To Avoid Fuel Limits, Subaru Is Turning a Sedan Into a Truck By DANNY HAKIM (NY Times - registration required) Published: January 13, 2004 DETROIT, Jan. 12 — The Subaru Outback sedan looks like any other midsize car, with a trunk and comfortable seating for four adults. But Subaru is tweaking some parts of the Outback sedan and wagon this year to meet the specifications of a light truck, the same regulatory category used by pickups and sport utilities. Why? Largely to avoid tougher fuel economy and air pollution standards for cars. more> I know, I know, we've already gone through the SUV bashing on the YG, but I just had to vent about this. It seems like it's a step in the wrong direction.
That's kinda sad, I've always enjoyed the design of the Outback - one reason I looked hard at the Matrix when it first came out. Utility, yet not as bulky as a SUV.
