2024 Subaru Outback Exterior and Dimensions

The Outback's elongated body is longer than that of a Forester and the roof is lower, giving it an unmistakable station-wagon profile, but with a shot of adventuring prowess added. The lifted ride height, pronounced wheel-arch moldings, contrasting black cladding on the front and rear bumpers, and raised roof rails give away its intentions. This is further underscored by sensible wheel sizes with high-profile tires that won't be scared off by a dirt track. Base and Premium trims have machine-finished two-tone alloy wheels and the Wilderness has black alloys - and all of these are 17 inches in diameter. The other trims get 18s - black on the Onyx Edition and two-tone machine-finished on all the others.

All trims get LED headlights and LED foglights. Base, Premium, and Limited trims have a black grille and chrome window surrounds, but the Onyx's exterior is completely blacked out. The Limited and Touring get satin-silver front lip treatment - we won't call it a lip spoiler on a lifestyle vehicle - and the Touring also gets chromed mirror caps. A power moonroof is standard on the Touring, Onyx Edition turbocharged (XT) models, and the Limited XT. All trims from the Onyx Edition and up get a standard hands-free power liftgate; it's optional on the Premium and not available on the Base at all.

The Wilderness is a completely different kettle of fish with its higher ground clearance, aggressive honeycomb-pattern front bumper cladding, unique grille and headlights, copper-colored exterior accents, and all-terrain tires. On the Wilderness, the front foglights are each composed of six LEDs arranged in a hexagon.

The dimensions of the Subaru Outback vary a little by trim, although all models have a 108.1-inch wheelbase. Most trims have a length of 191.9 inches, a width of 74.2 inches, a height of 66.1 inches, and a ground clearance of 8.7 inches, but the Wilderness' differences make it a touch shorter, wider, and higher off the ground at 191.3, 74.6, 66.9, and 9.5 inches, respectively.

The approach and departure angles are 18.6 and 21.7 degrees for all trims but the Wilderness, which ups these specs to 20 and 23.6 degrees, respectively. The Base is the lightest, with a curb weight of 3,641 pounds, and the Touring XT is the heaviest at 3,946 lbs.