from some of the comments, it seems like people didn't watch the whole video. The dude knows he's not in a rock climber. I've thought of going with a Subaru with a lift for an 'adventure' car. It seems like a solid camp, hike and fishing vehicle. He seems pretty pleased with what he's done... that baja on the other hand... wth...

>"it's pretty much as good as anything else out there" >crashes into 4" rock

For everyone who is talking about how much this outback "Can't rock crawl" or "Get a jeep"? When do you actually find yourself doing heavy off-road? Only when you WANT to on your own time. Im sure they're a few people who actually NEED the off-road capability of a Lifted car with lockers in there everyday life, but most Cars equipped with these 35 inch tires and a foot lift? Maybe actually use them to there full potential 10-20 times a year if the owner wants. I drive a 2009 Subaru Outback 2.5i limited and it takes me everywhere I want to go. Off-road? I'll just take a different line. Not everyone is going into mud holes or rockcrawling in MOAB. I could've gotten a Jeep or an Fj but I wanted an everyday vehicle that doesn't feel like I'm driving a bus and that's my personal opinion. Stop obsessing over the item and remember that off-roading is about getting out into nature and enjoying yourself whether it's in a Land Rover defender or in a Prius.

"Yeah, it's got pretty good ride height"... *crunk* "Damn, that sucks..." "Ok, we're just gonna' move this rock and carry on..." *strains while lifting the rock* "Ok, we're gonna' go round 'cause that's a pretty big rock." Epic jokes! :D

Mad props for actually wheeling his Subaru. Most never see even a gravel road. No doubt this thing rides fine on the road where as a stock Wrangler is a handful on pavement. The other advantage of a mild off-road vehicle is less wild obstacles are fun challenges. The fun is in the challenge and the accomplishment. This guy doesn't have to find monster trails to have a good time.

Wait, I'm supposed to be convinced that I should buy a Subaru Outback for offroading after the dude's car is nearly destroyed by a rock that is sticking out from the ground by maybe 4"? LMAO.

I love this Outback. Ive been looking into getting one for sometime. My girlfriend and I love getting out there hiking and enjoying the outdoors. I mean great mileage, comfort, reliability and some off road prowess truly makes the vehicle shine out from the rest of the competition.

Im a Jeep and Subie guy. Putting a 4" long arm on my V8 ZJ, and 2" lift on my 2000 Outback with some Grabber AT2's. Ive done alot of simple wheeling in the Outback already since my Jeep is getting bumpers made. Love it!

"Has the same ground clearance as an xterra" *smashes against 4 inch tall rock*

That was fun to watch and as a Wrangler owner I say congrats to this guy for trying something different!

Actually improved the look too.

I love how prepared and well equipped the guy with the Subaru is.

"good for offroading" proceeds to rub and scrape the shit out of everything...

For goodness sake use a jack stand. I’ve seen several scissor jacks collapse, especially if you’re wiggling the car around wrenching on stuff. One almost killed one of my crew at STPR a few years ago. Cool outback otherwise, Subaru’s are definitely more off-road capable than most people will ever need. I’ve taken my stock height STI on ORV trails before, the look on ATV riders faces when you catch up to them is priceless :)

Great video. This kid is humble. Knows what he can and can't do. Much respect.

Dude, good to see you on this Grant! Not sure how we're just now finding this but glad we did! Cheers to one fun dude!

"It's got the same ground clearance as an Xterra" BAM (proceeds to run into 6" tall rock) "That sucked."

A lifted outback is basically like having a brand new subbie crossover, and it looks better than a forester.

I have a 2002 Subaru Outback H6 3.0.. And I'm taking that through everything you can possibly imagine and never got stuck.. pulled out jeeps and trucks and climbing Hills that jeeps and trucks struggling with..

Sure doesn't look like a 4" lift.

Great video! I do the same thing with my '99 Outback. The only difference is I off road in the California deserts.

It's funny I'm building a Saab 9-5 wagon into a similar vehicle. I like the class term "Traction Wagon" to describe these.

That bagged Baja is still pretty dope lol. I have a lifted legacy wagon and love it

love his creativity though and definitely not something you'll see often so props to that buddy. That 20 mpg would be amazing when XC the states and hitting trails in the process. thumbs up to this dude

I did this with a Volvo XC70 several years ago, had the thing on 29. something inch Yokohama Geolandar A/T-S tires. It was a monster, people were constantly surprised by what it could do. I ended up getting an old Suzuki Sidekick Sport and then lifted that and traded the XC70 for a new XC60 T6 Sport. With the 20s it has it wouldn't be seeing more than dirt roads and that's where the Suzuki comes in. Glad to see more people out there going things differently than the crowd.

1:10 That face you make when you thought your Subaru had more ground clearance than a Nissan Xterra! XD

This is a sweet ride. Glad to have seen it in person.

Dude, thanks for repping the Ambassador program! Love the Outback!

Love the ending.

love this lifted outback, very nice man :)

Congrats to this guy for going down the different path... Have had many Subarus.. all have been very nice cars, and very reliable... One other often over looked soft roader is the 1st Gen Honda CRV. Decent ground clearance, and a decent and simple AWD system. And Cheap parts, since it is basically a lifted Honda Civic.

This is a great vid. This sparked in my mind what might be possible with my '04 corolla hatch and putting and electric assist motor(s) on the back wheels.

Outbacks are cool. But definetly not the best SUVs for offroad, maybe the safest because there so low.

wheels for 2 hours, creates 8 hours of must do maintenance. well it sure sounds like a rock crawler to meeee... minus the rocks.

I had a tiny little Subaru Impreza 1996 on larger legacy wheels and it had surprisingly high ground clearance. I did some crazy stuff with that car, took it down rugged unpathed gullies in the NZ bush, out the beaches and harbours and hills, no problem at all. Small, light and high up enough to get over whatever I needed. Really miss that little car. Doing this tame stuff is one thing, but going so far that you are 40km from the nearest cellphone reception and having complete trust that your car will handle it all is crazy for a little Subaru where there's no road's

This is the best Subaru Outback video I have seen on You Tube. Very cool.

Who makes that pull out canopy? That thing is awesome!

Heres the thing, its a good drive on the road, its a good drive off the road, its not as comfortable as a luxury car, and not as capable as a jeep, but its better than all of those in the opposite regard. i've owned sports cars, jeeps, trucks, and SUV's. The subaru Outback is a good all around vehicle thats a 7/10 in everything while a jeep is a 10/10 offroad and get anywhere you want vehicle, but a 3/10 daily driver. along with any other vehicles specs.

subbies are balanced. It got some offroad and some on road and that makes it an ultimate vehicle for everyday use in the city.

PS again I really do love your video you put everything pretty much spot-on I couldn't say it any better than that I own a Forester with Expose and I love it it ain't even got two inch lift and I still love my Forester so thank you for making the video I love you very much

"Same ground clearance as a Nissan Xterra......BAM"

My humble opinion... the modification made may be better on a Subaru Crosstrek or Forrester. Personally I like the Outback most but in this particular application, the Forrester maybe more suitable and the Crosstrek maybe the best for the modification made.

I picked up a 2001 Outback and installed a 2" lift. It's the H6 VDC and it gets to my hunting camp through mud, sugar sand and rough terrain with almost zero drama with the exception of one approach that hits the front bumper (pre lift). It gets over 22 MPG getting there and storage is great. I have heavy trucks that I use as well and can compare on the same run. My Dodge 2500 V10 was hopeless offroad because of weight. Front and rear lockers were installed and heavy foot needed to keep momentum up. GMC 2500 6.0L truck- factory rear locker and lower weight allows this truck to float a bit, but some wheel spin needed to keep from getting stuck. Toyota FJ cruiser- No drama and competent. When we took the Subaru in for the first time I had my buddy with the tractor on speed dial, but no worries as the Subaru made the run like it was nothing. It's just a light duty package so parts won't last as long and the undercarriage is more vulnerable. My fuel bill when I take the Subaru on a long weekend to the woods goes from $160 with the 2500 trucks to $55. Not too shabby.

Defiantly a rad car. I like how the guy super into it, it's not about how capable your rig is, its about your attitude and your passion for the sport, not everyone wants to just fly over every obstacle, some people enjoy the challenge. I had someone following me at TDS last year in a Subaru just like this and I gladly hung back and helped him through a number of obstacles because he was a nice guy and had a good attitude and we had a blast, way more fun than just sitting in my built wrangler waiting for the guy ahead of me to pass over something. That being said, I think the title of this video is complete click bait, there is no grounds to claim that this is the "best" anything and the video certainly didn't show any. But in order to work up a bunch of off road guys into watching their video they purposely leave the "off road" out of the title and then go and take this so Called "best suv" off road the entire video. "Oh but read the title, we didn't say it was the best OFF ROAD suv" no but you sure as hell insinuated it, and did a terrible job and trying to prove it.

It may not have ground clearance but it goes more places than the average Wrangler owner will ever go.

The Subaru Outback is a fine vehicle, but what happens when you lift it? THIS!

love it, lifted outbacks are sweet! I had Yokohama geolander at-s on mine. never got stuck.

can you provide a mod list so i can do the same to my outback ( i just wanna lift and and put A/T Tires.

“Pretty good ground clearance” *slams into rock”

I had the first turbo station wagon that Subaru ever made, when I bought it it had been modified by the previous owner and was running 2 bar boost. 0-100km/h it used to pull ahead 3 car lengths on a 5.7 V8 and it only used 12L/100 km I could sleep in the back and if I had lifted it up it could also have done what this vehicle does. I absolutely loved that car. For all the 4x4 types out there saying Noooo this is silly, just think about this for a while. Choose a vehicle that is good at doing what you do in it 99% of the time. If you climbing mountains all day over boulders then you need a 4x4 jeep type of vehicle, fair enough, but if you driving on freeway or just dirt roads 99% of the time and you lugging around a huge 4x4 truck with a transfer case and monster tires, then you are paying for all that fuel 100% of the time for a task that you perform 0.01% of the time......that's not smart. This guy is an engineer and so am I........ 5 years of integral calculus, mechanics of machines, thermodynamics, strength of materials and machine design does kind of give us a bit of a larger knowledge base than what most people have to call on when making decisions about mechanical devices, so if we say its good, the chances that it is good are high. If you dont have a degree in Engineering and you say this is bad the chances that you are correct are low. A stock Subaru turbo does 9L/100 km or 26 mpg and 0-100km/h or 60 miles an hour in 6 seconds, keep that in mind the next time you fill up you big 4x4 beast you so proud of.

Bummed I'm just seeing this. Cool video, guys.

I love it! At some point we'll be lifting our 2015, adding plates and tires.

Underrated? All I've ever heard about Subarus is that they are tanks. Off-road, onroad, and lasts to 200k+ miles

Bro, you goin to MOAB??

I have an 07' LL-BEAN Outback with a flat-6.. It's a BEAST!! It loves snow and I've pulled a few trucks out of bad situations..

It is!! We have a 00 outback wagon, stock height but some amazing 205/75/16 tires. That thing slices through Michigan snow like crazy, actually we play a game were we try to get it stuck... Haven't yet...

lol The video start and he builds it up like it's as great as any purpose built offroader. Dents skidplate, punctures engine manifold, CV damage, another scuffed plate... "Grants an engineer, so he appreciates efficiency" Do you know what's efficient? Not a new Outback jacked up to do things it shouldn't do. And of course he goes on to say that the guy with a bagged Baja ruined it. Look at your wagon, guy. The argument he later makes about his use case makes a lot more sense but he's clearly pushing it to stupid.

Why not just get a ... forester?

just lifted my '98 legacy to 7" clearance. I've been taking it offroading to Death Valley, the Black Rock desert, and some large hills by my house. It can handle most reasonable terrain: rough roads, sand, mud, relatively steep hill climbs. I just wish it had a locking diff. Like he said, it's good for getting you where you want to go. I can't remember how many times I've had to turn back on an adventure because I had 2" ground clearance.

my 2000 OBS has never gotten stuck, I'm a big fan.

Best SUV you can buy.... Let me just move the Rocks off the track

Subaru sells a lifted Outback, it's called a Forester! A couple inches shorter but the same inches taller, and with more clearance standard... All Subarus follow a parts-bin design motif so sitting on the inside of one versus the other would hardly be any different...

Used to drive one on unsealed roads a lot. Stones in the heat shields for days...But LSD in the rear was handy in the snow. Could tackle most easy stuff, but still drove really well on the road. Would get another one for sure.

good video ! Bought mine 2017 last Saturday :)

its too low tho

"more ground clearance than a nissan xterra" SMASH

I own a '97 Legacy Outback. They're incredibly sturdy little platforms.

as new Subaru owner, this is the most informative video.

am I the only one that watched 1:07 over and over

That owner of the slammed Baja is a disgrace to the Subaru brand.

Definitely doing off-road work similarly to my '04 H6. She feels comfortable off the road.

I go all the time with my buddies in the Poconos with a stock 2015 outback. 1 dude has a hummer h2, there's a 4Runner and a couple of open air rock crawlers. my outback has a couple of bangs and bruises, and I can't hit the mud pits, but on a class 3 trail it has no problem.

The 4Runner the host showed up in was better than any subie stock and modified

A simple stock tacoma would be just as good and with a little modification much better.

Bruh that little tint you used while changing your tire was so fucking badass

Had one and loved it but found a unicorn X-Trail (turbo diesel 6-speed) so now driving this! Pulled out a wrangler and a Pajero and 3 jimnys with my mom van haha... Have fun man and be safe!

I love my Subaru but best SUV I'll give that to the 4runner

A Lifted -Subaru Outback- Toyota 4Runner Is The Best SUV You Can Buy

I've got a '16 Forester XT I wanna lift but have only found dudes bringin them up like 1.6" with the primitive kit. Any advice on me getting higher up with the symmetrical awd system?

1980 Subaru Leone DL Wagon. Engine swapped for an EJ22 out of a 92 Legacy, doubling the HP and Torque. 5sp DR FWD/4WD Manual from an 86 Loyale GL. Limited Slip Rear Differential from another variation of the 86 Loyale. 4" block lift with 2" drop of motor, trans, and diff. Obligatory WRX wing mounted on rear hatch.

Most of these comments make me fear for the human species.

There's no way that is going to last. I would NEVER off-road with a vehicle equipped with a CVT. Not only are they not known for reliability, but the lift combined with the extra stress from climbing obstacles is absolutely going to tear that thing apart. Good luck trying to get Subaru to honor the warranty when the transmission blows up. Subaru's are made for all weather driving, but not heavy off-roading. It's pretty clear from this video. I feel sorry for whoever inherits this car down the road if this guy decides to sell it. Just because it has all wheel drive doesn't mean you treat it like that.

Great video and a great suv. Viva Subaru! Have a forester, nothing like your outback. Looks awesome and an all around capable suv. Nice job. Inspiring for others to hit the off-road areas 🏆🥇

As the former owner of a lifted Legacy L wagon on Outback suspension and 27" Grabber AT2 tires, I approve of this video.

Just get a 4runner

Need to lift that Baja.

This video perfectly captures why I stopped going "off road" for the sake of going off road. You're just gonna break shit. But these cars are awesomely capable and versatile adventure vehicles. And they look gnarly when you lift em.

Someone please tell me what is that spare tire carrier connected to the hitch, where can I acquire one??

So I get that this guy wants a civilized daily that can still go off road, but this thing still makes no sense to me. 1. I highly doubt this car maintains its good stock ride and handling with a 4 inch lift. 2. He had to hack up the bumpers to get decent approach clearance, and mounting solutions for recovery hooks. Have fun with re-sale. 3. It stills sucks off road. He's breaking and scraping things on obstacles most stock SUVs would clear easily. 4. "Hurr durr, it gets good gas mileage". How many thousands of dollars did he spend ghetto rigging up mods to make this thing slightly less shitty off road? How much gas would that buy?

Best SUV?? Wtf. I was expecting something a bit more impressive. It looks like a nice rig for certain tasks but it is far from the best.

I’ve got a 2018 3.6r outback. Stock standard, it’s a fantastic all rounder. Pretty fast through the bends and fairly capable on our farm tracks. One of the best vehicles I’ve owned…and I’ve owned A LOT of cars over the last 40 years of my driving history.

This is very cool!! People underestimate Legacies and Outbacks. I have a '97, and I don't play on off roading it, but hopefully I can get a lifted outback at some point and off road that

What int he actual fuck is wrong with the guy in the baja? First of all, no subaru should ever be slammed, lifted if anything, or if it's for track, then lowered to a usable height, but definitely not turned into a scraper with some stancenation stretched tires. Second of all the thing is literally called the Baja, why the fuck would you lower a baja truck? Thirdly this creature is in the middle of fucking nowhere, where theres not even paved roads, and is driving that shit. But honestly, the baja is such an ugly vehicle, why would you even choose that to do your modifications to? Unless they were strictly looking for an offroader?

CVT makes this Subaru an offroading dud. lol

Had a stock '83 all wheel drive with hi and low range, only about 7" ground clearance, (though better approach and departure than new Subie's) ...and took that thing all over the place off-roading. When I knew I couldn't rock crawl or mud bog it, I went around on the side of trails in place that would flip a typical SUV over in seconds, and my Subaru was so narrow it could ride on banks of trails. You could look back an see my little tracks on crazy routes that left buddies with their larger SUV's cracking up. They didn't quite "respect" the Subaru (especially at first), but they knew it's all I had and at least broke down to admitting it could do far more than they expected, and even went past some spots that got them stuck. Of course these were friends and I didn't have too much trouble with respect... but they were surprised and reluctant sometimes because it was from Japan, and had been taught (of course) but older relatives to hate it. Heres another area that car kicked ass--- very slippery, ice/snow roads. I could find at least one wheel on something other than ice, keep in 4 low (wis they still had that), and crawl up steep country roads that froze the daytime melt-off to a thin sheet of ice. With enough occasional bumps from mud and snow here and there, the '83 Subaru climbed more than one road like that where Ford pickups, International Scouts, Jeeps, Blazers, etc... couldn't follow me. I couldn't follow them through bogs and over tree trunks, but they couldn't follow me everywhere either. The traction was ridiculous. Maybe even better than the new ones.

I live in Arizona. Lots of 4x4 trails here. We know how to drive them. This guy is learning the hard way.

Cool and creative build, I actually like it but this car doesn't have enough clearance... Even with the lift, you can't go off-roading in places like this. A used stock 4Runner can do whatever this Subaru can and probably even more, the 4runner is a comfy ride on the road as well. I own a stock 2010 Land Cruiser and whenever I go mudding with the right tire pressure and the raised hydraulic suspension I never really have any issues and if I really push it, I can get through whatever modified FJs and Wranglers go through and that doesn't limit my car from being extremely practical in terms of storage, gadgets, luxury and ride comfort. I can't judge people's preferences, taste and opinions but this isn't the best SUV you can buy, there are far better SUVs you can get for cheaper.

Every time someone mentions getting a proper vehicles for the off-roading you do you say "but they cant get my MPG's" Sorry to burst your bubble but my Jeep Grand Cherokee on 32" tires and a 2" lift will blow the doors off your Subaru in both off-roadability and MPG's....why? Diesel. 28mpg's average. Just went offroading today, nothing scraped, nothing bottomed out, went to my favorite shooting spot and all i had to do was pull the lever to go into 4-lo. I think the person you are yelling at the loudest to try and convince us that what you did was a good idea is....you.

This is why I'm keeping my 2007 Subaru B9 Tribeca !! It isn't a rock crawler... but it goes where I need it to go.

This is Awesome! I'll consider the outback now!