More Standard Safety Tech for 2021 Subaru Legacy and Outback

Subaru will include more standard safety tech in its 2021 Legacy and Outback.

In September 2019, just under a year ago, Auto123 traveled to first British Columbia and then to the Northwest Territories and Alaska to try out the overhauled new 2020 Subaru Legacy and Outback models.

The reason for the big fuss was that the Japanese automaker was unveiling substantially overhauled models, made more modern and offering more technologies.

Normally, a big revision like that is followed by few changes for the next two or three model-years. Normally. But for its two near-twins, Subaru has just announced a few additions to the roster of standard safety features for 2021.

For one, buyers of either model will now get LED headlights with a rotating function. The headlights follow the direction of the steering wheel, so they aim the beam of light in the direction of a left or right curve or turn. For two, the automaker is adding a rear-seat warning system, which will help avoid any users inadvertently leaving behind children or pets when leaving the vehicle. For three, a seatbelt warning system will now be included for each of the seats.

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