The Envision has a standard blind spot warning system that uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them and moves the vehicle back into its lane. A system to reveal vehicles in the Forester’s blind spot costs extra.
To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Envision has standard Rear Cross Traffic Alert and Rear Cross Traffic Braking automatically engages the brakes to help avoid a collision. Subaru charges extra for Rear Cross Traffic Alert on the Forester and its not available on the Base and the Forester’s Rear Cross Traffic Alert does not include automatic braking.
Both the Envision and the Forester have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras and available front parking sensors.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Buick Envision is safer than the Subaru Forester:
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Envision |
Forester |
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|
Driver |
|
| STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
| HIC |
175 |
198 |
| Neck Injury Risk |
21.3% |
24.4% |
| Neck Stress |
195 lbs. |
263 lbs. |
| Neck Compression |
25 lbs. |
39 lbs. |
| Leg Forces (l/r) |
153/386 lbs. |
276/274 lbs. |
|
|
Passenger |
|
| STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
| Chest Compression |
.6 inches |
.6 inches |
| Neck Injury Risk |
23.1% |
33.1% |
| Neck Stress |
111 lbs. |
242 lbs. |
| Leg Forces (l/r) |
221/21 lbs. |
236/225 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Buick Envision is safer than the Subaru Forester:
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Envision |
Forester |
|
|
Front Seat |
|
| STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
| Hip Force |
261 lbs. |
349 lbs. |
|
|
Rear Seat |
|
| STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
| Spine Acceleration |
52 G’s |
58 G’s |
| Hip Force |
572 lbs. |
640 lbs. |
|
|
Into Pole |
|
| STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
| Hip Force |
313 lbs. |
589 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

