Thought I'd give you my limited knowledge on the spec b and out back, having owned both, Really enjoyed my outback h6 it was a 2003 red over gold, powerful, but softer handling, brakes weren't brilliant ,but enjoyed the whole experience , Then I bought my 2007 legacy spec b R auto ,( high road tax but you can't put a price on happiness) what a different experience , bilstein suspension , prodrive exhaust, now full stainless, paddle shift with I drive, fantastic performance ,had small remap, to smooth power curve, highly recommended , The only difference I think is the suspension set up and bigger brakes, I think all around 256 bhp before mods, happy to let you have a go of it, the spec b, fantastic handling some say it's to hard, but to quote a famous film (POWER IS NOTHING WITHOUT CONTROL) Spider-man I think ? What ever you buy ,enjoy it, they're different tools, for different jobs,