More ugly cars are coming to New York! The new 2013 Subaru Outback and Legacy's front ends have been shown off today.
From what you can see in the photos, the front ends of the cars have been revised a bit. In the case of the Legacy, there is a more contoured bumper, smoked headlights, and a Impreza grille. The Outback grows a bit more tough, and less chaotic than the pre-refresh car. The most striking feature of the Outback is the fog-lights, which are large and circular. In both cars, there are new wheels on the uppermost trim levels.
Speaking of trim levels, the cars' trim levels will carry over from last year, with base being the lowest, Premium being the middle, and Limited the highest. Engine choices consists of a new 2.5 liter flat four, and a 3.6 liter flat six. Four cylinder models come with a 6-speed manual gearbox or the new CVT first seen on the 2012 Impreza. All six cylinder models march on with their five speed automatics. Fuel economy for four cylinder models with the new CVT has improved 1 mile per gallon in both cycles in the Legacy to 24/32 city/highway miles per gallon and the Outback's fuel economy estimates rose 2 miles per gallon in the city and 1 mile per gallon on the highway to 24/30 city/highway miles per gallon. Manual four cylinder models' fuel economy ratings for both the Legacy and the Outback advanced 1 mile per gallon in each category to 21/28 city/highway miles per gallon.
Sadly, the enthusiast's turbocharged four cylinder model with a 6-speed manual transmission has been held back for the 2013 Subarus. Subaru has also stiffened the body structures and rear sub-frame bushings to better handling and ride quality.
The other big news is that Subaru's new rip-off of Volvo's City Safety will debut on the two cars. Called EyeSight, the system will brake to vehicle by itself if it detects a pedestrian when the car's speed is under 19 miles per hour. It also functions as an adaptive cruise control, and a lane departure warning system.
The new, uglier Subarus will be at dealerships this summer. Pricing is still unknown, although they should both start at around $20000 and $24000 for the Legacy and Outback.
From what you can see in the photos, the front ends of the cars have been revised a bit. In the case of the Legacy, there is a more contoured bumper, smoked headlights, and a Impreza grille. The Outback grows a bit more tough, and less chaotic than the pre-refresh car. The most striking feature of the Outback is the fog-lights, which are large and circular. In both cars, there are new wheels on the uppermost trim levels.
Speaking of trim levels, the cars' trim levels will carry over from last year, with base being the lowest, Premium being the middle, and Limited the highest. Engine choices consists of a new 2.5 liter flat four, and a 3.6 liter flat six. Four cylinder models come with a 6-speed manual gearbox or the new CVT first seen on the 2012 Impreza. All six cylinder models march on with their five speed automatics. Fuel economy for four cylinder models with the new CVT has improved 1 mile per gallon in both cycles in the Legacy to 24/32 city/highway miles per gallon and the Outback's fuel economy estimates rose 2 miles per gallon in the city and 1 mile per gallon on the highway to 24/30 city/highway miles per gallon. Manual four cylinder models' fuel economy ratings for both the Legacy and the Outback advanced 1 mile per gallon in each category to 21/28 city/highway miles per gallon.
Sadly, the enthusiast's turbocharged four cylinder model with a 6-speed manual transmission has been held back for the 2013 Subarus. Subaru has also stiffened the body structures and rear sub-frame bushings to better handling and ride quality.
The other big news is that Subaru's new rip-off of Volvo's City Safety will debut on the two cars. Called EyeSight, the system will brake to vehicle by itself if it detects a pedestrian when the car's speed is under 19 miles per hour. It also functions as an adaptive cruise control, and a lane departure warning system.
The new, uglier Subarus will be at dealerships this summer. Pricing is still unknown, although they should both start at around $20000 and $24000 for the Legacy and Outback.
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