Winning an award takes a genuinely inspiring level of hard work, perseverance, time, and dedication. Recognition Awards acknowledge not the good, but the exceptionally excellent--those who have gone above and beyond what is expected and have delighted consumers and customers alike. Suffice to say, awards carry great prestige. Being acknowledged as the best in the industry provides recognition as to the quality, perception, and status of the brand.
That's why everyone from Subaru--starting from those in the manufacturing plant down to the people in the
New Orleans area Subaru dealership near you--takes great pride when one of its vehicles is recognized as the best. The brand's most recent SUV, the 2014 Subaru Forester, recently took home Motor Trend's SUV of the Year honors.
"For several years, Subaru has hit the sweet spot between those two key elements that define what an SUV is. That's why the Outback was selected as Sport/Utility Vehicle of the Year in 2010 and the previous-generation Forester earned the same award in 2009. With the selection of the Forester as Sport/Utility of the Year for 2014, Subaru becomes the manufacturer to have won the award the most times.
The Forester has the right combination of attributes for many SUV buyers, and seems to do the impossible: It has more power than before, with better fuel economy, is fun to drive, offers generous ground clearance, and achieves all this at reasonable prices. The Forester isn't a wagon anymore. When a vehicle does this much and does it this well, it truly earns the title of Motor Trend's 2014 Sport/Utility Vehicle of the Year."
What are you looking for in an SUV? Roominess? Power? Comfort? Reliability? The 2014 Subaru Forester has them all in spades. This vehicle boasts several advantages over its counterparts in the compact crossover utility vehicle range. Most important is the Forester's standard all-wheel drive that comes at a lower price than its competitors. Couple that with a roomier cabin and a drastically improved EPA fuel economy and you have a car that's definitely tough to beat.
(Source: 2014 Motor Trend SUV of the Year: Subaru Forester, Motor Trend, Dec. 2013)
