Subaru Outback vs Chery Tiggo 8

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Subaru Outback
Subaru Outback

$48,990 - $62,690

2026 price

Chery Tiggo 8
Chery Tiggo 8

$42,990 - $46,990

2026 price

Summary

2026 Subaru Outback
2026 Chery Tiggo 8
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.4L

Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Fuel Efficiency
9.7L/100km (combined)

Seating
5

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Dislikes
  • Gold edging
  • Needs better all-terrain tyres
  • More off-road goodies would add to the appeal

  • Touchscreen dependence
  • Software should be better
  • Spongey driving dynamics
2026 Subaru Outback Summary

The Subaru Outback holds a special place in the hearts of adventurers everywhere. It’s long been regarded by its fans as a genuine mix of decent on-road manners, family-friendly practicality and sound off-road capability. Just right for light-duty off-roading.

Now, Subaru claims, it has made the Outback even better and a new off-road-focussed variant called the all-wheel-drive Wilderness now sits near the top of the line-up.

The Wilderness is equipped with a 2.4-litre turbo-petrol, four-cylinder, horizontally-opposed 'boxer' engine, 240mm of ground clearance, improved approach/departure angles and electronically controlled dampers.

But is this new Outback all it’s cracked up to be? Read on.

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2026 Chery Tiggo 8 Summary

Once upon a time, not very long ago, there were tough choices to make when it came to buying a seven-seat SUV. Did you want lots of space? A hybrid? Or, for it to be affordable?

In a move that will no doubt horrify old favourites, Chery’s new Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid sets out to prove you can have all of these things at once.

Offering seven seats in an ideal upper mid-sized format, complete with a plug-in hybrid system at the price of a combustion rival, the Tiggo 8 ticks too many boxes to count.

Is it too good to be true? We went to its Australian launch to find out.

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