PORTLAND, Oregon – The 2026 Subaru Forester Wilderness raises the popular compact SUV’s off-road credentials, slotting in with the Ford Bronco Sport as the most capable vehicles in a popular class of vehicles most of whose range of terrain stretches just past the edge of the driveway and onto a suburban lawn.

I drove a well-equipped Forester Wilderness from city streets to rugged trails that draw primarily dirt bikes, ATVs and Forest Service pickups.

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