2026 Subaru Forester · Trims · Base
What is the 2026 Subaru Forester Base?
The cheapest of the Forester's ten trims in our data. The Base starts at $29,995. The next one up is the Premium, at $31,995.
Our Forester data has all ten US 2026 , gas and four conventional , plus factory OP 15, 24, 25, 33 and 42; Sport Onyx Edition is Sport OP 25. It doesn't have paint and interior colors, port or retailer , finance incentives, and announced 2027 models including Wilderness Hybrid yet, so something missing from this page may still be offered.
Where the Base sits
Every 2026 Forester trim in our data by starting price.
The Base as it comes
Before any options.
- Engine
- 2.5L SUBARU BOXER four-cylinder
- Transmission
- Lineartronic CVT with low shift mode
- Wheels
- 17-inch machined alloy wheels
- Tires
- 225/60R17 all-season tires
- Seats
- Cloth seats
- Touchscreen
- Dual 7-inch touchscreens with wired phone mirroring
Also standard: All-wheel drive
One step up: the Premium
The Premium costs $2,000 more. Our Forester data isn't complete enough to list what it adds.
More Forester answers
- Base vs Premium
- Premium vs Premium Hybrid
- Sport vs Sport Hybrid
- Premium vs Wilderness
- Limited vs Limited Hybrid
- Touring vs Touring Hybrid
- Limited Hybrid vs Touring Hybrid
- Hybrid
- Mechanical AWD
- Heated front seats
- A panoramic power moonroof
- Harman Kardon
- A heated steering wheel
- A 360-degree Surround View Monitor
- All-terrain tires
- A 12.3-inch digital instrument display
Build your own
Add options to see what they change, or switch trims to see what you gain or give up.
The Base, as it comes
↑ The answerBase
$29,995
Base
$29,995
- MPG
- mpg
- ·
- Power
- hp
- ·
- Cargo
- ft³
- ·
- Clearance
- ″
- ·
- Combined mpg
- mpg
- 26 city · 33 hwy
- Horsepower
- hp
- Gas engine · SAE net
- Cargo space
- ft³
- Behind second row
- Ground clearance
- ″
- At base curb weight
- Curb weight
- lb
- Base trim · published
- Has AWD
- No Hybrid
- No Wilderness
- No Heated seats
- No Heated wheel
- No Harman Kardon
Choose a trim
Packages & options
What your options change
This is a stock Base. Pick a package and every part it swaps shows up here, and in orange on the SUV.
- Has AWD
- No Hybrid
- No Wilderness
- No Heated seats
- No Heated wheel
- No Harman Kardon
- Drive
- Symmetrical AWD
- Powertrain
- Lineartronic CVT
- City / hwy
- 26 / 33 mpg
- Cargo, folded
- 74.4 cu ft
- Rear legroom
- 39.4″
- Tires
- 225/60R17
- Terrain
- All-season
- Touchscreen
- 7″ · wired phone mirroring
- Instruments
- 4.2″
- Seats
- Cloth
- Audio
- 4-speaker audio
- Moonroof
- Not equipped
- Driver seat
- Manual
- Spare
- Temporary-use spare
- X-MODE
- Not fitted
- Tow rating
- 1,500 lb · properly equipped