Subaru Outback

5 star approval

Thanks to its clever combination of collision protection technology, the Subaru Outback has achieved the maximum 5 star ANCAP1 safety rating. This is a result of an incredibly rigorous safety innovation program, that includes seven SRS2 airbags – dual front, dual front side, curtain-style and drivers-knee – and a whiplash reducing front seat design, which provides extreme support for passengers’ head, neck and torso.

In case of an accident, the ring-shaped passenger cell redirects impact energy around your passengers, while the body frame is structured to distribute the impact forces to reduce cabin distortion. Add to that energy absorbing crumple zones. And pre-tensioner front seat belts. Now enjoy the drive with the confidence of top-rated collision protection technology.

1. The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) gives consumers consistent information on the level of occupant protection provided by vehicles in serious front and side crashes.

2. SRS: Supplemental Restraint System.Effective when used in conjunction with seatbelts.

Reverse made easy

Reverse parking on a tight side street? The Subaru Outback makes reversing safe and easy.

Every Subaru Outback is fitted with a rear-view reverse camera as standard. It’s like having eyes in the back of your head. The rear-view reverse camera helps to greatly improve your visibility and reduce the risk of any bumps and scrapes, so you can get on with your day.

Let all the wheels do all the work

Grip hold of slippery rainy streets. In true Subaru style, Subaru Outback uses our Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive (SAWD) system that gives you optimum control and double the tractive capacity of a two-wheel drive car. Because four wheels grip better than two. It’s active safety at its best.

Let all the Wheels do all the Work

Sudden stopping. Surprise roadworks and hairpin turns. Subaru Outback is ready for extreme urban conditions with its electronic driver assist system called Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC). Featuring a range of stability and braking technologies, the VDC system steps in to help maintain your safety in extreme situations.

Constantly analysing through an array of sensors, VDC includes:

• Electronic Stability Control: Helps you gain control if you unexpectedly understeer or oversteer, by applying brakes, reducing engine power and distributing torque.
• Traction Control System: Helps you minimise your wheel slip by reducing engine power.
• Limited Slip Device: Helps you maintain control by transferring power from the wheels that slip to the wheels that grip.
• Anti-lock Braking System: Helps you stay in control by minimising stopping distance and maintaining vehicle control under brakes.
• Electronic Brake Force Distribution: Helps keep you safe by controlling the braking pressure to the front and rear wheels all the time.
• Brake Assist: Helps you in emergency situations by maximising stopping power.

Start your engine

Check out the powerful petrol and diesel engines for your Subaru Outback.

The 2.5-litre petrol engine provides more power with 129kW of power at 5800rpm and 235Nm@4000rpm of torque. The more powerful 3.6-litre petrol engine in the Outback 3.6R Premium model, provides 191kW of power at 6000rpm.

Then go even further with the Subaru Outback 2.0-litre direct injection turbocharged four-cylinder DOHC Diesel engine in the 2.0D and 2.0D Premium models.

Extra oomph

When the going gets tough, Subaru Outback gets going. Thanks to X-Mode, Outback delivers even better grip and traction in low speed, slippery conditions. This is the kind of grip and control you only get from Subaru’s potent All-Wheel Drive philosophy.

Smoother than smooth

Experience a smooth gear change, with no discernable steps or shifts, thanks to the Lineartronic® CVT. The first ever longitudinally mounted system for AWD vehicles, it optimises the gear ratios to the driving conditions – making for the best possible driving experience possible.

LineartronicTM CVT is extremely responsive whilst traversing winding roads and hills, with super strong pulling power, and incredibly smooth in urban and highway conditions.

Smart to sporty

outback is smart enough to adapt its driving style to suit your day, thanks to Subaru Intelligent Drive (SI-Drive). Choose from Intelligent (I) mode for everyday driving. Sport (S) mode for enhanced acceleration and sporty performance. And SportSharp (S#) mode – available on outback 3.6R – for a truly exhilarating drive.