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2008 Subaru Legacy Outback Overview

Likes:

  • Good steering and handling
  • Tough suspension is ready for light off-roading
  • Impressive occupant safety
  • Three different engines to choose from

Dislikes:

  • Four-cylinder engines can be coarse
  • Interior is quite basic for the price
  • Road noise

Bottom Line

By Bengt Halvorson Bengt Halvorson, Editor

To bring you all the useful information on the 2008 Subaru Outback in one easy-to-digest review, the experts at TheCarConnection.com have included the viewpoints of some of the best reviewers on the Web. Then TheCarConnection.com's editors factored in their own firsthand ...

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Full Review

By Bengt Halvorson Bengt Halvorson, Editor

The 2008 Subaru Legacy Outback has a purposeful look and a more upscale interior that garners mostly approval from reviewers around the Web. Although Edmunds says the 2008 Subaru Outback has “dropped the awkward SUV styling cues of yesteryear and now embraces its midsize wagon...

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Select a Trim:

Trim MSRP / Invoice Fuel Econ
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Man $21,995 / $20,720 City: 19
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Man PZEV $22,195 / $20,925 City: 19
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto $22,995 / $21,632 City: 20
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto PZEV $23,195 / $21,837 City: 20
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Man 2.5i $23,595 / $22,188 City: 19
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Man 2.5i PZEV $23,795 / $22,395 City: 19
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto 2.5i $24,595 / $23,100 City: 20
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto 2.5i PZEV $24,795 / $23,307 City: 20
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto LL Bean w/Nav $26,295 / $24,659 City: 20
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto LL Bean w/Nav PZEV $26,495 / $24,868 City: 20
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto LL Bean w/Nav/VDC $26,595 / $24,934 City: 20
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto LL Bean w/Nav/VDC PZEV $26,795 / $25,143 City: 20
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto Ltd $27,395 / $25,620 City: 20
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto Ltd PZEV $27,595 / $25,802 City: 20
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto Ltd w/VDC $27,695 / $25,895 City: 20
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto Ltd w/VDC PZEV $27,895 / $26,100 City: 20
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto Ltd LL Bean w/Nav $28,995 / $27,085 City: 20
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto Ltd LL Bean w/Nav PZEV $29,195 / $27,267 City: 20
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto Ltd LL Bean w/Nav/VDC $29,295 / $27,360 City: 20
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto Ltd LL Bean Nav/VC PZEV $29,495 / $27,565 City: 20
Hwy: 26
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Man XT Ltd $30,995 / $28,795 City: 18
Hwy: 24
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto XT Ltd $32,195 / $29,890 City: 18
Hwy: 24
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H4 Auto XT Ltd w/Nav $34,195 / $31,712 City: 18
Hwy: 24
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H6 Auto 3.0R LL Bean $31,495 / $29,350 City: 17
Hwy: 24
2008 Subaru Legacy Outback: 4dr H6 Auto 3.0R LL Bean w/Nav $33,495 / $31,172 City: 17
Hwy: 24

Other Choices:

Although a number of the more upscale compact SUVs might be a substitute for the 2008 Subaru Outback, all of the rugged wagon alternatives are somewhat pricier. The Volvo XC70 costs just a few thousand more than a fully loaded Outback, yet it has a much more refined, distinctive interior that also feels a bit roomier. The Volvo also excels in safety and safety features. The Audi Avant wagon model is another possibility that's about the same size as the Outback, though it comes only in V-6 form and is priced at close to $50,000. And the Passat wagon is a spacious and safe alternative; its 2.0T engine is both more fuel-efficient and more powerful than the Outback's standard engine. But in order to get the 4Motion all-wheel-drive system on the Passat, you need to pay many thousands more, for a sticker price of almost $40,000.

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