Designers had the opportunity to completely re-imagine the Outback as a sleek wagon, boxy crossover, or something between, but when they interviewed owners, orders were clear: Make it look like an Outback.

Auto corespondent Casey Williams puts the redesigned, Indiana-built 2020 Subaru Outback through its paces on the road, and off.

Production has started on two new vehicle models at Subaru's Indiana factory.

One recall covers about 229,000 Indiana-made Outback and Legacy vehicles from the 2018 model year.

The car-maker has to fix a steering problem in more than 50,000 new Legacies and Outbacks made in Lafayette.