Subaru Pitches New Outback To Outdoor Enthusiasts, See Who Really Buys It

In much of Subaru of America’s marketing of the all-new 2020 Outback SUV/Crossover, the Camden, N.J automaker pitches the new all-wheel-drive vehicle to outdoor enthusiasts. When the new sixth-generation model was unveiled at the New York Auto Show in April, it was done on a stage that resembled a U.S. National Park setting.

Subaru clearly has customers with active lifestyles in mind for the latest Outback, but who is really buying it? Peter Tenn, a planning manager for the Japanese automaker, described the new Outback to WardsAuto in a recent interview, as “an outdoors tool that can be used every day and taken anywhere.”

2020 Subaru Outback at the New York Auto Show

In Subaru ads, they show young, active, customers taking the new Outback with kayaks, mountain bikes, and it’s shown in mountain outdoor settings. But when we look at an occupational breakdown of who is actually buying the Outback, it reveals a very different story.

The number one occupation buying the new Outback is educators followed by health-care workers (a lot of buyers are nurses), and the third group are people in technology fields. These buyers are all informed consumers who come to the Subaru dealer “armed with a whole lot of technical information,” Tenn says.

2020 Subaru Outback

A large number of nurses are buying the Outback for it’s all-wheel-drive, all-weather capabilities. They need to get to work in all kinds of extreme conditions and they can’t be worried about getting stuck in the snow on the way to the hospital. Subaru Outback comes standard with Subaru’s Symmetrical all-wheel-drive that offers peace of mind.

According to Subaru, the average age of Outback buyers is 45, and the gender split is 52 percent male, 48 percent female. Seventy-eight percent are married, and the average household income is $75,000 to $99,000. These customers are looking for a vehicle that will not only get them to work in all conditions, but they are also concerned with safety.

Tenn says, Outback customers are all looking for a vehicle with top safety ratings and this is a common theme across demographic and psychographic lines. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the 2020 Subaru Outback scores a top superior safety rating in its overall evaluation.

While it might be sexy to show the new 2020 Subaru Outback on a steep rocky trail in the mountains, most buyers are using it for everyday use and are more concerned with safety.

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