Here is the new Subaru Legacy, flying the flag once again for Subaru's faith in a flat-four engine and four-wheel drive. Look at it, and straight away you can see it's got problems. It is longer, wider, taller, bigger in every way than the old one, although the old one was plenty big enough for nearly every purpose. Now has become just inconveniently bulky. Like estate cars wearing Mondeo or Insignia badges, the Legacy now needs to be berthed rather than merely parked. Read More:
formatting link
----------------------------------- Subaru NewsHub: Latest auto news sourced from websites, portals and blogs
ith in a flat-four engine and four-wheel drive. Look at it, and straight aw= ay you can see it's got problems. It is longer, wider, taller, bigger in ev= ery way than the old one, although the old one was plenty big enough for ne= arly every purpose. Now has become just inconveniently bulky. Like estate c= ars wearing Mondeo or Insignia badges, the Legacy now needs to be berthed r= ather than merely parked.
formatting link
"So why has Subaru killed the goose? Maybe the US market still needs hefty cars, and Subaru is big in the US."
That the English have poor understanding of European trends is understandable- isolation on the island, lack of command of any foreign languages, etc., but that they have no idea what is happening in their colonies, or former colonies, ...this is inexcusable and likely points to some other more complex problem.
The Legacy is not only ugly, ...it is plain vulgar!
Why such a repulsive design?
Because Americans are downsizing from large and most ugly domestic SUV's and trucks, (see Dodge products for example), to regular 'civilized' cars. But this downsizing is a process, and takes time. The first step seems to call for a hybrid type design that fuses the looks of a truck-SUV and a regular civilized sedan, or coupe
- that is why you see Americans demand such weird cars, with ugly truck like features, overblown wheel arches, generic nose design, etc.
In a few years these monstrosities will most likely be gone. Lets hope! They will become a legacy to be forgotten as fast as possible.
MotorsForum website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here.
All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.