It's Friday so it's podcast time! On this week's TTAC podcast, we're talking with Bill Stokes, Car Line Planning Manager at Subaru, about the new 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid and 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness,

Subaru is debuting two specialized flavors of its popular Forester crossover at the 2025 Chicago Auto Show, which runs February 8–17. Between the two, the automaker is pushing the sixth-generation Forester’s envelope of appeal into one familiar segment and one that it’s been conspicuously absent from for some time.

Subaru introduced two new Forester models at the 2025 Chicago Auto Show: a 2025 Hybrid and a 2026 Wilderness. The Hybrid improves fuel economy by up to 40% while the Wilderness offers off-road-capable features and new trim items.