BuyASubie · 2026 Forester Sport

The One That Looks The Part.

For the style-conscious buyer — the one who wants the Forester's substance wearing its sharpest outfit. $34,795 starting MSRP — your out-the-door number comes in writing.

$34,795 starting MSRP^*

19-inch wheels, bronze accents

Sharpest look in the gas lineup

🌲 2026 Forester Sport

Let's Price Your Sport

Tell us who you are. We'll come back with the real out-the-door number — and an honest read on whether the Sport look is worth it to you, because that's genuinely the whole question.

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What You Get

Style Is Real. So Is The Price Of It.

Most dealerships sell the Sport as a performance trim. We won't — because it isn't one, and you deserve to know what the money actually buys.

What Sport Adds

The look, done properly.

19-inch wheels — the largest in the lineup, and they change the whole stance
Bronze accents inside and out — the detail people notice in the parking lot
A sharper, more deliberate look than any other gas trim
Everything underneath stays Forester: every safety system, the same AWD, all the space

The Honest Trade-Off

"Sport" is a style, not a spec sheet.

It's mostly cosmetic — the same engine as every other gas trim, no extra horsepower anywhere on the window sticker
The bigger wheels cost you 1 mpg — you pay for the look at the pump, a little, forever
If you don't care what it looks like in the driveway, Premium does the same job for $2,800 less

$34,795 starting MSRP^* — your out-the-door number comes in writing before you set foot on a lot.

9 Foresters currently listed — from $38,819

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2026 Forester Sport in Magnetite Gray Metallic, stock #T3161317

2026 Forester SportMagnetite Gray Metallic · Stock #T3161317 · In transit $38,819MSRP $38,734

2026 Forester Sport in Crystal White Pearl, stock #T3171085

2026 Forester SportCrystal White Pearl · Stock #T3171085 · In transit $38,819MSRP $38,734

2026 Forester Sport in Crystal White Pearl, stock #T3120231

2026 Forester SportCrystal White Pearl · Stock #T3120231 · Available now $38,900MSRP $38,815

2026 Forester Sport in Sapphire Blue Pearl, stock #T3121098

2026 Forester SportSapphire Blue Pearl · Stock #T3121098 · Available now $38,900MSRP $38,815

2026 Forester Sport in Sapphire Blue Pearl, stock #T3105027

2026 Forester SportSapphire Blue Pearl · Stock #T3105027 · Available now $39,108MSRP $39,023

2026 Forester Sport in Crystal White Pearl, stock #T3109327

2026 Forester SportCrystal White Pearl · Stock #T3109327 · Available now $39,108MSRP $39,023

2026 Forester Sport in Crystal White Pearl, stock #T3120221

2026 Forester SportCrystal White Pearl · Stock #T3120221 · Available now $39,252MSRP $39,167

2026 Forester Sport in Crystal White Pearl, stock #T3132924

2026 Forester SportCrystal White Pearl · Stock #T3132924 · Available now $39,680MSRP $39,595

2026 Forester Sport in Crystal White Pearl, stock #T3133658

2026 Forester SportCrystal White Pearl · Stock #T3133658 · Available now $39,680MSRP $39,595

Current AutoNation Subaru Carlsbad listings, including available and in-transit vehicles. Prices pulled September 2, 2026 · includes the $85 doc fee · excludes tax, title and registration · subject to prior sale. Click any car for its complete BuyASubie page.

The Honest Ladder

Step Down? Step Up?

Step down?

Ask yourself the only question that matters here: do you care how it looks? If the honest answer is "not $2,800 worth," Premium at $31,995 is the same car doing the same job — same engine, same safety, same AWD, same space — minus the 19s and the bronze. There's no shame in either answer, but there's no performance hiding in the Sport badge to change the math.

Step up?

Limited at $35,995 is only $1,200 up the ladder and swaps the style story for a comfort one — leather, power gate, upgraded audio. If your daily miles are serious, Sport Hybrid at $37,930 keeps this exact look and adds the hybrid drivetrain for $3,135 — but that's commuter math, and we'll run it with your real numbers before you commit.

No pressure either way — we make the same honest recommendation whether you spend $29,995 or $41,545.

Straight Answers

Questions People Actually Ask.

The questions buyers ask right before they decide on this trim.

Is the Forester Sport a performance trim?

No, and most dealerships sell it as one. It has the same engine as every other gas Forester and no extra horsepower anywhere on the window sticker. What $34,795 starting MSRP buys is the look: 19-inch wheels — the largest in the lineup — and bronze accents inside and out. There's no performance hiding in the Sport badge.

Is the Forester Sport worth it?

Only if you care how it looks, which is a fair reason to spend money. Ask yourself the one question that matters: is it $2,800 worth of caring? If not, Premium at $31,995 starting MSRP is the same car doing the same job — same engine, same safety, same AWD, same space — minus the 19s and the bronze.

Do the Forester Sport's bigger wheels affect fuel economy?

Yes, by about 1 mpg. The 19-inch wheels are the largest in the lineup and they change the stance considerably, but you pay for the look at the pump — a little, forever. That's the honest trade on this rung: it's a styling upgrade with a small running cost, not a capability upgrade with a payoff.

Forester Sport vs Limited — which should I get?

Limited is only $1,200 up the ladder at $35,995 starting MSRP and swaps the style story for a comfort one: leather, power gate, upgraded audio. If your daily miles are serious, Sport Hybrid at $37,930 keeps the Sport look and adds the hybrid drivetrain for $3,135 — but that's commuter math, and we'll run it with your real numbers before you commit.

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