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Driver's Choice Awards 2009


Best Small Utility - Subaru Forester

With gas prices receding, interest in trucks and utilities is on the rise again, but this time with a much more responsible attitude. Case in point, our Best Small Utility, the all-new Subaru Forester. Bigger, bolder, and better equipped, it is still capable of 27 miles per gallon on the highway. With more room for 5 and their belongings, both ride and handling have been enhanced thanks to a stiffer chassis, and reworked suspension. Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive completes the utility equation. Combining the efficiency and dynamics of a sedan, with the versatility and traction of an SUV, the new Forester is a multi-purpose vehicle that's in tune with the times.