My first clue was the touchscreen of near-Teslan proportions. While the sheet metal initially fooled me into believing this 2020 edition was the same as the 2019 Outback I’d been driving for the past 2 years, I knew better long before I pulled it into my driveway. If sales are falling away, give it a completely new look.īut if it’s a booming success-can you say Outback-then keep it familiar and just touch up the grey. Why invest millions in new tooling to crank out a new car that looks just like the old one?Īpart from the Etch-A-Sketch, every product needs to be updated from time to time or consumers will feel it’s gone stale. Some differences are noted.Īrriving at home, I park Outback aside Outback and hop out to compare.Ĭloser inspection reveals perhaps not a single bit of sheet metal carried over from old to new. The shape of the taillights, the vertical slit running lights where I expect round driving lights. The color is distinctly different from my own Wilderness Green 2019 Outback, but the shape strikes me as identical.ĭoing a quick walk-around, my eyes narrow a bit at the details. 2020 Subaru Outback Onyx Edition XT: Won’t get fooled againĪs I approach the Abyss Blue Pearl 2020 Subaru Outback that I am about to spend the weekend with, my first thought is how familiar it looks.

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