When you think of the family, there are two maxims that your car must meet: safety and spaciousness. And when you analyze the supply of new cars on the market, there is one that stands out in both facets, the Subaru Outback.
The sixth generation of this model follows the guidelines that began back in 1995. Then a family car like the Legacy SW was taken and it was endowed with more country aesthetics and aptitudes. The idea came from the brand’s subsidiary in Australia (it took its name from the island’s remote and semi-arid interior region) and the product was successful, especially where driving conditions are more demanding.
His secret, Subaru DNA
The main thing in a car is to prevent accidents from happening. And there the Subaru Outback has one of the best weapons, its symmetrical all wheel drive. It’s about the Subaru All Wheel Drive, that achieves a perfect weight distribution throughout the car, as well as fabulous capacity on slippery or poorly maintained surfaces, when the chances of an accident are greater.
This all-wheel drive, which made the brand famous in its day for its rally capabilities, has a second ally, the boxer engine. In a mechanism of this type, the cylinders work horizontally, making it more compact and low. In this way, it can be placed in a lower position and lower the center of gravity. We translate it for you: less car handling and yes, more security.
Two more eyes at your service
Subaru mapped out the strategy All-Around Safety and all its innovations are aimed at achieving a car that stands out in terms of safety. In the fight to avoid accidents, technology stands out eyesight. It is a system that is not intended to replace the driver, but to alert him to the presence of dangers, minimizing risks.
Present on the entire Subaru range, at no additional cost (because safety is non-negotiable and must be within everyone’s reach), it was the first system that used two stereoscopic cameras capable of obtaining three-dimensional images to detect obstacles (from vehicles to pedestrians, passing cyclists and even static objects). They are mounted on both sides of the internal mirror, analyzing traffic conditions. As a co-pilot who is never distracted.
The system warns if it detects a danger and can act (braking or correcting the direction of the steering wheel) if the driver does nothing to avoid it. And also pay attention to the driver with facial recognition technology Driver Monitoring Systemwhich detects fatigue or possible distractions.
The safest car, certified
These driving assistance systems obtained a 95% rating in EuroNcap tests, the body that analyzes the safety of new vehicles when they are launched on the market. In other evaluations it also performed at a high level: 88% in protection of adults, 89% in protection of children and 84% in protection of pedestrians and cyclists. The analysis was in 2021… and no other car scored better.
And it is that in addition to active protection, the Subaru Outback stands out in passive protection that minimizes damage if an accident occurs. The new platform on which it has been built uses a large number of high-strength steels, making the bodywork lighter and, above all, more rigid. Of course, there is no shortage of airbags of a thousand types, including one in the passenger seat that prevents your body from going below the belt after a crash.
Spacious and practical interior
The Subaru Outback does not give up equipping a large 11.9-inch screen in a vertical arrangement. Of course, it retains physical controls for the volume or to vary the temperature, which helps not to get lost in driving. And since it is compatible with Android Auto and Apple Carplay, you can safely use applications from your mobile phone from the car.
It is spacious in the front seats and the rear ones do not give up comfort, both for space and for offering heated seats with reclining backrests. And if they don’t reach you 561 liters of trunkwhich you open if you bring your arm closer to the logo on the gate, just fold down the rear seats to have up to 1,822 liters of capacity up to the roof.
first class equipment
The Subaru Outback is offered with a 169 hp petrol boxer engine, with automatic transmission and, of course, all-wheel drive. They are elements that can penalize consumption somewhat, but Subaru has thought of the solution without giving up the comfort of the first and the safety of the second, a adaptation to LPG with which the engine also runs on gas.
The cost per kilometer It becomes almost half, with autonomy of more than 1,000 km and also receives the DGT ECO label and all its advantages. In our test of the Subaru Outback LPG we achieved, after more than 2,000 km traveled, a cost per km of €10.06. It is the equivalent, at current diesel prices (€1.944/litre) to a diesel car that spends 5.2 l/100. Of its size and with permanent all-wheel drive, it is hard to find.
Fuel (RRP)
Consumption
cost 100 km
LPG (€1.07)
9.4 l/100km
€10.06
And all this, for a price from 39,900 euros, much lower than other alternatives of a similar size, but which do not offer as many off-road skills or as much equipment. The Spanish range is divided into three finishes. The Trek and the fields They are equivalent, but the second is more oriented to off-road exits. Above both is the touringwith details such as leather upholstery or the sunroof.