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Meet Roadshow's 2020 Subaru Outback long-term tester

This family hauler comes with standard all-wheel drive, offers turbocharged torque and has plenty of interior space.

Craig Cole
Craig brought 15 years of automotive journalism experience to the Cars team. A lifelong resident of Michigan, he's as happy with a wrench or welding gun in hand as he is in front of the camera or behind a keyboard. When not hosting videos or cranking out features and reviews, he's probably out in the garage working on one of his project cars. He's fully restored a 1936 Ford V8 sedan and then turned to resurrecting another flathead-powered relic, a '51 Ford Crestliner. Craig has been a proud member of the Automotive Press Association (APA) and the Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA).
Nicholas Miotke Video Producer / Roadshow
Craig Cole
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The Subaru Outback is a highly functional station wagon with standard all-wheel drive. 

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Well, Subaru calls it a crossover. It's not. It's a wagon.

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It fits lots of gear back there with 76 cubic feet of cargo space with the seats folded down.

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The 2.4-liter turbo-four engine is rated at 260 horsepower and 277 pound-feet of torque.

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The Outback looks lower and longer than many of today's utility vehicles.

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Despite being a station wagon, this Subaru is still quite rugged looking.

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I really love the green paint on our tester. It almost blended in with the trees.

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It cleans up well, but it has no problem getting dirty with 8.4 inches of ground clearance.

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It's at home on the road too and pretty comfortable.

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