17/08/2008 19:54. The redesigned, 2009 model is still an upright, high-clearance wagon with a wide cargo bay and a long-running roof that's indispensable for hauling mountain bikes and kayaks and such. But like other recently styled crossovers, Forester's sleeker, more streamlined body now motors more comfortably to venues outside of outdoor recreation sites.

As a result, Aaron Singer sees newcomers trading in a variety of different models to get the new Subaru. They're giving up SUVs and pickups, of course, but just about everyone is getting out of those. Singer, who owns Singer Subaru of Plaistow, N.H., also has new customers exchanging popular Toyota Camry sedans for Foresters. Last week he took a Nissan Altima as a trade-in.

Subaru launched the new model in March. Since it arrived to replace the... // Eagle Tribune