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Subaru Legacy Review (2008 Jan)
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What they said when the Subaru Legacy new… (Sep 8 2003) QUICKER, cleaner and classier, the new Subaru Legacy 3.0 represents the pinnacle of aspirations for the Japanese company. Aimed at the quality segment of the on-road 4x4 market, the Leg... Subaru Legacy Review

Used model profile: Subaru Legacy (2008 May)
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Subaru Legacy Estate 1998 - 2003 2.0 Stats Top speed: 122mph 0-60mph: 9.6 seconds Economy: 30.1 mpg NCAP: n/a Why Buy: Because you want permanent four wheel drive, but without Chelsea Tractor baggage. You also want lots of room too, plus you... Used model profile: Subaru Legacy

Subaru Legacy Tourer 2.5 SE NavPlus (2011 Feb)
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THROUGH four generations of its popular Legacy model, Subaru has continued to find the right recipe to suit most aficionados of the marque.With the emergence last year of the Mark V the Japanese car maker has set further high values for the brand as ... Subaru Legacy Tourer 2.5 SE NavPlus

Big Subaru Legacy hugely capable (2011 Apr)
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IT'S not often I get to do nearly 600 miles in a week of very varied driving and still have juice left in the tank.You may think this must have been a small diesel but you’d be wrong. I was driving Subaru’s very good Legacy 2.0-litre diesel, which li... Big Subaru Legacy hugely capable

Subaru Legacy Tourer 2.0 D S (2010 Sep)
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CAR makers generally tend to launch a new saloon before an estate but Subaru has done it the other way round with the latest Legacy.Then again, this Japanese company does have a habit of doing things a little differently to the mainstream.Subaru didn... Subaru Legacy Tourer 2.0 D S

Subaru Legacy Review (2008 May)
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What do you do if you reach a point in life where you need a practical estate, but don’t want to feel like you are getting old? You buy a BMW 5-Series estate with a bit of poke and a nice set of alloys. But the trouble with buying a BMW is peop... Subaru Legacy Review

Subaru Legacy Sports Tourer (2010 Oct)
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SUBARU'S flagship is the Legacy - a car which is celebrating its 20th anniversary and it has certainly grown with the times.The latest generation in Tourer form is longer, wider and taller to meet the requirements of a new age and offers a different ... Subaru Legacy Sports Tourer

Subaru Legacy Estate Review (2011 Sep)
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Who drives a pearlescent white Subaru Legacy with sports skirts and mighty alloy wheels? A nearly new Legacy 2.0 Sport Tourer is around £22,000. Which means you could buy two year old Audi A6, or an equally nearly new Saab 9-3 estate. Both o... Subaru Legacy Estate Review

New Legacy is a step up for Subaru (2003 Sep)
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QUICKER, cleaner and classier, the new Subaru Legacy 3.0 represents the pinnacle of aspirations for the Japanese company.Aimed at the quality segment of the on-road 4x4 market, the Legacy 3.0 is the most refined and sophisticated model yet from Subar... New Legacy is a step up for Subaru

Top notch Legacy (2010 Oct)
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THE range topping Subaru Legacy is a marvellous car for many reasons.The company’s premier brand name is the Impreza of course, with all the rallying razzamatazz that goes with the top feisty turbocharged models.But the Legacy is more subtle and rela... Top notch Legacy

Subaru Legacy Sports Tourer 2.5i SE (2004 Jul)
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SUBARU'S latest estate is a top-notch player in what is a very competitive sector of the market - which is more than could be said about its older brother.The outgoing Subaru Legacy didn't cut the mustard, a large reason being its poor standard of in... Subaru Legacy Sports Tourer 2.5i SE

Subaru ponders Legacy saloon (2010 May)
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A SALOON version of the Subaru Legacy is on the cards, complete with diesel engine and all-wheel-drive. Set up to rival Audi’s quattro A4, Subaru’s British importers are currently considering whether to add the car to its UK line up. The latest Legac... Subaru ponders Legacy saloon

New Legacy due this autumn (2009 Aug)
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THERE will be an all-new Subaru Legacy in showrooms this October, holding true to the company ethos of all-wheel drive for all its products.Just like the present model it will be available as saloon, estate and more serious Outback off roader but is ... New Legacy due this autumn

Reliability and 4x4 as standard (2012 Dec)
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THE Subaru Legacy is more subtle and relaxed than its Tarmac-chewing Impreza Turbo brother but it still has superb handling and road-holding helped by permanent four wheel drive.I remember doing a cross country trip in sleet and snow when I was testi... Reliability and 4x4 as standard

Legacy is Subaru's real champion (2008 Oct)
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SUBARU'S premier brand name is Impreza, with all the rallying razzamatazz that goes with such feisty turbocharged models.But the larger Legacy is also a marvellous car - if in a completely different way.It is more relaxed and comfortable, while still... Legacy is Subaru's real champion

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Subaru lands safety hat trick (2010 May)
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THE latest Subaru Legacy has been officially named Japan’s safest car after being awarded the Grand Prix 09/10 in its home country’s New Car Assessment Programme. It’s the third consecutive year in which a Subaru model has taken the jury’s top honour... Subaru lands safety hat trick

Outback is new Subaru Legacy (2010 Jan)
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A MODEL that claims to have pioneered the 'crossover' concept is at the forefront of Japanese producer Subaru's assault on UK sales this spring.The Legacy Outback combines the comfort, interior space and superior on-road handling of a family estate w... Outback is new Subaru Legacy

New Legacy moves upmarket (2010 Jan)
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THE latest top-range car from Subaru drives into 2010 with more distinctive looks from longer, lower and wider bodywork.But the Japanese manufacturer claims that clever new technology under the bonnet means the new Legacy also boasts the refinement o... New Legacy moves upmarket

Blizzard boost for 4x4s (2010 Jan)
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A SEISMIC shift in attitudes towards the sort of vehicles we buy during the next few years could be the aftermath of one of the worst winters in living memory.As millions of motorists feared to venture on to snow-covered roads in their conventional c... Blizzard boost for 4x4s

Subaru adds 2+2 (2012 Aug)
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SUBARU has always been recognised for offering motors with superb performance, especially the Impreza range, now badged as the WRX STI.Now Subaru has introduced an out-and-out 2+2 sports car, the BRZ, which as well as looking the part offers sporting... Subaru adds 2+2

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