Is Subaru still the best off-road? Nissan X-Trail N-Trek vs Subaru Forester Sport comparison review

Almost all soft-road SUVs claim to be adventure-ready vehicles right out the box but the Subaru Forester has for some time been on the only option in Australia that adds serious weight to that claim.

Nowhere is this more true than in the Forester’s ‘Sport’ trim, which adds waterproof cloth seats and a spate of suitable styling for those who want a more rugged SUV.

This recipe has been replicated by Nissan’s new N-Trek grade which is now available in Australia, but is this new rival to the Forester an improvement or an inferior attempt?

In today’s video contributor Nathan Ponchard puts these two medium SUVs head-to-head to decide which one is the most convincing pick

Time codes:
0:00 - Intro
1:36 - Forester design
2:31 - X-Trail design
3:44 - Forester boot
5:14 - X-Trail boot
6:29 - Forester Interior
11:38 - X-Trail Interior
15:58 - Driving the Forester
23:19 - Driving the X-Trail
29:15 - Verdict



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