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2007 Subaru Legacy Review
New technology, more performance.
2007 Legacy Review Summary & Specifications
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.
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| Vehicle Category | Midsize Cars |
| Editor | Sam Moses |
| Model Lineup | Subaru Legacy 2.5i; Legacy GT Limited; Legacy GT spec.B; Legacy 2.5 Wagon; Legacy Limited Wagon; Legacy Outback |
| Engines (standard) | 2.5-liter dohc H4 |
| Transmissions (standard) | 6-speed manual |
| Engines (optional) | 2.5-liter horizontally opposed four-cylinder; 243-hp 2.5-liter turbocharged, horizontally opposed four-cylinder |
| Transmissions (optional) | 5-speed manual; 5-speed automatic; 6-speed manual |
| Safety Equipment (standard) | all-wheel drive, ABS with EBD, frontal airbags, side-impact airbags, curtain airbags |
| Safety Equipment (optional) | Vehicle Directional Control (standard on most models) |
| Basic Warranty | 3 years/36,000 miles |
| Assembled In | Lafayette, Indiana |
| Manufacturer Phone | 800-782-2783 |
| Manufacturer URL | www.subaru.com |
| Base Price MSRP | |
| Model Tested MSRP | Subaru Legacy GT spec.B |
| Standard Equipment | leather seats with blue Alcantara inserts, air conditioning, navigation system, power windows, power locks, console, cruise control, halogen headlights and fog lamps, MOMO steering wheel with audio controls, aluminum pedals, Bilstein suspension, 18-inch alloy wheels |
| Options as Tested (MSRP) | |
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| Layout | all-wheel drive |
| Price as Tested | |
| Horse Power | 243 @ 6000 |
| Torque | 241 @ 3600 |
| Fuel Economy | |
| Wheelbase | 105.1 |
| Length/Width/Height | 186.2/68.1/56.5 |
| Track Front/Rear | |
| Turning Radius | 38.0 |
| Seating Capacity | 5 |
| Front Head/Hip/Leg room | 37.6/51.0/44.1 |
| Middle Head/Hip/Leg room | |
| Rear Head/Hip/Leg room | 36.5/52.6/33.9 |
| Trunk Volume | 11.4 |
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| Front Suspension | independent, Bilstein shocks, inverted struts, aluminum lower control arms |
| Rear Suspension | multi-link, aluminum control arms |
| Ground Clearance | 6.3 |
| Curb Weight | 3513 |
| Stock Tires | 215/45R18 |
| Brakes Front/Rear | vented disc/vented disc with ABS, EBD |
| Fuel Capacity | 16.9 |
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