2022 Subaru Outback price and specs: Premium Special Edition added, prices rise
Subaru's new-generation Outback has been updated with new features and a new special-edition variant – but higher prices to match.
- 2022 Subaru Outback pricing and specifications
- New Premium Special Edition added below AWD Sport
- Touring variant adds ventilated seats and more
- Priced from $40,690 before on-road costs
Australian price and specification details of the 2022 Subaru Outback have been announced, revealing a new special-edition variant, new features and price rises across the range.
New for the 2022 Outback range – due in showrooms in the first quarter of 2022 (January to March) – is the AWD Premium Special Edition grade, adding a selection of features to Subaru's most affordable Outback AWD, priced from $44,190 before on-road costs.
Additional features comprise black nappa leather-accented upholstery, heated front seats and outboard rear seats, satellite navigation, and a hands-free power tailgate.
The entire MY22 Outback range gains a new seatback pocket design and an available Sapphire Blue Pearl colour (replacing Dark Blue Pearl), while the entry-level Outback AWD adds black centre caps for its 18-inch wheels, and the range-topping AWD Touring gains ventilated front seats and an extending driver thigh support.
Despite the changes for most variants being minor, prices have risen by $700 before on-road costs for the Outback AWD and AWD Sport, or $1200 for the AWD Touring.
All models are powered by the same 2.5-litre non-turbo four-cylinder 'boxer' petrol engine, developing 138kW and 245Nm, sent to all four wheels through a CVT automatic.
The 2022 Subaru Outback range will arrive in Australia in the first quarter of 2022 (January to March).
2022 Subaru Outback Australian pricing
- Outback AWD – $40,690 (up $700)
- Outback AWD Premium Special Edition – $44,190 (new)
- Outback AWD Sport – $45,190 (up $700)
- Outback AWD Touring – $48,990 (up $1200)
Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.
2022 Subaru Outback AWD standard features:
- 11.6-inch portrait touchscreen with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and digital radio
- 4.2-inch driver instrument display
- Cloth seat upholstery
- New seatback pocket design (new)
- 18-inch alloy wheels (with a black centre cap, new)
- Dual-zone climate control
- Keyless entry and start
- Six-speaker sound system
- Multifunction steering wheel with paddle shifters
- LED headlights and fog lights
- Autonomous emergency braking
- Adaptive cruise control
- Lane-centring assist
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Rear cross-traffic alert
- Driver attention monitoring
- Rear privacy glass
- Rain-sensing wipers
2022 Subaru Outback AWD Premium Special Edition adds (over base AWD):
- Nappa leather-accented upholstery
- Heated front seats
- Heated outboard rear seats
- Satellite navigation
- Hands-free power tailgate
2022 Subaru Outback AWD Sport adds (over base AWD):
- Automatic LED headlights
- Satellite navigation
- Heated front seats
- Heated outboard rear seats
- Hands-free power tailgate
- 'Premium' leather steering wheel
- Water-repellent seat upholstery with green stitching
- Dark metallic 18-inch alloy wheels
- Front and side cameras
- Black exterior accents (exclusive to Sport)
- Fixed ladder-type roof rails with green accents (exclusive to Sport)
- Matte black badging
- Sports pedals
2022 Subaru Outback AWD Touring adds (over AWD Sport):
- Nappa leather-accented upholstery
- Electric sunroof
- Heated steering wheel
- Ventilated front seats (new)
- Manually-adjustable driver's seat thigh support (new)
- Nine-speaker Harman Kardon premium sound system
- Auto-folding side mirrors with passenger auto-dipping functionality
- Memory driver's seat
- Satin finish door mirror caps
- Silver roof rails with crossbars
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