Subaru Legacy

The Subaru Legacy is a medium sized vehicle developed by Japanese manufacturer Subaru in 1989; it was marketed in wagon or sedan forms.

In 1995, Subaru produced a model with greater ground clearance; it was crossover edition of the Legacy wagon, which became famous as the Legacy Outback.

First Generation (1989–1994)

The first generation Subaru Legacy was produced in 1989 at Japanese dealerships and it was introduced in global markets during 1990.

The first generation was introduced with a DOHC 2.0 liter turbocharged 217 bhp (162 kW; 220 PS) EJ20G engine and later the same engine served the Impreza WRX, which was introduced in 1992.

Global editions of the Legacy turbo were provided with DOHC 2.0 liter engine along with only manual transmission option. The USA-spec EJ22T SOHC 2.2 liter turbo engine was not provided with a water-cooled intercooler, however, the choices of automatic as well as manual transmissions were provided.

Second Generation (1993–1999)

The second generation Subaru Legacy was introduced in 1993. The exterior design was proposed by Olivier Boulay. Subaru provided the choice amongst AWD and FWD for its local market automobiles in 2nd generation models.

Specialty racing and touring editions were produced in Japan with the DOHC 2 liter twin sequential turbocharged EJ20H engine version on two models; the Legacy GT wagon and sedan with an automatic transmission, and the RS wagon and sedan loaded with the EJ20R paired to a manual transmission, which had a higher horsepower rating.

Third Generation (1998–2003)

Subaru introduced the 3rd generation in 1998. For Japanese and European automobile markets, these models had a naturally aspirated 2.0 L flat-4 to the EZ30 flat-6 engine.

Fourth Generation (2003–2009)

The 4th generation was introduced globally in 2004 by Subaru Indiana Automotive. In 2005, this model was provided in

• 2.5GT Limited,
• 2.5GT,
• 2.5i Limited, and
• 2.5i trim levels.

All trim were produced in either wagon or sedan body styles; they had

• 18 inch alloy wheels for superior handling,
• Bilstein shock absorbers,
• 6-speed manual transmission,
• Vehicle Dynamics Control, and
• The Subaru Intelligent Drive (SI-Drive).

Fifth Generation (2009–Present)

The fifth generation was introduced in 2009 with a Lineartronic Continuously variable transmission that relates the EJ25 and EJ20 flat-4 engine. For Australia and North American versions, along with the aforementioned transmissions, one more transmission known as the six-speed manual transmission was also offered. Only for Japan and North America, the 2.5GT version was provided, which is using a turbocharger.

The engine is paired to a six-speed manual transmission along with a five-speed SportShift traditional automatic transmission. The Lineartronic CVT transmission is related with the JDM-spec Subaru Exiga on AWD versions.

For 2010, the latest Legacy lineup was included with a highly revised 3.0 L H6 engine, which was provided in the Outbacks too. The engine was designed according to California’s LEV emission standards.