2001 Subaru Forester ESi

2001 Subaru Forester L AWD, Vehicle Overview, Sales of the 2001 Forester started in the spring when a restyled version of this car-based SUV arrived. Forester is based on the subcompact Impreza passenger-car platform but comes with SUV styling., , Subaru created the first car-based, quasi SUV with the Legacy Outback, a station wagon modified to look like an SUV. The Forester is a bigger step in that it starts as a four-wheel-drive Impreza station wagon but comes with a taller, wider body and more ground clearance than a Ford Explorer to qualify as an SUV.