New York: What Subaru left Outback
by John Neff on Apr 8th 2009 at 3:12PM 
What Subaru left out back – Click to enlarge
While shooting the new 2010 Legacy at Subaru's display stand, we peeked behind a curtain to see if the Japanese automaker was hiding anything else out back. Usually we're confronted by a mess of wires and boxes when snooping around where we're not allowed, but this time we actually found a car! Subaru still has a press conference tomorrow and the new Legacy models are already out on the floor, so we knew the brand must have something else up its sleeve. The covered car is obviously a wagon with a high hood and fenders that appear to flare out farther away from the body than on the normal Legacy. Hmmm... What could it be? If you couldn't tell, we're guessing it's the Outback version of the new Legacy. We'll find out tomorrow morning if we're right, so stay tuned.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
JDMlover 3:20PM (4/08/2009)
"What Subaru left Outback"
LMAO.....good one.
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Stumpy 3:57PM (4/08/2009)
I read it like 5 times in a row... I was like.... Whhhhaaat?
....Then... like... Ohhh Got It!
revaholic 3:22PM (4/08/2009)
Lol, why didn't you guys lift up the cover??
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Josiah 3:27PM (4/08/2009)
Do you actually think they were actually 'sneaking' behind the curtain and not invited back stage by some quick thinking Subaru PR people?
Quattroporte 3:35PM (4/08/2009)
Autoblog's in flight movie to New York was Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Quattroporte 3:43PM (4/08/2009)
See what happens when you lift a cover off something you're not supposed to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwZzmceHplU&feature=related
Jared 8:12PM (4/08/2009)
they got skurred.
Actually... check that.
they probaly did lift the cover up and have a whole gallery of pictures to share, just cant becuase they signed some silly piece of paper.
Arthur 3:26PM (4/08/2009)
Possibly a refresh of the WRX/STI?
You guys are probably right, new outback.
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CarbonBlack 3:29PM (4/08/2009)
I wonder if you would get in legal trouble for ripping that cover off?
I wouldn't risk jail time to sneak a peek of a Subaru (especially for one of the tamer models)
If it were Ferrari, Lamborghini, or Aston Martin, I'd be willing to serve some time in jail!!! ;-)
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Dmitry 3:36PM (4/08/2009)
whatever they've covered i believe that's amazingly ugly
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Franz 3:39PM (4/08/2009)
Is your X-ray vision the result of a medical procedure, or were you born that way?
Mazda FTW! 3:40PM (4/08/2009)
I dunno why but I laughed at that. It's true though. Car-makers go to great lengths to surprise us with new models but most cars today are blatant rip-offs anyway. Or another CUV.
Taglane 4:55PM (4/08/2009)
Or it's gonna look like the Subaru Legacy, but if we're lucky, it'll look like the Exiga.
Kumar 3:37PM (4/08/2009)
Nice.
Would be icing on the cake if it had a turbo scoop for the diesel on the hood. ;)
Hope they dropped the wood trim on the inside too.
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9600baud 3:39PM (4/08/2009)
*prepares to be unimpressed and bored*...
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dartingd 3:40PM (4/08/2009)
I'd def. put my money on the new outback, from the looks of the fender flares up front and at the rear. Those things look a bit large, but I'll definitely save judgement for when the car is unveiled tomorrow...
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Jei 3:44PM (4/08/2009)
Probably the new Subaru Outback.
Toyota announced a while ago that they won't be offering Legacy Outback wagons anymore. But instead will simply name the wagons, "Outback" and continue to name the sedans, "Legacy".
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Richard 4:17PM (4/08/2009)
"Legacy Outback" as a name, has been dead since long before GM sold their share.
Jei 6:45PM (4/08/2009)
Probably so b/c GM didn't do any current redesign before selling their shares. GM was focusing on the B9 Tribeca mostly. But Toyota made an official statement about separating the names Legacy & Outback individual vehicle nameplates once they gained control of Subaru.
Scott K. 12:44AM (4/09/2009)
Ever since the Outback was redesigned for the 2000 model year it has just been called the Outback, and was treated as a separate model from the Legacy.
There hasn't been a Legacy wagon or an Outback sedan in like two years.
Doesn't Toyota only own 20% of Subaru? It isn't like Toyota owns the company yet...