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Subaru Outback Powertrain Performance Pros and Cons
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Our Experience...An Unsatisfactory Car 2016 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons Member365 The four cylinder engine provides barely adequate performance. I have owned and driven 2013 Honda CR-V four cylinder and Honda Accord four cylinder models from model years 2006, 2008, 2014 and 2016 that offer far better acceleration. Comparison vehicle: 2016 Subaru Outback |
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2000 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons A member in British Columbia, Canada 160-something horsepower is not a lot for the weight of this car. I wish I had the manual and just 20 more hp. Building RPMs is slow, initially. The transmission is so-so. The car jerks from a start, making you think you have a very powerful engine. But there's not... Comparison vehicle: 2003 Toyota Camry |
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2015 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons Member6286 It generally drives very nicely, but it does feel underpowered at times. |
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2015 Subaru Outback Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh If you want a fairly quick (if still short of thrilling) Outback, opt for the 256-horsepower, six-cylinder 3.6R. The 175-horsepower 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine in the tested Outback 2.5i Premium performs adequately, but never feels quick. The Cherokee is a few hundred pounds heavier, and is more sluggish as a result,... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Jeep Cherokee |
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Very happy with the 2014 OB! 2014 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons rcboater We have the 2.5 engine with the 6 speed manual transmission-- and really like it. In our old 2001 outback, with the 5 speed, it always felt like it needed one more gear to shift to when on the Highway. The 6th gear in the 2014 makes a big difference,... |
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A good choice. 2012 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons Member5797 Had a 2010 Forester with the 2.5 4cyl and auto. Hated it. Test drove the Outback with the 3.6R 6cyl and 5 spd auto. Love it! Great power and the transmission is so smooth. Just wish I could shift gears from the gear selector and didn't have to use paddles. |
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Great car with limited competition 2012 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons Member5316 CVT performs adequately, it's a wagon with a SUV slant, so I don't expect BMW sedan, supercharged SUV or sport car performance. And for passing and ridding this vehicle a bit harder the manual downshift gives it adequate kick to perform a quick acceleration by bypassing the CVT reaction... |
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2012 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons JD I don't know if I'll ever get used to the CVT. To me it is like driving a rubber band. I have found it to work well though. The engineers say the CVT is one of the reasons for good gas mileage, so it is ok with... |
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2010 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons A member in Maryland, United States The 4 cyl is adequate for the mountains. I can keep it under 3000 rpm and climb anything at highway speeds of 65 or 70 mph. I don't trust it for quick passing though. |
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'07 Subaru Outback 2007 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons Member5658 All wheel drive and ground clearance are nice to have for bad weather or trying to get to a remote location. You wouldn't confuse it for a sports car, but it gets up and down the canyon very nicely, too. |
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2010 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons A member in North Carolina, United States Transmission has issues, the TCM has been reflashed 4 times. We've been told that there is not a fix and will not be a recall since it is not a 'safety issue'. Glad we leased it because it is going back; had it been a reliable vehicle we would have... |
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2011 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons Member1986 Like any 4 cylinder, this car does require you to get north of 3000 RPM to get into good power. I love that it cruises in town at 1200 RPM. We took a loaded car with roof box through the mountains and never lost one MPH. The increased RPM's... |
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2012 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons Member5453 The 3.6R has plenty of power and yet gives great gas mileage. |
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2010 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons Member5217 The 3.6 was a fantastic engine for this vehicle, the 2.5 was merely adequate. |
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2010 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons Member5217 The 3.6 was a fantastic engine for this vehicle, the 2.5 was merely adequate. |
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2007 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons Member4478 The O7 XT is equiped with a turbo charger,the engine response is smooth. The engine has more than enough power for the size of the car. Compared to an Audi A4 or an Audi Allroad the power is greater than or equal to those cars. |
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2010 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons Member4941 Plenty of power, if you get it up to 4k rpm. No understeer or oversteer thanks to AWD and very winter capable. The road to my house has 8% to 10% grades and the Outback handled the grades with no problem even when the snow was packed and icy. |
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2011 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons Member5031 The only car in its price range with true AWD-60/40 rear/front power split. Prefer the drivetrain to the more fuel efficient 4 cylinder and the hated CVT. |
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2005 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons Member5062 3-litre 6-cylinder engine provides ample performance in all conditions, is unbelievably smooth and quite (unlike a 2.5L 4-cylinder). Best Subaru mill in ages. Sealed-for-life timing chain means no expensive T-belt swap job every 60-100 kmiles. |
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2011 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons A member in North Carolina, United States |
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2009 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons Member3948 Non-turbo is quite slow even in unloaded vehicle. For the price, there were better options. Auto trans model was only 4 speed, not particularly well-matched to engine power and weight of vehicle. |
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2010 Subaru Outback Pros and Cons Member4275 The CVT tranny is excellent. I love how smooth it is not having true "shift points". For a 4 cylinder I am very impressed with the ammount of power it produces for being in such a large vehicle. The option of going to manual from automatic is great. |
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