Nearing Obsolescence?
Just a year or two ago, we pointed out that there wasn't much difference between the Outback and the Subaru Forester, aside from price. Now that a larger, redesigned Forester is on the market for 2009, the Outback is running out of selling points even among shoppers who are dead-set on a Subaru.
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Safety & Reliability
In crash tests from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the Forester
earned the top score, Good, in front and side impacts. The SUV was awarded an
IIHS Top Safety Pick designation. Because ...
Winter (snow) tires
Winter tires are best suited for driving on snow-covered and icy roads. However winter tires do not perform as well as summer tires and all season tires on roads other than snow-covered and icy roads. ...
SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag
The SRS side airbag is stored in the door side of each front seat seatback, which
bears an “SRS AIRBAG” label.
In a moderate to severe side impact collision, the SRS side airbag on the impacted
s ...