Filed under: Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Sedans/Saloons, Subaru
Detroit '09 Preview: Subaru Legacy Concept to make Motown debut
by Alex Nunez on Dec 17th 2008 at 12:35AM 
Click above to enlarge the teaser shot of the Subaru Legacy Concept
Looks like Volvo's not the only automaker teasing the next-gen version of its midsize sedan in Detroit next month. The Subaru Legacy Concept celebrates the model's 20th anniversary and forecasts the styling we should probably expect to see when the current model heads to the retirement home. Hence, those stacked headlights and the new, chunkier-looking grille design are things we should all probably start getting used to. As for those muscular fender flares and the aggressive lower fascia, well, we'll cross our fingers. Consider our interest piqued. Plenty more to come when we get to Detroit. Now, if only they'd bring back that Legacy Wagon, too....
[Source: Subaru]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
BoneHeadOtto 12:44AM (12/17/2008)
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Subaru make a good looking concept for once.
http://www.seriouswheels.com/2000-2003/2003-Subaru-B11S-Concept-FA-1024x768.htm
http://www.sport-cars.org/site_img/large/subaru-B9-SC-Hybrid-Concept-11.jpg
http://www.sport-cars.org/site_img/large/2005-subaru-B5-TPH-Concept-2.jpg
I love my 02 WRX, please make something for me to upgrade to.... in a nice wagon please.
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bighugspaulo 12:47AM (12/17/2008)
I cant help but notice that this car looks like an Infinity G35 in the front... Hope Subaru isn't going by the way of Hyundai and Kia by making cars that esthetically look EXACTLY like the competition... But never the less... good looking car!
BoneHeadOtto 1:07AM (12/17/2008)
Its funny you say that, I thought the new WRX looked like it was copying Kia, Hyundai, and the Corolla.
I would love it if Subaru started copying Infiniti. Their cars would be far more aesthetically pleasing. They did it right with the 2005 Legacy, they just need to put that designer to work on all the other cars.
oneviwatara 2:49AM (12/17/2008)
Wow! I love it!
SPF 12:44AM (12/17/2008)
Like it and if they can get rid of the chrome bar on the grill, it'll look even better.
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Craig 6:33AM (12/17/2008)
Chrome grille pieces are a Subaru staple it seems
Mike 12:44AM (12/17/2008)
Beautiful! About time Subaru!
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andre lavoie 12:45AM (12/17/2008)
I don't know about this. Looks kinda weird. I'm going to have to hold off judgement until it actually debuts and I can see what it really looks like. Hopefully its light years ahead of what the Impreza turned out to look like.
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BoneHeadOtto 12:48AM (12/17/2008)
let me try those last two again
http://www.seriouswheels.com/2005/2005-Subaru-B5-TPH-Concept-SA-Track-1024x768.htm
http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/concept_cars/subaru_b9_scrambler.html
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Jeff 12:52AM (12/17/2008)
I guess its not to bad?...at least from the front, but subaru has ALWAYS been my least favorite automaker
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AngeloD 1:00AM (12/17/2008)
Blatent rip off of the Chevy Cruze.
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Torrent 2:44AM (12/17/2008)
Totally stole the grille.
Victor 10:41AM (12/17/2008)
Huh? Look at the 07 JDM Legacy and the o8 USDM outback.....
gottacook 1:34AM (12/17/2008)
We own a 2003 Legacy 5-speed wagon (the L Special Edition with 16-inch alloys, dual sunroof, fog lights, etc.), which replaced a 1990 Legacy SE AWD wagon. When the "aeroplane"-style grille premiered a few years ago on the first Tribecas and the then-current Imprezas, I sent a telepathic message to Subaru headquarters in New Jersey: "Putting this on the front of any future Legacy wagon would be abominable. Please, no." So what happens? First the Legacy 5-speed wagon disappears in the US, then all Legacy wagons. Now, even if they bring back the wagon, it will have window frames like all the other new Subies, and quite possibly no 5-speed. I just hope our '03 lasts a long, long time.
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Monkaroo 1:37AM (12/17/2008)
Remember when Subaru made cool cars like the XT and SVX. Are those days gone?
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010111 8:09AM (12/17/2008)
the SVX might have been cool *looking* ... but was automatic-only and even available in FWD. the engine was nothing to write home about either. i test drove one and it had the dynamics of a worn-out Camry. not exciting in the slightest.
Richard 9:05AM (12/17/2008)
Yeah< but the SVX (I had 2, both AWD) cruised at 100mph on about 3,000 revs and was totally silent.
It was a fantastic, go everywhere GT that could be made sportier simply by putting on some nice V-rated rubber (best if of the Italian variety).
Adam 1:42AM (12/17/2008)
Wait.. what just happened? Did Subaru make a not hideous car (even if it is a concept)
I think this looks great! But I am not going to hold my breath until I see the side and rear, I've been burned in the past by these guys.
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Auari 1:43AM (12/17/2008)
I've never been to a Subaru dealership, nor have I even sat in a Subaru vehicle, but if that is what the next car is going to look like. I'm going to check it out.
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R? 1:49AM (12/17/2008)
Beuah...
It's look like... nothing.
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