2026 Subaru Outback Is Over $6,000 More Expensive Than The Old Model, Now Starting At $36,445

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Car enthusiasts fto retired a corporate "boo" erstwhile Subaru announced that nan seventh procreation of its trendsetting Outback would inch further toward nan SUV broadside of nan crossover spectrum, but I've seen it successful personification and I'm happy to study it still looks for illustration a lifted position wagon. Unfortunately, I do person bad news regarding nan 2026 Outback's guidelines price: it's $6,155 much than nan 2025 Outback's guidelines value was, though it's a still comparatively reasonable $36,445 to commencement (including $1,450 destination).

The jump successful value is chiefly owed to nan truth that Subaru axed nan 2025 Outback's guidelines trim level, overmuch for illustration it did pinch nan 2026 Impreza, truthful nan introduction level Outback trim is now nan Premium. Comparing apples to apples, nan value of a 2026 Outback Premium is still $3,855 higher than nan value of a 2025 Outback Premium. That's somewhat much palatable, particularly erstwhile you see that it's been wholly redesigned and comes modular pinch features that utilized to beryllium extra-cost options. The Outback Wilderness jumps astir $5,000 successful value to $46,445, while nan apical trim Outback Touring XT has accrued by astir $4,000 to now commencement astatine $49,445.

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We covered nan specifications astir nan redesigned 2026 Outback and Outback Wilderness erstwhile they debuted successful nan spring, and mercifully nan biggest gripe astir modern Subies has been addressed. The aged model's giant, outdated, slow, glitchy, all-consuming touchscreen infotainment strategy has been replaced pinch a caller 12.1-inch Subaru Multimedia strategy that has wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. There's besides a caller 12.3-inch integer gauge cluster, too.

Other recently modular instrumentality includes a powerfulness tailgate, heated beforehand seats, dual-zone automatic ambiance controls, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, a 10-way powerfulness driver's seat, and nan latest type of Subaru's EyeSight Driver Assist Technology. That EyeSight suite now includes modular automatic emergency steering, emergency extremity assist, beforehand and broadside alert assist, lane-keep assist, beforehand cross-traffic braking, blind-spot warning, rear cross-traffic warning, and reverse automatic braking.

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The modular people aspirated 2.5-liter flat-4 makes 2 less horsepower than past twelvemonth astatine 180 hp, but 2 much torques astatine 178 lb-ft, while nan optional turbocharged 2.4-liter flat-4 connected XT and Wilderness models keeps nan aforesaid powerfulness outputs arsenic past twelvemonth astatine 260 horsepower and 277 lb-ft of torque. A CVT pinch paddles to displacement done 8 simulated gears remains nan only transmission available, and of people all-wheel thrust is standard.

Subaru says nan redesigned Outback will spell connected waste later this year, but nan other adventurous folks will person to hold until early 2026 to bargain nan caller Outback Wilderness.