2015 Subaru Legacy 2,5i PZEV

Mostly on the strength of its utey station wagons and wagony utes, Subaru lately posted U.S. sales numbers that set the business ahead of the Volkswagen brand. As ever, Subaru sells on its vehicles' exceptional quirks as the Swedes did until people began purchasing and quit purchasing Swedish automobiles, nicely, Subarus.

The only other cars in the midsize sedan section are Chrysler's 200 and Ford's Fusion --and just on uplevel trimmings. Only to enter the door, you are considering spending ,425 with ,690 and Ford with Chrysler. That is lots of excursions.

We tried a 2.5i Premium, the central layer on the four-cylinder Legacy ladder. Our test car also featured PZEV discharges and an elective package that bundles a sunroof, navigation, several driver-help gadgets, and Subaru's EyeSight crash-avoidance technology, for a fully loaded cost.

Constantly Variable, Constantly

Or it'd be if it were not given to lowing and moaning courtesy of the CVT it is attached. The powertrain fares better with the transmission but the CVT is not as fulfilling to change as great dual clutch or torque converter automatic firearms for yourself. Or almost as delightful as a guide, a joy mostly banished from this automotive section that is pedestrian. It is possible to locate autos in the ones that have AWD, or the course offering a clutch pedal, but you can not have both. Yes we dip into a common bag of Cheetos that are somewhat stale. Maybe the approaching 2.5i Sport version will offer a stick, but we are not counting on it.

As a result of the mass increase endemic the Legacy weighs in at 3480 pounds. But that is still less than the new Hyundai Sonata and the Chevrolet Malibu. But many of them drive not lighter than the Subaru. It is as if you are floating in an extremely direct yet somewhat isolated chassis, a disconnect and a thing that is somehow securely hung within a stiff thing.

Keeping the Bit

Most family sedans today feel of a piece. The VW Passat, lately revitalized by the 1.8-liter turbo engine and added refinement, is abruptly once again a really German bit. The Subaru Legacy, nevertheless, is two bits simultaneously. Despite softness and the Subaru's bigness, its underpinnings do not feel appreciably much removed from those of Subie WRX that is 's own, while the interior encounter brings to mind the Lincoln Town Car.

For the last few decades of Subaru's existence, the inside of the large Lincoln was not as fancy as you had expected it might be, but there was no refusing the man sized, sloppy-dude relaxation. And the Subaru, with broad, luxurious seats and its excellent visibility, delivers a vibe that is similar. If the dashboard plastics look a mite low-cost, well, hey, recall this cottage is a huge step forward -gen auto's and which you get a boxer engine and all-wheel drive at a starting cost of only ,490. The buzzards over would bill you ,025 for their most thrifty incarnation.

Easyscrabble

Although the Legacy was not as fulfilling through the Sierra Nevada foothills on our jaunt as 911s have been, it did show some attractions. The Subie hauled gravel roads that were upward . It got on with the company of this and just discovered a spot. On pavement, the auto is prone to lead that is moderate, if you trust it to do its thing but it will hustle its way. The conventional brake- torque vectoring that is established helps here. A set would do this auto a service that is very strong, yet.

We did, nevertheless, get a snootful of serious hot pad stank after a comparatively brief state-road blast.

Back to that nebulous matter within a thing theory. Piloting the Legacy is nearly like driving an automobile that is simulated. Nearly. It is not disconnected to feel robotic, only enough to look like you are experiencing a county fair ride from an easy chair in a kitchen that was different. A kitchen where individuals make Manwiches with nori, rice, and USDA institutional-level steak. Perhaps people do this where the Legacy is built by Subaru. Perhaps you could pick up one .

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