2022 Subaru Outback vs 2023 Volkswagen ID.4

2022 Subaru Outback
2022 Subaru Outback
$27,645MSRP
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2023 Volkswagen ID.4
2023 Volkswagen ID.4
$38,995MSRP
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2022 Subaru Outback
$27,645MSRP
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2023 Volkswagen ID.4
$38,995MSRP
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Overview

MSRP

$27,645

MSRP

$38,995

Average price

$29,172

Average price

$31,038

Listings

1767

Listings

1422
Ratings & Reviews
User Reviews
User Reviews

Expert reviews

7.5 out of 10

Expert reviews

7.8 out of 10
Pros
  • New Wilderness trim
  • Spacious
  • Standard advanced safety features
Cons
  • Potentially polarizing design
  • Unintuitive technology
Pros
  • Comfortable
  • Standard advanced safety features
  • Wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
Cons
  • Potentially polarizing design
  • Unintuitive technology

2022 Subaru Outback Reviews Summary

The wilderness beckons and Subaru owners frequently answer the call. They modify and outfit their Subies for improved capabilities in the great outdoors, but in the process, they risk reducing the effectiveness of the carefully calibrated EyeSight driving aids that now come standard on most of the automaker's models. To address this EyeSight calibration problem while giving its owners the improved off-road capabilities they seek, Subaru presents the all-new 2022 Outback Wilderness, the first of several so-themed SUVs planned for the automaker's product pipeline.

2023 Volkswagen ID.4 Reviews Summary

The Volkswagen ID.4 is still relatively new to the marketplace (it debuted for the 2021 model year) but VW is already making some important updates to keep it competitive and fulfill goals set when this compact electric SUV first launched.

The 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 adds a new base model and a smaller 62-kilowatt-hour battery pack alongside the carryover 82-kWh to increase affordability. VW will also begin sourcing cars for its United States dealerships from the same Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory that builds the gasoline-powered Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport. The automaker has been discussing this since the ID.4 was unveiled, but at first cars for the U.S. came from Zwickau, Germany.

The 2023 ID.4 retains single-motor rear-wheel drive (RWD) and dual-motor all-wheel drive (AWD) powertrain options, but gets revised exterior and interior styling, some software changes, and a few more standard tech features and driver aids.

The new-for-2023 base model is dubbed ID.4 Standard, slotting below the ID.4 S, ID.4 Pro, ID.4 Pro S, and ID.4 Pro S Plus trim levels (the Pro S Plus replaces the Gradient appearance package from previous model years). We recently spent a day driving a Pro S AWD model from Nashville to Chattanooga, along with a shorter drive in an ID.4 Standard model.

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Popular Features & Specs

Engine

2.5L 182 hp H4

Engine

201 hp Electric

Drive Train

AWD

Drive Train

RWD

Seating Capacity

5

Seating Capacity

5

Horsepower

182 hp @ 5800 rpm

Horsepower

EV Battery Capacity

EV Battery Capacity

62 kWh

MPG City

26

MPG City

115

MPG Highway

33

MPG Highway

99
2022 Subaru Outback
2022 Subaru Outback
$27,645MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2023 Volkswagen ID.4
2023 Volkswagen ID.4
$38,995MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2022 Subaru Outback
$27,645MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2023 Volkswagen ID.4
$38,995MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
Overview
MSRP
$27,645
$38,995
Average price
$29,172
$31,038
Listings
Ratings & Reviews
User reviews
4.5
4.3
Expert reviews

7.5 out of 10

Read full review

7.8 out of 10

Read full review
Pros & cons
Pros
  • New Wilderness trim
  • Spacious
  • Standard advanced safety features
Cons
  • Potentially polarizing design
  • Unintuitive technology
Pros
  • Comfortable
  • Standard advanced safety features
  • Wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
Cons
  • Potentially polarizing design
  • Unintuitive technology
Summary
The wilderness beckons and Subaru owners frequently answer the call. They modify and outfit their Subies for improved capabilities in the great outdoors, but in the process, they risk reducing the effectiveness of the carefully calibrated EyeSight driving aids that now come standard on most of the automaker's models. To address this EyeSight calibration problem while giving its owners the improved off-road capabilities they seek, Subaru presents the all-new 2022 Outback Wilderness, the first of several so-themed SUVs planned for the automaker's product pipeline.

The Volkswagen ID.4 is still relatively new to the marketplace (it debuted for the 2021 model year) but VW is already making some important updates to keep it competitive and fulfill goals set when this compact electric SUV first launched.

The 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 adds a new base model and a smaller 62-kilowatt-hour battery pack alongside the carryover 82-kWh to increase affordability. VW will also begin sourcing cars for its United States dealerships from the same Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory that builds the gasoline-powered Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport. The automaker has been discussing this since the ID.4 was unveiled, but at first cars for the U.S. came from Zwickau, Germany.

The 2023 ID.4 retains single-motor rear-wheel drive (RWD) and dual-motor all-wheel drive (AWD) powertrain options, but gets revised exterior and interior styling, some software changes, and a few more standard tech features and driver aids.

The new-for-2023 base model is dubbed ID.4 Standard, slotting below the ID.4 S, ID.4 Pro, ID.4 Pro S, and ID.4 Pro S Plus trim levels (the Pro S Plus replaces the Gradient appearance package from previous model years). We recently spent a day driving a Pro S AWD model from Nashville to Chattanooga, along with a shorter drive in an ID.4 Standard model.

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Popular Features & Specs
Engine
2.5L 182 hp H4
201 hp Electric
Drive Train
AWD
RWD
Seating Capacity
5
5
Horsepower
182 hp @ 5800 rpm
EV Battery Capacity
62 kWh
MPG City
26
115
MPG Highway
33
99
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