Our spy photographers caught the next-generation Subaru Outback, expected for the 2026 model year, testing. The Outback takes on a taller, boxier silhouette that makes it look more like an SUV, a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m the founder of the No. 1 automotive site for women. Subaru did something a bit controversial last year: The company rolled out ...

The visual trick comes from the straighter, more upright lines. The boxier shape, slim headlights, and sharp daytime running lights give it an SUV-like presence, but make no mistake, the Outback’s ...

3/3/2026 UPDATE: This review has been updated with instrumented test results. Subaru has stridently pitched its long-running Outback as an automotive golden retriever. And despite the persistent hype, ...

With new styling, new equipment, a new interior, and dramatically better controls and displays, Subaru has addressed every issue we ever had with the old Outback — making a veritable masterpiece of ...

Ah, yes, the Subaru Outback. The automotive equivalent of the L.L. Bean Fisherman Sweater. It’s what Portland would look like if it had four wheels and an engine. It’s like a Clif bar—it’s intended ...

The Outback has long stood apart from the sea of mainstream crossovers by offering something buyers could no longer find anywhere else: a rugged wagon that blended SUV practicality with a more ...

05/11/26 UPDATE: This review has been updated with instrumented test results. It's hard to say that a car that sells over 150,000 units almost every year has a cult following, but the Subaru Outback ...

For a long time, the Subaru Outback employed a design language that made people wonder whether it was an SUV or a lifted station wagon. However, the 2026 Outback is something different — Subaru has ...

The story of the Legacy-derived Outback is a tale of doing things differently with a sprinkle of adaptation thrown in there for good measure. While the SUV craze was taking off with increasingly heavy ...

Every time we spot an Easter egg in a car, it makes us smile. We’re not talking about the kind the Easter Bunny leaves in backyards, though that would be neat too. In the automotive world, Easter eggs ...