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Motor Trend Editor Takes the Subaru Outback Fishing
Motor Trend's Ron Kiino took the long-term Outback on a fishing trip to California's Eastern Sierra and utilized the
Subaru's 71.3 cubic feet of cargo for hauling two duffel bags, five
rods, a couple pairs of waders and boots, two ice chests, and two float
tubes."From the town of Bishop up to Mammoth Lakes, Highway 395 climbs nearly 4000 feet in elevation over a 40-mile stretch, a grade that separates the weak from the strong. At first, I left the Outback's CVT in Drive, just to see how the powertrain would respond. As CVTs tend to do, the Subaru's kept the revs nicely in the powerband, but I did need to come on and off throttle more than I liked. A quick grab of the left steering-wheel-mounted shift paddle, though, would drop the CVT into its fourth preset ratio ('fourth gear'), pushing the revs to around 4000 rpm and the speedometer to a comfortable 70 mph. I've climbed this grade spurring much more powerful engines at much higher speeds, but I can't say any has been more impressive than a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter flat-4 lugging 3600 pounds plus gear up an imposing hill at 70."
