The Forester line was introduced in model-year '98 as a tallish, soft-road- able wagon. For '03, Subaru introduces a new body structure and interior, carrying over the proven 2.5L flat-four engine and ...

When we recently checked out the next-generation Subaru Forester, the old phrase, "Everything old is new again," came to mind. On this redesigned version of the popular Subaru crossover, some things ...

My 2003 Forester has 39,500 miles and has been carefully maintained. However, now I find that the head gaskets are going and that this has been an ongoing problem with this engine in previous years.

One of the beauties of Subaru's Forester, since its introduction in 1997, has been that it drives more like a car than a sport-utility vehicle. It won't tame the Rubicon Trail, but it isn't supposed ...

If it seems funny that Subaru had us test its 2003 Forester at Alabama's Talladega Superspeedway, trust me, it was. By the third time I'd steered the second generation of this car-based SUV through ...