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2007 Subaru Legacy 2.5i
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New technology, more performance.
If you haven't been paying attention to the Legacy's styling changes, you might not recognize it. Its appearance was altered with the total redesign in 2005; and it's not that the change was extreme, just that Subaru lost whatever ordinariness it might have had, and entered the sleek world of many of its competitors. The Legacy is now angular and wedge-shaped. So far, the Legacy nose hasn't gone the way of the Impreza, which looks decidedly like an Alfa Romeo. The Legacy grille has lost some clutter, but it's changed least of all. The front fascia, however, now sports an impressive opening between the fog lamps, and the hood boasts a thin, wide scoop to draw air into the turbocharger intercooler. The hood is made of aluminum, which is lighter. The new wheels are elegant, a starburst design with 10 thin, tapered spokes. The profile is rakish, with a nice coupe-like roofline. Our spec.B test model had aerodynamic side ground-effect bodywork. At the rear, blocky taillamps are connected by an integrated spoiler lip on the trunk over the ordinary bumper.
The Subaru Legacy is refined, polished, powerful, agile. It's fun to drive, with a smooth, pleasant ride. It's equipped with state-of-the art active and passive safety features and boasts better-than-respectable fuel economy. For 2007, Subaru scores a technological coup with SI-Drive, which brings unheard-of versatility under the hood. The spec.B is the gentleman's WRX, sophisticated, smoother and longer, while the GT Limited or Outback wagon move the trusty old Subby into the BMW or Mercedes neighborhood, without the price tag. New Car Test Drive correspondent Sam Moses drove the Legacy GT Limited and Spec.B models in Quebec.
The Subaru Legacy shines inside. Especially striking is the spec.B, with its stitched Alcantara inlayed seats, a material that's grippier in the curves and cooler than leather in summer because it breathes. The three-spoke MOMO steering wheel with audio controls is wrapped in dimpled leather and feels good to the touch overall, although we found that the heavy stitching fell under our thumb and forefinger and was lumpy at that spot. The dashboard trim, in faux polished alloy, looks good to the eye, surrounding the shift lever. The luminescent gauges are not our favorite, but worse do exist. Under the speedometer, there's a small gauge intended to provide useful information about instantaneous fuel mileage, but it's analog, which means there are no numbers to read, and it's too small to read at a glance. Plus, it's calibrated relative to recent driving; it tells you whether you're getting better or worse mileage than with the previous tank. It wasn't useful for us at all. The aluminum pedals are neat but the brake and gas pedal are squeezed together, with the clutch pedal spaced farther to the left. This makes it difficult to blip the gas with the heel of your right foot for a downshift, while the toe of that foot is on the brake pedal, a technique that results in smooth downshifts when you're slowing down quickly. We tuned into XM Satellite Radio a lot during our time in the GT Limited, hanging on the Bluesville station, and the 120-watt, sound system was rich and satisfying, using what Subaru calls SRS WOW technology. It's easy and intuitive to tune, and if we'd had an iPod, we could have plugged that in. The satellite radio antenna is a black box about three by four inches, mounted in the upper right corner of the windshield, which seems awkward but is probably better than somewhere outside the vehicle. Interior storage is good. The center console is reasonably deep and there's a useful pocket on the driver's door. The glovebox has a convenient separate shelf inside, so small stuff can be better organized. The power moonroof really lets the natural light in, and in the wagon it's a dual panel, panoramic job. The Legacy is a roomy car up front. There's excellent legroom in front with 44.1 inches, although we found that our knees hit the steering wheel climbing in and out, unless the comfortable eight-way power seat was set rather low, or the steering wheel higher. In the rear, for 2007 Subaru has returned to a previous idea, the 60/40 split seat with center armrest and pass-through to the trunk, for carrying long things like skis. The rear seat doesn't offer an abundance of legroom, with 33.9 inches, despite the two-inch stretch that came with the 2005 redesign.
With SI-Drive, Subaru has raised the bar for automotive journalists, as well as other manufacturers. This section might be three times as long, because there are three separate sets of driving impressions, in Intelligent, Sport, and Sport Sharp modes. The driver changes the engine modes by rotating or pushing a dial on the console. Counterclockwise is Sport, clockwise is Sport Sharp, and pushing down on the knob gets Intelligent. The turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine in the GT makes 243 horsepower and 241 pound-feet of torque at 3600 rpm. (On paper that's 7 horsepower and 9 pound-feet less than last year, but the difference is only in a revised method of horsepower rating by SAE.) The SI-Drive influences horsepower, torque and throttle response, but not turbocharger boost or valve timing; and with the five-speed automatic transmission, SI-Drive also changes the shift points. In Intelligent mode, peak horsepower is reduced to about 195, and peak torque to 228 pound-feet. The throttle response in Intelligent mode is quite soft, designed to make stop-and-go driving, for example in freeway jams, smoother. It's not the mode for abrupt throttle application. We found a stunning lag when our foot hit the floor; in fact, we drove down the highway pumping the gas pedal on and off the floor, and the car never felt a thing: not a single lurch or waver from our 50-mph cruising speed. The engine uses electronic throttle control (ECT), which eliminates mechanical linkage to the throttle pedal and theoretically improves response; however, because it's electronic it's mapped, and the mapping can be the culprit behind most anything that's not an improvement when it could or should be. The throttle gets more responsive as you move the dial from I to S to SS, although it's still not immediately responsive until the tachometer needle approaches the lofty height of 5000 rpm. Intelligent mode doesn't provide strong acceleration, but the dial can be used to fix that; on a freeway on-ramp, when we weren't satisfied with the acceleration, we moved the dial to Sport Sharp, and the car zoomed as if it had been kicked in the rear license plate: not surprising, considering it was an instant addition of nearly 50 horsepower. Our spec.B test car felt like it had an Indy Car's push-to-pass button; and come to think of it, the dial could be used like that during passing on two-lanes. Subaru says Intelligent mode delivers about 10 percent better fuel mileage (91 octane required), so if you used it half the time, figure 5 percent. That's about the same claim that Chrysler and GM make, with their variable displacement egines, which can switch from eight cylinders to four when your foot is very light on the pedal. During a 180-mile drive with other automotive journalists, the highest mileage anyone got in a GT was 25 mpg, and the lowest was 18. That was us. The engine incorporates AVCS, or Active Valve Control System, which electonically varies the camshaft and valve timing for optimum efficiency in pusuit of the sweet spot between torque and horsepower. The Engine Controle Module (ECM) regulates the AVCS based on input from various sensors. The four-channel anti-lock brakes on the GT are big and solid, with vented rotors measuring 12.3 inches in diameter in front and 11.3 inches in rear. The feel is heightened by a tandem booster like that used on some expensive European sedans. There's also a new Torsen limited-slip rear differential, and the spec.B gets a stronger, four-pinion front differential. The roads in Quebec were pretty bad, with a lot of unfixed potholes from the previous winter. But our GT spec.B was never uncomfortable over the many sharp bumps, despite being very firm on its Bilstein shock absorbers; this versatility is the mark of an excellent suspension. Only once did we feel a harsh thunk like bottoming, when a rear wheel clipped a pothole at speed. We also thr.
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Options
Specs
Convenience
Safety
- Power Steering
- Power Brakes
- Power Door Locks
- Power Windows
- Power Driver's Seat
- CD Player
- AM/FM Stereo Radio
- Premium Sound System
- Dual Airbags
- Dual Side Air Bags
- Gauge Cluster
- Trip Odometer
- Tachometer
- Air Conditioning
- Tilt Steering Wheel
- Cruise Control
- Front Bucket Seats
- Reclining Seats
- Power Sunroof
- Security System
- Anti-Lock Braking System
- Extra Clean Condition
- Excellent Service History
- High Performance Tires
- Alloy Wheels
- Clock
- Interval Wipers
- Rear Defroster
- Console
- Vanity Mirror
- Day/Night Rear View Mirror
- Dual Sport Mirrors
- Cloth Upholstery
- Keyless Entry
- Center Arm Rest
- Courtesy Lights
- Sport Steering Wheel
- Map Lights
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- Sunroof Cover
- Compass and/or Thermometer
- MP3 Player
- Standard Seating: 5
- Max Seating: 5
- Length: 186.2
- Width: 68.1
- Height: 56.1
- Wheelbase: 105.1
- Ground Clearance: 5.9
- Gross Vehicle Weight Range: 4001-5000 LBS
- Curb Weight: 3245
- Towing Capacity: 2700
- Cargo Capacity: 11
- Cargo Capacity Rear Seat Down: 11.4
- Luggage Capacity: 11.4
- Head Room Front: 39.5
- Hip Room Front: 51
- Hip Room Rear: 51
- Shoulder Room Front: 54.2
- Shoulder Room Rear: 53.7
- Leg Room Front: 44.1
- Leg Room Rear: 33.9
- Aerodynamic Drag: 0.31
- Turning Circle: 35.4
- Tank One Gallons: 16.9
- Wheel Diameter: 17 x 7 in.
- Rear Wheel Diameter: 17 x 7 in.
- Transmission: 4-Speed Shiftable Automatic
- Number Of Gears: 4
- Displacement: 2.5
- Number Of Cylinders: 4
- Fuel Quality: 87
- Number Of Valves: 16
- Max Hp: 175
- Max Torque: 169
- Height Adjustable Adjustable Rear Headrests
- Air Filtration
- Cargo Area Light
- Carpet Floor Mat Material
- Front Floor Mats
- Front Air Conditioning
- Single Front Air Conditioning Zones
- Height Adjustable Front Headrests
- Number Of Front Headrests: 2
- Number Of Rear Headrests: 3
- Front Reading Lights
- Rear Floor Mats
- Center Console Front Console With Storage
- Cruise Control
- Front And Rear Cupholders
- Front Door Pockets
- 12V Front Power Outlet
- Multi-function Remote
- Speed-proportional Power Steering
- Remote Trunk Release
- Tilt-adjustable Steering Wheel
- Grocery Bag Holder Storage
- Storage Organizer Storage
- Remote 2-stage Unlocking
- Remote Anti-theft Alarm System Anti-theft Alarm System
- Child Safety Locks
- Child Seat Anchors
- Emergency Interior Trunk Release
- Engine Immobilizer
- Power Exterior Mirrors
- Remote Power Door Locks
- Dual Illuminating Vanity Mirrors
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This vehicle is located at:
711 Colony Rd Wallingford, CT 06492
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City MPG: 23