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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Subaru owners:  compared to a V6 isn’t the 4 cylinder (only available engine) underpowered?  And if turbocharged, is the turbo engagement sudden or unnoticeable?[/quote]

Subaru owner and total non-car-person here.  I see all these assertions it's underpowered ... I guess?  I drive the speed limit, or more often under the speed limit in heavy DC area traffic.  Merging in traffic does not require a ton of oomph.  It just never really comes up for me.  I could not tell you if turbo engagement happens at all, which might mean it's unnoticeable or that I don't use it.

The car handles uphills really well, if that's relevant.  [/quote]

I test drove the turbocharged 4-cylinder 2020 Outback and its very smooth. 
We still ended up going with the regular 2.5 non-turbocharged 2019 Outback because it was so much cheaper.

That said I've done a bunch of off-road driving with our stock Outback - drove 60 miles off-road in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Park. Did some really rough off-roading in Joshua Tree NP last weekend with my friends, who were driving a $60K Jeep. Subaru's X-Mode is great for sending power to the wheels when you're rock crawling or steep climbing.[/quote]

I will add that my family is in the middle of a cross-country roadtrip with our Subaru Outback. We drove from DC to CA and we will drive back in a couple weeks. This roundtrip will add 6000 miles to the car (we started out with only 9K on the odometer). It's an awesome car for roadtripping - tons of storage space, really comfortable seats & driving position, solid mileage for AWD, and handles well. With the car's adaptive cruise control and lane assist safety features, I don't even need to keep my hands on the wheel or feet on the pedals, especially when we are just cruising at 80mph on the long, flat stretches of highway. I call it the Poor Man's Autopilot  :lol:

Seriously though, this car has been a pleasure for long-haul driving. We added a Thule box to the roof for extra capacity. We have an electric cooler in the truck space which plugs into the trunk's 12V power outlet so we always have cold food and drinks available. I love this car and can't wait for more off-roading adventures on our drive back to DC (likely in Bryce Canyon and Arches National Parks).[/quote]

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