2015 Subaru Outback price & specs – costs from £27,995

The 2015 Subaru Outback goes on sale in the UK in April 2015 with an upgraded interior, new look and a choice of 2.0 litre turbo diesel or 2.5 litre petrol engine.

The Subaru Outback may not be the most fashionable of ‘Crossovers’, but its the crossover that’s been around the longest, and the one estate car those who really use a crossover’s off-road abilities covet.

The latest generation – the fifth – of the Outback still looks comfortingly like the Outback we know and maintains the less rugged look that arrived at the end of 2013 for the Outback’s exterior, with an interior that now uses more upmarket materials for a more ‘premium’feel.

There’s a choice of two trim levels in the UK for the new Outback – SE and SE Premium – with auto lights, Cruise, Active Torque Vectoring, 17″ alloys, heated front seats, electric drivers seat, 7″ Touchscreen with Sat Nav, rear view camera and Privacy all as standard, as is Subaru’s EyeSight safety technology – which adds autonomous Pre-collision Braking Control and Pre-collision Throttle Management, Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Departure & Sway Warning – on all Lineatronic versions.

Petrol versions also get stop-start and Subaru’s Intelligent Drive for selectable driving modes, with the SE Premium models adding Keyless, 18″ alloys, leather and power tailgate.

Engine options for the Outback are a pair of four-cylinder Boxer engines, the 2.0 litre diesel offering 148bhp and 258lb/ft of torque and the 2.5 litre naturally-aspirated  petrol 163bhp and 173lb/ft of torque and a choice of manual or Lineartronic gearboxes.

The 2015 Subaru Outback goes on sale in the UK in April 2015, with prices from £27,995 for the Outback 2.0D SE rising to £32,995 for the Outback 2.0D SE Premium Lineartronic.