2025 Subaru Outback XT

Wagon · 2.4L Flat-4 Turbo · AWD

80/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a wagon is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	2.4L Flat-4 Turbo
Horsepower	260 hp
Torque	277 lb-ft
0–60 mph	6.5 sec
Top speed	130 mph
Drivetrain	AWD
Seats	5
Combined MPG	29 mpg (26 city / 33 hwy)
Range	470 miles
MSRP	$42,995
Body style	Wagon

The verdict

What's good

Turbo gives real passing muscle
Wagon space without an SUV's height
Can handle dirt roads and trails
Excellent forward visibility

What's not

Brakes feel soft under repeated use
Turbo wants premium fuel
Tall ride floats on the highway
Wind noise at speed

The engine

Boxer

2.4L Turbo Flat-4

The FA24 boxer (FA24DIT) pairs a twin-scroll turbo with a wide, flexible mid-range and Subaru's signature off-beat horizontally-opposed rumble, trading peak-rev drama for usable everyday muscle.

Built around Subaru's decades-long commitment to the horizontally-opposed layout it has used since the 1960s for its low center of gravity, the FA24 is a direct-injection evolution that bored out the previous 2.0-liter FA20.

Subaru is the only mainstream automaker still putting a turbocharged flat-four into regular production cars.
The flat-four bloodline traces to the rally-conquering EJ engines that carried Colin McRae and Prodrive to World Rally Championship glory.
The boxer's pistons punch outward in opposing pairs, naturally canceling much of the vibration a conventional inline-four produces.

See the rest in AutoVault

The six sub-scores behind the 80 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value
Market value today and year-by-year value history
All 5 trims with pricing
Studio photography — exterior, rear and interior
Side-by-side comparison with up to four cars

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