Subaru Legacy 2002 test drive - 2003 sedan
Review of the car Subaru Legacy, Subaru Legacy B4, Subaru Legacy Wagon
General Finally, Legacy is finally updated - a model that is so popular in a series of Japanese station wagons, which is far from other manufacturers. And when the previous B4 sedan appeared, he began to be popular with users who immediately accepted it. Among the manufacturers inside Japan, sedans were not popular, but B4 easily overcame this barrier, showing that sedans also have a lot of fans.
I perceive this change of model not as a departure from the concept, but as its evolution.
Everything was processed from scratch, in accordance with the sensory characteristics, is it pleasing? Is it beautiful? Does it impress? Boldly abandoning the body No. 5, which was the biggest difference, they made a choice in favor of the body No. 3, the Twin Turbo double turbine was replaced with a single Single Turbo, the interior and so on improved. This required giant efforts that are difficult to imagine.
When you look at the re -born Legacy, you understand how much enthusiasm and energy is invested in it, and how much is put on it.
Exterior and interior
The exterior is one of the main features of the new Legacy. The size of the body is increased from the previous 1695 mm to 1735 mm and made size No. 3. Body No. 5
it was a visiting card Legacy and attracted good capacity. It may seem that such a bold refusal of him was even with a great risk for Subaru, however, ultimately, Legacy received a beautiful body design, which compensated for a large inconvenience.
Following the trends laid down Impreza, Subaru organically found her new face in the guise of Legacy, modern and rapid in appearance, smooth and tense, with a rich appearance and a rapid shape of the body. When you see such a design in front of you, you involuntarily say this! At the same time, an excellent aerodynamic resistance coefficient has been achieved.
For the station wagon, the value of CD is 0.30, and for the sedan 0.28. By the way, due to the fact that the lifting force is reduced to almost zero, when moving at high speeds, the body does not pop up, and it is possible to maintain high stability.
The first thing that is felt in the interior is what has disappeared before that
the feeling of constraint in the cabin. In particular, this can be seen in B4. In the sedan, the width increased, especially the place of the seated head on the side of the head, a feeling of freedom appeared.
In addition, seats have changed significantly. Elastic lining became thicker, so it immediately became more convenient to sit. However, this was not limited to this, and the design of the seats itself was revised, namely, a foam, the longitudinal location of the S-shaped springs and the joint of each spring were used. In the longitudinal direction, the angle of backing increased, and in the vertical position of the seat back, a good review will be reached.
In addition, in the rear seats, the station wagon successfully introduced a system that allows, while maintaining the seat of the seat pillow by clicking, quickly obtaining a flat surface of the cargo floor. We also note that in the trunk there is a lever of rapid folding of the seat, so it became possible to easily fold the rear seat even through the back door of the trunk.
Performance So, when driving on the new Legacy, you feel, in a word, the level of quality. What exactly? For example, a smooth move. Each version marks improvements. So, in the old Legacy it was felt that in the front suspension there was not enough stroke (and this, indeed, took place), now it is fixed. The B4 version is distinguished by the fact that the stiffness in the initial working phase of the Bilstein suspension has disappeared.
In the GT series, where turbo engineers were installed, they abandoned the consistent Tweringturbo in favor of a single turbine. I believed that it would be like in Impreza, but the impressions of the trip were different. A single LEGACY turbine is made of titanium, it has good sensitivity. The power characteristics are also excellent, there is no such thing that after a certain level of revolutions it is sharply undermined. After 2000 rpm, the torque begins to smoothly increase with the rustle, the feeling of power intensifies to a level corresponding to a power of 280 hp. (in the machine 260 hp) acceleration characteristics also correspond to a power of 280 hp. This applies to both B4 and the station wagon.
The fact is that the on -board system that controls the joint operation of the engine and transmission, the gas pedal and engine power in order to optimize operation depending on operating conditions are installed on Legacy. Even with a manual box, she controls so that there are no problems when switching, with a machine gun this goes without saying. This is the reason for the surprisingly smooth and powerful torque. Of course, such a defect noted in the old Legacy, caused by a turbocharged consistent action, was disappeared as the failure of torque (this is natural for such turbines).
The adjustments of springs and shock absorbers are the same for the station wagon and sedan, but the station wagon is harder behind, the inertial mass is larger, if you specially gasp, the rear wheels slip smoothly. The sedan is not so easy to let in a skid, even if you handle it rudely. True, this does not bother in the station wagon, but probably the station wagon is preferable for drivers who prefer a sports style of driving, since the car moves according to the driver's desire. What else has improved with the current change of model is the 2-liter DOHC engine. This engine in 190 hp. With good characteristics, acceptable and tracted. A good impression is smooth work, which emphasizes the character of Legacy, at the same time stiffness and tear exposed masterfully. For the machine, a well -agreed engine with a capacity of 180 hp is intended with it, which has good overclocking indicators.
The design of the lower part of the body resembles GT on 17 inch wheels, slender contours, persistently emphasizing that everything is ready for sports driving. The force is felt, as in the previous 2.5-liter model. The style, engine and impression of driving have improved by an order of magnitude. If we talk about the shortcomings, you can briefly mention the feeling that everything is too honed, and the flaws in Legacy have become completely invisible.
Source: CarView.co.jp
