— Subaru wins awards for Best New SUV for Teens and Best Used Midsize Car
— 2025 Subaru Forester named Best New SUV for teens $35,000 to $40,000
— 2021 Subaru Legacy named Best Used Midsize Car for teens
Subaru of America, Inc., today announced that two models were named to the annual U.S. News & World Report Best Cars for Teens report. The 2025 Subaru Forester was named the Best New SUV, priced between $35,000 and $40,000, while the 2021 Subaru Legacy was named the Best Used Midsize Car for new teen buyers and drivers.
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Jeff Walters, President and Chief Operating Officer, Subaru of America, Inc.:”We are proud to have Forester and Legacy recognized by U.S. News & World Report as recommended cars for younger drivers. Value, reliability, and safety are fundamental to the SUVs and cars we offer to our customers, and we're proud to be recognized again by U.S. News & World Report.”
To be named a Best New Car for Teens, vehicles must have exceptional reliability ratings, crash test scores, available advanced driver assistance features, and top critics' recommendations in its price category. Best Used Car for Teens winners were selected from 2020-2022 model years and must have exceptional reliability and safety ratings, affordable projected ownership costs, positive critical reviews, and available crash-prevention technology.
Both Forester and Legacy have perfect five-star Overall Vehicle Scores from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently named the 2025 Subaru Forester a TOP SAFETY PICK. Both vehicles feature standard Subaru EyeSight® Driver Assist Technology, which includes Automatic Pre-Collision Braking, Advanced Adaptive Cruise Control with Lane Centering, and standard LED Steering Responsive Headlights.
Subaru vehicles also include teen driver controls or available smartphone features that send parents alerts when the car travels faster than a predetermined speed, drives outside a specified geographic area, or is driven beyond a specified time. These features enable parents to establish limits for teen drivers and initiate conversations about safe driving habits. Other available active safety features include Blind Spot Detection with Lane Change Assist and Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Reverse Automatic Braking, and DriverFocus™ Distraction Mitigation System.
The 2025 Subaru Forester is available at Subaru retailers nationwide starting at $29,995 MSRP.
About Subaru of America, Inc.Subaru ofAmerica,Inc.(SOA) isanindirect wholly owned subsidiary ofSubaru Corporationof Japan.HeadquarteredinCamden, N.J., the company marketsand distributes Subaru vehicles, parts,andaccessories throughanetwork ofabout 640 retailersacross the United States.All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill plants, includingSubaru ofIndianaAutomotive,Inc.,the only U.S.automobile manufacturing plant designatedabackyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.SOAis guided by theSubaru Love Promise, which is the company's vision to show loveand respect to everyoneand to support its communitiesand customers nationwide. Over the past 20 years, SOAand the SOA Foundation have donated more than$320 millionto causes the Subaru family cares about, and its employees have logged over 100,000 volunteer hours. Subaru is dedicated to being More ThanaCar Company®and to making the worldabetter place.Foradditionalinformation, visitmedia.subaru.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube.
Aaron ColeProduct Communications Manager856.488.3697acole1@subaru.com
Miranda JimenezProduct Communications Specialist856.438.2820mjimen@subaru.com
Karley DowdyProduct Communications Specialist856.488.8527mkdowdy@subaru.com
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