Standard rear seat heating!
The Outback is the last Subaru available in the Netherlands without an electrified powertrain. Due to the average CO2 emissions as a result, the upgraded station wagon in the Netherlands costs more than €60,000, of which €22,685 in the form of bpm goes directly to the state treasury. Do you still need to reserve money for a reasonable decoration after that generous contribution? We’ll find out this week.
Subaru Outback 2.5i Comfort, €60,995
Subaru has only been delivering the current Outback in the Netherlands since the spring of 2021, although the model is already older: deliveries elsewhere in the world started in 2019. In April of this year, the brand presented a facelift, but that too will come to the Netherlands later. If you are more charmed by the pre-facelift version, you can still make your move.
You can choose from a Comfort, Field or Premium version, the first of which is the entry-level. In the Netherlands, the Subaru Outback is always equipped with an atmospheric 2.5-liter four-cylinder boxer engine. That power source sends 169 hp and 252 Nm of torque via a CVT automatic transmission to – of course – all four wheels. This allows the Outback to tow a maximum of 2,000 kg, although you need to do the option list for a detachable towbar at €1,352.
If you also want to take extra luggage with you on the roof of the car, there is good news: roof racks are part of the standard equipment. On the outside of an Outback without options, we also see 18-inch alloy wheels, adaptive LED headlights, LED taillights, electrically adjustable, folding and heated door mirrors, entry lighting, privacy glass, a reversing camera and silver quasi-bumper protection. On request, Subaru supplies the Outback with actual metal protection on the rear bumper, although it costs €167 extra. For another €393, the manufacturer will also add extra protection under the sills.
The Subaru Outback in Comfort trim. Subaru does not say a word about the palette of colors at no extra cost.
Seating comfort
If we step – keyless – in the cheapest Outback, we take a seat on fabric-covered and electrically adjustable and heated front seats. Are you a outdoortype, then you may want to save for a Field version (from €63.495). It is equipped with water-repellent seat upholstery and a rougher appearance with more black elements. The rear passengers are also well taken care of in the slip-on: the standard air conditioning divides the cabin into two zones and the rear seats can always be heated – just like the multifunction steering wheel.
As far as infotainment and driving assistance systems are concerned, an Outback is always good in the stuff. The Starlink infotainment system with an 11.6-inch large screen comes standard with Bluetooth, Apple Carplay, Android Auto and DAB+ radio (six speakers). A major part of the many standard driver assistance and safety systems is made possible by Subaru’s EyeSight system, which works with multiple cameras and radar behind the windshield. It facilitates, among other things, lane assist, adaptive cruise control and ‘autonomous emergency steering’: a system that ensures that the car steers around an obstacle itself if an emergency stop is no longer possible.
What’s missing?
On the list of standard equipment, we miss an electric tailgate, leather upholstery and a sliding/tilting roof. On the most expensive Premium version (from €67,995), these are all standard, as well as some relatively small external details that distinguish it from a Comfort. The Premium leaves little to be desired with audio from Harman/Kardon, a memory function for the driver’s seat and Nappa leather in a color of your choice. As far as we’re concerned, the entry-level car is already quite richly equipped. If the bpm amount was not so high, this would certainly be the case in relation to the price.
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– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl