One on One: 2020 Subaru Outback vs 2020 Toyota Highlander on Everyman Driver

so I hope you have as much fun watching this video as I did making it. This is a comparison between two midsize SUVs. Yes, that's the midsize SUV classification. This is the completely redesigned

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Subaru Outback. This is the completely redesigned

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Toyota Highlander. I know. They're not exactly the same, pretty similar, this one seats five, this one seats seven or eight, but there are some similarities, there are some advantages that one has over the other, today we'll look at some pros and cons and a breakdown feature. for features and a few other fun things along the way, let's officially start with the trim levels, there are seven trim levels with our Outback, two engine options, a new one this year that we'll talk about, there are only five trim levels, only five available with a highlighter, but the highlighter has a hybrid option and with the five, two levels, only one engine option, both vehicles, by the way, have these arms that come down from the top to the bottom compared to the top to the bottom, so they come out of the hood of the Highlander for 2020.

It's a 3.5-liter V6 mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive. A standard all-wheel drive is optional. We have all wheel drive in ours. It gets 295 horsepower and 263 pound-feet of torque. Continue this way, the symmetrical Subaru. all-wheel drive without front-wheel drive symmetrical all-wheel drive and paired with a CVT our tester here has an updated 2.5-liter boxer engine with direct injection paired with Lineartronic CVT there is also a new 260-horsepower 2.4-liter turbocharged boxer engine and it's paired with a high torque Lineartronic CVT, the official horsepower numbers on our test vehicle here are one hundred and eighty two hundred and seventy-six pound-feet of torque now, there's a big difference here because the engines obviously They can tow 2,700 pounds while the Highlander with the 3.5-liter engine can tow 5,000 pounds.

I'm curious, does anyone know when or why they started changing or making these bars attached to the hood more frequently compared to the ones underneath? I don't know, I've noticed it more recently with some of the cars I've been buying. that the arm is at the top, not so much at the bottom, if you know, leave it in the comments section. Thanks, there are some visually obvious differences when you look at both vehicles and that's the size, so the Highlander is one hundred and ninety-four. point nine inches long, while the Outback is one hundred ninety-one point three, you're obviously three and a half inches longer with the Highlander wide seventy-six inches seventy-three inches tall sixty-eight point one inch sixty-six point four inches barely breaking Down the numbers for you.

I don't know if you noticed from the beginning when I made the video, but both vehicles have roof racks with a capacity of 154 pounds, this one has 150, so it's basically a push, but the Outback has versatility with its roof. racks so what you do here lift the lever that releases the bar you can place the same thing with this side hustle upgrade people are waiting for you so turn this one and now I can lock them in place so you have this option or As you saw there, this option is very good, okay, let's do a breakdown of the cargo volume on both vehicles starting with the Outback, so first of all, you have this protective sunshade on ours, this is the Touring trim level, by the way, that's the Platinum, so the boom slides up or lower it and slide it all the way back so you can look behind this pretty spacious 32 and a half cubic feet of volume space behind the last row.

I know Sub fans and loyalists will love the durability. and they're going to go out of town, they're going to get dirty, they're going to throw their dog back here, their bikes back here, camping gear, this is a great, wide opening for cargo in the back of the Subaru. and when it's four to fold the back row, they have the levers here on each side, so this is a 60/40 split, but when you fold them, this is what it looks like you're looking at now seventy five point seven cubic feet. of volume in a mid-size SUV, basically a not-so-bad truck, don't you think here in a couple of minutes I will show you a rear seat legroom in a demonstration in both vehicles and what it seems to have in the back row inside, middle row of the Highlander, two car seats, one facing forward and one facing rear, with my kids back there, so that comes in a second when I talked about this being a completely redesigned vehicle .

For the 2020 Highlander, some of the new features were more cargo space, they increased the rear area here from 13 8 cubic feet of volume to 16, so now you have 16 cubic feet, just below here you'll find additional storage there. holding the sun visor or protective visor along with a jack kit, now I'm going to fold them and when I do, it will increase to 48 cubic feet of volume. I'll double the captain's chairs in our case, 84.3 cubic feet of volume in the back of this midsize SUV which is obviously much larger than the interior, but now you can see how much room you have to utilize the cargo space, longer items , camping gear, bikes, dogs, pets, whatever you want in the back of the Highlander, okay, as promised, let's get inside. and give a demonstration of rear seat legroom and headroom and we'll start with the Highlander.

I'm a big fan, as is my wife, of captain's chairs in any vehicle because of the amount of space there is between passengers in the middle row, whether it's four cups, whether it's four diaper bags, a canvas, a bag, whatever you want for a snack, this seat is all the way back right now, I'm 511, this is my position as the

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in the front, of course, this seat slides forward, it's right here now everything what I can go forward, of course, I'm against the back seat, but I'm going to go back because there's no one behind me and by the way, back, kid, just in the third row of the Highlander there's not enough room for adults, so my room is pretty decent.

Now let's look at headroom, which is fantastic and even better because we have a panoramic sunroof on this vehicle, whereas the Outback only has a front sunroof, so this makes a big difference. when this is open it creates the illusion of more space plus you can see the sky when driving at least here as a passenger. I really think it's great now that this is the Platinum trim level, making it the best trim of the five. the Highlander, so we have two USB ports back here along with climate controls, we also have these sunshades here on the windows that have made a big difference when I'm driving and I have the kids in the back seat that they're trapped in.

Your car seat cannot move. The suns coming in this helps keep them from squinting too much and complaining to me that I can't see, I can't see, so that's there for the side windows now before I show you what it is. It looks like with two car seats in the back here, let's go inside to do a demonstration of legroom and headroom. This one is a little easier to get into just because it's a little lower, but it's still pretty simple. Here's my legroom behind the

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's seat again. position as driver in five eleven here is the space I have between my knees and the back of the seat quite comfortable without adjustment with the middle row the back row is stationary where you are since we have the Touring trim level we have heating options for back row passengers that's great, plus having two USB ports, so if you have a cable, you have a smartphone or a device, you can plug it in in the back seat and in the compartments behind the driver's seat and the passenger, as well as on a visor. sunroof sunroof for the two front passengers is not panoramic in this car Headroom is enough for me I had so much room I know you can't see it very well but it's how much space I have and I'm sitting upright in the back The seat is fine as promised this is what it looks like for us and my family with two car seats in the back inside you can see my baby car seat there looking back with my daughter as she removed, you can see how much space there is.

There isn't much space in the center, but it's enough for a diaper bag. If you wanted to put one in there, I wouldn't recommend an adult between the two car seats, one facing forward and one facing rear, but it's more than enough and a comfortable amount of space. roomy and easy to get into and maneuver into both car seats, in some cases, if you have them, it depends on the size of the vehicle. You try to reach and find the seat belt, so it's very easy, it's hardly an inconvenience to get the seats in and out of the car. and the kids seem to have plenty of room and still have enough room in the middle for a diaper bag and probably a child, but not an adult, not really.

Now we flip the Highlander, which makes this one a little different. Of course, it's captain's chairs instead of a bed. You have the bench seat option on the Highlander, but not on the top trim level. The Platinum we have here is only a 7 seater with the captain's chairs, so there you go, you have the car seat, the car. seat on the other seat and plenty of room in the middle for the diaper bag. There's also a cup holder in the center, but there's plenty of room and it's more convenient for us and that's why one of the reasons my wife wants to buy this vehicle in the captain's chair configuration versus the eight-person configuration because you have space in the middle and if you really wanted you could go back to the third row again.

That's for kids, just see the third row isn't the best for adults, so now's the time. To take a tour of the cabin of each of these vehicles, and in no particular order, I'll choose a Highlander first because it's closest to me. The new thing you will find about this vehicle, finally with Toyota and the Highlander, is Apple Carplay. and android auto are now available they didn't have it last year they didn't have it the year before they are finally up to date and have done a great job with this updated infotainment system I love this screen my friends it is an Infotainment Screen from Twelve point three inches, high resolution, eight inches is standard and I love everything about this screen.

I like the technicality, it has knobs but it also has a touch screen option. The climate control is on the screen and people are wondering, why not? show us maybe the bass tremolo this is what the manufacturers give us so they can show all their amenities heated and ventilated seats the map for the navigation audio here they have the JBL sound system this is something I really like they have three USB ports under one, I think it's just for plugging in the Apple CarPlay entered in Auto, others are charging, this is an even better wireless charging pad, it's fantastic and you can hide it, put it in there, which is also bluetooth, so yeah You have your phone charging, you can also use it without it being connected with Bluetooth.

This isn't a game changer, but it's pretty cool now that it has off-road capabilities. Different driving modes: normal and eco sport, mud, sand, rock, dirt and normal snow mode. hill descent control auto start/stop function to help with fuel economy nowadays you have to have that really smart, the way they can solve this in my opinion a tray here a tray your storage below here again you have storage below of this wireless charging pad steering wheel mounted controls quite simple easy to understand with the volume here are some of your safety features such as radar lane departure warning radar cruise control also here on the left the heated steering wheel option the automatic lift gate this view is beautiful press that button yeah a 360 degree view around the car right now.

I have cameras mounted all around to give you a bird's eye view of what's around your vehicle. That's just the part that's perfect right now. I'm going to put it in reverse to show you a different view so you get the 360 ​​degree panoramic view on the right side and also the view directly behind you, so there are actually two cameras back there, turn the steering wheel, the lane lines turn, I think you have to have This is because when you back into a parking spot, it's good to know which direction you're going and how you'll end up if you stay the same heading and the lines are color coded for warnings, how much more youyou get closer, the colors are different.

Okay, you can go a little narrower and then a little wider. Here's a safety feature that I really like that helped me recently because I had a car seat in the back, but no one was in it. See that red there that lets me know someone is in the seat, that's me and my seat belt is not on. It had the captain's chairs in the right rear. I had a car seat and noticed someone was there, but the seat belt wasn't on properly. There was no one. cars, so it was okay, but it was a nice little reminder like, oh, okay, you're looking out for me and keeping me aware of who's in the car and who's not wearing a seat belt.

In seat belt status, pretty smart. I like it a lot and this is how it finally looks with the panoramic sunroof open. My son loves playing with this. He comes in. He loves to press buttons and turn on the windshield wipers. Heated seats. He always pushes these buttons and seems to go all the way. In the back, his eyes get bigger, yes, and it's a panoramic sunroof. He doesn't understand what I'm talking about, but he may be a common driver when I retire in so many years, there we go, that's what it seems. Great, I love it now that we are out of the cockpit of a Highlander, so straight into the cockpit of the interior.

See the comparison between the two. One new thing this year that's beautiful and seamlessly integrated into: it's this 11.6-inch tablet. Subaru style infotainment screen, it has buttons, it has touch screen, but it's a little difficult to find everything you want right away, you have to dig a little deeper.On the controls, I'll show you what I mean, first of all, this is a one of the most colorful displays I have seen in a long time. I really like its appearance. I mean, it's easy to understand. The icons and logos are great. a slider you have to dig a little like for example here are the climate controls a short delay not too bad as you get used to it up here I press that to see now this is where I get a little confused . sometimes with the radio now I'm lost I see, I'm going to try to go to the radio slide now go to the radio okay, great, look at all the different ones, how beautiful it is displayed there and it's easy to understand.

It took me a second to remember. I myself where to go to get there, but now you can see it. One of the things that is a little challenging: it has the auto start/stop function like the other car. Where is the vehicle control? X mode for off-road use. Wanna? to turn the vehicle on or off, hold direction, highlight response, driver assistance, not there, pre-collision braking, lane departure, blind spot, black spot monitor, rear cross traffic alert, actually there under another, there's the auto start/stop, that's the kind of car you know, die down to save fuel when you stop for a few seconds I'll have to go there and turn it off in that interesting one it's a bit you have to find it, I mean. once you get to this to be your car it will make sense but that's where it is otherwise Subaru StarLink you can connect your phone for Apple Carplay and Android Auto which is great they have USB ports down here there is no platform wireless charging unlike the Highlander now. we have a different view camera, let's say I put it in reverse, you know, this looks good, so pop and reverse and you can see directly behind me, these lane lines move with the steering wheel, which is great as showcase before now put it in park now look at this view press this button and now I get a front view instead of a rear view so the front view versus the reverse view would be great if they were both on the screen right back in the park , press the button to see and there is my front, but it would be great to use it using this space for both the front and the back.

A big and beautiful map thanks to the larger screen. Return to my menu. You can choose locations to go to for your navigation. Go back to the start screen. cart information statistics advanced package maintenance I'm going to go back to the expo and turn it on and see how that changes things for us. It's good to familiarize yourself with your vehicle by reviewing these options here. Blind spot monitor. Automatic high beam maintenance. a new car so not only do I have problems for me but when the time comes for yours you can see them all there there are some fun safety features driving this car right now my foot is on the brake you can See the image of the car.

There with the brake lights on, I take my foot off the brake and they go off. This also tracks your drowsiness, whether you're paying attention to the road or not. It has lane change alerts. Here is a demonstration of that. I was driving down the road today to show this, so the lines light up on the left and right and tells you to put your hand on the wheel if you're not paying attention. Great security feature. Basically, you can drive without touching the steering wheel. I'm not advising that, but it's kind of a warning and reminder.

Hey, pay attention, Dave, you're turning left and right. I want you to put your hands on the wheel. Yes, Subaru. I'll thank you for the reminder of the steering wheel mounted controls here on the. The Outback's paddle shifters on top have the heated steering wheel down here on the right instead of the left on the Highlander, radar cruise control, steering assist, Bluetooth volume control for the radio and, like the Highlander, we have the liftgate button here. On the left side of the steering wheel here are the armrests. Well, many of you are familiar with these things.

CD player, if you want to listen to music, there's who uses those heavier CDs. Subaru has made good use of the space just below here. I have a little shelf for storage in there a couple of cup holders, of course, side doors. Nice cabin, it's a pretty comfortable place to be, it's not as cramped as you might think, at least compared to the Highlander and here's our sunroof. In the simple Outback then we will have a panoramic view, not in this case, but you have better luggage racks in this one than in the Highlander, everything is a give and take.

I don't mind giving my driving impressions, but I'd really like to explain that to you because everyone has their own specific preferences, but I found the Highlander to be a smoother, easier, smoother ride around town, both on the highway and In the city, it's a little louder, not much louder, but the Highlander was definitely a quieter ride. Both were decent, by the way, it has higher ground clearance. I don't think I've mentioned that yet, eight point seven inches compared to the Highlander's eight inches, so maybe that's part of the reason it feels like an easier ride because I'm a little lower. the terrain instead of higher here and the interior either way, both are comfortable, simple, my wife loves driving the Highlander because she likes how smooth it is, how easy it is to maneuver in parking lots and the speed of course , this has a little bit more power and accelerates better than this one and with the Subaru you have the CVT so it will take a few seconds to get there but when it comes to driving I think the Highlander has the advantage this is probably what shows a lot of people.

You are very good, at least when they have two vehicles, the keys appear like this, this is what they look like, so Toyota, here, Subaru, they are almost identical, actually the opposite, they are flipped and then the rear parts, already You know, I think the Subaru key looks a lot. better than the twitter key The Twiggy key looks really generic, while at least Subaru has its emblem on the front, although I guess the Toyota is on the back too, okay Last but not least the range Base MSRP on these two vehicles, we are the Outback. We're looking at a starting price of around 29 grand up to 40 grand on all trim levels here with the Highlander 35 grand, basically for a starting MSRP of up to 49 grand for the top trim level excluding the hybrid, so you're starting $5,000 more. on the base and top trim level versus the top trim level $10,000 more you'll get a larger vehicle you'll get more seating here you really can't go off road as confidently in the Highlander as you can in the Subaru and this one has symmetrical all-wheel drive , a standard where, as you go, front-wheel or all-wheel drive depends on which you're interested in in most midsize SUVs, even though it's a truck.

I know that a classification is medium sized and that's why I thought it was interesting to do a comparison between these, breaking them down, my numbers offer some demos inside that show you know the spectrum specifications, feature by feature, let me hear your opinion in the comments section below, which one do you like best, is it worth the extra money. For this one, do you like the durability and reputation that Subaru has? They both have a great reputation. It all comes down to what fits your needs well. Well, that's it for me. I have links below this video to all my Toyota and Subaru videos from the past, check them out if you are still shopping thank you very much.

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