2025 Subaru Outback Onyx XT | Review and 0-60

[@DonGifford-gz4qd]

Still driving my 2006 outback Impreza wagon 124000 miles 😊

[@rickrolled2691]

Color combo looks great

[@pravinsitaraman6280]

I bought a certified used 2021 Outback and I love it. Only had 18,000 miles on it and I can probably drive it for 10 to 15 years. Great car

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

That’s awesome!!

[@sgame82]

I bought one of these in the cosmic blue like 2 weeks ago. So far so good.

[@Littlealex49th]

A great reviewer with HDR! Subbed.

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

I’m glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching and your support!!

[@frankpoperowitzmusic]

I have the 24 model. What can I say, I love it.

[@Offensively-normal]

Fantastic review of the onyx edition. Without a doubt this is the one to get. To bad Subaru didn't make a farewell onyx edition of the long running Legacy.

[@sindirodriguez1030]

Bought a used 2016 outback limited and I love her! She is my third car since learning how to drive and she’s a keeper (‘:

[@trumpius_maximus47]

Why are you assuming its gender?

[@FordEnthusiast413]

Awesome review. Love the Onyx XT trim! I would get it in Cosmic Blue Pearl..

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

Thanks!! That would be a cool spec. 🤩

[@pravinsitaraman6280]

Nice looking SUV

[@michaelsanders5938]

This is the EXACT car I would like to have. Same color and trim level! Maybe I should purchase the 2025 as the idea of a longer and wider Outback is not appealing.

[@BarrySometimes]

Love the outback, especially in magnetite grey metallic. Here in Australia we don't have access to the Onyx, nor wilderness - which are my two favourites! The closest variant we have to the Onyx, at least in 2024/25 (this may change in '06) would be the sport or sport xt. Both of which retain chrome window trims, which looks slightly odd granting there's no addition silver or chrome to complement & balance the chrome window trims. If the onyx or wilderness were available here, I'd purchase one or the other in magnetite grey metallic in a heartbeat.

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts from across the globe!! 🌎

[@BarrySometimes]

@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 Thank YOU for your wonderful channel! Best, An Aussie

[@m3rdpwr]

I have a touring XT. I would have liked the touring xt to have a blackout package, so it looked more like the onyx xt. I have to have my ventilated seats, that's why I bought the touring XT and not the onyx. Oh, first. LoL

[@haroldbeauchamp3770]

I think this is coming. I’ve read the 2025 Ascent is coming with a bronze package, with black and bronze accents. Bronze packages are making a comeback. Blackout packages have been around a decade now and slowly losing favor with buyers. Subaru seems to be combing the best of black and bronze from what I’ve seen.

[@m3rdpwr]

@@haroldbeauchamp3770 we shall see. I bought my 2023 4 months ago. So if I traded in, it won't be until at least the 2027 Outback model year.

[@steve8803]

@m3rdpwr bronze completely clashes with most colors.

[@KalebMMG]

Looking into buying my first outback. Going back and fourth from this trim to wilderness. So if im planning on getting a tent for on top i should go with the wilderness trim instead ?

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

Yeah, you’d probably want the reinforced #700 pound rated static roof rails. And I’m sorry I can’t remember if the Onyx also has that rating or not.

[@bender2033]

wish the wilderness roof rails were avail on these upper trims.

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

That would be cool!

[@pravinsitaraman6280]

The 2026 Outback will probably look like a larger version of the Forester which was just redesigned. My guess

[@craigo2142]

Sorry to hear it is getting longer. Urban areas don't need more length. Also, when will they do an update to the user interface. It really isn't good. Do a comparison on the crosstrek and outback, sometime. value for money.

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

That’s for sure! Our two Subarus barely fit in the garage together as is lol. I’ll keep that in mind once the 25 Crosstrek shows up!!

[@nyrocks5580]

Does this trim level still not have available memory seats? If so, it's ludicrous at this price point. You can only get it in Limited and Touring trims, but I prefer the look of the Onyx for an Outback.

[@jamesbond5977]

No… no it doesn’t🥲. Got home with my 25 Onyx (coming from a limited 2018) and realized it wasn’t on the door panel.. spent too much time researching for it in the infotainment center. Ludicrous indeed.

[@nyrocks5580]

@jamesbond5977, crazy. As far as the infotainment system goes, I was really nervous about it as our 22 Legacy XT is my wife's daily, and she's not tech savvy, but it's been totally fine.

[@devinwashington4160]

I’m torn between this and an ascent !! Two kids and two dogs so may have to go ascent but wonder if I could squeeze them into an outback. Pray for me lol

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

Haha, you got it!!

[@danek893]

Subaru is nice car for not so busy city and long hightway, and you will realize how bad it is in stop and go city traffic.

[@garynair5143]

Its not going to win any beauty contests for the exterior or interior or for gas mileage. More utilitarian, cvt sucks. Reliability is good, behind Toyota/ Honda.

[@brianbayowski9265]

Behind Toyota, AHEAD of Honda! 👌

[@myckeee]

Magnetic or magnetite?

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

Ohh good catch, it is Magnetite. Thanks for asking this!! 😅

[@johnsplitt6727]

What's the 0-60 when the ASS has turned off your engine at an intersection?

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

0-crash real quick! 🫣

[@wayoutwest1600]

Beware the gas mileage. I have the smaller engine and it NEVER hits the 26-32 range in the sticker. The dealer could not care less.

[@TC1Z2L3]

100% right. I have 2 Outbacks, a 2.5 and a 2.4 turbo. The 2.5 averages 24 combined MPG, mostly city and the XT gets 22 with same type of driving. I have gotten 30 MPG in the turbo, but it was on a 5 hour, 8,000 ft descent road trip.

[@wayoutwest1600]

@@TC1Z2L3 the astonishing thing is neither the deal nor the national 800 service center even care one whit. They were completely dismissive. The likelihood of another Subaru purchase is dim.

[@Marco-qe5zw]

No one buys a big turbo engine car and cares about mpg

[@wayoutwest1600]

It’s not the big turbo. It’s the sampler 4cyl.

[@John-kd1bf]

I have purchased three new Outbacks in a row over the past 20 years. I'll be buying a new vehicle by a different company this year only because the everything controlled on screen is hideous; especially with such a slow interface. Terrible decision by Subaru in my opinion.

[@skateata1]

Which versions had bad screens?? I'm looking at buying my first outback Monday. Never driven a subaru before. 😕

[@skateata1]

Which subarus had the bad screens?

[@TeeJGoBlue]

@@skateata1he’s saying the new Subarus. All of the climate controls and what not are on a digital screen. I just bought the Onyx XT and personally, that doesn’t bother me at all

[@nyrocks5580]

This common complaint gave me pause before we got my wife a 2022 Legacy Limited XT as her daily driver. She's not tech savvy at all, and I thought it was going to be a disaster, but she loves the car and has had no problems with the screen. We did the screen update last year, which most noticeably helped the climate control functionality. That said, I would definitely prefer a smaller screen, more physical controls, and a much better backup camera which sucks.

[@jmj5150]

LGBTQ+ will love it!!

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

Subaru appeals to a wide audience!

[@jmj5150]

@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 including Fury's who identify as animals.

[@rhymes3658]

@@jmj5150💀💀💀

[@kerplunk38880]

Nope. The CVT is still absolute garbage. It WILL fail out of warranty and the driving experience with their CVT is the worst I've ever experienced.

[@SaxonTerror]

You clearly know absolutely nothing

[@kerplunk38880]

@@SaxonTerror I clearly know more than you if you are disagreeing. Subaru was incredible until the point in time where they started using CVT's. It's sad.

[@AutomotiveAnonymous208]

I don’t mind how the CVT feels to drive, I just wish it wasn’t to excessively expensive to replace if it fails out of warranty. But I hear about way more transmission problems and failures on the forums of other brands than Subaru. But either way in the year 2024 how are all transmissions not overbuilt and bulletproof?! 😅

[@Marco-qe5zw]

Nissan owner huh

[@kerplunk38880]

@@Marco-qe5zw ​​⁠Nope. Dissatisfied Subaru owner