote: “Strong resale and nominal insurance costs are augmented by light fuel bills – less than the Outlander and diesel BMW.

“The fact the Forester offers an outstanding driving experience just sweetens the deal. This is the cheapest way into a good SUV; buy without regret.”

In the July issue of Wheels, Forester is ranked third due to a data entry error, which meant that it was not awarded the correct points for its 3 year/unlimited kilometre warranty.

With the full points awarded, the Forester moves from third to first place in its class. Results can be viewed at the Wheels Magazine website 

A correction will be printed in the August edition of Wheels.