What's New
The 2024 Subaru Outback arrives with only minor changes for the new model year. The rugged Wilderness trim gets refreshed front-end styling to look more aggressive than before. Other changes include more standard features for the Onyx Edition, Onyx Edition XT, and Wilderness trims.
Choosing Your Subaru Outback
Subaru offers the Outback in nine trims: Base, Premium, Onyx Edition, Limited, Touring, Onyx Edition XT, Wilderness, Limited XT, and Touring XT. Pricing for the Outback ranges from $30,190 with destination for the base and goes up to $44,090 for the Touring XT.
Engine Choices
The 2024 Outback will continue to be available with two four-cylinder engines. The base 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine is naturally aspirated, while the available 2.4-liter four-cylinder is turbocharged. Every Outback comes standard with all-wheel drive and a continuously variable automatic transmission.
Engine Type | Horsepower | Torque | Fuel Economy (Combined) |
2.5L 4-Cylinder | 182 hp | 176 lb-ft | 29 mpg |
2.4L Turbo 4-Cylinder | 250 hp | 277 lb-ft | 26/24 mpg (Wilderness/TX) |
The Onyx Edition XT trim is the first in the Outback lineup to come with a turbocharged engine, which represents a large bump in power and performance over the base four-cylinder. For drivers with the budget, we recommend moving up to a trim with the turbocharged engine.
Towing capacity for the Outback maxes out at 2,700 pounds with the base four-cylinder and up to 3,500 pounds with the turbocharged engine.
Passenger and Cargo Capacity
The Outback is a midsize wagon that combines the interior space of a midsize sedan for passengers and a compact SUV for cargo. The wagon offers up to 32.6 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear seats and up to 75.6 cubic feet of total cargo space with the rear seats folded. Passengers in the back get 39.1 inches of headroom and 39.5 inches of legroom, which are roomy figures for a midsize vehicle.
Safety Features
Every Outback comes with an impressive list of standard safety features. The wagon comes with a forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, pedestrian detection, lane departure warning, lane keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, and automatic high-beam assist.
Blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert become available starting on the Premium trim through a $1,400 package. These features, and reverse automatic emergency braking, come standard on the Onyx Edition and higher (except for the Wilderness trim).
Subaru’s DriverFocus driver attention monitoring system is optional on the Limited trim through a $2,060 package. It’s standard on the Touring, Limited XT, and Touring XT trims. A front-view camera is standard on the Touring, Onyx Edition XT, Wilderness, and Touring XT trims.
Connectivity
The standard infotainment system in the Outback includes two seven-inch touchscreens. Other standard features include Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, a USB port, Bluetooth, four audio speakers, an HD radio, and a satellite radio. Every other trim besides the base model comes with an 11.6-inch touchscreen that also includes wireless smartphone compatibility and a Wi-Fi hotspot.
The Premium also adds two more audio speakers, while everything above has a 12-speaker Harman Kardon audio system as standard. Navigation is optional on the Premium, Limited, and Wilderness and standard on the Touring, Limited XT, and Touring XT trims.
2024 Subaru Outback Base — MSRP From $30,190
The entry-level Outback base comes with 17-inch wheels, LED exterior lighting, roof rails, manually adjustable front seats, cloth upholstery, and automatic climate control. The base is not available with any optional packages.
2024 Subaru Outback Premium — MSRP From $32,490
For an extra $2,300, the Premium brings a large number of upgrades. It comes with folding exterior mirrors, a 10-way power-adjustable driver’s seat, heated front seats, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, front and rear USB ports, dual-zone automatic climate control, and the larger infotainment screen.
The $1,400 optional package on the Premium brings a hands-free power liftgate, push-button start, and keyless entry. There’s a $2,995 package that adds navigation and a moonroof.
2024 Subaru Outback Limited — MSRP From $37,091
Stepping up to the Limited trim brings 18-inch wheels, power-adjustable front seats, heated rear seats, and leather upholstery.
The Limited is available with a $2,060 package that adds a moonroof, a heated steering wheel, navigation, and the driver-attention monitoring system.
2024 Subaru Outback Onyx Edition – MSRP From $37,400
The Onyx Edition builds off of the Premium by adding a terrain selector, heated steering wheel, water-repellent upholstery, push-button start, keyless entry, a hands-free power liftgate, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, a universal garage door opener, and automatic windows. The Onyx Edition is not available with any packages.
2024 Subaru Outback Onyx Edition XT – MSRP From $40,655
The Onyx Edition XT starts off with the Onyx Edition’s features but adds a full-size spare tire, power-adjustable front seats, a sunroof, navigation, and the turbocharged engine.
2024 Subaru Outback Wilderness – MSRP From $41,255
For drivers looking to do some serious off-roading, the Wilderness trim is the best option. It adds a raised suspension, all-terrain tires, 17-inch matte black wheels, a terrain selector, high-capacity roof rails, copper accents, water-repellant upholstery, and unique front and rear fascias.
The Wilderness trim is available with a $1,845 optional package that includes a moonroof, navigation, and reverse automatic emergency braking.
2024 Subaru Outback Limited XT – MSRP From $41,490
The Limited XT builds upon the Limited trim with the addition of the turbocharged engine.
2024 Subaru Outback Touring – MSRP From $41,640
The Touring trim shares a lot of the same features as the Limited trim, but has chrome exterior trim, a moonroof, ventilated front seats, a heated steering wheel, and Nappa leather upholstery.
2024 Subaru Outback Touring XT – MSRP From $44,090
The top-of-the-line Touring XT trim comes with all of the same equipment as the Touring trim but adds the turbocharged engine into the mix.
Compare Subaru Outback Trims Side-By-Side
We expect a lot of shoppers looking at the 2024 Subaru Outback wagon will want to do some kind of off-roading or adventure-seeking that requires going off of the asphalt. For that, we recommend keeping things simple and affordable with the Premium trim. The optional package is also worth getting, as it brings some useful convenience features. As much as we like the turbocharged engine, we don’t think many shoppers will want to spend $10,465 more for an engine. If you’re really looking to go off the beaten path, the Wilderness trim has some incredible off-roading capability that matches rugged off-road SUVs.