Subaru Legacy

摘要

With the exception of pickup trucks, no segment in the auto biz is as closely contested as midsize family sedans. Not only are the perennial bestsellers-Accord and Camry, take your pick-really good vehicles, but so are the pretenders to the CamCord throne: Mazda6, Passat, Optima, Sonata, and Fusion. If you're going to try to compete with this gaggle of smartly engineered, aggressively focus-grouped mensches, you need to stand out. This doesn't leave the Subaru Legacy much room to maneuver. The Legacy actually does pretty decently against many of our key criteria. Value, Safety, Efficiency, and even Performance of Intended Function all jump to mind. However, in terms of Advancement in Design and Engineering Excellence, the Legacy is playing catch-up with the others. Let's start with design. MacKenzie calls it "a reasonably generic, almost nondescript four-door sedan" and feels that "the interior is similarly unspectacular." Gale notes, "Overall design is very conservative with a long front overhang, which seems heavy due to smaller wheel graphics. Not as inspired as others in the segment."