I don't know why everyone thinks the Forester is awkwARD looking....(re the article) I LOVE my Forester; it was love at first sight in fact, because it looked so sturdy...like a good pair of brogues...solid on all 4s..
Like a cross between an old Volvo and a Jeep...

I DO admit a preference for the 1st & 2nd gen. This new one..like most new cars these days..looks like all the other new cars...Volvos don't even look like Volvos anymore...they look like freakin' Mazdas....

(not that there's anything wrong with Mazdas...Volvos aren't mazdas, that's all.)