Bland-looking Outback gets a roomy interior, good mileage

 11.03.2010 00:27   freep.com

Perhaps on the way to a sales record last year, Subaru took a right turn into the mainstream. The brand whose appeal has always rested on a combination of practicality and oddball charm underwent an emergency quirk-ectomy. Symptoms include the *** 2010 Outback, a roomy and efficient, but rather bland wagon.

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