What's Wrong With This Picture: The Living Legacy Edition

by Edward Niedermeyer

Published: November 7th, 2011

what s wrong with this picture the living legacy edition

Subaru’s first preview of the next-generation Legacy, 2010’s Hybrid Tourer Concept, was an uncluttered vision of Subaru’s future as a junior-Audi, entry-premium Sedan. With this latest look, called the Advanced Tourer Concept, the new Legacy is starting to look a lot more like, well, a Subaru. Sure, the open-mouth, hexagonal grille is a new look for the brand that even the new Impreza doesn’t yet sport, but the strange, pontoon-like wheel arches bring just enough awkwardness to the party to let you know that this is a Subie. After all, if it’s slightly awkward, lacking a cohesive family design, different from anything on the road and yet somehow slightly derivative, chances are it’s a new Subaru.

Of course, the final product could well look quite a bit different than this… remember the last Impreza Concept? But here’s what may make it to production: a turbocharged 1.6 liter boxer engine mated to an electric motor and CVT, which Subaru says can replace the performance of its long-running, 2.5 liter, naturally-aspirated engine.

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MrWhopee on Nov 07, 2011

Yet another car with audi-inspired front end. They seem to be everywhere nowadays. Ford Taurus, and now this. I agree they were cool but can't they come up with something original? Where'd Subaru get their designers nowadays, China? Subaru used to be quirky and different. I guess they lost faith in their current design team after coming up with such design as the "flying vagina" Tribeca and Camry-like current legacy, and desperate to inject some coolness into their products. The designer too, were disheartened after so many design failures, and simply say "Boss, just show us what car you think is a good design, and we'll just copy it!"

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GarbageMotorsCo. on Nov 08, 2011

I don't see an exact Audi front end, but it does lok inspired by Audi as well as the afformentioned Jaguar and maybe even a little Ford?

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