I was able to get 32MPG on a road trip using my adaptive cruise control. My Wilderness ended up saving my life. Another driver was not paying attention, and t-boned me, causing me to flip and end upside down. Everyone was amazed that I was able to walk away. My new Outback Wilderness will be in in a couple weeks.

Just traded in my lifted Tacoma for the wilderness. The Subaru fits my needs way better and it’ll take me to 98% of places the truck took me.

I love the passion in your voice as you talk about this vehicle and it’s amazing capabilities . 👍🏾❤

Impressive and well explained from your real-life experience. Started following you. Keep making such nice contents for us.

This was very helpful - thanks!

Loved your commentary!!

Hey Vlad, great vid, and glad you're having so much fun with your Wilderness!!! We hope to see you out on the trails one day!!

I've been thinking about this car. Thanks for the info.

Thanks man great review hope all is well sending nothing but great vibes from California 😎👊

Thanks for sharing, good video! I'm looking at getting the Outback Wilderness soon :)

Similar to you I was torn between the Outback Wilderness and Toyota Tacoma TRD PRO. When you take everything into consideration the Outback simply can not be beat. Drives like a car , works like a truck and the MPGs beat any other 4X4 that exist. If you watch some off road tests the OBW is surprisingly capable. I recently bought a 2022 Outback Wilderness and it's easily the greatest vehicle I ever owned.

You should get PERRIN 20mm wheel spacers to avoid the muffin-top look of the car. The car looks better with the wheels pushed out a bit.

My last 2 cars were Nissan Xterras, but I recently traded in my Xterra for a Subaru Outback, and I am blown away by how great it is. I have more cargo room than my xterra, much better gas mileage, more comfortable interior, and it still has almost 9 inches of ground clearance with all wheel drive. I ignored Subaru for a long time, but not anymore. Thanks for the video, and stay safe!

I had a 21 TRDORP 4Runner and it was awesome! Only issue I just couldn't live with anymore was the fuel costs. Not with the perpetually high fuel prices. At the gas station all the time dropping $85 bucks a week. I ended up selling it and getting a new 24 Crosstrek Limited. It's not a 4Runner but I'm getting 35 MPGs on the highway and it cost about half as much to fill up and almost double the range. I will miss my Toyota but not all the extra ownership cost that came with it.

Гарні кольори на передньому "лайсенс плейт". Все пояснив коротко та інформативно. Привіт з України!!!

Great video and fantastic setup. I'm looking to do something similar once I get my outback. I wish you and your home country all the best in defeating the barbaric invaders.

Hopefully we are picking up our new Forester Wilderness soon 😎

Good choice i bought one 3 months ago.. I like it

I purchased the 2023 Outback Onyx XT instead of the Wilderness for a few reasons, first the diff in gas mileage and I believe the Wilderness comes with just the bar and not the cross bars. The 1 inch ride height wasn't a concern. Our off roading is limited to areas in Utah or Arizona where it's dirt roads but nothing earth shattering. I loved the Forester 2020 that I had but I feel a bit like I'm upgrading to a Luxury wagon and everything in the Outback feels premium, with the exception of the gloss black, and the silver trim around the head unit which the sun often reflects and irritates me as I'm driving. We may in the future haul a teardrop trailer (via rental because I don't have a place to put it), but for now we're happy running around the mountains here.

Bought a '22 OBW in Silver 2 months ago and I agree with everything you said here except the sound system being great. Coming from a Mazda 3 with a Bose system, not having a more premium speaker package in the OBW is definitely noticeable. Admittedly, I care about audio quality more than the average person, so your mileage may vary.

We have both; a 2016 T4R and a 2020 Outback Touring XT. I love the OB on long trips. Its much more comfortable and the tech is awesome. Hugs mountain roads with the AWD and is fantastic on wet and snowy roads. However i would not take the Subi places i have taken the 4Runner; the 4Runner takes a beating with the body on frame that the Outback cant match. Also the CVT just wont take the stress that the 4Runner tranny will. Its basically bulletproof. We have a good combination owning both. Glad you are enjoying your Wilderness.

Thank ‘U’ for giving us Australians a US perspective of the new Subaru Outback - I’ve owned over 10 Subarus all second hand purchases and have happily taken them to areas of our remote Aussie outback including mountains and the coast - the amount of standard safety equipment plus the constant AWD has been excellent and with the exception of the well-known head gasket issue of the older generation mine have been very reliable due to a strict maintenance regime - Jeep and a Mercedes are are at the bottom of our Australian owner reliability surveys - Toyota is too expensive now - I now have a 23Zero Stealth RFT which looks exactly like yours - all the best for Ukraine

Thanks for the video. We bought our Subaru Outback Wilderness. But we have still to wait till March or April to get it. Can’t wait. We are gonna buy this roof rack from front runner as well due to its low profil. 👍🏽 We live in Canada 🇨🇦

Thank you for this. I’m debating between a new outback or a rav4 prime. This is helpful. I hope your loved ones in Ukraine are as safe as possible.

I had a few Rubicons and loved them but was not using them to fullest potential. Got a 4runner. Loved it but gas mileage was not good, especially with fluctuating prices. Thought I would never like a Subaru(though I respected it). Love my wilderness. Does everything I need it to do well and is easy on the wallet.

This car has been tempting me for some time already. Will there be any other upgrades to it that you have in mind or would like to do in the near future? Thanks for the video 😎📷

I travel to Summit county in Colorado to ski often and the most common car locals drive is Outback. No one drives Jeeps in the Rockies. It’s Outbacks and trucks.

Good video !! I wasn't sure on the front runner rack but you sold me !! Got a OB Wilderness too and I MUST recommend you to upgrade to bigger tires ! I've installed 245/65R17 BFG KO2s on my OB stock wheels and the car feels even more ''right''. I can really put it through rough trails now and It takes it as well as my 2021 Wrangler Unlimited Willys that I had right before ! Keep going !

I’m going to sign paperwork on a 2023 today. This car just felt right When I test drove it. I really wasn’t expecting to buy one, but I thought I’d give it a try. I’m glad I did.

Subaru must be super happy , they should give us some candies

I have a 2001 Yukon XL that was basically my daily driver for years when my kids were younger because it was safer than a car and it can handle all kinds of weather and terrain. It helps that I can load it up for road trips also. Kids are older now so I don't use it as a daily driver anymore for obvious reasons. But no intent on getting rid of it either. We are looking for something more practical now for our stage in life now and the Outback would fit our needs of size, fuel economy (still not the best out there, but it'll do), able to take off the beaten path and to handle winters where I live. Yeah a 4RUNNER or a Jeep is more capable but for most people they aren't going to go on extreme trails and an Outback is a better fit. And also Toyota and Jeep nickle and dime you to death on the options and are expensive. And another thing is that people think that a 4x4 is more spacious because it looks bigger because it sits high and looks like a box. But in reality they are not usually. Except with the exception of large SUV'S.

Since its turbo do you need to use premium gas or can you get away with regular?

Even with a small engine, my moms older outback hasn’t really gotten stuck lol Plus MPG is closer to 30

Totally agree with you. I bought the 2023 OBW and have put 2k miles on it thus far. It is an amazing vehicle. Unfortunately my wife wouldn’t let me drive it. She didn’t want me to get it dirty off roading. Iwanted a truck and if Subaru had a truck I would have bought one. I bought a 2023 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road. Two different types of animals that are designed to serve different needs. Having both vehicles, I can say the Outback is a very capable off road vehicle.

Hope someday I can afford this car

I bought one the first time I seen one in person I was not looking for another car I like the look and very nice comfortable to drive the only thing I can say negative is the sound system Speakers are poor quality they should’ve offers the harman Kardon system like they do on the touring edition. Anyways not a deal breaker you just need to do an upgrade I’ve already done it day one of purchase now it’s the best all around car

Great choice! I made the same decision.

ty you sold me. im buying

Гарна тачка

Subaru Outback is getting more popular in Russia too now....many young Russians have caught on the offroading crave....

Smart……very smart choice indeed. What a brand, safe, reliable, comfortable and fully capable. Only negative comments posted from the jealous Subaru haters. I’m sure other “off road” enthusiasts with pilots or rav4s will be upset 😂

I’ve owned the Wilderness for 4 months. Average of 22mpg. Turbo stacked on top of cvt takes some getting used to but becomes second nature. Don’t expect a Subaru box engine. This Outback can do some “soft roading” (mild off roading) but won’t beat a Jeep. I’ve done some awesome things with it including strapping down my Flycraft Stealth X fly fishing raft on top and driving hundreds of miles for float trips (averaging 16.5mpg in the process). Beautiful and silent interior.

Can I know what type of cross bar you put it on?

I moved from a 4Runner TRD Pro to a Subaru Outback and would never go back to a 4Runner.

I was planning on purchasing a Subaru Outback XT or Wilderness and modifying for overlanding, but when I looked at how much it would costs it turned me off because I was buying a home as well. I went with a used Lexus GX470. It doesn't have Eye-Sight or modern technology, but you can not beat the reliability of Toyota/Lexus, and it's just as comfortable as the Outback. I have built it as an overlanding vehicle for less than half of a new Wilderness Outback. What I saved doing in the Lexus GX I pay for gasoline. I still love the Outback and I will probably get one after I sell my STI.

Дякую! От якраз в роздумах і виборі авто для офроуду щоб забрати потім до дому в Україну) Саме вибір стоїть між цією Субару і 4ранером )

Unfortunately those only built in US, as a result reliability an average at best. There is no much alternative, if you want to go practical.

It doesn't sound like a review but a commercial...plus CVT is a solid no to me,,

Just remember to change the CVT tranny fluid every 40k miles. Subaru won’t tell you this however.

I went the opposite. Got a 4runner after my new '23 OBW presented with problems. Subaru's QC has an abysmal record; rust underneath already at delivery, touch screen lag and sudden shut off, jerky CVT which will barely last you 100k without a major overhaul, etc etc. Never had a problem with my previous Gen 5. Big mistake. But to each his/her own

Слава Україні! hello from UA)

Slava Ukraini! Good review though!

Thanks for sharing your experience with your Outback Vlad. I agree that Subaru have made a serious alternative to the vehicles you described. I somewhat like their big touchscreen and yet I wish they had a few more essential buttons rather than having to use the screen to access frequently required essentials (how much to repair/replace that touchscreen and how one cannot operate certain features if it fails to work) = maybe they will modify it with more buttons during newest versions of Outback. Anyway, happy for you. May the Ukraine be victorious against Putin and may your Allies from Europe and USA, Canada and many others who stand against such an Autocrat/Dictator, and may some USA voters awaken to not vote in a wannabe dictator/king who unfortunately is running for the Republican presidential ticket (hypnotizing many with his rhetoric, expects complete loyalty and submission like an Antichrist and has a history of being a compulsive liar… and is a Putin supporter). God bless!

All is good, but that God damn CVT😭

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Slava Ukraine my friend !! Ukraine !!

Slava Ukraini!!!!

The wilderness seats aren’t leather they are fake leather.

“Works like a truck” Obviously you’ve never actually never owned a truck;( Nor driven an off-road trail;( But if it suits your needs, enjoy!

The eyesight is a joke! If you can’t drive , then learn to drive. $41,000 is overpriced for that. I own a Subaru!

Wait until that piece of junk Subaru break down on the side of the road.

I don’t support Ukraine

1990 interior colors 🤮🤮🤮

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hi, please share your opinion regarding the tires, as I have outback field (trim for EU in UA) and thinking of switching my standard BRIDGESTONE ALENZA 001 to Yakohama a/t 015. thanks

Ааа, ну чому всі американці і тепер і Ви, ставлять не правильно наголос 😤 Не Su^baru а правильно Suba^ru 🤌