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Subscribe to this threadSubaru pares down Legacy, Outback offerings for 2008
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Jeff Gilleran @ Jul 16th 2007 7:59AM
It is very possible that Toyota in some way has been making some near future plans with Subaru.
Maybe Toyota has a new wagon coming thats made by Subaru?
Problem for me with that is the Legacy wagon has been around since 1990 and there are plenty of people that like the Legacy.
As the editor kindly put it, "the Legacy Wagons were good-looking, sporty machines that allowed buyers to get a car with a good level of utility without having to also take the pseudo-SUV, moderately jacked-up look of the Outback".
This is quite true not everyone likes the look of the Outback.
I personally like the Outback but the extra frill is slightly overpriced in my honest opinion.
I know for a fact standard Legacies outnumber Outbacks and many go with the standard Legacy strictly to reduce costs of buying into a midsize, lower priced Subaru.
The only thing I can think of is Subaru might soon be introducing a small car into its lineup that is several thousand less than the current Impreza for the younger guys and the more frugal types?
Maybe Subaru thinks a new smaller compact might outsell the standard Legacy Wagon?
I hate it when I dont know what corporate is up to.
I can only surmise that it must make sense to someone to kill off a longtime breadmaker for Subaru.
It very well could be the partnership with Toyota at work here.
Could it be because Toyota doesnt have too many Awd Wagons with the sophistication of Subarus Awd and its a market they dont want to retool for?
I know hatchbacks and wagons are coming back in Vogue again.
I suppose we will have to just wait and see what Subaru's game will be like in the next couple years.
Richard @ Jul 16th 2007 10:04PM
I don't think that Toyota's 8% stake in FHI would warrant thay type of strategic control, but I only know the published financial data and not the nature of the arrangement.