Fifth generation · 2014–2019
The generation Subaru declared the Outback fully its own model.
Sharing its platform with the sixth-generation Legacy (FB25 2.5L at 175 PS; EZ36D 3.6L H6 at 256 PS, per the shared engine table), this generation is the point Subaru's own April 2014 New York Auto Show press release used to formally frame the Outback as independent of the Legacy nameplate, rather than a Legacy variant — a more explicit step than the looser 'became its own model' framing applied to the earlier third-generation-era Outback.
The generation Subaru's own April 2014 press release explicitly reframed as 'a free-standing model line of its own, independent of the Legacy.'
CoverageGeneration tracer-bullet · 23 July 2026
Powertrain
Engine options
| Engine | Years | Power | Torque |
|---|---|---|---|
| FB25 | 2014–2019 | 175 PS | Not researched |
| EZ36D H6 | 2014–2019 | 256 PS | Not researched |
Configuration
Trims and transmissions
Engine figures here are inferred from the shared sixth-generation Legacy platform per the research corpus's own note that 'Outback engine history broadly tracks the shared-platform Legacy generation it rode on' — not independently confirmed as Outback-specific tunes.
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Identification and ownership notes
Shares its BN/BS-equivalent-era platform with the contemporaneous sixth-generation Legacy.