A lifted, all-wheel drive (AWD) wagon, the 1995 Legacy Outback was arguably one of the first contemporary crossover SUVs. It beat the 1996 Toyota RAV4 and the 1997 Honda CR-V to market, and for three ...

You don't like how the new seventh-generation Subaru Outback looks. I'm sure you find its face ungainly, its proportions odd, and its overall demeanor unsettling. But do you know who doesn't care?

Even with its controversial new look, the Subaru Outback is still an excellent on- and off-road companion. The Subaru Outback has long been an anomaly—an off-road, lifted wagon that, while larger than ...