Kevin I am a Solar Specialist, and do quite a lot of traveling. My 2002 Outback was a great car but didn’t have all the bells and whistles. So I traded her in for a 2008. My 2008 XT, is still my favorite car out out the 3 and is currently being driven by my son with a very little wrist pin knock in the #4 cylinder. Over 240,000 miles and have only changed out timing belts / water pumps and wheel bearings. Of course brakes etc. I am currently driving a 2011 Outback and love it. Only real complaint on this car so far is the headrest. It’s bent to far forward so I turned it around. Looks funny but my back and neck appreciate it. Lol. I would rather drive my personal car verses the company truck. A lot more comfortable and doesn’t mind the thick mud or off camber roads that I sometimes have to go through. I have had guys leave the site because they were in heavy 4*4 wrk trucks and didn’t want to take the chance during heavy rains. Me, shoot, I don’t worry at all. Even with my tools in the back. Such a great car. I am going to put a 2” lift pretty soon from Primitive Sports. This will give me a little more ground clearance when my wife and I go prospecting for gold
I bought an old 2005 Auto Outback for winter use and fishing here in the Scottish Highlands. She had 100,000 on the clock and I was only going to keep her for one winter. 4 years later I sold her back to the dealer, who heard I was selling and bought it back. 160,000 on the clock. That was 5 years ago and I still see it running around the area. Must be over 200,000 my now.
I drove in 5 feet of snow one time in a 1995 legacy wagon(became the outback). The snow was over the hood and the car was buried in a pyramid of snow. I dug to the door and didn't dig the car out at all. I just drove out and keep my head above the surface of the snow was the only issue as I tunneled through the snow. Once you drive one, you want to keep driving one. I currently drive a forester, but my next one will be a an Outback. They drive lower to the ground and have a better wheelbase. The Forester drives more like an SUV, but I prefer the added agility, and the ability to drive more aggressively that comes with the Outback. The Outback feels more connected to the road and stable in slides. I hope they add the second X-mode to the Outback.
Equipped with the proper tyres, the Outback, Forester or any other Subaru for that matter would be unstoppable on these kinds of terrain. I love Subaru!
Nice to actually see a test like this where the Subaru is equipped with proper freaking tires!!!! So sick of people doing these tests with the stock all season crap tires and then saying subaru cant handle!!! Bunch of bull!!! Set if good all terrains or snow tires and subaru will out perform nearly everyone in its class and then some.
Thank you for making this video. I’m shopping for a new car. I started looking at the Outback when I saw what great gas mileage it gets. My main concern was whether or not it could compare to the four wheel drive vehicles I had been considering. You’ve convinced me the Outback is the car to buy.
That's strange - the center console is different on my 2018 Outback. The cup holders are completely different and to the right side of the shifter. Also the Parking brake, and X-Mode / Hill Descent controls are arranged differently. Still a left side drive vehicle though (US). The rest looks the same. I wonder why the difference.
That is so weird, in America all crosstreks,outbacks,forrester and accent have the same 8.7inchs of ground clearance.....I wonder why its different in other countries???
In my opinion words "Subaru" and "CVT" is incompatible. Subaru - it's "WRX STI" (in the case of a manual transmission) and "VTD" (in the case of an automatic transmission).
After 19 mos. of way to many white knuckle moments ( about 9 mos. winter driving ) on the factory Bridgestone M&S Dueller tires on a 2017 Subaru Outback, 2.5i Limited, I rapidly came to the conclusion these tires are NOT suitable for winter driving, in fact they are extremely dangerous here in n. central Vermont. I finally solved that problem (4) days ago with the latest winter tire by Nokian, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 225/60R18 R3 SUV. This latest version is almost the same as the R2 but with some improvements. This latest version & it is the replacement for the R2, has 5% less rolling resistance now, so I assume they made a compound change on the tire. The car should not have been sold to me with those terrible tires because they simply cannot perform like the car does on the TV commercials, very misleading! I immediately put the tires to the test getting back into my property, very steep terrain 3.5 miles in & a steeper still 350 ft. long d/way. I came in on a steep unplowed section road ( 1/2 mile ) to my property, ( about a 1.5 ft. deep ), the traction control light never came on, no slippage, sharp crisp handling, at speed on a snow covered road with hardpack earlier on. They were noticeably quiet on pavement too. So, in summary, until I had the correct tires mounted on this vehicle after 19 months, I had no idea how the Outback could handle challenging winter conditions. The question has been answered. It performs like a champ now! Compliments on the RUclips video presentation here. It is the best I have seen using good winter tires on Subarus in some challenging situations... Thank you, Bill Farr... :-)
This kind of car just save my family life in Texas! Thank you ...Thank you.. Thank you...!! SUBARU a 2003 outback!!
This is my third Subaru outback and I will always have one. I love my Subaru
Why did you have three? Hopefully wasn't because of reliability issues I hear of. I'm thinking of getting a forester.
Kevin I am a Solar Specialist, and do quite a lot of traveling. My 2002 Outback was a great car but didn’t have all the bells and whistles. So I traded her in for a 2008. My 2008 XT, is still my favorite car out out the 3 and is currently being driven by my son with a very little wrist pin knock in the #4 cylinder. Over 240,000 miles and have only changed out timing belts / water pumps and wheel bearings. Of course brakes etc. I am currently driving a 2011 Outback and love it. Only real complaint on this car so far is the headrest. It’s bent to far forward so I turned it around. Looks funny but my back and neck appreciate it. Lol. I would rather drive my personal car verses the company truck. A lot more comfortable and doesn’t mind the thick mud or off camber roads that I sometimes have to go through. I have had guys leave the site because they were in heavy 4*4 wrk trucks and didn’t want to take the chance during heavy rains. Me, shoot, I don’t worry at all. Even with my tools in the back. Such a great car. I am going to put a 2” lift pretty soon from Primitive Sports. This will give me a little more ground clearance when my wife and I go prospecting for gold
I actually look forward to rainy days and bad surfaces in my outback lol
THEUNSPOKEN100 I know what you mean. When it does rain, I’m like, “let’s go to the trails and get some fresh air”!
I bought an old 2005 Auto Outback for winter use and fishing here in the Scottish Highlands. She had 100,000 on the clock and I was only going to keep her for one winter. 4 years later I sold her back to the dealer, who heard I was selling and bought it back. 160,000 on the clock. That was 5 years ago and I still see it running around the area. Must be over 200,000 my now.
I drove in 5 feet of snow one time in a 1995 legacy wagon(became the outback). The snow was over the hood and the car was buried in a pyramid of snow. I dug to the door and didn't dig the car out at all. I just drove out and keep my head above the surface of the snow was the only issue as I tunneled through the snow.
Once you drive one, you want to keep driving one.
I currently drive a forester, but my next one will be a an Outback. They drive lower to the ground and have a better wheelbase. The Forester drives more like an SUV, but I prefer the added agility, and the ability to drive more aggressively that comes with the Outback. The Outback feels more connected to the road and stable in slides.
I hope they add the second X-mode to the Outback.
My 2008 XT 2.5 turbo has 247,000 miles on it and she still running
Now that's an ironman type car.
Equipped with the proper tyres, the Outback, Forester or any other Subaru for that matter would be unstoppable on these kinds of terrain. I love Subaru!
I put Goodrich AT/KO2 tires on my car here in Minnesota for October thru April. OUTSTANDING !!
The only user-friendly Automobile brand in the world....
Nice to actually see a test like this where the Subaru is equipped with proper freaking tires!!!! So sick of people doing these tests with the stock all season crap tires and then saying subaru cant handle!!! Bunch of bull!!! Set if good all terrains or snow tires and subaru will out perform nearly everyone in its class and then some.
Thank you for making this video. I’m shopping for a new car. I started looking at the Outback when I saw what great gas mileage it gets. My main concern was whether or not it could compare to the four wheel drive vehicles I had been considering. You’ve convinced me the Outback is the car to buy.
DAE123 best choice I ever made,
nice weather for testing possibilities of this car - fot it's almost like dry asphalt.
Great accent, no need for sub titles. You speak better English than many Australians
I'm getting hard of hearing so appreciate the subtitles so I don't have to blast the volume.
Anthony Warwick great accent?)))are you sure?where you from?)))
Traction control, off or on;
X-Mode, off or on;
Snow and ice, going up a steep hill.
Please advise at your earliest convenience.
Love my new Outback. Great car.
I like..... The question is will the Subaru CVT fail like in previous models? Also when will the Outback get some
decent performance?
Model tire?
Which tyres did these test vehicles have? Which all weather tyres do you recommend?
Лет ми спик фром май харт
Ооо, йес итиз!
6:11 How's the traction on that 6X6?
That's strange - the center console is different on my 2018 Outback. The cup holders are completely different and to the right side of the shifter. Also the Parking brake, and X-Mode / Hill Descent controls are arranged differently. Still a left side drive vehicle though (US). The rest looks the same. I wonder why the difference.
Retro6502 correct, the central console for US market is different from European one
That is so weird, in America all crosstreks,outbacks,forrester and accent have the same 8.7inchs of ground clearance.....I wonder why its different in other countries???
Which engine did you review?
WHAT TIRES ..are on for this
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2 SUV 225/60 R18
In my opinion words "Subaru" and "CVT" is incompatible. Subaru - it's "WRX STI" (in the case of a manual transmission) and "VTD" (in the case of an automatic transmission).
Good review!!! i got one
Thanks!
Confidence in Motion
After 19 mos. of way to many white knuckle moments ( about 9 mos. winter driving ) on the factory Bridgestone M&S Dueller tires on a 2017 Subaru Outback, 2.5i Limited, I rapidly came to the conclusion these tires are NOT suitable for winter driving, in fact they are extremely dangerous here in n. central Vermont. I finally solved that problem (4) days ago with the latest winter tire by Nokian, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 225/60R18 R3 SUV. This latest version is almost the same as the R2 but with some improvements. This latest version & it is the replacement for the R2, has 5% less rolling resistance now, so I assume they made a compound change on the tire. The car should not have been sold to me with those terrible tires because they simply cannot perform like the car does on the TV commercials, very misleading!
I immediately put the tires to the test getting back into my property, very steep terrain 3.5 miles in & a steeper still 350 ft. long d/way. I came in on a steep unplowed section road ( 1/2 mile ) to my property, ( about a 1.5 ft. deep ), the traction control light never came on, no slippage, sharp crisp handling, at speed on a snow covered road with hardpack earlier on. They were noticeably quiet on pavement too. So, in summary, until I had the correct tires mounted on this vehicle after 19 months, I had no idea how the Outback could handle challenging winter conditions. The question has been answered. It performs like a champ now!
Compliments on the RUclips video presentation here. It is the best I have seen using good winter tires on Subarus in some challenging situations...
Thank you,
Bill Farr... :-)
Bad ass vehicle.
I've known it! You can speak english!! ...just kidding, I have heard You before, still improvements acomplished. Congrats!
Thanks for comment!
Мутко это ты???😂😂😂
Good video thx
If you can not afford the Audi/VW, this is you best 2nd choice
n8834 bahahha.. dumbass.. I’d pick Subaru any day over german garbage.
Station wagons went out of style long ago and explkains slow sales
It depends on the country
Such a terrible english !stop it)))