The next generation of Subaru’s sugar-coated Legacy Station Wagon for North American consumers, the crossover-flavored Outback, arrives in showrooms this summer with pricing beginning from $24,895, not including a $850 (*) destination and delivery fee, for the base 2.5i model.
You get a choice of two powertrains, the standard 2.5-liter flat-four producing 175-horses and the optional 3.6-liter flat-six with 256-horses.
Both engines are paired to Subaru’s Lineartronic CVT (continuously variable transmission) with paddle shifters and all-wheel drive as standard, with the 2.5L model returning an estimated 25mpg city / 33mpg highway / 28mpg combined, and the 3.6L, 20mpg city / 27mpg highway / 22mpg combined.
The new 2015 Outback 2.5 is offered in three trim levels, with the base model featuring an infotainment system with a 6.2-inch touch-screen, HD Radio with single-disc CD Player and Bluetooth as standard, among others.
Another $2,100 gets you in the 2.5 Premium with an upgraded 7-inch Infotainment system, dual-zone climate control, power driver’s seat, leather steering and shift handle, illuminated overhead console and front door pull handles.
If you add another $3,000 to that, you can enjoy the numerous comfort, styling and safety features of the 2.5 Limited, such as perforated leather seats, 18-inch rims, Harman/Kardon audio system, Blind Spot Detection with Lane Change Assist and Rear Cross Traffic Alert.
The 3.6R is offered only in Limited trim, which gets all of the above plus HID low beam headlights with automatic height adjustment control and dual stainless exhaust tips.
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