Comments on: Subaru Legacy rated at up to 31 mpg

By: RustyPanama

RustyPanama — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:22:26 +0000

I will agree that for whatever reason, the pictures posted on this page make the Legacy look less than amazing. This is not the fault of LeftLane, as this includes the “official” pictures released by Subaru. Maybe a new marketing team for Subaru is called for? I mean – I’m all for ‘love’ but this love talk is getting to be too much. Let’s talk about passion too. Passion for performance, for driving, and for attractive vehicles; speaking of passion – as I mentioned above – if you do an online search, you will find other images of the 2010 Subaru Legacy that will give you a better overall appreciation of its appearance. I saw this vehicle live at the NYC show, and it is much more attractive than these pictures suggest. Honestly, I advise against basing your opinion(s) on the few shots displayed above, and check out some other shots online. In particular, there are a few side shots, and pictures of the car facing you ‘head-on’ that really demonstrate how great this car looks.

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:16:10 +0000

I’d take an all wheel drive Fusion over this thing anyways.

Subaru has really, really disappointed me. I really like station wagons, and I’ve always liked Subaru’s. But after a quick spurt with “radical styling”, they’ve lost all balls and have reverted to about the blandest designs you can get. Honestly, the Corolla and American Focus looks better than the Impreza!

TL- I’ll tell you why, people are snatching up the last few current generation Legacy’s to keep away from this thing!

02WRXPSM- I think he’s getting at because it’s an emergency brake, if electronics fail. Not that it happens…

By: 02WRXPSM

02WRXPSM — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:09:34 +0000

The boxer engine configuration is a high-friction environment with a lot of reciprocating mass; it is essentially an inline-four broken in half and laid bottom to bottom. Thus, four camshafts (vs 2), a really odd and heavy crankshaft and a lot of other engineering issues. A 2.5-liter boxer takes almost 6 quarts of oil to cool it and a lot of other fluids as well. Getting 31 MPG out of one is really, really impressive. MPG was not the goal with that engine, it was the low center of gravity the engine affords (plus the ability to place the engine longitudinal with the driveshaft, obviously) so to coax good MPG out of it will always be a struggle.

snork etc: you trust the brake that is set when you choose Park, why would you not trust an e-bake that works by the exact same mechanism?

By: TL

TL — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:43:49 +0000

And, I think the Legacy resembles the more elegant Lexus GS from the rear-three-quarters view. Look at the second picture from the official images.

I believe that Subaru knows what they are doing. Otherwise, how would their sales be increasing while almost every other automakers sales are plummeting??

By: TL

TL — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:41:35 +0000

snork has good points. Subaru’s AWD system would be nice in the climate that he lives in.

In my opinion, I like the Legacy’s interior better than the Fusions.

@zoomerzoom

I couldn’t agree with you more.

By: bigp

bigp — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:47:59 +0000

nice i wish ford would bring the four banger with awd

By: cocojoe53

cocojoe53 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:15:56 +0000

Yes, it is a bit bland. And knowing it cost no more to produce an attractive car then a bland one make me wonder what their design team was thinking. I suggest they all take a field trip to an Audi dealership and take some photos. With that said, looking at a 50K + MRSP on a A4, the Legacy becomes a bit less ugly……

By: snork

snork — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:59:33 +0000

I do like what I’ve seen in the new Ford Taurus’s interior though, it’s just more car than I need (too big).

By: snork

snork — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:57:50 +0000

Well I’ve had/have 3 Subarus and 2 Hondas…and I’ve never put a dime other than regular maintenance into them. I know they’re definitely not the most exciting cars, but when you drive ~35k miles/yr (my 2003 Accord EX V6 coupe has 190k mile!), reliability and low cost of ownership are key buying criteria for me.

Besides IMHO, we are stilling buying and supporting Americans…both Subarus and Hondas are made right here.

@mayer: I just can’t get over the Fusion’s interior…my 03 Accord is still better IMHO. If it stepped up to the MKS’s level, I’d consider it.

@leftwingagenda: yeah, the electronic parking brake just doesn’t seem right to me neither. Isn’t the point of the parking brake also to act as an EMERGENCY brake since it is cable actuated and doesn’t depend on electronics/hydrolics?

By: leftwingagenda

leftwingagenda — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:41:34 +0000

keep tilting at those windmills, mayer quixote

on topic, this thing has an electronic parking brake? isn’t that a bad situation waiting to happen? something doesn’t seem right about that…

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:37:18 +0000

No no no, Zoomer, we all need to look to our glorious leaders in DC (peace be upon them) for divine guidance in the choice of our vehicles, health care, and everything else.

By: 05Z88Path

05Z88Path — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:16:20 +0000

*need

By: 05Z88Path

05Z88Path — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:15:52 +0000

@mayer_ray_nagin

Well said. This thing is not only ugly but worse then that…its just plain bland. We don’t Toyota look-a-likes in a world already full of them…

By: zoomerzoom

zoomerzoom — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:07:50 +0000

I think Snork should get the car that he wants. We are not the ones who have to drive it.

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:03:54 +0000

If I were waffling between this visual atrocity or an Accord (which is worse) I would save my money and walk.

No, seriously Snork, the 2010 4-banger Fusion is a far better deal than either. Damn good looks and good mileage, similar space, better quality ratings, excellent write-ups, more fun to drive, and less expensive.

This Toyotaru Legacamry is just fugly.

By: zoomzoomer

zoomzoomer — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:58:29 +0000

It’s great that the mileage has improved.. unfortunately, the looks haven’t.

By: snork

snork — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:26:01 +0000

Not bad…I’m waffling between this and a 4-banger accord as my next daily commuter. So with the 2.5i and CVT at 23/31 mpg + AWD, kinda makes the Accord’s 22/31 mpg + FWD only look merely average. And I can definitely use the AWD living in the snowy hills of north NJ in the winter time.