2024 Subaru Outback Onyx Review: Fancy-Pants Wagon

•   Auto123 reviews the 2024 Subaru Outback Onyx.

What’s in an Onyx?
To be clear: The Onyx edition of Subaru’s Outback wagon doesn’t deliver any performance upgrades. First introduced for the 2023 model-year, it’s strictly an appearance package, but then what’s wrong with putting a ribbon or two on your AWD weekend-warrior-mobile if that’s what strikes your fancy?

The Outback Onyx gets most of the features of the Touring model, such as the larger 11.6-inch infotainment screen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration. Also included are heated front and rear seats, heated steering wheel, dual-zone automatic climate control, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration and inductive charging for smartphones. Under the hood, however, we find the smaller 2.5L engine, rather than the 2.4L turbo of the range’s higher-end models.

Unique features found in the model include:

- all-weather seating surfaces
- alloy pedals
- sharp black interior accents
- darker exterior badging
- hands-free power liftgate
- LED headlights, lights and fog lights

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