Yeah so far so good it's a brand I trust. I think the reason it rides better than my Avalon did is that Toyota started sporting all the Avalons less the limited and they put on those low profile tires. The RU has on 18" tire but a bigger or fatter tire from rim to top of tire.
I guess technically the outback is a crossover maybe the first crossover, I don't know there has always been an argument is it a Wagon is it and SUV? I feel its more a wagon, rides more like a sedan than a truck or van so I think its a wagon. For shits and giggles I switched it from comfort mode to dynamic mode, that 2.4 liter turbo has some ummff to it
I used to think the same. But in the never ending quest to make cars faster, better, and more fuel efficient they keep making cars lower to the ground. I got a ride from my little brother in his new mustang the other day, and when sitting in the seat my butt could not have been more than 8 inches off the ground. The older and fatter I get, the more I am willing to give up just a little performance for comfort and convenience. These crossovers now days often just look like jacked up cars or wagons. But if you compare it to some of those family sedans or wagons from even like the 70s or 80s they probably have the same seat height. I know I drive a 3 row "midsize" suv and I sit down into that, not climb up into it like a truck or even old suv's.
My new Outback came with a 2.4 liter Turbo. Offers a great ride height easy to get in and out of, super ride and if I step into the gas once the Turbo engages I have more than sufficient power. There is some Turbo lag but its an Outback not a Porsche.
