2019 Subaru Legacy is $ 350 more expensive than the previous model year

Starting at $ 22,545, the Legacy 2.5i comes with EyeSight as standard this time around. With blind spot detection, lane departure assistance and rear cross traffic alert from the outset, the three-box sedan is safer than the year before.

Improvements continue inland. , two USB ports in the center console and a 5.0-inch color screen. The move to the 2.5i Premium, 2.5i Limited and 3.6R Limited versions adds to the menu an auto-dimming rearview mirror with a thin frame and a Homelink feature.

In the case of the Outback, the 8.7 inches long ground clearance, standard EyeSight system and 6.5 inch StarLink multimedia system. Higher trim levels get the 8.0-inch version (called Multimedia Plus), and as always, connected services are available as an opt-in subscription. As far as prices are concerned, the cheapest specification is $ 26,345 (excluding destination and delivery charges of $ 885).

Updated last year, the Legacy and Outback are no longer the flagship of the Japanese automaker. Excluding the WRX and WRX STI rally sedans, the Ascent three-row crossover utility vehicle now has this status. The replacement of the slow speed Tribeca comes with a turbo power of $ 31,995 in the United States

By the end of the year, the Subaru lineup will host two new crossovers. In addition to the Forester 2019, the automaker will launch the Crosstrek Hybrid. Do not let the name fool you, because this man is a PHEV that mixes Subaru boxer propulsion with a hybrid plug-in system provided by Toyota's Prius Prime.

Although Subaru is late on the EV segment, the company plans to introduce its very first electric vehicle in 2020 as a variant of an existing model. Regarding the fundamentals, design chief Mamoru Ishii suggested that Subaru 's global platform was developed with full electrification in mind.