2016 Outback 2.5i Limited, Wilderness Green; 2018 Outback 2.5i Limited, Crimson Red Pearl
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When we first bought my wife’s new 2012 Limited, I immediately felt that the handling was too sloppy and added the 19mm rear sway bar. Since there was a lot of discussion on the forum about that very topic, it came as no surprise. However, when I bought my new 2016 Limited, even though there were those that were adding the 19mm or 20mm rear bar, I never felt the need for it. I was impressed by the tighter handling of the Generation 5’s. Please understand that I raced formula cars and sports racers for 30 years and understand proper handling and how to achieve it.
We just replaced the 2012 with a new 2018 Limited and to my unhappy realization, Subaru seems to have backtracked on the suspension designs and once again I have had to add a 19mm rear bar. It helped, but the car still feels a little too floaty for my tastes. :frown2: I suspect they have changed the shock damping or something to achieve the improved (read softer) ride. So I pose this question to those of you who have driven both the 2016 and 2018’s: Did you notice the same change in suspension and handling characteristics or did I just get lucky on my 2016?
We just replaced the 2012 with a new 2018 Limited and to my unhappy realization, Subaru seems to have backtracked on the suspension designs and once again I have had to add a 19mm rear bar. It helped, but the car still feels a little too floaty for my tastes. :frown2: I suspect they have changed the shock damping or something to achieve the improved (read softer) ride. So I pose this question to those of you who have driven both the 2016 and 2018’s: Did you notice the same change in suspension and handling characteristics or did I just get lucky on my 2016?