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Redesigned 2026 Subaru Outback Gets Price Bump, Starts at $36,445

subaru outback wilderness 2026 03 exterior front angle jpg 2026 Subaru Outback Wilderness | Cars.com photo by Brandon Lim

Upon first seeing the fully redesigned 2026 Subaru Outback in person, we called it “practically perfect, in every way.” Taller and more upright than the outgoing model, the all-new Outback now straddles the line between station wagon and SUV. It boasts a fresh, attractive interior packed with comfort features and the latest tech, including a Google Android Automotive-based infotainment system. However, Subaru has placed a premium on all that improvement; the 2026 Outback’s base price of $36,445 (all prices include $1,450 destination charge) is $5,030 higher than the 2025 model’s.

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Release Date and Pricing

The 2026 Subaru Outback will go on sale later this year. Full line pricing is as follows:

  • Premium: $36,445
  • Limited: $43,165
  • Limited XT: $45,815
  • Wilderness: $46,445
  • Touring: $46,845
  • Touring XT: $49,445

Trim Levels

The 2026 Outback might be pricier than its predecessor, but its standard equipment list has swelled significantly. The entry-level Premium trim rides on 18-inch wheels and features LED front lighting with adaptive headlights that turn with the steering wheel, keyless entry and start, windshield-wiper de-icers and a power liftgate. Even the base trim level is upholstered in synthetic leather and boasts a power-adjustable driver’s seat, heated front seats, and dual-zone automatic climate control with rear-seat vents. Standard cabin tech consists of a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a 12.1-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Subaru’s EyeSight safety suite is standard on every 2026 Outback. In its basic form, it includes forward collision warning with automatic braking, adaptive cruise control, lane-centering steering, blind spot monitors, front and rear cross-traffic alert with automatic braking, emergency steering assist, a driver-attention monitor and automatic high beams.

The Outback Limited gets matte-black 18-inch wheels, a moonroof and rain-sensing windshield wipers. Inside, it adds perforated leather seating, a heated steering wheel, a power-adjustable front passenger seat, heated outboard rear seats, navigation and wireless phone charging.

Buyers who opt for the Touring trim get Nappa leather upholstery, ventilated front seats and a host of additional safety tech, including hands-free semi-autonomous highway driving with lane change assist and a 360-degree camera system.

The Wilderness returns as the go-anywhere (or at least go-more-places) Outback, sitting 0.8 inch higher than the rest of the lineup with 9.5 inches of ground clearance. It rides on electronically controlled shock absorbers and black 17-inch wheels with white-letter all-terrain tires. The Wilderness also gets copper-finished exterior and interior accents, an aluminum skid plate protecting the engine, black mirror housings and a big matte-black hood decal. Its other standard equipment mostly mirrors that of the Premium trim, but the Wilderness also includes rain-sensing windshield wipers and heated outboard rear seats. The luxury equipment from the Limited and Touring is available in a pair of option packages.

At the top of the 2026 Outback lineup are the Limited XT and Touring XT. They are largely the same as their non-XT counterparts but have a more powerful turbocharged engine and 19-inch wheels. The 360-degree camera system is optional on the Wilderness and standard on both XT trims.

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Powertrain Specs and MPG

The Outback is available with a choice of two engines, but in Subaru’s signature flat-four layout. A continuously variable automatic transmission backs both engines and has a manual mode that allows drivers to shift through eight simulated gears with paddle shifters.

  • Premium, Limited and Touring: 180-horsepower, 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with 178 pounds-feet of torque; CVT; all-wheel drive
  • Wilderness, Limited XT and Touring XT: 260-hp, turbocharged 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine with 277 pounds-feet of torque; CVT; AWD

Subaru has not yet released fuel-economy figures for the new model. As a baseline, however, the 2025 model returned an EPA-rated 26/32/28 mpg city/highway/combined with the naturally aspirated engine and 22/29/25 mpg with the turbo. The 2025 Outback Wilderness was rated at 21/26/23 mpg.

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