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Subaru Legacy/Outback Safety Concerns
Any opinions on which Subaru wagon (Forester, Legacy, Outback) gets top marks for safety?
I could especially use input re: accident avoidance, as I think I've got the crash test/safety features info down (see below).
Crash test data:
They are all 5-star rated in government crash tests. Forester and Legacy receive a "good" rating from the IIHS. But there is NO IIHS rating for the Outback.
Airbags:
Forester doesn't have a rear curtain air bag.
Stability control:
Available as an option on all three.
High speed handling? Accident avoidance?
I could especially use input re: accident avoidance, as I think I've got the crash test/safety features info down (see below).
Crash test data:
They are all 5-star rated in government crash tests. Forester and Legacy receive a "good" rating from the IIHS. But there is NO IIHS rating for the Outback.
Airbags:
Forester doesn't have a rear curtain air bag.
Stability control:
Available as an option on all three.
High speed handling? Accident avoidance?
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don't know about how quick it reacts but a few years ago when the Subaru Outback VDC first appeared C & D did a test of AWD cars with stability control. The Subaru was the only one they could not put in the snowbank, unlike the BMW, VW and Audi.
-mike
So apparently it's effective enough to keep those clowns off the walls.
Has the IIHS ever tested the Outback, perhaps in prior years?
(Note, the IIHS has done rear crash tests on the Outback and it receives a "Good" rating.)
The Forester lacks curtain air bags but the front side air bags protec the front passengers' heads, so only the rear seat passengers are not protected. It managed a Good score from IIHS without them.
The lower-to-the-ground Legacy GT probably handles the best but it's no longer offered as a wagon for 2008. Find a 2007 model, or pick from the other two.
Mark
2010 Subaru Outback. There is a potential safety problem with the molding on the lower left side at the base of the driver's seat that can catch the heel of the driver as he/she exits the vehicle. I'm not a clumsy person or one that ever falls but it almost got me as I exited our Outback today. It could have been a bad fall. Subaru needs to redesign it so it sheds instead of catches, for both sides of the vehicle.
Hopefully Subaru reads this stuff.