AT A GLANCE
Horizontallyopposed 2.5-litre DOHC four cylinder petrol engine, with Lineartronic continuously variable automatic transmission.
127kW at 5600rpm, 235Nm at 4100rpm, 8.0L/100km, 185g/km CO2, kerb weight 1505kg.
Symmetrical all-wheel drive with active torque split. McPherson strut front suspension, self-levelling double wishbone setup at the rear. Engine sensitive rack and pinion power steering.
Five-star Ancap crash rating. Eyesight preventative safety technology. Vehicle Dynamics Control system featuring stability control, ABS brakes, electronic brake force distribution, brake assist, traction control. rear-view reverse camera.
L4790mm, W1820mm, Hi1620mm, W-base 2745mm.
$49,990. More specification, including the brilliant Eyesight safety technology, for an unchanged price.
Nothing has been done to the look of the car, which is beginning to look a little dated.
Outback is to all intents and purposes a wagon, and there is lessening demand for such product these days. But what has been done to the model keeps it right up there in a desirability stakes.