![]() The number quickly began to climb after that first day, though, and my week’s average ended up much closer to 25 miles per gallon. My first few hours in the 2023 Outback Touring XT showed a miserable 17 miles per gallon, at least according to the onboard computer. (Photo/Evan Williams) Mean Turbo-Engine Fuel Economy ![]() But even on the multi-lane monster highways of Southern Ontario, half-throttle was more than enough. Though it’s nearly the same engine as the WRX, it doesn’t make this a sports car. The engine has enough power that I’m not sure I used full throttle more than once or twice. Or to keep the wheels spinning when you’re trying to get through a particularly large snow drift. That’s plenty to move this big wagon around on the highway. The engine offers 260 horsepower and 277 pound-feet of torque. It’s a big power boost over the naturally aspirated 2.5L boxer engine offered in anything without that XT badge. Subaru has offered this turbocharged engine in the Outback since this generation launched. The XT in Touring XT refers to Subaru’s 2.4L boxer-four. 2023 Subaru Outback 2.4L Turbo Power (Photo/Evan Williams) In five minutes, I had the dial set back to a single bar (of three), and that was more than enough for the rest of my time in the car. Bring back the old seat heater toggles, please.Īt least once you get those seat heaters fired up, they really pump out the BTUs. The heated wheel is run by a paddle behind the wheel’s rim, showing that Subaru understands some physical controls are better. Stabbing at the buttons with gloves on accomplished nothing but frustration. Automotive screens often feel slow to respond when temperatures are below freezing, and Subaru’s screen can be slow even on a warm day. What I didn’t appreciate deep into that frigid morning was that Subaru puts the heated (and vented) seat controls on the touchscreen. I spent more time watching the road and less time looking at a smaller map. The big screen made a big difference in helping me navigate an unfamiliar airport and city in a blizzard. ![]() CarPlay had been embiggened already.) Now you get a much larger implementation that takes up all but the climate control area.īoth CarPlay and Auto can use a wireless connection now too. (If you had the big screen, you got tiny Android Auto. No, not the oversized (and low-res-looking) fonts. Moments after pressing the start button, I noticed Subaru had fixed one of last year’s glaring issues with the 11.6-inch multimedia system. 2023 Outback Infotainment System Updates (Photo/Evan Williams)Īfter a 20-minute cab ride to the review fleet parking lot in an industrial park near the airport, I’m finally getting into the car at 1:36 a.m. At least the Wildernesstrim keeps its old nose instead of the unusual new look. The remaining part is the new front fascia and the oddball center-ish fog lamps. For the most part, that means a host of small improvements. (Photo/Evan Williams) 2023 Subaru Outback Touring XT Reviewįor 2023, Subaru has given the Outback a mid-cycle refresh. And it can do it with a week’s worth of luggage plus gifts in the back. This is a vehicle that can cover huge driving distances quickly and in great comfort, even if the roads are snow-covered and miserable. In short: The 2023 Subaru Outback is the bad-weather grand tourer, especially in turbo 2.4L XT form. Because I’m about to snag the keys to a 2023 Subaru Outback shod with a set of Bridgestone Blizzaks. Where I’m headed, a couple of hours away in Niagara Falls, major highways are still closed due to drifts so deep they’re hiding stranded vehicles. I’m at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, stepping off what was supposed to be an early Christmas Eve flight that is now arriving well into Christmas morning. I’m more than six hours delayed because of the blizzard that has blanketed much of North America in massive amounts of snow and cold. But there is still room for improvement in this popular tall wagon. The 2023 Subaru Outback Touring XT gets some tech updates that improve the package.
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