2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness

The all-new 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness is the perfect rugged SUV for drivers of all households and lifestyles. As one of the brand's most popular trims and designs, the Forester Wilderness is a sportier and more off-road-friendly configuration of the classic Forester SUV, and you should get decent mileage and fuel economy while driving it. In 2025, this trim receives significant tweaks and upgrades, which we are here to detail in this article. Whether you have considered a Subaru before or this is your first time looking into one, let this be your ultimate guide to the Forester and Wilderness trim specifically.

Stay tuned as we dive deeper into the Wilderness trim and give you a better idea of what it has to offer this model year. Let's begin!

What's New in 2025?

Getting into what's changed with the 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness SUV this year, you have a new look, more ground clearance, and an improved interior. All these things help refresh the lineup as a whole and offer trim-specific detailing that makes the Wilderness model more exciting and worth the upgrade.

Specifically, you see the following changes to Wilderness:

• A redesigned front grille with LED headlights
• Flared wheel arches for strength and capability off-road
• A matte-black hood decal
• A front skid plate to protect your SUV off-road
• 10% stiffer chassis in 2025 with an inner frame that uses more welds and more structural adhesive
• Improved drive performance and response time

Not only does the 2025 Forester Wilderness become better aesthetically, but it also has structural enhancements to make off-roading safer for you and your passengers.

Interior

The 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness is equally exciting and improved inside as it is outside. As we shared, this SUV sees a lot of change in its design and performance, with the interior centered around each passenger. You can expect these things to come standard:

• LED rear cargo-area gate light
• 60/40-split fold-down rear seatbacks
• Up to 69.1 cubic feet of cargo space
• StarTex water-repellent upholstery featuring a textured honeycomb design
• Wilderness logo embossed headrests
• 180-Degree Front-View Monitor
• SUBARU STARLINK® 8.0-inch Multimedia system
• Wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay

Exterior

The outside of the 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness is looking extra sharp this year, with plenty of enhancements across its front, sides, rear, and underbelly. As we said, you have upgraded grille designs across the Forester series, with the Wilderness model seeing a hexagonal grille and LED fog lights, flared wheel arches and larger cladding, 17-inch matte-black alloy wheels, Yokohama Geolandar all-terrain tires, matte black hood decal to improve glare while driving.

This is the most change we have gotten with the Forester Wilderness, so if you have been waiting to buy one, 2025 offers a nice reason to do so.

Engine and Performance

The engine and performance of the 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness are impressive, with this SUV boasting a standard 2.5-liter SUBARU BOXER® engine paired with a Lineartronic Continuously Variable Transmission. Your horsepower figures sit at 182 ponies, while the torque will be rated for 176 pound-feet.

It is also worth noting that this year's Forester Wilderness comes standard with Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive, a perk for drivers. It is good for city, highway, and off-road driving, outperforming the other models in its class.

Towing

For your towing capacity inside of the 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness SUV, this five-seater achieves up to 3,000 pounds, double that of the rest of the 2025 lineup, plus its roof rails can support up to 800 pounds. If you have something heavy you need to bring from point A to B, this SUV is the perfect option.

Fuel Economy and MPG

To detail your fuel economy and MPG ratings for this year's Subaru Forester Wilderness, you can expect this trim to get an EPA-estimated 26 miles per gallon (MPG) in the city and 33 MPG on the highway. You can estimate that you will use an average of 3.4 gallons of fuel per 100 miles driven in the Forester Wilderness, meaning decent savings in the long and short term.

Note: If you want even better MPG ratings, the 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid gets an EPA-estimated 35 MPG in the city and 34 MPG on the highway.

Safety Features

The safety and driver-assistance specifications of the 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness are another category Subaru stands out from the competition, with the standard equipment on this off-road-ready trim being notable. For this model year, you can expect standard safety, including:

Standard EyeSight® Driver Assist Technology:

• Advanced Adaptive Cruise Control
• Pre-Collision Braking
• Pre-Collision Throttle Management
• Lane Departure
• Sway Warning
• Lead Vehicle Start Alert
• Automatic Emergency Steering
• Blind-Spot Detection
• Lane Change Assist
• Rear Cross-Traffic Alert

Regarding your safety ratings from official agencies, IIHS has given the 2025 Forester a TOP SAFETY PICK+ award, and the Wilderness trim specifically has not yet been ranked or tested. Since 2007, the Forester family has been awarded Top Safety Pick status more than any other small SUV.

Infotainment and Connectivity

The infotainment and connectivity of the 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness SUV is a priority for Subaru, with this four-door model having plenty of bells and whistles to keep front and rear passengers busy during everyday and long-distance travel. You have standard features inside of this model like a SUBARU STARLINK® 8.0-inch Multimedia system with a high-resolution touchscreen, Apple CarPlay® and Android™ Auto, and Bluetooth® hands-free streaming connectivity.

The front center console has dual USB-A input/charge ports, and the rear row will also feature dual USB-A charge ports. The Harmon Kardon® premium audio with a 576-watt equivalent amp and nine speakers is available as part of a package, so that is something also to make a note of.

Pricing and Trim Comparison

To compare the 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness to non-Wilderness Forester trims, this will give you a better view of what is offered with this model versus the others. Starting pricing for the all-new Forester Wilderness is $34,995, although packages can raise this price point.

Here is a trim-by-trim breakdown of the Subaru Forester this year:

Base - $29,995

• Standard EyeSight® Driver Assist Technology
• SUBARU STARLINK® Multimedia with Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ integration
• LED Steering Responsive Headlights
• 8.7 inches of ground clearance
• 74.4 cubic feet of cargo volume
• Raised roof rails

Premium - $32,310

• SUBARU STARLINK® 11.6-inch Multimedia Plus
• SUBARU STARLINK® Safety and Security
• Keyless Access with Push-Button Start
• Panoramic power moonroof
• Available Power Rear Gate
• Available Blind-Spot Detection / Rear Cross-Traffic Alert

Sport - $34,810

• 19-inch bronze-finish alloy wheels
• Bronze-finish exterior accents
• Dual-function X-MODE® with Hill Descent Control
• Blind-Spot Detection / Rear Cross-Traffic Alert
• SI-DRIVE® engine management system
• StarTex® upholstery

Limited - $36,410

• Leather-trimmed upholstery
• 18-inch machine-finish alloy wheels
• Blind-Spot Detection / Rear Cross-Traffic Alert
• 10-way power driver's seat and 8-way power front passenger seat
• Power Rear Gate

Touring - $40,295

• Leather-trimmed upholstery with Ultrasuede® inserts
• SUBARU STARLINK® 11.6-inch Multimedia Navigation
• DriverFocus® Distraction Mitigation System
• 19-inch machine-finish alloy wheels
• All-Weather Package with heated front and rear seats
• 360-degree Surround View Monitor

Wilderness - $34,995

• 2.5-liter SUBARU BOXER® engine
• Symmetrical all-wheel drive
• Raised suspension with 9.5 inches of ground clearance
• All-terrain tires and 17-inch matte black wheels
• EyeSight driver assist technology with lane-centering assist
• Forward collision warning system
• 8.0-inch Multimedia Plus System with a high-resolution touchscreen

Note: You can see that the Wilderness trim is not the most expensive for 2025, but it does offer some of the best off-roading equipment. That sets it apart from the other models in its family, and with available packages to enhance interior comfort, you can't beat it.

Is the 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness Right for Me?

If you are on the fence between a 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness and one of the other trim levels in this release, there are things to ask yourself. Remember, the Wilderness trim is the most rugged and off-road prepared. Therefore, you can expect better performance from this SUV than the non-Wilderness trims, all for pricing under $35,000. It is also worth mentioning that the Wilderness gets performance and structural upgrades this model year, including 9.2 inches of ground clearance, 0.5 inches more than the rest of the 2025 lineup.

Your towing is also doubled in the Wilderness SUV, so if you spend time outdoors, this is the vehicle you want to choose. Whatever the case, our friendly team at Granite Subaru is always here to compare trims with you and get you in a brand-new Forester for a test drive, so please reach out to us with any questions or concerns.

Get the 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness at Granite Subaru

Now that we have finished this guide to the 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness, the Granite Subaru team welcomes you to check out our inventory and get started with a test drive in Hudson, NH. Whether you have a Forester that is getting older or if you have never tried one, we will be here to answer questions daily each week. Drive safe, and we will be here waiting!