2023 Subaru Outback XT (2.4 turbo) 0-100km/h

2023 Subaru Outback XT (2.4 turbo) 0-100km/h and sound check. For more details on this car you can read our full review here: https://drivingenthusiast.com.au/2023...

2023 Subaru Outback Sport XT specifications:

183kW (245hp) / 350Nm, 2.4-litre turbo flat 4-cylinder
CVT auto transmission with all-wheel drive
Official average fuel consumption: 9.0L/100km
Boot space: 522L/1267L
Price: AU$52,190 (not including on-road costs, at time of upload)

The 2023 Outback XT comes in as the new flagship model. It's available in Sport XT and Touring XT, both featuring the 2.4 'FA24' turbo engine. This unit is pretty much lifted from the latest WRX performance icon, only here it is 'detuned' slightly to produce 183kW and 350Nm, instead of 202kW in the WRX.

Subaru used to present a turbo engine with the old Liberty/Legacy (remember those?), but it didn't offer a similar package for the Liberty-based Outback in Australia. Though, there was a turbo-diesel option here a few years ago. Nonetheless, the new XT is not the most powerful Outback ever offered in Australia. That title remains in the hands of the last Outback 3.6R (2020), which generated 191kW.

Engine aside, the 2023 Outback remains as one of the pioneers of the jumped-up, adventurous wagon vehicle style. It boasts, arguably class-leading on-board safety tech, excellent all-terrain capability (for a monocoque platform), and brilliant in-car practicality.

Prices kick off from AU$52,190 for the Sport XT and from $55,990 for the Touring XT. Local buyers can also choose from the existing 2.5i range, with Touring, Sport, and the base no badge, ranging from $50,990, $47,190, and $42,690, respectively (before on-road costs)...
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