The Outback comes with four airbags to protect the driver and front passenger from frontal and side impacts. It’s an impressive list: driver fatigue monitoring/distraction warning, reversing camera, blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, autonomous emergency braking (forward and reverse), lane change assist, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, autonomous emergency steering, traffic sign recognition and tyre pressure monitoring.įront- and side-view monitoring is standard for the Outback Sport and Touring variants, but not the base-model Outback. And with the Outback’s plethora of driver assist technology and passive safety systems, it looks odds-on to score five stars. There is no current crash safety rating for the 2021 Subaru Outback, but it’s only a matter of time before the latest model is tested by ANCAP. In addition, the Outback Sport includes sports pedals, a powered tailgate with gesture control, and heated seats (front and outboard rear). Standard features for the entire Outback range run to 18-inch alloy wheels, heated electric door mirrors, dual-zone climate control, leather-bound multifunction steering wheel, trip computer with 4.2-inch display, keyless entry/start and reclining 60/40-split folding rear seat. The mid-range Subaru Outback Sport misses out on three colours available with the entry-level Outback and the range-topping Outback Touring: Brilliant Bronze metallic, Crimson Red pearl and Storm Grey metallic. Subaru is not unique, but close to it, in offering metallic paint at no extra charge. There’s just the one powertrain for all variants (see below) – for the moment at least. The 2021 Subaru Outback range kicks off from $39,990 plus on-road costs for the entry-level model, rising to $44,490 plus ORCs for the Outback AWD Sport and $47,790 plus ORCs for the Outback AWD Touring.īoth the mid-spec and flagship variants are on test for this review.

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