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May 24, 2021 |
Casey Williams | Auto Reviewer
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Subaru Outback customers know what they want: reliable family transport, all-road capability, fuel efficiency, long-term durability and plenty of space for all their stuff. And judging by sales numbers, people are pretty pleased with their jacked-up Outbacks.
But some owners upfit their Outbacks to go further away from civilization. For them, we drive the just-released 2022 Outback Wilderness.
The Outback Wilderness is easy to spot, with its flared fender cladding, black anti-glare hood patch, anodized copper accents and HEX fog lamps. Front and rear facias extend with black plastic, but are shaved closer to the body to improve approach and departure angles on-trail. You might also notice black, 17inch wheels wearing Yokohama GEOLANDER tires and increased ground clearance from 8.7 inches to 9.5 inches about the same as the Mercedes G-Class. Choose bright Geyser Blue to complete the look.
Subaru Outback Wilderness Designates a New Sub-Brand
While it’s not official yet, the new Outback Wilderness could be the first of many such desert-dirt tourers.
It gets an extra inch of ground clearance, better approach, departure and breakover angles, and Subaru X-MODE.
Subaru says pricing starts at $38,120.
Subaru wanted to make a more capable line for its many crossover wagons, so it’s beginning or will at some point announce that it’s beginning a new sub-brand called Wilderness and the Outback you see here is the first one.
“For our performance cars we have STI as a halo brand, it’s a sub-brand, and we really wanted to have something like that for our SUVs and crossovers, and that’s where this Wilderness brand came from,” said Subaru engineer/product planner/spokesperson Tim Wood. “It’s a different mission, but a similar concept.”