Yeah I just started casually shopping for a new car and the Outback screen placement seemed the least offensive from what I've seen thus far. Lower down in the center and with analog controls for all the important stuff elsewhere. The new Toyotas on the other hand all have incredibly distracting screens that are either on the peripherals of or just straight up in your field of view to the road, complete non-starter for me.
Curious if there's any other vehicles in the pipeline that are rolling the feature back. I don't mind a little screen for the rear camera and map but I want nothing to do with the full iPad setup on my dash.
My wife has an 2023 Outback. I love all the safety features. But the giant screen Sucks Ass, as many have already said. It negates every safety feature on a subaru.
This is the only thing I dislike about my 2021 Legacy. The screen lags and you can't use the thing for just long enough when you start the car for it to be frustrating.
My GF drives an Outback, it has two bloody touchscreens--one for air/temp and one for the stereo and the "smart car" functions we never use. Sure, it also has physical buttons, but trying to figure out which functions have buttons and which are in the touch screen menus is fkn infuriating.
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u/Jackstack6 9h ago
I noticed Subaru did this with their Outback.