2023 Subaru Legacy Touring XT
Subaru Legacy Details
Automatic
B4, 2.4L; DOHC; Turbo
Crystal White Pearl
AWD
Gasoline
14,969 Miles
Slate Black
R011841-WA
4S3BWGP67P3011841
Touring XT
Features & Options
- Air filtration
- Front air conditioning: automatic climate control
- Front air conditioning zones: dual
- Rear vents: second row
- Airbag deactivation: occupant sensing passenger
- Front airbags: dual
- Knee airbags: driver
- Seat cushion airbags: dual front
- Side airbags: front
- Side curtain airbags: front / rear
- Antenna type: diversity / mast
- Auxiliary audio input: Bluetooth / iPod/iPhone / jack / USB
- Digital sound processing
- Internet radio app: AHA / iHeartRadio / Pandora / Stitcher
- Premium brand: harman/kardon
- Radio: AM/FM / HD radio / touch screen display / voice operated
- Radio data system
- Satellite radio: SiriusXM
- Speed sensitive volume control
- Subwoofer: 1
- Surround sound
- Total speakers: 11
- Watts: 576
- ABS: 4-wheel
- Braking assist
- Cornering brake control
- Electronic brakeforce distribution
- Electronic parking brake: auto off
- Front brake type: ventilated disc
- Power brakes
- Rear brake type: ventilated disc
- Armrests: rear center with cupholders / rear folding
- Center console trim: leatherette
- Dash trim: metallic
- Door trim: leatherette / metallic
- Floor mat material: carpet
- Floor material: carpet
- Floor mats: front / rear
- Heated steering wheel
- Interior accents: chrome
- Shift knob trim: simulated leather
- Steering wheel trim: leather
- Adaptive cruise control
- Adaptive stop and go cruise control: semi-automatic
- Assist handle: front / rear
- Autonomous lane guidance: lane centering
- Cargo area light
- Center console: front console with armrest and storage / illuminated / organizer tray
- Courtesy lights: door
- Cupholders: front / rear
- Memorized settings: 2 driver / driver seat / side mirrors
- Multi-function remote: panic alarm / proximity entry system / trunk release
- One-touch windows: 4
- Overhead console: front
- Power outlet(s): 12V front / 12V rear / USB front / USB rear / USB-C front / USB-C rear
- Power steering: variable/speed-proportional
- Power windows: lockout button
- Push-button start
- Reading lights: front
- Rearview mirror: auto-dimming
- Remote engine start
- Steering wheel: tilt and telescopic
- Steering wheel mounted controls: audio / cruise control / multi-function / paddle shifter / phone / voice control
- Storage: door pockets / front seatback / grocery bag holder / sunglasses holder
- Universal remote transmitter: Homelink - garage door opener
- Vanity mirrors: dual illuminating
- Active grille shutters
- Door handle color: body-color with chrome accents
- Exhaust: dual tip
- Exhaust tip color: stainless steel
- Fender lip moldings: body-color
- Front bumper color: body-color
- Grille color: black with chrome accents
- Headlight bezel color: black
- Mirror color: chrome
- Rear bumper color: body-color
- Rocker panel color: body-color
- Window trim: chrome
- Connected in-car apps: Google POIs / Google search / SiriusXM Travel Link / Yelp
- Infotainment: STARLINK
- Infotainment screen size: 11.6 in.
- Smartphone integration: wireless Android Auto / wireless Apple CarPlay
- Clock
- Compass
- Digital odometer
- External temperature display
- Fuel economy display: MPG / range
- Gauge: tachometer
- Instrument cluster screen size: 4.2 in.
- Multi-function display
- Trip odometer
- Warnings and reminders: coolant temperature warning / lamp failure / low fuel level / low oil pressure / low washer fluid / maintenance due
- Daytime running lights: LED
- Exterior entry lights: approach lamps
- Front fog lights: LED
- Headlights: auto delay off / auto high beam dimmer / auto on/off / cornering / LED / self-leveling / wiper activated
- Taillights: LED
- Side mirror adjustments: power / power folding / reverse gear tilt
- Side mirrors: heated / integrated turn signals
- 4WD type: full time
- Auto start/stop
- Battery: maintenance-free
- Battery saver
- Drive mode selector
- Moonroof / Sunroof: anti-trapping / one-touch open/close / power glass / sliding sunshade / tilt/slide
- Automatic emergency braking: front / front pedestrian / rear / rear pedestrian
- Blind spot safety: sensor/alert
- Camera system: front / rearview
- Check rear seat reminder
- Child safety door locks
- Child seat anchors: LATCH system
- Cross traffic alert: rear
- Crumple zones: front / rear
- Driver attention alert system
- Emergency interior trunk release
- Impact absorbing seats: dual front
- Impact sensor: fuel cut-off
- Lane deviation sensors
- Lane keeping assist
- Parking sensors: rear
- Pre-collision warning system: audible warning / pedestrian detection / visual warning
- Rearview monitor: in dash
- Safety brake pedal system
- Emergency locking retractors: front / rear
- Front seatbelts: 3-point
- Rear seatbelts: 3-point
- Seatbelt force limiters: front
- Seatbelt pretensioners: front
- Seatbelt warning sensor: front
- Driver seat: heated / ventilated
- Driver seat power adjustments: 10 / height / lumbar / reclining
- Front headrests: 2 / adjustable
- Front seat type: bucket
- Passenger seat: heated / ventilated
- Passenger seat power adjustments: 8 / height / reclining
- Rear headrests: 3 / adjustable
- Rear seat: heated
- Rear seat folding: split
- Rear seat type: 60-40 split bench
- Upholstery: leather-trimmed
- Upholstery accents: contrast stitching / perforated
- Anti-theft system: alarm / vehicle immobilizer
- Power door locks: anti-lockout / auto-locking
- Hill holder control
- Stability control
- Traction control
- Front shock type: gas
- Front spring type: coil
- Front stabilizer bar
- Front struts: MacPherson
- Front suspension classification: independent
- Front suspension type: lower control arms
- Rear shock type: gas
- Rear spring type: coil
- Rear stabilizer bar
- Rear suspension classification: independent
- Rear suspension type: double wishbone
- Driver assistance app: roadside assistance
- Electronic messaging assistance: voice operated / with read function
- Hands-free phone call integration: voice operated
- Navigation app: TomTom
- Navigation data: real time traffic / send destination to vehicle
- Navigation system: hard drive / touch screen display / voice operated
- Satellite communications: voice guided directions
- Smart device app compatibility: MySubaru
- Smart device app function: engine start / horn/light operation / lock operation / maintenance scheduling / maintenance status / vehicle location
- Wi-Fi: hotspot compatible
- Wireless data link: Bluetooth
- Spare tire mount location: inside
- Spare tire size: temporary
- Spare wheel type: steel
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System
- Wheels: painted aluminum alloy
- Front wipers: variable intermittent
- Heated windshield wiper rests
- Laminated glass: acoustic windshield
- Power windows: safety reverse
- Tinted glass
- Window defogger: rear
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2023 Subaru Legacy Review
If I was to buy a Subaru, it wouldn’t be this one. The Forester Wilderness is the best car in its lineup. But last year 22,000 people disagreed with me and nabbed themselves one of these all-wheel drive sedans, priced from between $25,000 and $39,000 with 5 trims offered. It used to be that Subaru owned the all-wheel drive midsize sedan segment but then Toyota built an all-wheel drive Camry and Nissan an all-wheel drive Altima and that advantage faded. Honda’s the only outlier now.This Touring XT is the crème de la crème of the Legacy trims with a turbo and all of the goodies Subaru offers for an as-tested price of $38,715. The Cosmic Blue Pearl is a distinctive paint choice, the front end flaunts revised styling to give it some visual pop, the Java Brown Nappa Leather classes things up, the Harman Kardon stereo has big, rich sound and Starlink packs wireless phone projection into its solid infotainment system…it’s one of the better units on the market. With its 15 cubic foot trunk and spacious interior, the Legacy is technically classified as a large car. It takes regular unleaded and nets 26 mpg and 481 miles of range from its 2.4-liter Boxer powerplant, a name derived from the engine’s 4 horizontally opposed pistons which give it a low center of gravity and facilitate Subaru’s legendary symmetrical all-wheel drive system.
Akin to Volvo, Subaru is very safety forward and the 2023 Legacy introduces a new element to its arsenal. The EyeSight dual camera system has been employed in its cars for years for functions such as pre-collision braking, lane departure and cruise control but now there’s a third camera to expand its capabilities.
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Some of these items can be disabled, some of them can’t…at least not easily and while I’m all for safety this kind of in your face approach isn’t for me.
The Legacy’s turbo outputs 260 horsepower and a healthy 277 pound-feet of torque distributed through a CVT and front to rear and side to side all-wheel drive system known as torque vectoring. There are paddle shifters that replicate 8 actual gears but the Limited doesn’t stock the Sport model’s SI-Drive Modes so this Legacy is only programmed for one style: relaxed. It’s not a very compelling drive and it doesn’t stand out in particular way other than its ability to find traction. I’ll give it this = I’m comfortable in the driver’s seat, it’s heated three ways and ventilated, there’s a heated steering wheel, and stellar touchscreen. But the drive is middling, the engine start/stop system is gruff, and no one gets all warm and fuzzy over the sounds of a CVT. The ride quality is soft but lacks sophistication.
I love the off-screen camera activation button, but it’s only a front view – not 360, there’s wireless phone projection but no wireless charge pad or a good place to stow a modern-sized phone and get this, there’s a CD player in the center console! The old fart in me kind of appreciates that.
There are heated rear seats, some divided storage in the seat backs and plenty of room for 2 more.. The hump in the floor essentially keeps it a 4-seater.
The Legacy’s complete redesign is still a couple of years away, until then this one’s appeal lies mostly with the dog-loving, hiking crowd.