The 2020 Subaru Outback marks the debut of the sixth generation of this popular wagon. Or is it a crossover? Or maybe an SUV? Cars need labels, but this one sits in something of a middle zone where what you call it may very well depend on how you use the Outback. A busy family…
“2020 Subaru Outback 2.5 Touring Crossover” Subaru’s Best and Safest Adventure Craft yet Subaru’s first generation Outback appeared on the scene as a special edition vehicle in 1994, improving over each of the next four generations. Enter the sixth generation 2020 Subaru Outback that is all new from stem to stern. It is without question,…
?2017 Subaru Outback 2.5i Touring? 5th Generation Outback continues to evolve Subaru, has not been one to make wholesale or revolutionary changes in their vehicles, but rather of accessing changing needs and varied technologies and applying them in the improvement and enhancement of their products to better serve their consumers. The fifth generation Subaru Outback,…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer As we shuffle through the new cars each year, getting a chance to drive the latest and greatest and update our opinion, there are certain cars we especially look forward to driving. Often because it?s a car that would be on our personal shopping list ? if we were in…
2015 Subaru Outback enters 5th Generation Roomiest and most capable Outback Ever Brasada Ranch, Bend, OR – Subaru is not in the habit of making wholesale or revolutionary changes in their vehicles, but rather of assessing changing needs and varied technologies and applying them in the improvement and enhancement of their products to better…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Powell Butte, Oregon ??The middle of Oregon was the perfect spot for the introduction of the 2015 Subaru Outback because it was just like going to a family reunion — everywhere you looked there were more Subaru Outbacks of all ages. We don?t know the actual numbers but after spending…
2013 Subaru Outback By Barbara & Bill Schaffer In the Northwest, where we live, the Subaru Outback is nearly as predominant as yellow taxi?s in New York City. The Outback simply makes good sense with its standard all-wheel drive, car-like ride and its ?bulletproof? reputation.? It?s a car that seems to be ready for all…
She ? Fifteen years ago when the automobile market was tipped dramatically toward SUVs, Subaru was in a proverbial pickle with slumping sales and no SUV. ?Sure, at the time, 60 percent of the Subarus sold in the U.S. were all-wheel drives, but they didn?t fit the SUV image of taller, more masculine vehicles. In…
Sometimes you just want to be in touch, even in the woods, so Subaru is offering Wi-Fi connectivity for the 2011 Outback crossover SUV model. ?The new Subaru Mobile Internet system creates a Wi-Fi hotspot inside the Outback giving internet access to 10 or more users for up to 150 feet around the vehicle. Operating…
She ? As automotive journalists we are often asked to recommend cars.? During the 17 years we lived in Central Oregon the one car we probably recommended more than any other was the Subaru Outback.? In that area, the roads were often marginal, snow was a common winter occurrence and the Outback could comfortably handle…
