In photos: 2017 Subaru Forester inside and out and off-road

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Special to The Globe and Mail

Published July 14, 2016

This year, the Forester comes to us mildly refreshed with light cosmetic changes, and fitted with more technology. With a ground clearance of 220 mm, aggressive approach and departure angles, and one of the best full-time all-wheel-drive systems on the market, the Forester remains satisfyingly competent off-road. While lacking the low-range gearbox and massive articulation of a proper 4x4 vehicle, it proved easily capable of handling terrain that varied from the dry broken stone of an old slide to the ice-slick mud of a rain-soaked forest track. For the 2017 model year, Subaru has successfully kept its bread-and-butter crossover’s off-road poise, while improving its on-road behaviour. New LED headlights and tail lights freshen up the look, but from the outside, it’s basically the same hiking boot as before. The best thing you can do to improve the look is dunk your Subie up to its doorhandles in mud. Read the full review at the link below the gallery.

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