How much cargo space do you need?If off-road excursions are going to be a regular part of your routine, it can be helpful to have enough cargo space for hauling things like camping gear, mountain bikes, or outdoor equipment. In that case, the Subaru Outback with its generous cargo capacity is likely to impress you. It provides 32.6 cubic feet of room with all seats in use, which increases to 75.6 cubic feet if you drop the rear seats. With the Crosstrek being a smaller crossover, its cargo space is never going to beat that, but you still get a useful 19.9 cubic feet behind the second row (20.0 cubic feet in the Wilderness trim) and a maximum of 54.7 cubic feet with those seats lowered (54.9 cubic feet with the Wilderness trim). Of course, the difference in carrying capacity is due to the Outback's bigger exterior dimensions. It rides on a 108.1-inch wheelbase, with 191.9 inches of overall length (191.3 inches for the Wilderness trim). The Outback is also relatively wider and taller, with its width and height coming in at 74.2 (74.6 inches for the Wilderness) and 66.1 inches (66.9 inches for the Outback Wilderness), respectively. In comparison, the Crosstrek has an overall length of 176.4 inches, width of 70.9 inches (71.7 inches for the Crosstrek Wilderness), wheelbase of 105.1 inches (104.9 inches for the Crosstrek Wilderness), and height of 62.8 inches (63.6 inches for the Crosstrek Wilderness). Base ground clearance is similar, though, with both crossovers providing 8.7 inches. However, the Outback has a higher ground clearance in Wilderness specification at 9.5 inches, compared to 9.3 inches for the Crosstrek Wilderness. What quality of interior materials do the Subaru SUVs offer?On the face of it, the Subaru Outback and Crosstrek both have beautifully finished cabins with near similar features. Regardless of what model you choose, there's a standard dual 7.0-inch touchscreen setup on offer. And if that's not large enough, Subaru offers an available 11.6-inch touchscreen infotainment system that should please. However, the Outback is the one you want if you're after the finer things. The Touring and Touring XT, in particular, feature supple Nappa leather-trimmed upholstery, which should give higher seating comfort. These models also come with heated and ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, and a heated steering wheel. While the Crosstrek offers heated front seats as standard in Sport, Limited, and Wilderness forms, it doesn't boast ventilated seats, heated rear seats, or Nappa leather upholstery. Instead, the Limited trim is the only option for standard leather seats. The Crosstrek Wilderness comes with water-repellent synthetic leather upholstery, while all the other trims feature Cloth upholstery. With the Outback, you get leather upholstery on the Limited and Limited XT, whereas the Outback Onyx Edition, Onyx Edition XT, and Wilderness all come equipped with water-repellent synthetic leather upholstery as standard. The Base and Premium grades are the only Outback trims with cloth seating.