Along with their new bigger grilles, Subaru is giving the 2023 Outback and Legacy bigger prices for the 2023 model year. The prices for the base model vehicles rises by $741 and $900 (to $29,630 and $25,415) respectively following their mild refreshes.
Model lineups will remain largely unchanged in the upcoming year, with Subaru offering the Outback in base, Premium, Onyx Edition, Limited, Touring, Onyx Edition XT, Wilderness, Limited XT, and Touring XT trims. The Legacy, meanwhile, will be offered in base, Premium, Sport, Limited, and Touring XT trims.
Prices don’t increase uniformly across the range, though. Although the 2023 Outback Onyx Edition XT costs a whopping $2,750 more than it did last year, the simple Onyx Edition has been added to the lineup, and it costs $2,350 less than the 2022 Onyx Edition XT.
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The difference between the models comes down largely to the engine offered on each. The simple Onyx Edition features Subaru’s 2.5-liter, naturally aspirated four-cylinder boxer engine that makes 182 hp (136 kW/185 PS) and 176 lb-ft (239 Nm) of torque. The addition of “XT” to the moniker, means that you get a 2.4-liter turbocharged engine that makes 260 hp (194 kW/264 PS) and 277 lb-ft (375 Nm) of torque, which is also available now on the Legacy Sport. The more powerful model also gets some additional luxuries, like eight-way adjustable power front seats, a new power moonroof, and additional safety features.
As covered in our rundowns of the new models, Subaru took an “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach to updating the two models, meaning that they will be quite familiar to owners of the 2022 models. Still, there will be some updates for the new model year.
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The top of the line Outback Touring and Legacy Touring XT will get 2023’s marquee technological update, which is the latest-generation EyeSight Driver Assist Technology. The system can operate under a greater range of conditions thanks to a wider field of view introduced by a new Wide-Angle Mono Camera that can more easily recognize cyclists and pedestrians, updated control software, and an electric brake booster. That, as well as the 2.4-liter turbocharged engine, may account for why the highest trim Outback, the Touring XT, costs $1,650 more than it did last year.
The latest version of Subaru Starlink will also be available thanks to the new models. That means an 11.6-inch touchscreen that has standard wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. The system is also capable of being updated over the air.
Those particularly interested in this new big-grilled generation of the Subaru Outback and Legacy can expect them to start arriving at dealerships this fall. Both are built at the automaker’s Lafayette, Indiana assembly plant.
