Vehicle
Subaru Outback
The raised estate, mechanically a Legacy — which is the fact to establish, because Legacy community knowledge applies to it directly and is far more plentiful. Long-distance duty means its population is high-mileage, so age faults surface here before they do on the hatchbacks.
Generations
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BP 2003–2009
EJ25 and the H6; the last largely analogue generation.
- Body styles
- Estate
- Platform
- Subaru Legacy
- Engines
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- 2.5 — EJ25 · petrol
- 2.5 turbo — EJ255 · petrol · XT
- 3.0 flat-six — EZ30 · petrol
- 2.0 diesel — EE20 · diesel · 350 Nm (258 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · 5-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Symmetrical all-wheel drive
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BR 2009–2014
CVT arrives; a boxer diesel is offered in Europe.
- Body styles
- Estate
- Platform
- Subaru Legacy
- Engines
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- 2.5 — EJ25 · petrol
- 3.6 flat-six — EZ36 · petrol
- 2.0 diesel — EE20 · diesel · 110 kW (148 hp) · 350 Nm (258 lb-ft)
- 2.5 H4 — FB25B · petrol · 127 kW (170 hp) · 235 Nm (173 lb-ft) · 2013–14
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 5-speed automatic · Lineartronic CVT
- Drivetrain
- Symmetrical all-wheel drive
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BS 2014–2019
FB25 with the CVT throughout, plus the first driver-assistance camera systems at volume.
- Body styles
- Estate
- Platform
- Subaru Legacy
- Engines
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- 2.5 — FB25 · petrol · 129 kW (173 hp) · 235 Nm (173 lb-ft)
- 3.6 flat-six — EZ36 · petrol
- 2.0 diesel — EE20 · diesel · 110 kW (148 hp) · 350 Nm (258 lb-ft)
- 2.5 H4 — EJ253 · petrol · 129 kW (173 hp)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · Lineartronic CVT
- Drivetrain
- Symmetrical all-wheel drive
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BT 2019–present
Global Platform; turbocharged 2.4 in several markets.
- Body styles
- Estate
- Platform
- Subaru Global Platform
- Engines
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- 2.5 — FB25 · petrol · 124–129 kW (166–173 hp)
- 2.4 turbo — FA24 · petrol · 250–376 Nm (184–277 lb-ft)
- 1.8 turbo H4 — CB18 · petrol · Japan
- Transmissions
- Lineartronic CVT · 8-Speed Simulated Lineartronic CVT
- Drivetrain
- Symmetrical all-wheel drive
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