currently own 07 passat wagon. me and my wife are both into mountain biking and hiking here in colorado, some trail heads are only accessible via pretty rough jeep roads. i am not going to do any serious off roading just need to be able to handle some rougher terrain and passat is very limiting in this way. also have dog so hatchback is what i am looking for and outback looks apealing and sort of comparable to passats wagon interior space and trunk space.