Forester hands down. The North American car makers have really old technology compared to Japanese mfg's.
Jeep Patriot Trail Rated 4WD at the garage often and the Forester, well reliable.
AWD and 4WD aren't the same. I saw that this winter. Full size pick-up was stuck in a small snow drift. I just plowed through.
The reason why i like my Forester!!!
Forester Drifting - Video