Last week Subaru announced that the 2025 Legacy will be the last one. The manufacturer claimed that declining sales and the market’s preference for SUVs were some of the reasons for the removal of the Legacy from the company’s lineup.
Although when launched in 1994 the Outback was derived from the Legacy, till the 2010s the crossover SUV has become its own model in the Subaru lineup and it won’t suffer any interference from the Legacy discontinuation.
See below for our Top 5 Subaru Legacy models!
The Subaru Legacy was launched in 1989 and, in the United States, was an attempt by Subaru to enter the American market such as Lexus and Infiniti.
Subaru claimed that the sales decline and the market’s preferences changing from sedans to SUVs were some of the reasons behind its decision to remove the Subaru Legacy from the company lineup.
From January to March, 4,398 Subaru Legacy have been sold in the United States. In 2023, 25,509 units were sold.
Our Top 5 Subaru Legacy models
It was a hard time choosing the top 5 among 7 generations and multiple trims of the Subaru Legacy, but the result is this:
Just a little observation: only sedan models were considered for the list.
5. 5th Gen Subaru Legacy 2.0GT DTI
I think this was the last really enthusiastic-driven grade of the Legacy. It was powered by the FA20 turbocharger engine, delivering 296 horsepower and a top speed of about 145 mph (233 km/h).
4. 3rd Gen Subaru Legacy Blitzen
The Blitzen trim was designed in collaboration with Porsche Design and was also equipped with some items from the Subaru’s STi division. The engine delivered 276 horsepower and a top speed of about 162 mph (260 km/h).
3. 3rd Gen Subaru Legacy RSK
RSK is the abbreviation for Rally Sports Kompression, and the name was given to the trim because of the twin-turbo EJ20 engine equipped in the car. Just like the Blitzen trim, the engine delivered 276 horsepower and a top speed of about 162 mph (260 km/h).
2. 1st Gen Subaru Legacy RS
This model is simply incredible. The model itself is legendary, but the victory of the 1993 Rally New Zealand by the legend that is Colin McRae just pushes this trim to a higher level. The engine was the EJ20G equipped with a turbo. The outputs were 217 horsepower and about 145 mph (234 km/h) of top speed.
1. 4th Gen Subaru Legacy STi S402
A limited edition, but with a huge impact on the 4th generation of the Legacy. The S402 is the sportiest trim in the Legacy lineup. Only 402 units were produced for the Japanese market and some of its features were the BBS wheels, Brembo brake discs, VVT, and a tuned ECU. The engine was the 2.5 EJ255 turbo that delivered 281 horsepower and about 167 mph (268 km/h) of top speed.
Unfortunately for all the Subaru enthusiasts, it’s the end of a long-running line and an amazing car that is the Legacy. The Subaru Legacy surely delivered emotion and caught, and still catches, the eyes of many people on the streets.
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