Just took my 2024 Outback Wilderness from Western NY to Leesburg Va. Then to Perth ,New Jersey and Back to Virginia and back to WNY. Super Highway Driving on NJ turnpike at 85 mph. I can't say enough how well CVT Ran and When I needed to pass at 85 mph- turbo and CVT took me to 96 in an instant. god damn invigorating. Cruised home through Heart of Pennsylvania mountains in the bad weather all the East was getting last week and I cruised at 72 and passed everything in site. The Subaru suspension was true and stable No matter the road conditions. I can't say enough of my experience with my First Subaru 2024 LEASE - A absolute Beast with very good gas mileage too.
I bought my 2023 Outback Limited in April, already have 18,000 miles on it due to two road trips... from Minnesota to Texas and back, and Minnesota to New England, North Carolina, Arkansas and home. Fantastic road trip car! There were maybe 5 moments i wished i had the turbo... but otherwise the 2.5 did well.
I took my 2024 OBW to Utah for er 1st road trip. Visited the mighty 5 National Parks on this trip. No issues with the car at all. I was very comfortable while driving the car and cozy sleeping in the back. Drove over some dirt roads with no problem. Enjoy your ride.
My Forester Touring is in the shop for a warranty repair. Subaru of Spokane (WA) gave us an OBW Wilderness. We had a family emergency in Montana (12 hour drive 1 way from our house). So naturally we drove the Loaner Subie instead of taking my wife’s OBW. I was so impressed by how quickly it gets to 100mph. But I’m very unimpressed by the fuel economy. In Montana the speed limit is 80, so I had the cruise set on 85mph. We got only 24mpg. Now that we’re back home and I’m driving only 65mph with the cruise set, I’m only getting 25mpg and when I’m driving combined, City /Highway, I’m only getting 20mpg. I’ll be glad to get my Forester back. Combination mileage is 24mpg and 29mpg highway. I’m glad that you had such a wonderful vacation.
@@broinsocali Thanks ! My mother inlaw had to have emergency surgery. She’s in a rehab facility now. Sadly life for her and my father inlaw will be very difficult from now on. They’re both in their 80s and this year they will celebrate 65 years of marriage.
@@Doc1855lol “only” 24 or 25. Remember, this is an off road oriented vehicle. 24 or 25 is AMAZING for an off road vehicle where other brands in its class get 17-19 on the highway at best and if stock.
Thank you for the notes about the hot weather and the CVT and giving it a break. I noticed the oil temp up in the 215 area quite a bit. Will keep an eye on that...
You absolutely don’t need to give it a break. It works perfectly, no matter what the temperature or how hard you are driving it…never had a high temp even driving in really hot weather for over 10 hours
It still amazes me that you’re getting such awesome fuel mileage. From Spokane to Wenatchee, which is mostly flat, we only got 24mpg. For the most part I had the cruise set on 78mph. We live 25 miles from Wenatchee towards Leavenworth. We drive highway 2 into Wenatchee and keep our loaner Wilderness on 65mph. Our combined highway and city mileage is only 20mpg. I’m glad you and your wife had a nice vacation.
Nice update on your road trip! I don't usually keep an eye on the oil temperature, so your video is a good reminder to do so. For changing the oil, I've bought the ValvoMax oil drain valve to make changing oil a lot less messy. I used to hate changing my own oil and filter, but with the ValvoMax and with the oil filter on top of the engine for easy access, changing the oil and filter is pretty easy now.
Just drove 2000km non stop in mine ..the easiest drive ever with auto steering and radar cruise it’s a breeze. I got 30mpg sitting on 70 mph . I did add liqui moly ceratec and it seems to have improved the mpg a fair bit. Oil temp never goes over 102 c unless you’re really giving it the boot and that was hot temps in the mid 30 c
Thank you for this content and channel. Will be buying a new car o/a September. The contenders: Mazda CX5 or CX50 Turbos, Subaru Forrester Touring or Outback XT. I do a 4K mile road trip every summer from San Antonio TX to NY, NJ, CT to see family, an Army buddy, etc. My drive is an ‘06 bmw 525i which is quiet, comfortable, and powerful (N52 in-line 6/32 MPG hwy)Twin grandsons will inherit the machine when I drop it off in August. When you mentioned about the CVT having a brief heart murmur and oil temps fluctuating, I became sad because the Outback XT is a gorgeous & capable car. I’ll probably go Mazda while preoccupied thinking about the Outback. 73 yrs old.
Do yourself a favour and get the outback XT . There is absolutely no issue with the transmission or the oil temp. It’s perfectly normal that it goes up under hard acceleration. Every single car does… It runs full synthetic oil , for a reason, Subarus are legendary with their reliability I have had six, and this one is no different.
@@richarddrozd1201 With all the offroading and extreme driving I have never heard anyone having oil temp issues. Let us not manufacture things that don't exist!
Now have around 24k on my 2022 Outback LMT non turbo. Get around 33mpg on highway and 26/28 in the city. On interstate and country roads use the Cruise Control and Lane Centering all the time.... No it's not totally hands free, every 15 seconds or so have to "jiggle" the steering wheel so subie doesn't yell at you to keep your hands on the wheel.... lane centering works quite well, but I don't engage it on really curvy roads, because I like arriving at my destination in one piece..... The ride is very comfortable, noise level is very acceptable. It's a NA engine, non turbo, and rarely wish it was turbo.... and I do appreciate the 3-4 MPG gain with the non turbo all the time, while only once in a while miss a turbo. I like the car and intend to keep it for awhile.....
You get bonus points for playing Phil Wickham on your trip. I’ll be car shopping soon but haven’t been able to test drive anything yet. I’ve driven my sister’s Subaru Ascent, which I think is fairly comparable. I believe hers has turbo, though, while I’m looking at the Outback Onyx without turbo for the cheaper price. I’ve been looking into the Mazda CX-50 and Honda CR-V as well. Hoping to get a feel for all of them soon.
I’m glad you think so! Yeah, all Ascents are this turbo engine! Good call test driving multiple brands! I’ve driven each of those other options and their all good but have their pros and cons.
We had our 23 OBW out from MN to CO and back this summer, about 3400 miles total. It did great pulling in 27MPG overall for the trip. We did experience a few times in the mountains when our oil temp hit 233 or so for a few minutes while climbing but it always went back down to the low 200's. One thing I noticed in the video was AA's ability to pass traffic and the OB holding the revs around 3,500. Mine will never do that and I wish it would. If I give mine some gradual throttle it'll rev to like 3K RPM's and if I give it any more it'll then switch into fake, jerky 8 speed shift mode and rev out to pass. It's kind of annoying.
Thank you for sharing your experience with the oil temp and the context of that situation! That’s so strange! Yeah, in mine it’s easy to regulate the throttle like that to calmly pass someone. 🤷♂️😬 Thanks for watching!
Overall the system works pretty well, but never take your hands off the wheel or over trust the system. It has its moments where it can abruptly over correct and toss you out of your lane (if you let it). Not often, but not exceptionally rare either, at least in my own experience. Best of luck! 🙂
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 That sounds scary. Is it easy to take back control when that happens? I have read on reddit that driver has to fight the system torque on the steering to take back control.
I think that depends on who you ask. I can only speak for my own experiences. I don’t think it’s super bad, but I also only trust the system to a certain degree. Also, in the past I’ve had a good sense of when it’s having a moment like that and acting up. I don’t think it’s ever pushed me out of the lane, but because the steering ratio does seem sensitive on Subarus at highway/interstate speeds, it really doesn’t take much more than a few degree rotation of the steering wheel to immediately change its course of direction and not feel pleasant. Theres been very few times that I’ve just turned off the lane keep assist to not deal with that problem. And honestly I don’t know if other vehicles this competes with have a better or worse system to these occasional hiccups as I’m mainly a Subaru driver these days. I would say 90% of the time this system does quite well, but it’s an “assist” system and not autonomous steering for sure. 😬🙂
It’s soo good ! Way better than my 7 series BMW. You just need to touch the steering wheel, every 10 to 15 seconds with your thumb with a slight wiggle it stays in its lane perfectly, unless you are going through an intersection with no Lane markings.
Wow, you have put on a lot of miles! I thought I had a lot, putting on 62,000 miles on my 2022 OBW. I also replaced my Yokohama Geolandar A/T tires at 60,000; I could have gone a little longer, but wanted some fresh treads for the winter snow season.
25 MPH on the freeway??? That's a 4 cylinder engine only.... terrible MPG .... my 2010 Lexus LS460 L with a huge V8 gives me 25 MPG on the freeway.... 22 MPG in the city.....
The 25mpg was the worst tank, the best was 33-34. Not bad for a vehicle with 9.5” ground clearance, all terrain tires, and can do a 14.6 quarter mile in my own testing. But the MPG in your Lexus, that’s very impressive!!
Just took my 2024 Outback Wilderness from Western NY to Leesburg Va. Then to Perth ,New Jersey and Back to Virginia and back to WNY. Super Highway Driving on NJ turnpike at 85 mph. I can't say enough how well CVT Ran and When I needed to pass at 85 mph- turbo and CVT took me to 96 in an instant. god damn invigorating. Cruised home through Heart of Pennsylvania mountains in the bad weather all the East was getting last week and I cruised at 72 and passed everything in site. The Subaru suspension was true and stable No matter the road conditions. I can't say enough of my experience with my First Subaru 2024 LEASE - A absolute Beast with very good gas mileage too.
That’s an awesome rapport! Thanks for sharing your experience. 🙂
This is the best car I have ever had!❤
I bought my 2023 Outback Limited in April, already have 18,000 miles on it due to two road trips... from Minnesota to Texas and back, and Minnesota to New England, North Carolina, Arkansas and home. Fantastic road trip car! There were maybe 5 moments i wished i had the turbo... but otherwise the 2.5 did well.
I’m glad you’re enjoying it and the road trips went well! 🙂
I took my 2024 OBW to Utah for er 1st road trip. Visited the mighty 5 National Parks on this trip. No issues with the car at all. I was very comfortable while driving the car and cozy sleeping in the back. Drove over some dirt roads with no problem. Enjoy your ride.
I’m glad you had such a great trip! These sure are a good vehicle to enjoy in that capacity. 🙂
My Forester Touring is in the shop for a warranty repair.
Subaru of Spokane (WA) gave us an OBW Wilderness.
We had a family emergency in Montana (12 hour drive 1 way from our house). So naturally we drove the Loaner Subie instead of taking my wife’s OBW.
I was so impressed by how quickly it gets to 100mph.
But I’m very unimpressed by the fuel economy. In Montana the speed limit is 80, so I had the cruise set on 85mph. We got only 24mpg.
Now that we’re back home and I’m driving only 65mph with the cruise set, I’m only getting 25mpg and when I’m driving combined, City /Highway, I’m only getting 20mpg.
I’ll be glad to get my Forester back. Combination mileage is 24mpg and 29mpg highway.
I’m glad that you had such a wonderful vacation.
@Doc1855 yea the speed limit in Utah is 80mph also. Hope all is well in Montana.
@@broinsocali Thanks !
My mother inlaw had to have emergency surgery. She’s in a rehab facility now.
Sadly life for her and my father inlaw will be very difficult from now on.
They’re both in their 80s and this year they will celebrate 65 years of marriage.
@@Doc1855lol “only” 24 or 25. Remember, this is an off road oriented vehicle. 24 or 25 is AMAZING for an off road vehicle where other brands in its class get 17-19 on the highway at best and if stock.
Thank you for the notes about the hot weather and the CVT and giving it a break. I noticed the oil temp up in the 215 area quite a bit. Will keep an eye on that...
You absolutely don’t need to give it a break. It works perfectly, no matter what the temperature or how hard you are driving it…never had a high temp even driving in really hot weather for over 10 hours
It still amazes me that you’re getting such awesome fuel mileage.
From Spokane to Wenatchee, which is mostly flat, we only got 24mpg. For the most part I had the cruise set on 78mph.
We live 25 miles from Wenatchee towards Leavenworth. We drive highway 2 into Wenatchee and keep our loaner Wilderness on 65mph.
Our combined highway and city mileage is only 20mpg.
I’m glad you and your wife had a nice vacation.
Nice update on your road trip! I don't usually keep an eye on the oil temperature, so your video is a good reminder to do so. For changing the oil, I've bought the ValvoMax oil drain valve to make changing oil a lot less messy. I used to hate changing my own oil and filter, but with the ValvoMax and with the oil filter on top of the engine for easy access, changing the oil and filter is pretty easy now.
I’m glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 That sounds like a great investment!
Just bought my 24 OBW two days ago and I’m excited to take my first road trip! 😁
Very exciting! 😎
Ive had my oil temp reach as high as the 230s on summer days going up hills. No problems ever with anything so far with 40,000 miles.
Is yours a Wilderness or other turbo trim level? Thanks for sharing your experiences!
2022 Wilderness@@AutomotiveAnonymous208
Just drove 2000km non stop in mine ..the easiest drive ever with auto steering and radar cruise it’s a breeze. I got 30mpg sitting on 70 mph .
I did add liqui moly ceratec and it seems to have improved the mpg a fair bit. Oil temp never goes over 102 c unless you’re really giving it the boot and that was hot temps in the mid 30 c
I’m glad it went well! Thanks for sharing your experience. 🙂
Thank you for this content and channel. Will be buying a new car o/a September. The contenders: Mazda CX5 or CX50 Turbos, Subaru Forrester Touring or Outback XT. I do a 4K mile road trip every summer from San Antonio TX to NY, NJ, CT to see family, an Army buddy, etc. My drive is an ‘06 bmw 525i which is quiet, comfortable, and powerful (N52 in-line 6/32 MPG hwy)Twin grandsons will inherit the machine when I drop it off in August. When you mentioned about the CVT having a brief heart murmur and oil temps fluctuating, I became sad because the Outback XT is a gorgeous & capable car. I’ll probably go Mazda while preoccupied thinking about the Outback. 73 yrs old.
Do yourself a favour and get the outback XT . There is absolutely no issue with the transmission or the oil temp. It’s perfectly normal that it goes up under hard acceleration. Every single car does… It runs full synthetic oil , for a reason, Subarus are legendary with their reliability I have had six, and this one is no different.
@@jupitersydney3555 Thanks for the encouragement. I’ll keep it in mind.
@@richarddrozd1201 With all the offroading and extreme driving I have never heard anyone having oil temp issues. Let us not manufacture things that don't exist!
Now have around 24k on my 2022 Outback LMT non turbo. Get around 33mpg on highway and 26/28 in the city. On interstate and country roads use the Cruise Control and Lane Centering all the time.... No it's not totally hands free, every 15 seconds or so have to "jiggle" the steering wheel so subie doesn't yell at you to keep your hands on the wheel.... lane centering works quite well, but I don't engage it on really curvy roads, because I like arriving at my destination in one piece..... The ride is very comfortable, noise level is very acceptable. It's a NA engine, non turbo, and rarely wish it was turbo.... and I do appreciate the 3-4 MPG gain with the non turbo all the time, while only once in a while miss a turbo. I like the car and intend to keep it for awhile.....
I’m glad you’re enjoying your Limited! Thanks for sharing your experiences. 🙂
You get bonus points for playing Phil Wickham on your trip. I’ll be car shopping soon but haven’t been able to test drive anything yet. I’ve driven my sister’s Subaru Ascent, which I think is fairly comparable. I believe hers has turbo, though, while I’m looking at the Outback Onyx without turbo for the cheaper price. I’ve been looking into the Mazda CX-50 and Honda CR-V as well. Hoping to get a feel for all of them soon.
I’m glad you think so! Yeah, all Ascents are this turbo engine! Good call test driving multiple brands! I’ve driven each of those other options and their all good but have their pros and cons.
I have 2023 a Outback (Turbo) we did 3373.3 mile road trip spring of 2023 and avg 30.2mpg's
That’s awesome mileage, I hope it was a fun trip!
hope you enjoyed HB!
Thanks! The whole trip was really sweet. I definitely see why people choose to live near the west coast! 🤩
We had our 23 OBW out from MN to CO and back this summer, about 3400 miles total. It did great pulling in 27MPG overall for the trip. We did experience a few times in the mountains when our oil temp hit 233 or so for a few minutes while climbing but it always went back down to the low 200's.
One thing I noticed in the video was AA's ability to pass traffic and the OB holding the revs around 3,500. Mine will never do that and I wish it would. If I give mine some gradual throttle it'll rev to like 3K RPM's and if I give it any more it'll then switch into fake, jerky 8 speed shift mode and rev out to pass. It's kind of annoying.
Thank you for sharing your experience with the oil temp and the context of that situation!
That’s so strange! Yeah, in mine it’s easy to regulate the throttle like that to calmly pass someone. 🤷♂️😬
Thanks for watching!
Is yours a non turbo ?
@@jupitersydney3555 The Wilderness only comes with the 2.4 Turbo engine.
A nice video - thank you.
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
How’s life?~ super- pro trip. have a great dayy- 🌟
Life is good! This was definitely a fun, but fast paced trip, lol. Thanks for watching and take care! 🙂
How was your experience with steering assist and lane centering? Was it reliable enough?
Overall the system works pretty well, but never take your hands off the wheel or over trust the system. It has its moments where it can abruptly over correct and toss you out of your lane (if you let it). Not often, but not exceptionally rare either, at least in my own experience. Best of luck! 🙂
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208
That sounds scary. Is it easy to take back control when that happens? I have read on reddit that driver has to fight the system torque on the steering to take back control.
I think that depends on who you ask. I can only speak for my own experiences. I don’t think it’s super bad, but I also only trust the system to a certain degree. Also, in the past I’ve had a good sense of when it’s having a moment like that and acting up. I don’t think it’s ever pushed me out of the lane, but because the steering ratio does seem sensitive on Subarus at highway/interstate speeds, it really doesn’t take much more than a few degree rotation of the steering wheel to immediately change its course of direction and not feel pleasant. Theres been very few times that I’ve just turned off the lane keep assist to not deal with that problem. And honestly I don’t know if other vehicles this competes with have a better or worse system to these occasional hiccups as I’m mainly a Subaru driver these days. I would say 90% of the time this system does quite well, but it’s an “assist” system and not autonomous steering for sure. 😬🙂
It’s soo good ! Way better than my 7 series BMW. You just need to touch the steering wheel, every 10 to 15 seconds with your thumb with a slight wiggle it stays in its lane perfectly, unless you are going through an intersection with no Lane markings.
Yeah, it’s a good system, just not a hands free system. 😀
👍🏻👍🏻
Our 2022 obw has 74000 miles on it. Geo's lasted to 62000.
Wow, you have put on a lot of miles! I thought I had a lot, putting on 62,000 miles on my 2022 OBW. I also replaced my Yokohama Geolandar A/T tires at 60,000; I could have gone a little longer, but wanted some fresh treads for the winter snow season.
That’s awesome, thank you guys for sharing your mileage!
Is transmission oil cooler exclusive to Wilderness?
I’m pretty sure. 😬
25 MPH on the freeway??? That's a 4 cylinder engine only.... terrible MPG .... my 2010 Lexus LS460 L with a huge V8 gives me 25 MPG on the freeway.... 22 MPG in the city.....
The 25mpg was the worst tank, the best was 33-34. Not bad for a vehicle with 9.5” ground clearance, all terrain tires, and can do a 14.6 quarter mile in my own testing. But the MPG in your Lexus, that’s very impressive!!
I find that very hard to believe … mine did 14 mpg in the city and so did my friends … you must live on a bowling green 😀
turbo?
Yup, this Outback has the turbo. 🙂
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