That’s exciting!

Lol, I don’t know about that, but I’m glad you think so! 😁😅

As an owner of a giant screen, I really like it. I know everyone likes to complain about it, but I enjoy what it offers. And, it's not tacked on top of the dash, it's well integrated.

I have a 24 outback onyx. I don't mind the large screen, but I agree the glare can be intense at times and make it hard to see much of anything. Most of the time it is fine, but like I turn on the AC and I literally cannot see the bottom screen buttons at all.

What are you doing that requires you actual buttons all the time?

Totally agree

​@@w00tplayaw00tHe's the type that doesn't know how to use automatic climate control. Always tweaking out with fan speed and temperature vs setting a temperature and go. Once I set a temperature remotely or in the car, I only touch the screen for directions or changing my Spotify playlist. Otherwise everything else can be done with physical buttons like the automatic climate control.

Thank you! And I appreciate you choosing to watch and provide great insight! 🙂

I’m glad my video was helpful! And thanks for mentioning that, it wasn’t exactly how I had been planning to film this video that day so it had thrown me off a bit lol. Have a happy and safe 4th as well!! 😁

Very nice!

Cars in the US are so cheap!

Be careful. I heard you can get hooked after just one time. You could be driving Subarus the rest of your life.

Thank you for mentioning this!!

That’s awesome!! Thanks for sharing.

That would be a sweet spec. It’s a shame you have to pay for other fancy stuff just to get the power!

Great insight! Also, I’ve noticed the same. Our OBW with navigation displays speed but our Forester Premium without it does not. Thanks for watching!

Thanks again! Yeah, we’re very fortunate! It feels so good to know that both our daily’s are safe and capable now.

@@AutomotiveAnonymous208I am trying to to convince my wife to get another Forester as she has had two but she is loving her 2022 Tucson. I am eagerly awaiting the 2026 Outback!

Hey Jordan! This one legitimately is a 2025, lol. I have no idea why Subaru of America hasn’t updated their website yet. I think I mentioned that in the full review of the 25 Outback Wilderness I did, as well as the 25 Red Premium Outback (you should be able to see that one). It’s strange, also yesterday I put up a 2025 Legacy Premium video and those have been updated on the website. Not sure who dropped the ball or what the reasoning is though on the Outbacks haha. 🤪

Have owned 3 Subarus: ‘11 and ‘14 Foresters ( Japan) and now a ‘17 Outback ( USA). See absolutely no difference in quality. Foresters had around 200,000 km at trade in. Outback has over 200,000 and no plans to trade.

Thanks again for watching! As mentioned below, I haven’t actually heard of any known quality differences between Subarus and their build location. I think it’s just assumed that vehicles build in Japan are held to a high standard. The U.S. is pretty good too. And because of the factories set up to build the various models you can’t pick and choose where it came from, they’re just simply built at that location depending on model. The thing that’s unfortunate is when an auto maker really wants to save more money (and what appears to be cheaping out) they will move production to Mexico or China. For example, a sad thing Toyota did is with the new 2024 4th generation Tacoma they moved assembly to Mexico instead of Texas so now they only have to pay their workers the equivalent of 2-4$ an hour (from what I’ve read). Instead of a livable wage in the U.S. And it’s assumed that the assembly care and quality might be lower, but also I don’t know for sure and it might be a case by case situation. 🤦‍♂️

Oh very interesting, thanks for sharing!

I don’t have an accurate decibel reader so it’s hard to say for sure. The Outback may have been a tad bit quieter inside compared to the 5th gen Forester, but I don’t know that it is as good as this new 6th gen. 🤷‍♂️😅 That just means they’re probably very similar, at least in what I can detect.

I have both, road noise is the same. Both are very quiet. Forester is slightly quieter when it comes to wind and engine noise, but I have the Forester Sport with the lower roof rack. I have heard that the XT Outback has a quieter engine compared to the 2.5.

Are there a lot of engines going 200K with no issues at all? I had a 2014 Tacoma and I had an engine repair at 40k miles. Also a non engine warranty repair at about 25K. If I go 200k before needing any work I am good.

Thank you for adding this!!

I bet that XT is nice! And we’re definitely enjoying our 25 Forester. They’re just all around such a good vehicle.

That’s the assumption. And the Baja idea is just my own hope and dream lol.

Nice!!

Haha you’ve concisely summarized this 22 minute video quite well. Thanks for watching and providing value!

Sounds like we have nearly the same garage! I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels that way about them. Thanks for watching! 🙂

100% lol