Might this be our first take a look at the next-gen Subaru Outback?

Simply weeks earlier than it got here to mild that Subaru could be ending manufacturing of the Outback for the Japanese market, eagle-eyed motorists noticed what appears like its alternative within the US.

A number of customers on Reddit and Instagram have snapped a camouflaged wagon-style car roaming the streets of California, and – regardless of its disguise – it bears a hanging resemblance to what might be the 2026 Subaru Outback.

Photographs of the car – which seems to be boxier and taller than the present Outback – had been first uploaded to Reddit on October 9, however we now have clear sufficient photographs of a number of angles, together with a brief video.

Reddit person trev first posted a picture of the Outback’s rear to the r/Subaru subreddit, the place others had been fast to level out the boxy proportions and recognisable Subaru oval on the center of the tailgate.

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Two days later, Reddit person Doesntmattaaa posted extra photographs of the identical automobile to the r/Subaru neighborhood, this time with an alternate rear angle and the primary correct take a look at the automobile’s entrance finish – albeit taken by way of a rear-view mirror.

The automobile’s entrance bumper seems to be a major departure from the present Outback, whereas its grille now seems to characteristic bigger hexagonal parts and a typically sq. design.

The entrance bumper’s corners have been dramatically squared-off in comparison with the present mannequin.

Its headlights seem to sit down a lot larger on the entrance of the automobile, although the everyday Subaru C-shape daytime working lights (DRLs) can vaguely be made out beneath the camouflage.

Curiously, there look like lights under the everyday DRLs on the entrance bumper, which might counsel the brand new Outback will characteristic a cut up headlight design.

On the backside of the bumper is a big opening and what look like foglight housings, very similar to the present Outback.

Whereas some commenters have urged the camouflaged automobile might as a substitute be the North America-only Subaru Ascent, others have identified the automobile’s wagon-like form lends itself to the Outback.

Its tall and boxy proportions do look like a shift away from the wagon-style physique form we all know the Outback for, however its longer physique and roofline nonetheless counsel it might simply be the following technology mannequin.

Additionally seen within the images is giant wheel arch cladding, in addition to a big rear bumper under the squared-off tail lights. The present Outback contains comparable options, lending to its off-road leaning capabilities.

Our most up-to-date sneak peek got here on October 27, when Reddit person Economy_Pirate5919 posted a video of the camouflaged Outback rolling previous an intersection to the r/Subaru_Outback neighborhood. It was adopted by an Instagram picture from person kindelauto.

If this automobile is certainly the next-gen Subaru Outback, it seems to have acquired extra drastic adjustments on the floor than the brand new Subaru Forester.

The sixth-generation Forester went on sale within the US this 12 months, and it’s anticipated to reach in Australia someday subsequent 12 months.

Whereas that automobile nonetheless maintains comparable visuals to the outgoing Forester, its design is nowhere close to as boxy as this supposed Outback.

The Outback can also be saved seperate to the Ascent in the USA, which affords three rows of seating.

The Outback is presently produced in Lafayette, Indiana, and it entered manufacturing there in 2019.

It’s attainable manufacturing for the next-generation Outback (together with Australian fashions) might transfer to that plant after it’s axed from the Japanese market on the finish of March subsequent 12 months.

Whereas the Outback is a vital car for Subaru in Australia, it was final 12 months’s best-selling Subaru in the USA – a market that accounts for 66 per cent of Subaru’s world manufacturing.

The subsequent-gen mannequin is reportedly set to enter manufacturing in 2025, and can achieve a hybrid possibility in 2026.

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