In my opinion, Alex on Autos reviews are consistently the most detailed, comprehensive, and useful auto reviews on KZfaq. Well done, Alex!

I would be curious to see the “regular OUTBACK” and this Wilderness version do side by side off road ability.

I put a deposit down on the Wilderness in early May, it arrives mid July, watching this video makes me so excited to be getting this bad ass car!

As usual, Alex, another EXCELLENT review!

Great review. I traded my 2020 defender for the 2022 wilderness model. For all of the reasons you described. Better on road, better gas mileage, better on road foul weather performance and all the off road performance I really need. IMO this is the best northeast / Pacific Northwest / mountain town car on the market…

Solid review. Have had my OBW for couple of weeks now, still in break in so no off road driving yet. But it's been a dream to drive otherwise, from interstate to country two lane blacktop.

Great review!

Another great review Alex! I like your comparing this with vehicles that would or should be cross-shopped. Thanks!!

Good and informative review. I look forward to the more in depth follow up.

Great review, thanks! I want one!!

Great review. Thank you!

This car was custom made for Colorado mountain winters. As many times as I’ve got stuck in snow near my place in Grand Lake…I’m putting in a order. In deep snow, ground clearance makes a difference

I would love to see the Ascent Wilderness Edition. It needs a Onyx Edition at least.

Super good video, curious if this is something I need on a crosstrek...

Thanks for the great review. Any indications of when we will see a Forester Wilderness?

That blue and gold color combo looks great!

May be it is time, for Subaru, to consider launch-gear ( with 1 or 2 steps ) for off-road and aggressive launch from stop-n-go.

I think that they really hit the sweet spot with this trim level. Truth be told, if you really need something capable of tackling more difficult terrain than the Wilderness can handle, you wouldn't want to live with that vehicle as your every day driver.

Pls do a video on safety & tech features it comes with .

Question would be tires, and recalibration of the AWD otherwise XMode. I think this is a cool option, but reality is how many will dive in. The regular Outback is already capable getting to the slopes or the Cabin, so in reality, what does the Wilderness buy you versus the regular one as what gene978 wants to know and I think many others. Is this in day to day a marketing thing with some minor changes, or does it really deserved own model. Okay the final drive is shorter I missed that one. Hmmm, if this had real lockers. But even still I think if I wanted to go more off than on the road, the Wilderness may make sense.

Good for Outback and Wilderness

The perfect taxi cab for NYC streets.

8:58 I thought gold was the Wilderness color, not orange....

I saw many 4x4 stuck in the lo and in the snow and I have taken them out with my outback, many times I go to places where other "all roads" get stuck. Alex I think you should do some thorough testing before making a Subaru video.

Only $2,300 more than the Onyx XT. Definitely a winner.

Great review, would get one if not for all the electric options coming online.

This can rock climb to all you need is a lift and bigger tires

What an off road beast, no problem getting over the 40degree

Can't wait to see the Wilderness version of the STI....

Thanks for the video! I wonder if you could provide a quick comment about how you see Outback vs Edge AWD. I know they are not necessarily in the same category but hope you can provide a quick view about driving experience, cargo space, reliability, features. Thanks.

Ordered one a month ago, been waiting for this embargo to be lifted and this is the first channel I checked!

No doubt that Geyser Blue is the franchise chosen show color

he is pretty even/measured in his presentations, but you can tell when is excited about a car or brand. i wonder if he will get this one next.

As always, stellar review Alex. Did you have any impressions of the new roof rails? Do they seem sturdier and able to safely hold a hard shell roof top tent?

One day back in the 70s, I was stuck in a creek in my new 6 cyl 1976 Jeep CJ5. The floorboards and pedals were underwater. A Subaru Bratt with four kids (two in the rear-facing truck bed seats) came to my rescue, or so I thought. The little pickup drove into the creek bed, did three orbits around my stuck Jeep, and without so much as a hello, go to hell, how's your mother, or anything, just drove off and left me stuck. I had to walk near 7 miles to get help and didn't get home till after 3:00 am. The moral of the story: Jeep drivers are more friendly.

luv it, but hoping for a hybrd.

Approach and departure angles?

Get this and a bronco two doors and you’re all set.

I wonder if this version has a different strut/springs setup than the regular OB.

What road were you on? I would like to take my 2024 Outback Wilderness on those dirt roads.

alex, you stated the outback has done a better job of the on-road than the ford bronco. i wasn't aware of you bronco complete review...or that the bronco was available to anybody for this

When's the next video coming when your back home?

Legacy Wilderness. Bring it.

So Toyota’s new Trailhunter trim will get similar treatment to this(?)

Looking forward to the Forester or Crosstrek Wilderness. The Outback is a little too much of a "station wagon"; I'm not crazy about the huge infotainment screen either.

What about Bronco Sport ?

Nice !! Love the Blue and Black contrast.. Still,, for 2022 that New Hyundai Santa Cruz is Sooo Awesome looking

CVT GANG

What is the tow rating? Great review as always.

i don't need the offraod capability. If they used the ascent cvt in the outback xt. Without the ascent cvt the outback xt turbo seems pretty average

2023 WRX wilderness please!

Is there a USB port in the center console? Or only in front of the shifter?

I think it all seems great, but the no wireless carplay is a dealbreaker for me. That's like #1 on my list for my new car. I mean, it's 2021...

Those wheels like like a space saver spare wheel .not gonna lie

I need it to stop much quicker than you claim…

Those tires must be really noisy on regular road

Seems to hit a good balance between on/offroad for normal weekenders. I hate the cvt. I would like to see the wrx/sti's return to some of its roots of offroadability.

How would this compare to the top trim of outback from features and amenities perspective?

Not sure if installing the Ascents CVT is a good thing! They have been troublesome!

It’s what’s on the inside that matters.

I'm really glad the Onyx XT is hard to find in my area, I can just wait for when these come out.

I hope Toyota does something similar with the rav4

Subaru has had several years different model generations having a “wilderness” package. It just wasn’t the level as the current version.

Maybe Subaru can convince Toyota/Aisin to build them a ruggedized CVT with a physical first gear...

If only Subaru would offer the upgraded premium Harmon Kardan sound system as an available OPTION on the Wilderness, it would be PERFECT. Please, Subaru.

I doubt this package will add any noticeable off-road benefit over the regular outback for additional price tag. If you want to do more difficult off-roading buy a 4 Runner, Wrangler or Bronco.

Waiting for the BRZ Wilderness

Id be interested in this vehicle if it had a six cylinder engine and a traditional automatic transmission.

Are the Wilderness only blue though?? It's the only color they would even show on their website and I'm hoping they don't limit color choices on this trim

If they are going to go through all the trouble then why wouldn't they put in a locker? Some of their decisions don't make sense to me. It's still a great vehicle, I just wish they'd push it more.

Thought the crosstrek already got an outdoor trim.

The best car is, ,I'm very happy with my car Subaru Wilderness !

SUBARU, GIVE US THE OPTION FOR A STICK IN ALL WILDERNESS MODELS!!!

How long will it take for the cvt to overheat trying to traverse a few tough obstacles?

Awesome review but why are you putting so much emphasis on the H in "wheel"?!

Starts at $36k not 38

Subaru made a CVT rally car (WRX) and a CVT off-roader. What's next lol?

My mdx aspec will smoke this wilderness

I like reviewers that mention Andriod Auto 😒

Really compelling package here in terms of dirt road driving and large cargo capacity. Too bad the exterior has taken the batmobile route rather than the Volvo route. Some will love it I'm sure, but I wouldn't be able to keep my lunch down having to look at this thing everyday.

IMHO, Subaru should have added a locking diff and a better crawl ratio. The Passport has a 20:1 ratio and Bronco sport 18:1. But, when you just cut a few corners, that's what you can do. The CVT does not help, when it's max ratio range is 7:1. Sure, it does not need to be a rock crawler, but true low-range 4x4 have a ~50:1 ratio.

Can’t tell if this was filmed on a Potato or if KZfaq has decided to add insult to injury by not even listening to the stupid new “select playback quality for each and every vid” bullshit. It’s new vid compression is brain damaging.

Somebody never went to the army. Still, this one is my favourite car channel on youtube! Thanks, Alex!

My goodness, that is one FUGLY crossover!

Those black moldings on wheel arch ruin the look. I would remove them

Ugh...Lose the horrible recovery points in favor of good old fashion heavy steel anchor points. Your new system is a recipe for disaster.

Now imagine revived Dodge Magnum in the similar trim 🤔

Love my outback. Minus the repairs!

cvt+offroad=smoked cvt

No heated steering wheel !

You meat 40% climb, not 40 degrees.

Alex, Subaru is collaborating with their big brother Toyota on a shared electric vehicle platform so why don't they do the same with ICE cars? This Outback would be much better with a 3.5 V6 and 8 speed auto from the Highlander.

It’s not orange details.

Let’s sleep on top of our Outback. 😂😂😂

But 2WD can do trails like that.

Best Subaru Outback Wilderness video on the Internet. If you listen closely, you will hear that the Wilderness does not give you much more than a standard Outback, and it absolutely gives you no more than the Outback Onyx XT. The Onyx XT looks graceful and has class. The Wildernes looks a bit goofy in an odd sort of way (unless you like body cladding that spills way over onto the door and a gold tag on one seat). How many of us drive up 40 degree inclines on a regular basis? And even fewer like tenting on top of their car. Besides, the Onyx XT can do that-. The Onyx has the exact same engine and power to weight ratio as the Wilderness. One other point. Driving to a trailhead is not diificult in but very few of the National Forests. The idea is to drive to the trailhead (which is what any Outback is built for)and then get out of the car and walk or ride your mountain bike (or, alternatively, ride your horse). on the trail. You will amost always see a Smokey Bear sign that says,"Trail use by foot, horse or bicycle only. No motorized vehicles allowed". The Wilderness is just marketing b.s.. Bet they are going to cost way more than any other Outback model . And you really do not want to sleep on top of your car in a tent in the trailhead parking lot (or in your own driveway,) do you? One thing is certain. You will not be cuddeling up next to a cozy campfire on top of your car. The U.S. Forest Service definitely frowns on that. I guess you could sleep on top of your Wilderness in your driveway. Right?

It still has a CVT, so no thanks.

First to like and watch.

Eh. Not convinced you can do much of anything more than a regular Outback can do. Maybe you can handle a slightly higher snow drift better, a slightly muddier road, a slightly more rocky path. I'm confused at who Subaru things is going to buy this. Never going to lure away Jeep people, so forget that. And the regular Subaru buyers almost always elect to buy the weak, anemic base non-turbo because that's all they need to haul their kayaks around.

Lol this thing is so rugged and off-road ready but they put a freakin CVT in it?? Total pass