Base
Starts off with:
- 17-inch alloy wheels
- Hill descent control
- LED headlights and foglights
- Roof rails with integrated crossbars
- Cloth upholstery
- Automatic climate control
- Dual 7-inch center touchscreens
- Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration
- Four-speaker audio system
The Base Outback also comes with these driver assist features:
- Adaptive cruise control (maintains a driver-set distance between the Subaru and the car in front)
- Forward collision warning with automatic braking (warns you of an impending collision and applies the brakes in certain scenarios)
- Lane keeping assistance (makes minor steering corrections to help keep the vehicle centered in its lane)
- Automatic high beams
Premium
Adds more comfort and convenience features, such as:
- Heated and power-folding exterior mirrors
- Windshield wiper de-icer
- Tinted rear windows
- Power-adjustable driver's seat
- Dual-zone automatic climate control
- Heated front seats
- Leather-wrapped steering wheel
- 11.6-inch touchscreen display (replaces the dual 7-inch screens)
- Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
- Six-speaker audio system
Onyx Edition
Features generally mirror those on the Premium trim but with a few upgrades, including:
- 18-inch wheels
- Additional off-road-oriented driving modes
- Hands-free liftgate
- Sunroof
- Water-repellent synthetic leather upholstery
- Heated steering wheel
- 12-speaker Harman Kardon audio system
- Blind-spot warning with rear cross-traffic warning (alerts you if a vehicle is in your blind spot during a lane change or while reversing)
- Evasive steering assistance (enhances the forward collision warning system with steering-based collision avoidance)
- Rear automatic braking (applies the brakes automatically to avoid an imminent collision with an object behind the vehicle)
Limited
Includes all Premium features plus blind-spot warning, evasive steering assistance, hands-free liftgate, and keyless ignition and entry. You also get:
- 18-inch wheels
- Driver's seat memory settings
- Power-adjustable front passenger seat
- Heated rear outboard seats
- Leather upholstery
- Auto-dimming rearview mirror
- 12-speaker Harman Kardon audio system
- Rear automatic braking (applies the brakes automatically to avoid an imminent collision with an object behind the vehicle)
Touring
Has all of the above plus:
- Sunroof
- Onboard navigation system
- Heated steering wheel
- Ventilated front seats
- Upgraded leather with contrast stitching
- Improved pedestrian and cross-traffic detection for the frontal collision warning system
- Front-view camera with 180-degree viewing angle
- Digital rearview mirror (allows you to see out the back even with a fully loaded cargo area)
Wilderness
The Wilderness trim is an off-road-oriented package for the Outback. Like the Onyx Edition, it generally mirrors the Premium trim. Changes and upgrades include:
- Upgraded all-wheel-drive system with low-ratio setting
- 17-inch wheels with all-terrain tires
- Lifted suspension for increased ground clearance
- Front skid plate
- Upgraded roof rack with 700-pound weight limit
- Black exterior badging
- Copper trim accents
- Revised bumper and fender flare design
- Water-repellent simulated leather upholstery
- Heated steering wheel
- 12-speaker Harman Kardon audio system
Onyx Edition XT, Limited XT and Touring XT
These trims offer the same standard and optional features as the non-XT trims but add the upgraded turbocharged engine.
Certain standard features on the upper trim levels are also available on the lower trims as part of optional packages.