- SUBARU NAVIGATION SYSTEM REVIEW DRIVERS
- SUBARU NAVIGATION SYSTEM REVIEW DRIVER
- SUBARU NAVIGATION SYSTEM REVIEW PLUS
Other changes include a stronger block, thinner cylinder liners, revised cylinder heads, connecting rods and pistons, increased compression ratio and the adoption of active valve control on the exhaust side. The audible alarm is very strident too.Ī change from port injection to direct injection is one of the many differences in the 2.5-litre horizontally-opposed four-cylinder petrol engine powering the 2021 Subaru Outback.Īccording to the manufacturer, the mostly new engine delivers a seven per cent improvement in peak power and a 4.2 per cent gain in torque. It’s one of the very best systems available for the money.Įlsewhere, however, Subaru’s EyeSight system can be over-reactive, triggering the forward collision warning prematurely when a dark BMW SUV pulled a late right-hand turn across the Outback’s bow.Īnd the forward collision warning doesn’t care too much for parked cars either, as you approach one from behind at around 20km/h, waiting for an oncoming car to pass. It’s only while following a car along a winding country road that you’ll notice how the system constantly varies the lighting ahead on one side or the other, and the lights swivel to follow the road through bends as well.
SUBARU NAVIGATION SYSTEM REVIEW DRIVERS
The system is so effective, yet seamless, that drivers will barely notice the active shadowing around an approaching vehicle or one ahead travelling in the same direction. Subaru is to be praised for the Outback’s excellent headlights and auto high beam assist, which does sequentially dip the lights at the approach of an oncoming car or at the first sign of tail-lights ahead. There are also airbags in the front passenger seat cushion and below the steering column, and side curtains to mitigate head injuries for both front and rear seat occupants in the event of a side impact.
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The Outback comes with four airbags to protect the driver and front passenger from frontal and side impacts. It’s an impressive list: driver fatigue monitoring/distraction warning, reversing camera, blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, autonomous emergency braking (forward and reverse), lane change assist, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, autonomous emergency steering, traffic sign recognition and tyre pressure monitoring.įront- and side-view monitoring is standard for the Outback Sport and Touring variants, but not the base-model Outback. And with the Outback’s plethora of driver assist technology and passive safety systems, it looks odds-on to score five stars. There is no current crash safety rating for the 2021 Subaru Outback, but it’s only a matter of time before the latest model is tested by ANCAP. In addition, the Outback Sport includes sports pedals, a powered tailgate with gesture control, and heated seats (front and outboard rear). Standard features for the entire Outback range run to 18-inch alloy wheels, heated electric door mirrors, dual-zone climate control, leather-bound multifunction steering wheel, trip computer with 4.2-inch display, keyless entry/start and reclining 60/40-split folding rear seat.
The mid-range Subaru Outback Sport misses out on three colours available with the entry-level Outback and the range-topping Outback Touring: Brilliant Bronze metallic, Crimson Red pearl and Storm Grey metallic. Subaru is not unique, but close to it, in offering metallic paint at no extra charge. There’s just the one powertrain for all variants (see below) – for the moment at least.
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The 2021 Subaru Outback range kicks off from $39,990 plus on-road costs for the entry-level model, rising to $44,490 plus ORCs for the Outback AWD Sport and $47,790 plus ORCs for the Outback AWD Touring.īoth the mid-spec and flagship variants are on test for this review.
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