Offroad Chops

The offroad portion of Subaru's press drive consisted of a lengthy course on California's Catalina Island, and I had a chance to tackle some fairly demolished dirt roads. I imagine a tiny fraction of Forester owners will take their SUVs to these lengths, but it performed well nonetheless, clawing up steep slopes and rutted pathways with well-controlled body motions. The wheels stayed well-connected to the dirt, allowing the nose or tail to swing wide only under the most sudden turns. (All deliberate, of course.)

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    Control panel
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    Headlight indicator light
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    Repeating
    Repeating is operated in the same way a CD is played. Refer to “Repeating” F5-28. Each time you briefly press the “RPT/ RDM” button, the mode changes in the following sequence. ...