2026 Subaru Outback review: Great interior, refined drive, divisive looks
2026 Subaru Outback review: Great interior, refined drive, divisive looks
2026款斯巴鲁傲虎（Subaru Outback）评测：内饰出色，驾驶质感精良，外观见仁见智
When station wagons headed for the same retirement home as the vinyl roof and the opera window, Subaru looked at its sensible Legacy wagon and had a different idea. Raise it a few inches, wrap the lower body in plastic cladding, name it for the Australian bush, and suburban families would drive to soccer practice while imagining themselves fording streams and climbing sand dunes. 当旅行车（Station Wagon）正走向与乙烯基车顶和歌剧窗一样的“退休养老院”时，斯巴鲁看着其务实的力狮（Legacy）旅行车，产生了一个不同的想法：将其底盘升高几英寸，在车身下部包裹塑料包围，以澳大利亚丛林命名，这样郊区的家庭在开车去参加足球训练时，就能想象自己正在涉水过溪、攀爬沙丘。
In giving birth to the Legacy Outback in 1995, Subaru more or less created the template for the modern, adventure-minded, off-road-themed crossover. By the 2000 model year, the Outback had graduated from trim level to standalone model, and it has been paying the bulk of Subaru’s bills ever since. 1995年，随着力狮傲虎（Legacy Outback）的诞生，斯巴鲁几乎创造了现代探险风格、越野主题跨界车的模板。到了2000款，傲虎从一个配置等级升级为独立车型，自此以后，它便成为了斯巴鲁主要的经济支柱。
Today, the 2026 Outback marks a new era in the model’s history. The wagon silhouette that defined six generations has given way to a sharpened two-box shape that’s much more at home parked next to an upright Forester or Ascent. Tall, square, and profusely SUV-like, the new edition won’t win any beauty contests, but form follows function more than ever in the Outback. 今天，2026款傲虎标志着该车型历史上的一个新纪元。定义了六代车型的旅行车轮廓，如今已让位于更硬朗的“两厢”造型，使其与直立的森林人（Forester）或Ascent停在一起时显得更加协调。新款傲虎高大、方正，极具SUV风格，虽然它可能赢不了任何选美比赛，但它比以往任何时候都更体现了“形式追随功能”的设计理念。
Standard all-wheel drive across all six trim levels (starting at about $36,000 to just under $49,000, including the required $1,450 destination) ensures all Outbacks have similar poor-weather and poor-road ability, though the Wilderness version rides 0.8 inches (20 mm) higher off the ground and comes with more dedicated all-terrain tires. My Limited test vehicle stickered at $43,165. 全系六个配置等级均标配全轮驱动系统（起售价约3.6万美元，最高不到4.9万美元，含1450美元的强制运费），确保了所有傲虎车型在恶劣天气和路况下具备相似的通过能力，其中Wilderness版本离地间隙更高出0.8英寸（20毫米），并配备了更专业的全地形轮胎。我测试的Limited版本标价为43,165美元。
Much improved interior
大幅提升的内饰
The new Outback isn’t pretty, but spend a week driving it, as I did, and you’ll quickly care less about the outer skin than the inner capability. The extra height over the 2025 version affords much improved passenger and cargo room. There’s one caveat, though: The new interior steps threateningly close to premium quality, and a new infotainment system and electronics package pull everyday usability and convenience up the ladder by a rung or two. 新款傲虎并不漂亮，但像我一样驾驶它一周后，你会很快发现自己不再那么在意它的外壳，转而关注其内在实力。相比2025款，增加的车身高度带来了显著改善的乘客空间和载货空间。不过有一点需要注意：新内饰的质感已逼近豪华车水准，全新的信息娱乐系统和电子设备包也让日常使用的便利性提升了一个或两个档次。
Climb in and close the door, and you’ll find the dashboard cleaner than before, with climate controls thankfully presented as tangible knobs and buttons rather than the sometimes-lethargic digital renderings of the prior Outback. The only demerit here is the mesh fabric covering the upper door panels and part of the dashboard. This material looks a bit cheap and can be pulled like a shirt, making the pattern askew. 坐进车内关上车门，你会发现仪表盘比以前更简洁，空调控制系统令人欣慰地回归了实体旋钮和按键，而不是老款傲虎上那种有时反应迟钝的数字触控界面。唯一的缺点是覆盖在车门上部和部分仪表盘上的网状织物，这种材料看起来有点廉价，而且像衬衫一样可以被拉扯，导致纹理变形。
While the front seats offer lots of legroom and adjustability and are very comfortable even on multi-hour drives, the rear seat offers even more space and shoulder room. But the seatbacks do not recline, as in many SUVs. Ingress and egress from both front and rear seats is also excellent. The Limited trim includes heated outboard rear seats. Thoughtful shopping bag hooks and tie-downs in the cargo area come standard, and there’s also meaningful under-floor storage back there, too. 前排座椅提供了充足的腿部空间和调节范围，即使在长途驾驶中也非常舒适；后排座椅则提供了更大的空间和肩部空间。不过，与许多SUV不同，其后排靠背无法调节倾斜角度。前后排的进出便利性都很出色。Limited配置包含后排外侧座椅加热功能。货舱内标配了贴心的购物袋挂钩和系固装置，地板下方也有实用的储物空间。
On the technology front, a new 12.1-inch infotainment system responds quicker and proves easier to navigate, with large, highly legible icons. You can also more easily read the new 12.3-inch, hi-res, and configurable digital instrument cluster. Several USB-A and USB-C ports come standard front and rear, and there’s wireless charging up front. My Outback Limited’s Harman Kardon audio system (12 speakers, 576 watts) reproduced sound better than I anticipated, whether I was piping in Miles Davis, MC5, or Mahler. 在科技配置方面，全新的12.1英寸信息娱乐系统响应更快，导航更简便，图标大且清晰易读。你还可以更轻松地查看全新的12.3英寸高分辨率可配置数字仪表盘。前后排均标配多个USB-A和USB-C接口，前排还提供无线充电。我测试的傲虎Limited配备的哈曼卡顿（Harman Kardon）音响系统（12个扬声器，576瓦）表现超出了我的预期，无论是播放迈尔斯·戴维斯（Miles Davis）、MC5乐队还是马勒（Mahler）的音乐，音质都非常出色。
ADAS needs work
驾驶辅助系统（ADAS）仍需改进
A few words about active driving assists. Though the generous list of standard lane-keeping, lane-centering, and adaptive cruise features worked well, it was hard to appreciate them because the DriverFocus Distraction Mitigation system’s functions were so overbearing. Look away from the road dead-ahead for more than a second—even to glance at the infotainment screen—and you get an electronic finger-wagging that you’re not paying attention. 关于主动驾驶辅助系统，我想多说几句。虽然标配的车道保持、车道居中和自适应巡航功能表现良好，但由于DriverFocus驾驶员注意力监测系统的功能过于严苛，让人很难享受这些功能。只要视线离开正前方超过一秒钟——哪怕只是看一眼信息娱乐屏幕——系统就会发出电子警告，指责你没有专心驾驶。
With lane-centering and adaptive cruise engaged, the Outback repeatedly scolded me to put my hands on the steering wheel—when my hands were on the steering wheel. And then, when I intentionally let go to try to wake the system up and re-gripped the wheel with the firmness of a General Patton handshake, the system took about five seconds to register the re-grip. Of course, you can disable the DriverFocus system, but you’d need to disable it on every restart of the car. Yes, Subaru laudably has put safety at the forefront, but I gave up driving with my mother 40 years ago. 在开启车道居中和自适应巡航时，傲虎多次“训斥”我把手放在方向盘上——而当时我的手明明就在方向盘上。当我故意松开手试图唤醒系统，然后像巴顿将军握手那样用力重新握住方向盘时，系统竟然花了大约五秒钟才识别出我的重新抓握。当然，你可以关闭DriverFocus系统，但每次重启车辆后都需要重新关闭。是的，斯巴鲁将安全放在首位值得称赞，但我早在40年前就不再需要母亲坐在副驾对我指手画脚了。
Underneath the new boxy sheetmetal, Subaru avoids reinventing what already worked. The test Limited’s standard 2.5 L flat-four-cylinder engine develops 180 hp (134 kW) and 178 lb-ft (241 Nm) of torque. That’s adequate oomph, but it’s hardly brisk when toting around the Outback Limited’s 3,741 lbs (1,697 kg). The turbocharged 2.4 L engine of the XT versions, making 260 hp (194 kW) and 277 lb-ft (376 Nm) of torque, offers power that the base engine can only dream of. No hybrid version is available yet, but I suspect a hybrid Outback will arrive for 2027, likely with a version of the 194 hp (145 kW) drivetrain currently used in the Forester Hybrid. 在方正的新车身之下，斯巴鲁没有去折腾那些已经成熟的技术。测试车Limited版本标配的2.5升水平对置四缸发动机可输出180马力（134千瓦）和178磅-英尺（241牛·米）的扭矩。动力尚可，但对于重达3741磅（1697公斤）的傲虎Limited来说，谈不上轻快。XT版本搭载的2.4升涡轮增压发动机拥有260马力（194千瓦）和277磅-英尺（376牛·米）的扭矩，其动力表现是基础版发动机望尘莫及的。目前尚无混合动力版本，但我推测2027款傲虎可能会推出混动版，很可能采用目前森林人混动版上那套194马力（145千瓦）的动力系统。