In every way, the Outback embodies the utmost practicality, thanks to its capacious estate car body, to a go-anywhere capability that generates as much appeal to professionals, as it does weekend adventurers.
The Subaru Outback is ready for your life and ready right now to tackle the broadest range of motoring challenges. Whether your lifestyle takes you to outlying outposts, by whichever route you choose, or demands that you deal with a mix of urban and country sprawl, it is the ultimate, go-anywhere family estate car.
The clever multi-purpose design of its spacious cabin offers more than enough room for family, friends and their belongings, whether shopping or holidaying.
As much ’at home’ in the Grampians or the Alps as it is in the Capital’s conurbations or local County spread, its compact double wishbone rear suspension creates a vast boot area, without reducing the Outback’s abilities to manage both bulky loads and bendy roads with unabashed talent.
Inside the Outback, the maximum amount of space is packaged ingeniously, so that you can alter the seating and storage configuration both effortlessly and practically. Its 60/40-split, ’one touch’ folding rear seats allow you to transport passengers and large items as you require, thereby reducing the compromises normally inherent to an estate car.
When you need the extra room, single finger-levers in the luggage area fold down the rear seats simply and effortlessly.
The Outback’s retractable luggage cover helps to keep personal belongings out of view and away from sunlight. With a lightweight, yet sturdy aluminium construction, the cover can be removed readily to make way for bulkier items, according to your immediate needs.
Innovative Subaru engineering balances the tenets of handling precision, occupant protection and driving passion. The Subaru Dynamic Chassis Control Concept (DC3) extends the benefits of the car’s low centre of gravity and AWD stability to match every aspect of the Outback’s performance envelope.
Outback elevates the inherent advantages of its signature Subaru layout – balance, composure and response – with Subaru DC3. The body construction uses more high-tensile steel in critical areas to achieve immense strength allied to lower weight penalties. Its inherent handling balance is more surefooted and stable, while the ride quality remains more comfortably compliant and supple.
At Subaru, when we design cars, we have always taken a different and, some would say, a more thoughtful approach. We believe that symmetry provides natural balance and that balance gives the driver greater control. That is why Subaru has spent more than four decades developing its Symmetrical AWD system. Mounted in-line with the Subaru Boxer, flat-configured engine, for the ideal symmetrical layout, it maximises power delivery with unbeatable traction. It is a tried and trusted means of delivering inherent balance, inspiring agility and safe stability for total control regardless of conditions. Consummately confident and flattering, it offers innate, yet involving balance to make every drive the best drive of your life.
Exceptional traction ensures that any application of power feels instantaneous and involving for the driver. The sensitive balance arising from the car’s symmetrical layout helps the Outback deliver responsive and reactive handling strengths, because it's less likely to become unstable while negotiating bends, however energetic the approach, and it delivers an unique and engaging level of control at all times.
In adverse weather conditions, or in the crucial split-seconds it takes to react to an unexpected situation, the symmetrical drivetrain, with its ingenious side-to-side power dissemination, provides the necessary stability, involving agility and unbeatable traction to help the driver to steer around danger.
The more that the car’s tyres are connected to the road, the greater the amount of control imparted to the driver. Power is routed to all four tyres at all times, in order to maintain the strongest links to the road or track surfaces as possible, in the process maximising both handling and control precision.
Whether it's been a rough-road journey or the daily commute, you can rest assured that your Outback is constantly vigilant and adapting to ensure that both you and your occupants, with their belongings, are delivered as safely and securely to their destinations as possible.
Working in harmony with Subaru DC3, the Outback’s strut-type front suspension features a highly rigid Cradle Mount System, a wide footprint and even greater wheel travel. Combined, these technical elements deliver flatter, more stable and agile cornering, as well as a quieter, more resilient and comfortable ride quality, over a wide selection of on and off-road surfaces.
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Displacement (cc) |
Maximum power (PS @ rpm) |
Maximum torque (Nm @ rpm) |
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1998 |
150 @ 3600 |
350 @ 1800-2400 |
Unlike some other car manufacturers, Subaru prefers to match its engine power to its inherent balance. Few other cars can progress with the self-assured confidence of an Outback, so you won't be surprised by how uniquely it is accomplished. The horizontally-opposed cylinder configuration of the Subaru Boxer engine places the pistons 180 degrees apart, for a lower, flatter profile than the engine types often referred to as ‘conventional‘. This gives the engine and the overall vehicle, a lower centre of gravity and a better sense of balance than almost any of its rivals. In addition, the pistons’ opposing movements counteract each other inherently, a technical consideration that cancels out vibrational forces and enhances refinement levels.
Because the engine block and its location enables a flatter profile and sits lower in the Outback’s chassis, the car’s overall stance is more stable, blessed with greater balance and is more resistant to body roll than many other designs. It is no error of judgement and Subaru owners know that the overriding appeal is significant.
Throughout the rev-range the Boxer engine delivers immediate, responsive power smoothly, in a refined manner and without effort. The pistons lie flat and work against each other to reduce vibrations, aspects that make the ride as smooth and comfortable as it is exciting and engaging for the driver. The long-term benefits are myriad but include reduced strain and stress on car, driver and passengers, factors that enhance overall safety.
The engine’s ‘flat’ configuration is inherently rigid and self-balancing, while generating less vibration than 'V-type' or 'in-line' piston engines, for greater durability and more dependable performance.
Outback MPG
Outback L/100Km
Urban: 25.0
Urban: 11.3
Extra Urban: 42.2
Extra Urban: 6.7
Combined: 33.6
Combined: 8.4
MANUAL SEAT LIFTER
Intelligent engineering is evident throughout the Outback’s capacious cabin. A roomy centre console incorporates a 12-volt power socket and a padded armrest lid. There are useful pockets in the front seatbacks, four cup holders and generous front and rear door pockets, each with its own bottle holder.
The airy and spacious design outlook of the Outback gives you and your passengers an expanded range of possibilities on every journey. With markedly generous rear legroom and plentiful front head and shoulder room, the Outback’s roomy, yet purposeful dimensions mean that you can enjoy every drive, regardless of its duration.
Dual-zone automatic climate control air conditioning
Anti-dust/pollen filter
Tilt and telescopic steering wheel adjustment
Steering wheel mounted cruise controls
Steering wheel mounted audio controls
Motion adaptive power steering
Front map lights with overhead cascade lighting
Luggage space lamp
Front cup holders
Driver and passenger illuminated vanity mirrors with lids
Multi functional centre console with 12v power outlet
Driver’s foot rest
Overhead console for sunglasses
Retractable luggage cover
Tie-down hooks in boot
Driver seatback pocket
Passenger seatback pocket
Front electric windows
Rear electric windows
Leather wrapped steering wheel
Leather wrapped automatic gear shifter knob
Door pockets with bottle holders
10-way electrically adjustable driver’s seat
Manual seat lifter (front passenger seat)
Lumbar support
Rear seat centre armrest with two cup holders
Heated front seats
60:40 split-folding rear seats
One touch folding and reclining rear seats
Black cloth upholstery
Standard on all S models is a 6-speaker premium audio system with an in-dash 6-disc CD changer and automatic speed-sensing volume adjustment. SRS CS Audio technology offers pure, natural sound reproduction, with crisp digital surround sound acoustics that deliver the sound precisely at occupants’ ear levels.
Plug an iPod® or other mobile music device into the Outback’s auxiliary audio input jack and your digital music will play through the audio system.
Satellite switches on the steering wheel place key audio controls conveniently at the driver’s fingertips. A Bluetooth® hands-free system links automatically with your registered mobile phone.
Subaru Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC) with on/off switch
Traction control system
Dual front Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) airbags
Dual side Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) airbags
Dual curtain Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) airbags – front & rear
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD)
Emergency Brake Assist (EBA)
Reactive energy transferring front head restraints
High level rear brake light
Side impact protection beams
Front seatbelt pretensioners
Seat belt warning lights for Driver and Passenger
Height adjustable front seat belts
Three x 3 point rear seat belts
Front and rear seat reminder system with audible “unbuckled” warning
ISOFIX child seat restraint mechanism x 2 in rear
Pop up headlight washers
Self leveling rear suspension
Hill holder function
Rear child proof door locks
Electric windows lock
Windscreen wiper de-icer
Front and side window defrosters
Rear intermittent wiper
Heated rear window
Windscreen wiper-blade de-icer
Electronic push pull parking brake
Thatcham Category 1 perimeter alarm and immobiliser
Rolling code ECU engine immobiliser
Shielded deadlocks on all doors
Remote central locking
High security integrated audio
Locking wheel nuts
Window etch and parts identification
Standard in every Subaru Outback, Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC) monitors and analyses the vehicle’s intended driven course through an array of sensors. If the vehicle approaches the limits of stability, the AWD torque distribution, engine output and brakes at each wheel are adjusted to assist in keeping the vehicle on course.
In a corner, or while making an evasive manoeuvre, Vehicle Dynamics Control compares the driver's intentions with the vehicle's actual movements, based on both steering and braking, as well as the lateral acceleration and yaw (rotational forces) inherent at the time. The system then adjusts engine output and braking of individual wheels, as needed, to assist in keeping the car close to its intended original course.
Many of the same features that make Outback so rewarding to drive, also contribute to keeping its occupants out of harm’s way. The stable, responsive handling of its permanent Symmetrical AWD assures maximum control in any weather conditions. The Subaru Boxer engine enhances this security, thanks to its lower centre of gravity, by creating an even closer connection between the car and the road. Its standard Vehicle Dynamics Control and generously sized brakes endow it with athletically responsive reflexes. The added precision afforded by a Cradle Mount System for its front suspension and steering geometry, also equips the driver in readiness for more reactive evasive capabilities. This is all because Subaru believes that the best way to survive a collision is not to have one in the first place.
At Subaru, there has never been an end to the pursuit of safety. The company sets high standards, enhancing features constantly, while earning world-wide acclaim for its successes. Yet, even with the most advanced active safety systems, sometimes an incident is simply unavoidable. That's why the Outback is designed to protect its occupants with a series of advanced systems and features, balancing inherent structural rigidity, with controlled deformation in key areas, to better manage impact forces. The Cradle Mount System for its engine effectively lengthens the front crumple zone. Each side door incorporates two side-impact protection beams. A comprehensive suite of airbags, whiplash-reducing front seats, retracting pedals and 3-point seatbelts help protect occupants directly. It’s a core value of the Subaru philosophy that peace of mind is the first step in providing driving enjoyment.
The standard 4-wheel disc brakes feature lightweight aluminium rear callipers and a strong, reassuring response at the brake pedal. The Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) includes Electronic Brake-force Distribution, that reapportions front to rear braking pressure, regardless of how the vehicle is loaded. Brake Assist provides greater force in sudden, emergency braking, even if the driver neither brakes hard nor soon enough. Subaru’s Hill Holder Assist helps prevent rollback when starting off on a 5% or steeper gradient, by applying the electronic parking brake and releasing it again automatically, once you're underway.
The Ring-Shaped Reinforcement Frames strengthen the passenger compartment from the roof to the doors, pillars and floor. This first-class design helps to divert and dissipate impact energy away from the occupants in the event of a collision. The front crumple zone is integral to the frame, while the cradle mounting for the engine and front suspension is designed to keep those components further from the passenger compartment in the event of a frontal impact.
Standard on the Outback are front SRS airbags, plus front-side and curtain SRS airbags. Height-adjustable front seat belts feature pretensioners to hold occupants securely in place, while load limiters ease the peak forces to the chest. In a rear collision, the front seats use new, more rigid frames, redesigned head restraints and such details as energy-absorbing mounting of the inner seat springs, all to help reduce the incidence of whiplash. The Outback has received the highest crash test rating from Euro NCAP.
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