1993 Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon LE | Retro Review
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- Опубліковано 2 гру 2023
- Still such a great looking wagon!
Show 1219 | Original Airdate 01-28-1993
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One of my favorite wagon designs of all time
I love Subaru wagon is my favorite
I don't know how the turbo version fared, but the regular 2.2L Legacy wagon was an excellent car. Solidly built, dependable, and nice driving. It was a better option than the Accord wagon, which had fewer cubic feet of cargo space than an Escort wagon of the time, and better overall quality and more standard power than the Camry wagon of the time. I loved the sound of that boxer engine. My stepmother had a '90 Legacy L wagon 5-speed. She drove nothing but Subarus back then when they were excellent cars. Nowadays, meh. This turbo version seems like it was rarer. For comparison, the '93 Volvo 940 Turbo wagon had a 2.3L turbo 4cyl. making 162hp and 189 lb-ft or torque. Very similar numbers to this Legacy Turbo. We had one in the family and I can confirm it was plenty of power for this size vehicle.
The funny thing is, my 1991 Accord Wagon LX with the trick 4/5speed Automatic goes to 60mph in 8.6 seconds. It's completely stock, has the F22A1 and the transmission is essentially a 4-speed with two different overdrives depending on your driving mode(Making it a 5-speed technically). Mine has been maintained extremely well mechanically, but it has 211k miles on it. I seem to think they have this weird effect like fine wine as they age lol.
Had a 1991 1.8 GL station wagon for 7 years back then. That car never had a single issue. Literally zero. Most reliable car I’ve ever owned.
I NEED a manual transmission turbo wagon so bad! I’ve owned dozens of Subarus over the years, mostly mid to late 90’s when they were the best and most reliable.
Had a ‘93 and put over 300,000 miles. A great wagon that never left me stranded. Been driving Susie’s ever since.
I want one of these wagons so bad
They’re great cars. I own both the Sport Sedan and Touring Wagon. Subaru really did an excellent job with the first gen Legacy.
3:23 that's not an airbag wheel. that's the same non airbag wheel my dad's 90 legacy 4 door had.
Came here to say the same thing. The 1994 had the driver airbag tho I think correct me if I’m wrong.
Outback is still a wagon regardless of how they classify it today.
SUV. 8.7 inches of ground clearance. 😊
Except for the CVT they put in them now. You won't see over 200k with that transmission.
@@ericharrison619 I have a 2016 with 71k miles. I changed the CVT transmission fluid and coolant at 60K miles. I’ve been told the transmission fluid is good for 100k. My car jerks ever so slightly here and there but not as bad as many other cvts. My car would definitely last over 200k miles without a doubt in my mind but I don’t plan on keeping it much longer.
@@m-cw7er - the PT Cruiser was also classified as a truck. I guess it depends on what your parameters are.
I always like station wagons from Subaru and this is not an exception, it has enough room for my family
Still miss mine and I was young and still young with no children 💔
There's a fuse you can pull out under the hood that turns it into front wheel drive, so you can do burnouts.
I had a Rio Red '91 Sport sedan with the turbo 2.2L. I bought her in 1998. She had a second gear on her that went forever and all the torque on the planet. She died in 2017 after 19 years of being babied by me and jury-rigged by mechanic hubs when parts became difficult to find. I miss that car like a piece of my heart. I now drive an '04 Impreza WRX wagon, which I love, but it's just not quite the same. Still, I'll only ever drive Subarus for the rest of my life.
Seeing video footage of these new, these really do look great! Interesting how it has both a driver's side air bag and automatic seat belts. Usually, cars have one or the other. Not both.
I sold first gen Legacy sedans and wagons when i was between high school and college. Subaru really put a lot of effort into making those first gens very high quality cars that drove smoothly down potwhole-stricken New England winter roads and felt overall like they punched at a higher price class. I wish cars had cloth upholstery like many of these 90s subarus, camrys and accords. The 2.2 in the Subie wasn't a barn burner in non turbo form but motivated the car well enough, especially in the 5 speed versions. A great subaru for sure
shortly after my parents divorced, my mom bought that exact same year of legacy wagon. 1993 dark green with tan cloth interior, O/D automatic tranny. good times in that car. had it for 9 years before trading it in for a brand new 2002 suzuki XL-7
Subaru, time for a 30-year special anniversary model. I want a quick road-focused wagon, not a back road expeditionary one. Except, put the big turbo engine (FA24DIT) in it. Oh, then I guess yours have to call it the Legacy GT.
Would love to have one now! Its was faster than my Outback and had a real transmission instead of a fragile CVT. Also less plastic under the hood.
There is nothing wrong about the cvt transmissions that Honda, Toyota, and Subaru come with; they are not made by Jatco like Nissan's.
@@moeschizlac they extended the warranty for 10 years on the cvt that is in mine. Look it up if you don't believe me.
@@MrPoppyDuck they only did that because the others did
@@moeschizlac Nissan's are fine now too
@@allentoyokawa9068 Not the Sentra and Altima of 2022, they have issues.
One of the best looking wagons EVER
I used to own a Boxer engine for a long time, great noise, and power but I have an issue with the engine after high mileage, a few of those cylinder wall-scoring, blue smoked. I think Boxer horizontal wear more than the vertical cylinders. Anyone had the same issue?
Ridiculous reliable vehicle.. us in Maine loved em
Same in Vermont, of course. These were the choice up in the mountains where I live. My family had several. My first car to drive in high school was a 92 Wagon. I have a 91 with 342,000 miles on it. I still daily drive a 1993 Impreza too. 295,000 miles on that.
@@802Garage always made us smile....felt every bump but the heater was sublime and the ac.... well if it was there...who cared
@@marshalmagooo3899 Strange you had an issue with bumps. I always felt they had a pretty soft and cushy ride for the time and cost. I still have AC that works from a 1993 Impreza hahaha crazy.
@@802Garage awesome
I love my Subaru Outback
I have a 2002 Subaru "Legacy Outback" since Outback It was its own trim level before they entered it as its own model. People forget about the impreza outback.. I have to say that I didn't at first but now I like this car. It could be faster though.
The Legacy Outback with the 3.0l H6 was a sweet ride
@@flurpoid Yes! I had a 2002 L. L. Bean Which of course had the H6. That car unfortunately was stolen but I can't tell you how many times I seriously thought about buying another one to be a compliment to my H4 and Driven sometimes like in an alternating fashion.
@@flurpoid Just want to quickly throw away and that if anyone browses through the mess of videos that is on my channel... You will see that I make a lot of content driving my H4 outback.
I work for a Subaru dealer, I feel the last of the H6 outbacks were a lot better to drive than the 2.4T they replaced the flat 6 with. The torque felt a lot more apparent on the H6 over the turbo.
@@rturner4205 I think the H6 was awesome because it had what appeared to be the standard power rating for Japanese 6 across the board in the 90s which was about 212 forced power if I were called correctly. Might have been 220 might have been a touch over but I remember infinity Nissan had AV6 that was about 220 the Subaru H6 was rated for again about 210 or 212 or 220.. That was more than the 1 60 54 the fourth cylinder which was more than any Honda . I really like the luxury package on my LL mean it had 2 sunroofs... A lot of people say that the extra 300 pounds or so offset any performance improvements but your right the H6 was a lot smoother. Having had to replace it in mind I know that the engine code in a 2002 is EZ30D vs EJ251 in mine and EJ22 The 22 indicates 2.2 l of displacement I was not aware they had a turbo charge model in 1993 but I'm really interested in a car like this now. The H6 was as smooth as butter and leather all around in the LL Bean packe. 2009 Was the last year for that collaboration wasn't it? On the third generation outback?
Ahhh theprecursor to the EJ25 leaking grenade motor. My 98 Forester nearly bankrupted me....Happily Toyota thereafter
Still a nice looking station wagon way better than the ugly crossovers that we have.
A Quick Look
3:19 There’s no airbag inside that steering wheel… I know it became standard on all ‘93 Legacys according to Edmunds though. Is this one they are showing a previous model year? Is it a pre-production model? Was this one intended for outside the US market? What?
Early builds maybe didn’t have any airbag? After 30 years the real reason is probably forgotten.
I remember saying the same thing to myself when I've seen this review in the past. That is the non-airbag equipped steering wheel.
@@jeepthing98 One other person has uploaded this video here to YT, you must’ve commented about it there?
I’ve seen a touring wagon with a non airbag wheel in the wild, so apparently they do exist. But my 94 touring wagon has an airbag.
Subaru Legacy is great and solid car. I love this wagon
*A family car with an attitude*
More like
*A family car that was quickly discontinued*
They still make the Legacy today and have made numerous turbo wagon variants over the years?
My parents had a 90 and it was a pretty good car except it was a CV joint eater.
I thought that steering wheel would have to be bigger to house an airbag. It looks quite small.
The steering wheel shown in the video is a non-airbag wheel. Touring wagons got the airbag when the rest of the first gen Legacy did in 93. The airbag wheel is the same one used in the SVX
The only other wagon in or near this class that was also nice was the early 90s Honda Accord in green please. Imo, i think i see a little Saab 900 at an angle.
No oil pressure or volts gauges again! 😂
When Subaru was finally starting to figure out how to sell to mainstream buyers.
Back before they took cars from us
Yeah dude lol.
Preview Test
Correct
Best car ever?
They were bulletproof reliable, comfortable on long drives, easy to work on, tons of practicality, and extremely difficult to get stuck. Fuel economy wasn't awful for back then either. Hard to beat!
Subaru Outback
Really? I had no idea!
So true
first!
That’s so OLD