Driving Experience
Includes acceleration and handling
What Owners Say
"love how it corners but wish it had a bit more power"
JEREMIAH H., MA (2007 Subaru Outback)"Car hesitates when gas pedal is engaged. Premium fuel helps."
Anonymous, CA (2007 Subaru Outback)"Competent if unexciting"
Anonymous, NY (2007 Subaru Outback)"All wheel drive gives us excellent handling and saved us from 2 accidents by being able to quickly swerve and not lose control. We owe that car."
Anonymous, CA (2007 Subaru Outback)"This vehicle really handles well. Very responsive - turning, braking, routine and emergency handling, but the area where it really shines is when the road is wet or snow-covered. The all-wheel drive sticks to the road like glue and my wife always asks to drive this car when the weather is inclement. This is a safe and reliable vehicle for day-to-day commuting."
CHARLES B., NJ (2007 Subaru Outback)"I'm having trouble shifting, but it may be more my decreasing coordination and hearing than the car itself."
DAVID H., WA (2007 Subaru Outback)"Poor acceleration. 2.5i motor lacks a bit of power."
Anonymous, QC (2007 Subaru Outback)"The basic 4 cylinder engine is under powered for this car. I do a lot of travel over mountain passes and the transmission works overtime to shift down to maintain legal speed limit. Next car will definitely be 6 cylinder or turbo 4 cylinder. Will test drive next car over pass to verify power."
Anonymous, WA (2007 Subaru Outback)"great driving stability"
Anonymous, VT (2007 Subaru Outback)"Very responsive; no hesitation. Good acceleration."
GEORGE J., ON (2007 Subaru Outback)"It is very responsive and extremely reliable in snow/ice."
Anonymous, MA (2007 Subaru Outback)"Poor acceleration"
Christian L., QC (2007 Subaru Outback)"My husband loves the way this car handles."
Anonymous, CA (2007 Subaru Outback)"This car handles vey well for its age and being a wagon. It is responsive and maneuvers well and is very good in snow and ice."
Lyn B., OR (2007 Subaru Outback)"The car drives and handles very well even after all this time. It drives well in all conditions due tomorrow o AWD."
Anonymous, PA (2007 Subaru Outback)"Good - AWD works very well, especially in snow. Totally transparent operation (I.e. I can feel the AWD effect on handling, but no detrimental side effects. Bad - NVH in drivetrain on acceleration. I bought it used, it had aftermarket CV halfshafts, so I don’t know how it behaved when new. I pulled the engine for rebuild @174K after timing belt failure (~70K on a Gates aftermarket belt installed @ ~105K by original owner) and the engine and transmission mounts appeared to be in good shape. I installed new aftermarket halfshafts designed to address this well known Subaru issue, with only marginal improvement."
Ernest J., WI (2007 Subaru Outback)"Despite being 11 yrs old, still handles and accelerates beautifully although sounds like a go cart."
Julia D., PA (2007 Subaru Outback)"In the OB Sedan, the handling is excellent. High confidence in traffic and highway."
Bill D., CT (2007 Subaru Outback)"I would like to have a little more HP."
Anonymous, CO (2007 Subaru Outback)"We got the 5 cylinder turbo but regret because of fuel economy and general sluggishness. We should have purchased the six-cylinder. Other handling is OK, drives a little heavy but expected because of the all wheel drive."
Anonymous, CA (2007 Subaru Outback)"Hold the road perfectly. Very responsive."
Hope W., VA (2007 Subaru Outback)"The all-wheel drive gives me great traction in all weather. The turbocharger gives me great breakaway when I need it."
Reed O., OH (2007 Subaru Outback)"Bad visibility through front windshield*. Excellent traction in show without using show tires or chain. A station wagon (vs SUV) that has is high off of the pavement and is the top low (low enough for short people to more easily brush/scrape show and ice off of the roof."
Marlene S., NH (2007 Subaru Outback)
"Very touchy throttle response and transmission downshift lag."
JOHN F., WA (2007 Subaru Outback)