For a few years, this Outback's six-cylinder trim came with genuine McIntosh audio — the same esteemed hi-fi name found in home theaters, one of the only cars ever to get it from the factory.
Median 130 hp across 37 similar cars
Lead trim: 2.5 L SOHC (165 hp) · up to 212 hp
Subaru Outback BE/BH second generationBE/BH · 1999–2004
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Nobody in Burbles has spotted a Subaru Outback BE/BH second generation yet. See one on the street, point the app at it, and the first card is yours — with your @handle permanently credited on this page.
FactFor a few years, this Outback's six-cylinder trim came with genuine McIntosh audio — the same esteemed hi-fi name found in home theaters, one of the only cars ever to get it from the factory.
With the arrival of the third-generation Legacy the Outback wagon became its own model; the new body, introduced in Japan in September 1998 as the Lancaster, was smoother, rounder and about 3 inches longer with a slightly longer wheelbase, the US-spec Outback following in 2000. A new low-end-torque 2.5 L SOHC boxer made 165 hp (SAE) with 166 lb-ft, and the Lancaster 6 (April 2000) brought back Subaru's flat-six, sold in the US as the H6-3.0 (with L.L.Bean and VDC versions, the latter with a 200 W McIntosh stereo and the VTD 45/55 AWD system). Ground clearance was 7.3 in. Rear suspension was redesigned to free trunk space. The Legacy SUS became the Outback sedan in North America, and Japan's Lancaster ADA (Active Driving Assist, September 1999) used two CCD cameras, the forerunner of EyeSight. Nissan's Japan-only Avenir Blaster of October 2000 was a competitor.
Collectors Spotted in the Subaru Outback Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Subaru Outback yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 L SOHC (165 hp) | 2000–2004 | 2.5 L Flat-4 | 165 hp | 166 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| H6-3.0 L DOHC flat-six (212 hp) | 2000–2004 | 3.0 L Flat-6 | 212 hp | 210 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the 2.5 L SOHC (165 hp) trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
Photographs
The new Outback's full-width tail light bar has a 2 ft ruler built in, for measuring whatever you are about to load.
One model props up an entire segment: the Outback alone accounts for more than 80% of all new station wagons sold in the US.
This Outback's high beams never fully switch off — Subaru's Adaptive Driving Beam instead shutters out just the part of the light hitting oncoming drivers.
A wagon beat the SUVs at their own game: this Outback generation won Motor Trend's Sport/Utility of the Year award for 2010.
This Outback shared Top Gear's Car of the Year crown — an unusual honor for a jacked-up wagon to split with the Ford Mondeo in 2007.
For a few years, this Outback's six-cylinder trim came with genuine McIntosh audio — the same esteemed hi-fi name found in home theaters, one of the only cars ever to get it from the factory.
Subaru didn't have the budget for an all-new SUV, so it dressed up a Legacy wagon instead. A Subaru of America executive later put it bluntly: "[the Outback] saved our company."
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
A wagon beat the SUVs at their own game: this Outback generation won Motor Trend's Sport/Utility of the Year award for 2010.
The original RS6 debuted Audi's clever hydraulic Dynamic Ride Control suspension — and enough owners got tired of its leaking dampers that they ripped the whole system out for plain coilovers.
Cooling the C6 RS6’s twin-turbo V10 took seven separate radiators and four electric fans under the bonnet.
Subaru didn't have the budget for an all-new SUV, so it dressed up a Legacy wagon instead. A Subaru of America executive later put it bluntly: "[the Outback] saved our company."
The new Outback's full-width tail light bar has a 2 ft ruler built in, for measuring whatever you are about to load.
This Outback shared Top Gear's Car of the Year crown — an unusual honor for a jacked-up wagon to split with the Ford Mondeo in 2007.
The C7-generation RS6 Avant never officially reached America at all — buyers there got the RS7 Sportback instead, running the exact same engine and platform in a different body.
This Outback's high beams never fully switch off — Subaru's Adaptive Driving Beam instead shutters out just the part of the light hitting oncoming drivers.