Our test car, an Onyx Edition XT, swapped the leather for gray and black StarTex, a soft and water-resistant synthetic that promises easier cleaning and greater durability.
Limited and Touring trims with two-tone brown or beige leather upholstery and contrast stitching do a decent impression of a luxury car. Window switches, padding on the dash, and surface materials all feel substantial. Quality is evident, which cannot be said of pre-2015 Outback models. Behind that are a thick PRNDL shifter and two cupholders. It floats neatly above a couple of USB ports and a parking brake switch. Chrome trim flows around the screen, and on upper trims, contrasting leatherette wraps around the chrome. Standard on Premium and above trim levels, this display is bright, sharp, and sits flush against polished black plastic and a handful of physical buttons.
They’re ugly placeholders for the 11.6-inch portrait display that was meant to be here. That’s if you skip the base trim, which sets two 7-inch touchscreens in the center stack in matte plastic and splits them with a row of buttons. But unlike the smaller 2021 Subaru Crosstrek, which has a stale dashboard from the 2009 recession, the Outback’s interior is fresher.
The steering wheel has its spokes-now with more buttons-in the same shapes and angles. The analog gauges have the same typefaces, colors, and spacing. Not that you’d have noticed-a modern Subaru feels as familiar and comfortable as a 10-year-old Subaru. The Outback was redesigned for the 2020 model year.
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