Seventh-gen 2026 Subaru Outback revealed

The unique seventh-generation Subaru Outback has debuted on the 2025 Contemporary York Auto Reward with a boxy unique exterior styling that firmly vegetation the typical 4×4 wagon in SUV accomplish territory.

After three decades, the Outback seems to be like to firmly shake its Liberty-Wagon-on-stilts sexy with a taller, edgier exterior accomplish that’s now certifiably SUV in carry out and proportions.

To debut as a 2026 model, the unique Outback aspects a bluff entrance fascia with a flipped ‘stacked’ lighting affiliation, with riding lights mounted excessive and headlights positioned below, as is the up-to-the-minute pattern spearheaded by the likes of rival Hyundai.

Promising extra interior room than the fresh sixth-generation, the 2026 revamp aspects the next roof – spherical 50mm taller – and squarer glasshouse key lines, its blocky gape in step with the most well liked Forester.

Measuring almost 4.9 metres in length, the 2026 Outback is now spherical 25mm longer, promising extra rear legroom and bootspace. The vastly squarer rear finish is additionally a limited bit paying homage to Toyota’s now ageing RAV4.

Inner, the interior accomplish is cleaner and never more fussy than the fresh Outback. In the specification debuted at Contemporary York, the US version suits a floating 12.1-crawl touchscreen in desire to the fascia-integrated media video display within the contemporary accomplish.

The driver will get a 12.3-crawl fully digital designate.

The US market has confirmed that the 2026 Outback lineup grade stroll will encompass Top price, Itsy-bitsy, Touring, Itsy-bitsy XT, Touring XT and flagship Desolate tract sexy ranges, which aligns with the contemporary 2025 line-up. No be aware yet of drawing conclude Australian market choices.

The entry powertrain option is the familiar 135kW 2.5-litre boxer petrol four. The next-vitality 195kW turbocharged 2.4-litre engine will additionally be equipped in pricier grades back, needless to claim, by Subaru’s symmetrical all-wheel power.

US pricing is yet to be published despite the truth that many US media outlets are predicting a modest mark hike over the fresh line-up.

Bear tuned to Chasing Automobiles for extra news on the 2026 Subaru Outback as extra shrimp print plan to hand.