Posted Monday, January 26, 2026 at 10:34pm
The regular Outback does the job just fine. That begs the question: Is the Outback Wilderness worth buying at all?
In the last few years, we’ve seen the rise of the “soft-roader.” These are, to put it simply, a bunch of normal crossovers given plastic cladding and chunky tires so that they can cosplay as off-roaders. Sure, some of these offerings, like the Ford Bronco Sport Badlands, have actual trail cred. But the majority are all show and no go.
