The New Subaru Outback And Forester Now Score A 10-Best Cars For Road Trips

I have no idea how these reports come out and say they are good road trip cars.I have a 2019 Forester sport and had a 2015 Crosstrek prior to upgrading to the Forester.Ok,they may be spacious ,pretty comfortable on the highway and somehow safe,but you can't tell me you can have a great road trip car if you can have comfortable seats.I have no idea how long these guys drive them for.It takes only one hour into the trip for your back and bottom to ache like crazy.The seats are the worst thing about the Subarus,they are just horrible(my opinion).You don't feel anything if you travel somewhere close ,but after an hour you want to get out,they are just that bad.Also,I would say the build quality is horrible as well.My 2015 Crosstrek had many different squeaks and noises coming from the dashboard,and the Forester seems to be even worse,every few months a new noise starts to appear.You just can't have a good road trip car when you can't sit comfortably for a few hours straight and hearing squeaks and rattles that piss you off,you just can't relax entirely when you have those simple yet very important things wrong.

Your gas mileage for the Outback is incorrect. You should correct it, so as not to point people away.

For the 2.5 engine, it is: 26c, 33h, 29 combined
For the 2.4 turbo, it is: 23c, 30h, 26 combined

My 2017 Outback Touring 2.5 has eyesight and all the bells and whistles and while it isn't self driving, you can safely gaze out of the window on properly marked wide open roads and just enjoy the view for a few moments, and the wheel and car well let you know if you're steering out of lane and correct it. While paying attention is paramount to safety. It's the best to have a feature that assists with the momentary distractions. I've driven from Texas to many parts of the west coast and in between. And its 12 hours just to get out of TX. So I know about long drives. Through mountains and deserts and every kind of terrible weather. And felt like it couldn't have been easier in this outback. The longest I driven was 32+/- hours over 2 days at 16 hours a day, driving from north California to south central Texas. Idk if they contruct the cushions of the leather seats in my touring trim differently or more comfortable than lower trim levels. But as a 6ft 190lbs man I find myself comfortable, and needing to stretch every 2 or 3 hours. Even with the 12 way, or whatever, adjustable seat I still sometimes have to use cushions for anything over a 6 hour trip.

I pull a small camper(runaway coolcamp) with my outback. And it pulls good and steady @ 150lbs hitch weight & 1400lbs total. With cruise control @60/65 I manage 22mpg avg.

My 2017 Outback Touring 2.5 has eyesight and all the bells and whistles and while it isn't self driving, you can safely gaze out of the window on properly marked wide open roads and just enjoy the view for a few moments, and the wheel and car well let you know if you're steering out of lane and correct it. While paying attention is paramount to safety. It's the best to have a feature that assists with the momentary distractions. I've driven from Texas to many parts of the west coast and in between. And its 12 hours just to get out of TX. So I know about long drives. Through mountains and deserts and every kind of terrible weather. And felt like it couldn't have been easier in this outback. The longest I driven was 32+/- hours over 2 days at 16 hours a day, driving from north California to south central Texas. Idk if they contruct the cushions of the leather seats in my touring trim differently or more comfortable than lower trim levels. But as a 6ft 190lbs man I find myself comfortable, and needing to stretch every 2 or 3 hours. Even with the 12 way, or whatever, adjustable seat I still sometimes have to use cushions for anything over a 6 hour trip.

I pull a small camper(runaway coolcamp) with my outback. And it pulls good and steady @ 150lbs hitch weight & 1400lbs total. With cruise control @60/65 I manage 22mpg avg.

I'm sorry,I didn't need to offend anybody.Its just my opinion based on owning two new Subarus in the past 5 years.I bought a Forester,because I needed something bigger,more spacious(which is great).Went with the Forester,because I always liked how they look(more boxy than the other competitors) as well as a little bit cheaper and didn't want to wait and could not afford the new outback.The 2.5 in the Forester is plenty fast for me,it's very adequate and of course I wish I could get a manual,but they stopped offering it in the 2019.However,when it comes to seats,squeaks and rattles,I just didn't think it was going to be that bad,I wanted to give a Subaru a chance.I though if I go from a basic manual Crosstrek and go with the Forester sport,things would improve.Believe me things did improve,it's a much different and better car,but after driving it for 21k miles,I don't think I can't stand the seats any longer.The rattles,I can somehow live with.So ,sorry if I offended some of you, I didn't mean to.

I have been looking for new seats for my '18 Forester since I got it. It is NOT a road trip vehicle. A cushion helps. Other than that, its a winner.

Not happy with my 2015 outback. The 4 cylinder engine is noisy but especially so in the winter. The interior is not very quiet. I have 89k miles and have had to replace wheel bearings and exhaust manifold. My 2004 Accord was hands down a better vehicle.

I leased an Impreza after returning another, which was very comfortable; however, the new one gave me severe back pain. I switched it for a Forester because the seat adjustments were better. After an hour's drive, I'm in pain again. I've never had low back pain before. It will be a long three years with this car until the lease is up. The dealer doesn't want me to return it for another...sigh.