The first-generation Legacy was designed to be wider than Japanese kei-car tax regulations allowed, a deliberate move to compete as a full-size international model.
Median 118 hp across 20 similar cars
Lead trim: Legacy AWD · 5-spd manual · 2.2L · AWD · up to 163 hp
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FactThe first-generation Legacy was designed to be wider than Japanese kei-car tax regulations allowed, a deliberate move to compete as a full-size international model.
"Generation I: 1990–1994".
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VerifiedFIRST PRINTNIGHT×2This Legacy/Outback's Lineartronic CVT wasn't exclusive — Subaru dropped the same transmission into the JDM Exiga minivan's AWD models too.
VerifiedFIRST PRINTNIGHTPROThis Legacy/Outback's Lineartronic CVT wasn't exclusive — Subaru dropped the same transmission into the JDM Exiga minivan's AWD models too.
19 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy 4WD Turbo · 4-spd auto | 1991–1991 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 163 hp | 181 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Legacy 4WD Turbo · 5-spd manual | 1991–1991 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 163 hp | 181 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| Legacy 4WD · 4-spd auto | 1990–1991 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 135 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Legacy 4WD · 5-spd manual | 1990–1991 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 135 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| Legacy AWD Turbo · 4-spd auto | 1992–1994 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 163 hp | 181 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Legacy AWD Turbo · 5-spd manual | 1992–1994 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 163 hp | 181 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| Legacy AWD · 4-spd auto · 2.2L · AWD | 1992–1999 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Legacy AWD · 5-spd manual · 2.2L · AWD | 1992–1999 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| Legacy Turbo | 1991–1991 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 163 hp | 181 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Legacy Wagon 4WD · 4-spd auto | 1990–1991 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 135 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Legacy Wagon 4WD · 5-spd manual | 1990–1991 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 135 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| Legacy Wagon AWD Turbo · 4-spd auto | 1992–1994 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 163 hp | 181 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Legacy Wagon AWD Turbo · 5-spd manual | 1992–1992 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 163 hp | 181 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| Legacy Wagon AWD · 4-spd auto · 2.2L | 1992–1999 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Legacy Wagon AWD · 5-spd manual · 2.2L | 1992–1999 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| Legacy Wagon · 4-spd auto | 1990–1998 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Legacy Wagon · 5-spd manual | 1990–1995 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | FWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| Legacy · 4-spd auto | 1990–1998 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Legacy · 5-spd manual | 1990–1996 | 2.2 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | FWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
An estimate, for the Legacy 4WD · 5-spd manual trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
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This Outback moved its side mirrors from the A-pillar to the front doors — a small tweak that cut aerodynamic drag versus the old mounting point.
This Legacy/Outback's Lineartronic CVT wasn't exclusive — Subaru dropped the same transmission into the JDM Exiga minivan's AWD models too.
This Legacy brought turbo power back to North America — a 2.5-litre engine borrowed straight from the Impreza WRX STI, after years without one.
By this generation, Subaru quietly let the Outback take over: flat-roof Legacy wagons disappeared worldwide, and every wagon — Outback badge or not — got the taller, raised roofline.
A 1998 Legacy Outback set an FIA altitude record by driving to 6,646 meters on Chile's Ojos del Salado volcano.
The first-generation Legacy was designed to be wider than Japanese kei-car tax regulations allowed, a deliberate move to compete as a full-size international model.
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Cooling the C6 RS6’s twin-turbo V10 took seven separate radiators and four electric fans under the bonnet.
The original RS6 debuted Audi's clever hydraulic Dynamic Ride Control suspension — and enough owners got tired of its leaking dampers that they ripped the whole system out for plain coilovers.
The C7-generation RS6 Avant never officially reached America at all — buyers there got the RS7 Sportback instead, running the exact same engine and platform in a different body.
For a few years, this Outback's six-cylinder trim came with genuine McIntosh audio — the same esteemed hi-fi name found in home theaters, one of the only cars ever to get it from the factory.
Subaru didn't have the budget for an all-new SUV, so it dressed up a Legacy wagon instead. A Subaru of America executive later put it bluntly: "[the Outback] saved our company."
The new Outback's full-width tail light bar has a 2 ft ruler built in, for measuring whatever you are about to load.
This Outback shared Top Gear's Car of the Year crown — an unusual honor for a jacked-up wagon to split with the Ford Mondeo in 2007.
A wagon beat the SUVs at their own game: this Outback generation won Motor Trend's Sport/Utility of the Year award for 2010.
