0 to 60 passes in 8.3-seconds, and the 1/4 mile in 16.3-seconds at 86 miles-per-hour. In track testing, the H6 engine and high tech drive and handling hardware all work in an impressively cohesive manner. VDC’s yaw and steering sensors work with the all-wheel drive system, traction control, and ABS brakes, to help correct over and understeer. It stands for Vehicle Dynamic Control, Subaru’s first electronic stability system.
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It uses a multi-plate transfer clutch, and planetary gear type center differential, plus traction control, to make sure torque goes to the wheels that need it quick.īut the VDC in this Outback’s name is more than just a trio of letters. And beyond that, on the VDC, to Subaru’s newest Variable Torque Distribution full-time all- wheel-drive system. The robust ratings are 212 horsepower and 210 pound-feet of torque, thanks to variable- stage intake and exhaust systems, dual-overhead cams, and 4-valves-per-cylinder.Ĭonnected to it is a 4-speed automatic transmission, with a lock-up torque converter. The new 3.0-liter boxer engine is less than an inch longer than the standard 2.5-liter 4-cylinder, yet produces 28% more power. Bean Edition.įitting the six, which uses the same horizontally-opposed layout as Subaru’s 4-bangers, into the Outback’s engine bay actually proved to be a simple process.
But this one is all-new, and will initially be offered in only two upscale models, the flagship Outback H6-3.0 VDC, and the Outback H6-3.0 L.L. More specifically, Subaru’s first six- cylinder engine since the out-of-character SVX sports-coupe disappeared 4 years ago. Indeed, the latest Outback wagon is loaded for bear.Īctually, it’s loaded with a whole lot more engine. But now, Subaru is doing what any other plucky little company would do, fighting back. But, as is often the case with a trendsetter, tiny Subaru has struggled to keep up with their larger competitors, who can out spend, out market, and out power them. One might argue that it was Subaru, with its all-weather, all-wheel drive wagons that fueled the current explosion of car-based sport-utility vehicles.
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