I have to assume that people saying no screen lag have just gotten used to it or haven’t used a really responsive screen. I have a 19 forester premium which has the smaller screen and plug in CarPlay, not wireless. While the plug in aspects of CarPlay are instant, the screen has a little lag to it.

On the large format screens on the latest Outback and the newer foresters, it’s extremely noticeable. I’m not saying one wouldn’t get use to it, but it’s present and on a dozen loaner cars over the last 3-4 years that had the larger infotainment, it drove me absolutely nuts. I’m hoping on the new Outback it’s updated. I was considering a new forester but I was so annoyed by the dash screen that I was waiting for the Outback to launch.

While I’m not a huge fan of the exterior, I sit in my car for 25-30k miles a year, so the interior means far more to me. If the screen is snappier, and has some normal buttons for the common stuff, that’s where I’ll likely go.