Subaru Legacy SpecB - Fast Blast Review - Everyday Driver 

I agree. I loved my 05 legacy :) they look awful now a days

My '07 just blew the motor' rip

The new legacy I think is actually decent looking, however the wrx, they flipped on

@Triple Confirmation who is the designer? i’m interested in reading more about that

Check out the sti version Australia got , with black sport sears

Seats

It is because of you boys they traded for the family car Edge :( I hope the survivor's guilt isn't too bad lol :'D

find it and get it back

@@henry6777 100%...my brother and I were just reaching driving age back then 😅.

@@takumikid I wish! At least now I have a fun hot hatch myself, so I can scratch that itch to an extent.

Crisanto Pineda Thank you! We're glad to have you with us and are pleased to know you're enjoying our Fast Blast series. Glad our work has sent you car-searching and we hope you find something you love. Lots more on the way!

Hope you got one! I got mine 6 years ago for 6K Canadian, 130K kms, one owner. Good luck finding one these days, especially one that's stock. I do love that's a rare car to see though, it's more rare than an STi.

In Australia we have the sti version . Brembos " sti suspension " sti front lip and 270 hp

Sti six speed

Barcrrt the GT version is turbo

Romario Lawrence They no longer make a GT Legacy.

i think the goledn era for the legacy is from 96 to 09 persoonally

#86 here, agree on all points.

1stmissingsnowman what did that do for your ride? What other mods can be done to a legacy?

Hey! Random since this comment was 5 years ago but I got an 06 LGT a year ago and I've loved every mile. You still have the car?

@@anthony3970 I just picked up an 05 4 months ago and love it!

@@rwilson6835 about to grab an 04 gt premium pack, any problems with yours yet?

@@motwhom3230 nothing major but a few things here and there:radiator, idler pulley, window switch, a/c expansion valve are a few that come to mind. It always starts and has never left me on the side of the road. I have put 15k miles on so far.

what are you talking about

+ScottyLagoosh I transport cars for a living, along with other transporters. I missed out on driving on of these cars. I love the chance to drive anything once no matter what it is. That's the main point. Got carried away otherwise.

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There are mods to improve steering feel?

While the Organic clutch would have offered me more driving comfort it can't handle constant shifting without overheating. My driving application is why I chose that chutch. I recently did Kartboy shifter bushings and a Group N trans mount. Both helped exponentially.

+Caribbean GTR not sure what kind of car you're talking about, with 280 HP coming on boost @ 2,000rpm. The stock turbo (VF-40) on this car makes closer to 250 HP and doesn't come on boost until 3,000rpm.

Daniel Perry Interesting! I actually had to look this one up. Built in 2002 and it looks like Subaru intended on building 400 but didn't even make that many. Very rare car indeed.

Chance Hales In 2002 Subaru made the S401 STI Legacy, but they also made a Japan-only S402 Legacy in 2008 that is the same generation as the Spec.B (BL5/BP5 Gen 4) reviewed here. It had a whole host of interior and exterior changes, as well as some interesting mechanical changes like a twin-scroll turbo. They really went to town on it: * Unique twin-scroll turbo (282hp/289lb-ft 2000-4800RPM) * Twin-tip STI exhaust and muffler (S402 engraved) * Brembo monoblock 6-pot front (silver, STI logo) * Brembo 2-pot rear * Exclusive BBS forged 18x8.0J aluminum wheels with STI logo * Unique engine cover (with S402 ornament) * STI tuned ECU * 6 speed manual transmission * STI tuned Bilstein dampers * STI springs * STI pillow ball bushings rear suspension links (F/R lateral link) * 13:1 steering rack * STI flexible tower bar * STI flexible lower arm bar * STI flexible floor bar * STI brake hoses * Brembo 18" 2-piece front rotors * Brembo 17" rear rotors * 235/40-18 Potenza RE050A * Unique front grille * Unique front fender * Unique side mirrors (metal style) * Bi-xenon headlamps with pop-up washer * STI carbon front underspoiler with rubber spoiler lip * STI trunk spoiler * STI/s402 trunk ornament * Unique electroluminescent gauges (260 km/hr dash cluster with illuminated STI logo in speedo) * STI push-start engine switch (STI logo) * STI steering wheel * Exclusive leather shift knob (STI logo) * Exclusive leather seats (gray-black with gray stitching and s402 logo) * 8-way power for driver & passenger seats * Serial number plate * Unique door trim * Unique interior panels (carbon center console cover) * Unique shift ring * Unique cup holder ring * Unique cup holder illumination (red) * Unique side sill plates (aluminum with S402 logo) * STI carpet mat * Leather S402 owner's manual holder

Sounds very similar to the Spec B. I wonder why they never sold them here. Off if they are the same thing, why they called them something different.

Chance Hales unfortunately it sounds like you don't know much about Subaru just in reading the brief dialogue between you two.

Tony Hamre You're right, I don't. Not the obscure models sold in Japan anyway. Always learning! ;)

Probably one of the most underrated cars of those years!

***** Yeah, they turned it into a whale after the 3rd gen. But now the TLX looks so bland compared to the concept model and the 3rd gen TL-S.

***** Wow. I can see you live close to me. I live in Syracuse. Do you own a TL?

These guys will say: too much body roll, not enough intuitive steering, it needs at least 200hp ... same as the others have said

Nik B the new chassis is great and light. With 180 hp ithink it would be awesome

Garbage vehicle

Nup! Uk " New Zealand " Australia sold it. . We also got a sti version . This comes with brembos " sti mags " front lip " sti six speed " 30hp more than spec b

No it is a 2.5 turbo child.

This is a EJ25, the 2.5 liter.

The 07 onward came with the six speed. The blue Alcantara only came in 07 08-09 we had black Alcantara.

***** you, sir, are one kind gentleman

thanks for the input sentienthalo1. You've said a lot of stuff I've hear in the past so it's great to have it validated by someone who has driven both. I wish clean manual trans Legacy GTs and MS6s werent' so rare.

Alex George I've driven Liberty 3.0R and GT Spec.Bs as well as stock and a mate's modified Mazda6 MPS (MazdaSpeed). The 6 definitely has more feel and is more of a sleeper but the Spec.B has the much better gearbox (assuming it's an STi 6-speed), feels quicker and is quicker in both iterations despite being down on power (because the Mazda weighs over 1600kg IIRC), and the Bilstein suspension components make it feel much more composed than the stock 3.0R and GT respectively, and about on par with the 6. However, the traditional on-limit Subaru understeer is still ever-present. You can very easily clean that up with a stiffer rear sway. AWD system superiority of course goes to Subaru, but the Mazda's system is perfectly fine for everyday use. Objectively the Subaru is the better car but the Mazda is a bit of an oddball and I do like that about it. I'd still probably get the Liberty though, with the flat-6 instead of the EJ25 as it's a more interesting engine, and it makes a cracking noise.

I'm not sure, but I think those of us in the US didn't get a 3.0R with a manual, but in my opinion that would be more desirable for instant torque (no turbo lag). I'd love a 3.0R wagon with a six speed (I think we still call the wagon version of the legacy a legacy). The rarity of the Speed6 is definitely something it has going for it.

***** I personally reckon "torque" is the wrong word. Throttle response is a more accurate term, and the power delivery of the EZ30 is also very smooth and linear. When you're not launching it the 3.0R feels every bit as quick if not quicker than the GT until the latter comes on boost.

They don't make them for Australia either . Our sti version " spec b were last sold here 2008 .

Justin Du Great, now I just have to wait 25 years and learn to shift with my right hand (T_T)

We have them in Australia too

I have a 50 Trim/TD06. It just needs meth injection or ethanol to really unlock its power potential. I'm running 21lbs of boost to 7500rpm. No drop off

***** The car i drove was pushing out something like 370bhp, i think that was the reason.

You probably drove it hard too. Drive anything hard and the mpg will drop significantly. Remember when top gear compared a Prius flat out at the track with a BMW M3 following? The M3 did better because it wasn't being pushed.

Chance Hales Yeah, that's true.

Nakke144 I owned 08' version with 6MT for 4 years now. MPG are in 15 when pushed in the city. You can easily get 28MPG at 70MPH on the highway. Stage 1 on 235 Star specs. On more MPG friendly tire setup I was getting 30MPG when driven smart

If you reset the car's trip count and boosted the car, testing its performance of course you will get horrible mileage

You're right that the 08 had a 6 speed. But the first year of the Spec B did not. Thanks for watching!

oh weird

KrazyFuckinCrackers1 I have a 06 model that 6 speed manual,

And faster. Wrx of the same era only had the 2.0 and made like 227 hp. The Legacy, even only the gt model had the 2.5 turbo and made 250 hp. That would walk a wrx

Nick DiNunzio i have a 2.0 2004 b4 legacy. 280hp standard

Are you in the US? I don't think we got the 2.0 twin turbo

Ahh. Cool. I don't even think our 2.5 turbo specB is that fast

Nick DiNunzio either way they are all cool cars. would love the leather interior though. there is also a very rare sti version which i have never seen in person. only a few hundred made. that is a monster

+Alexander Matadeen yeah

+Jack Liu 2006 had a 5 speed, with the red interrior, my 07, the 08, and 09 have the 6 speed.

Nice! I have the GT model and love it!

+Jason Wang They already said they prefer the Mazdaspeed6.

+SI0AX right. I think I remember that now. Hope Ford comes with a Fusion ST with the Focus RS drivetrain. I'd be epic.

Jason Wang Why? You don't like the looks of the Focus RS?

+SI0AX I'm not in love with it. The longer wheelbase would be a more compliant ride.

Jason Wang Ah, so you like wide-body sedans. I have a wide-body sedan, and I personally don't really like it because it's not easy getting into tight spaces + the added weight of the thickness.

+James Cullen The 2006 model year (initial year) was 5 speed. From 2007 on to 2009 all Spec.B's came 6 speed. The 6 speeds are almost comparable to the STI 6 speed but lack DCCD.

+Michael Melendez That and the taller gears! ;)

+rite2beararms that too :)

Why don't people do research first before asking these types of questions?

No he had a legacy gt

Clayton L He had a Spec B

Same year and model. Mine was not his though. I think his number was in the 300's.

I would suggest you get a 3.0 version as a student. Turbo might become a tricky part after 100k miles. Once it had problem, it hurts your wallet badly. But if you have money and time to play around, go for it.

Thank you for replying to me. I didn't end up buying it, I realized it wasn't a good idea. What car would you recommend I get ? I live in Canada I just want something reliable

$15000 in oz . Sti version you yanks didn't get $20000 with 270 hp

I hope you bought the Spec B! Congrats on the find!