Next-gen Subaru Outback to be unveiled this year
Jacked-up 2019 Subaru Outback wagon to share all-new Liberty's platform, engines and whole host of new techSubaru USA has confirmed it will unveil its fourth-generation Subaru Outback this year.
Speaking to
, a spokesman for the Japanese car-maker wouldn't be drawn on specific dates, leading the US mag to speculate that the all-new 2019 Subaru Outback will be unveiled either this April at the New York motor show or in November at the Los Angeles motor show.Set to share much with the seventh-generation Subaru Liberty revealed last week in Chicago, the all-new Outback will carry over nothing with the outgoing car and migrate to the Subaru Global Platform that was introduced by the 2018 Impreza.
Like the recently revealed 2019 Liberty, the next Outback will be offered with two engines initially when it arrives late this year.
The flagship XT models, as they're known in the US, will come with a 194kW turbocharged direct-injection 2.4-litre flat-four-cylinder engine, while the base cars will get a less powerful 136kW naturally-aspirated 2.5-litre.
Both engines will be combined with Subaru’s Lineartronic continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) and the brand’s trademark symmetrical all-wheel drive system that now features active torque vectoring.
Once again set to feature a raised ride height and plenty of protective plastic cladding and underbody armour, the new Outback will benefit from a substantial increase in rigidity and a lower centre of gravity compared to the last car.
Thanks to pseudo MacPherson struts up front and double-wishbone rear suspension, the 2019 Outback could leap to the top of the class for driving dynamics.
Inside, the redesigned Outback will also reap the benefits of the Liberty's huge leap forward in tech and materials quality.
Top of the range models will also come with a large 11.6-inch infotainment system which will incorporate Subaru's new operating system and work with both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Like the Liberty, the Outback will also be a far more refined and quieter place to soak up the kilometres thanks to extra acoustic insulation and even thicker glass.
Finally, new driver-assist technology will include semi-autonomous cruise control that can accelerate, brake and steer the vehicle on the highway.
It's not yet known if the new Outback wagon will touch down in Australia late this year or in early 2020, but Subaru will begin posting teases of the fourth-gen model in the coming months.
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