The 2014 Subaru Forester is all-new this year and it boasts some impressive off-road capabilities along with the creature comforts families want in a car. It also touts some pretty lofty MPG ratings of 24 city/32 highway. These are darn good numbers for a crossover so I took it for a drive this weekend to [...]
The new 2014 Subaru Forester XT is a family hauler with the ground clearance of a Jeep Wrangler and Subaru’s well know symmetric all-wheel-drive system. Recently we took the 2014 Subaru Forester off-road in one of the worst Colorado snow storms of the year and we quickly go the Forester stuck. Without proper snow tires, [...]
The new 2014 Subaru Forester 2.0XT is bigger and more fuel efficient than the previous model…but is as off-road worthy? We decided to find out in one of the worst Colorado snow storms of the year by taking it up our usual test trail. For 2014 Subaru has added X-Mode button for more traction. Of [...]
Here at TFLcar.com, we define a “modern collectible” as a vehicle with timeless looks, extraordinary performance, and extremely limited availability. A car we choose must be beautifully mechanically and aesthetically, but, above all, must be able to turn heads and create conversation wherever it travels. This last quality is the most illusive and the most [...]
Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima is a legend of rally racing. He is especially known for his fearless attack of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and countless wins at this event. He is also a very busy business man as he works on design of various race cars as well as his own hill climb specials. [...]
Next to nothing has been announced regarding the Subaru Viziv Concept, but there’s plenty of room for speculation. Given that the Forester, Impreza and BRZ are new enough and the Outback was recently updated, the next in line for a change (or outright removal) is the Subaru Tribeca. The Subaru Tribeca has been out since [...]
Picture this: you’re taking your peaceful, comfortable ride to work in the morning, thinking about the day ahead. Suddenly, a faint, high-revving roar creeps into the cabin of your car. Pretty soon, the sound is deafening, demanding your attention. Before you can turn around, a red Ferrari whips past your car with a guttural Italian [...]
The 2014 Subaru Forester has been significantly improved in every key element. In this TFLcar video we take an in depth look into what Subaru did to make the 2014 Subaru Forester and Forester XT Turbo better. We also show you the car’s new X-Mode all-wheel-drive system and what Subaru says makes it better than [...]
Walking up to my Tangerine Orange Pearl 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium for the first time, the intro to Led Zeppelin’s own Tangerine played over and over in my head. This car looks menacing with its black-painted 17-inch wheels, pronounced fender flares and raised ride height. That ride height adds up to 8.7 total inches [...]
The 2014 Subaru Forester and the 2014 Subaru Forester XT are now 4th generation cars. This means that they have a strong and loyal following from a built-in customer base. When a car has been around a long time and it still continues to sell well, most automakers dislike changing it very much. This is [...]
The information embargo has been lifted and all details about the new 2014 Subaru Forester are here for you to browse. This crossover has been redesigned inside and out with primary focus on utility, usability, and efficiency. The 2014 Forester is about one inch larger in every dimension than the outgoing model. The front and [...]
The 2014 Subaru Forester and the 2014 Subaru Forester XT Turbo is all new. We shot some footage from Arizona. This is the 2014 Subaru Forester XT Turbo Drive and Sneak Peek Preview. Subaru has improved the 4th generation of the classic Forester by making it a slightly bigger and of course more fuel efficient with [...]
Through the middle of January, it got blisteringly cold in Denver. So cold, in fact, that the TFLcar long-term BRZ’s tachometer began icing over (see above). I’d already driven the BRZ through some nasty stuff, but how would it fare in single-digit ambient temperatures? Walking up to the car, the BRZ let loose its first [...]
Subaru is starting off the year in a way few auto manufacturers would envy by issuing a 634,000 vehicle recall due to a lighting issue that can cause smoke and possibly even fire in some of its vehicles. The Subaru recall affects the Forester SUV for model years 2009 through 2012, Legacy sedan and Outback [...]
