Other Onyx equipment includes 18-inch black aluminum wheels, black exterior trim, a 180-degree front-view monitor, full-size spare wheel and tire, hands-free power rear tailgate and dual exhaust pipes. There are settings for snow, dirt and mud. Because the model is aimed at customers who spend time in the outdoors, the Onyx also comes with Subaru’s dual-mode X-Mode system that enhances off-road performance, including automatic hill descent control. The Onyx comes with a new polyurethane-based faux leather upholstery that the company says cleans easily and is more comfortable in heat and cold than vinyl-based seat coverings. Its EPA city/highway/combined fuel consumption is rated at 23/30/26 miles to the gallon compared to 26/33/29 for the standard engine. With car-like handling and ride, it also has enough power to hold its own on any road or traffic condition.īut the focus here is on the Onyx XT with the turbo motor, which delivers more rapid acceleration and passing power, though as might be expected lower fuel economy. The conclusion was that the standard engine would satisfy the majority of Outback buyers. Models with both engines were driven for this review. Also available are automatic reverse braking, blind-spot warning, rear cross-traffic alert and a head-up display. The system also uses an infrared camera with facial recognition technology to monitor the driver and identify any sign of distraction or fatigue, when it provides visual and audio alerts. Adaptive cruise control maintains a pre-set distance from the car ahead, and lane keeping assist keeps the Outback centered in its lane. Cameras mounted inside on both sides of the inside rear-view mirror monitor traffic ahead and activate pre-collision emergency braking and throttle management. Subaru delivers its EyeSight suite of safety features as standard equipment on every Outback model. The transmission is Subaru’s continuously variable automatic (CVT), which also can mimic a stepped eight-speed automatic for manual shifting with paddles mounted on the steering wheel. Turbocharged models, designated XT, are the Onyx at $35,905, Limited $38,755 and Touring $40,705. The 2020 Outback’s engines are a naturally-aspirated 2.5-liter four-cylinder with 182 horsepower and 176 pound-feet of torque, and a new turbocharged 2.4-liter four-cylinder with 260 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque.Įquipped with the standard engine are the base Outback with a starting price of $27,655, Premium at $29,905, Limited at $34,455 and Touring at $38,355. Subaru is the only manufacturer that uses boxer engines exclusively and makes all-wheel drive standard on every model except the rear-drive BRZ sports coupe, also manufactured and sold as the Toyota FR-S. With their vertically squished profile, boxer engines enable a lower center of gravity and a tidy way to add all-wheel drive to a front-wheel-drive vehicle. The 2020 Outback comes in seven trim levels with two different horizontally-opposed engines, also called boxer or flat engines because the cylinders lie on both sides of the crankshaft, feet to feet, instead of standing upright or leaning as in a V engine. Subaru says its customers preferred the traditional styling. Built on a new global platform, it still looks more like a modern station wagon and, of course, like an Outback. The designers resisted any urge to make the new Outback look more like a traditional tall SUV. Subaru has sold more than two million Outbacks. Other manufacturers followed and now crossovers of every size and price have eclipsed traditional sedans as the overwhelming favorite vehicle. It was in 1994 when Subaru, witnessing the trend to truck-based SUVs but without a competitive product, recast its Legacy station wagon as a special edition called the Outback, which later was defined as a car-based crossover. The granddaddy of crossover sport utility vehicles, the Subaru Outback, rolls into 2020 with a host of enhancements, including a new Onyx model aimed at outdoors-oriented customers.
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