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 …
The family sedan segment isn’t the hotbed of activity it once was but it’s still an important piece to many manufacturers’ lineups. So in a Camry and Accord world can others stay relevant? Well, Subaru has updated the Legacy for 2018 and its calling card continues to be all-wheel drive. If you want a reasonably priced, all-wheel drive, 4-door car with midsize dimensions there’s either the Ford Fusion or the …
Here you have the Subaru Legacy. Sales wise, it’s an also-ran in the midsize or family sedan segment, if you will; mostly purchased by northeasterners looking for a traditional car they can drive confidently on bad roads. But having spent the week with this all-new 2015 Legacy, I’d say it’s the most mainstream vehicle Subaru has ever produced and that’ll resonate with a broader audience.