Overview & Reviews

A mild face-lift, a sporty new "3.0 R Limited" trim level, a redesigned instrument panel, the cancellation of the wagon body style and the addition of a few new standard features (including tilt and telescopic steering wheel and an auxiliary audio jack) are the major changes for the 2008 Subaru Legacy line.

• Attractive cabin design with high-quality materials, strong performance in GT trims, standard all-wheel drive, athletic handling, comfortable highway ride, outstanding crash test scores.

• Smallish backseat and trunk, limited availability of stability control and navigation systems, upper trims can be pricey.

User Reviews:

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  Sporty and overall great car! - 2008 Subaru Legacy
  By Trevor - November 15 - 12:10 am

  The car is fairly new, But I love it so far. I looked at almost every sedan in the price range as the Legacy, and overall the design left an impression on me so i test drove it. The car has a smooth ride, and when warmed up has great mobility for highway driving. I have been driving in nothing but snow, and i have never had a car which has handled so well in the snow.

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  Best kept secret - 2008 Subaru Legacy
  By AWDinMN - November 14 - 6:20 pm

  1000 miles so far. Overall this is a quality car. I traded a Mazda 3. I thought I would miss the zoom-zoom factor, but there is adequate acceleration and I think the Legacy actually responses better when passing others on the freeway. Plenty of room on the inside. Clean, straightforward dash layout. Only problem I had was deciding on the Limited or GT.

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  Poor mans Audi - 2008 Subaru Legacy
  By sam - July 4 - 5:30 am

  Great car for Colorado. Does great in the snow and I get good MPG. I can chase BMW Xis and Audi A4s all day to the ski resorts, I might not be as fast as they are, but I can handle all the sludge on the road with easy and knowing that I can buy 2 Subarus for the price of one BMW or Audi it makes me smile when i park next to them. Great everyday car at a price that doesnt make you hate yourself every month! I think it will hold its value better as well! Im getting 27 mpg with a space box on the roof. Would recommend this car to anybody that needs AWD!

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  2008 Subaru Legacy 2.5i SE 4A - 2008 Subaru Legacy
  By hubertus8 - July 1 - 2:56 am

  I bought this car 2 weeks ago and couldnt be more pleased with its perfomance. I test drove few Hondas and Toyotas and the legacy gave, by far, the best performance on the road. This is the best car for your money.

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  Everything I expected and more - 2008 Subaru Legacy
  By Glen - June 7 - 4:03 pm

  This car is everything I hoped it would be. It is quiet, feels tight, handles well and gets good gas mileage. It is smaller than expected inside but it is fine since I am in the car by myself 90% of the time. There is a lack of storage space but I try not to keep much junk in the car anyway. It has good acceleration performance for a 4 cylinder too. The build quality is top notch. Very pleased with it and the price was unbeatable by any of the comparably equipped competitors. Plenty of standard safety features as well.

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  98 2.5RS to 08 spec.b - 2008 Subaru Legacy
  By arkay4 - May 31 - 7:13 am

  Owned and loved a 2.5RS since 97! Very agile car and wonderful off roads but it had missing features when the kids came: folding seats, tiny backseat, latches, high profile trunk (cargo nightmare), stripped interior. Looked at the 328ix, LS 350, Evo, STi, TT, G35, 6s. All great but the spec.b outperformed and had everything I wanted on my RS. "The WRXs older brother," a lot of punch with significantly more sophistication. Interior features and ride make this a serious luxury car with a kick. The spec.b was not designed to be as rugged as the RS (my off trail days on hold!) but Im very happy with my purchase and ecstatic now that Ive had it for 6 weeks and booked 4-digit miles :)

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  Small But Good... Could I Have Another? - 2008 Subaru Legacy
  By Vinny - May 30 - 10:30 am

  I was hoping to get a nicer car but with gas prices exceeding $4 a gallon I didnt want to be getting 17 mpg so I leased this Subaru Legacy for 2 years at an excellent rate. It gives me an average of 31.2 mpg overall and it has decent kick for a 4 cyl. I also own a 2003 Forrester but is noisy on the highway, this car is solid, very little road noise. I only got the VDC because thats all there was, I mainly turn it off. The leather is nice and along with the wood trim, it makes the car feel much more than $26k. The only complaint is that its a bit small. Wishing I bought it so I dont have to worry about mileage, much better then expected :D

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  Excellent Car! - 2008 Subaru Legacy
  By Jon - May 1 - 9:33 pm

  I just traded my 2006 Xterra for this Subaru. Big difference, so I wont even try to compare the two. However, I did recently trade in my Mazda 6s, and I must say that the Subaru is almost every bit as fun to drive as the Mazda. The Subaru has a few points going for it over the Mazda. 1. All Wheel Drive 2. Im not constantly worrying that the automatic transmission is going to overheat and destroy itself. 3. The Subarus transmission computer is adaptive to the driver. The Mazda had pre-selected shift points that forced the car in overdrive before the RPMs even matched the gearing of the car. Besides, the car would never downshift while slowing down! Subaru has won my business.

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  Who knew? - 2008 Subaru Legacy
  By stephen3484 - April 30 - 11:50 am

  After having to take a break from the Germans for a while this was an unexpectedly great car. It really is the Japanese BMW (without the BMW stigma!). The build quality is excellent. The handling, chassis dynamics and rigidity are very impressive. The all-wheel drive system does its job without you knowing. The flat fours power delivery is super smooth, though a little weak. The suspension is very compliant yet tight enough to not be sloppy. Once the motor gets broken in the gas mileage is pretty good. The 5-speed is notchy and vague unless you shift with a light hand and let the shifter find the gates instead of you putting it in the gates. Overall, it is a tremendous value.

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  Great value for an AWD Sports Sedan! - 2008 Subaru Legacy
  By Gary - April 29 - 6:33 am

  I have been looking for an AWD Japanese sedan with a manual transmission for a few years after having an Audi A6 and then a BMW 325xi both with reliablility issues. Subaru finally had enough of the amenities with the 2008 Limited GT Turbo model for me to make the purchase. What a value! The car is more fun to drive than the BMW, much faster, and hopefully will be more reliable. With discounts and rebates, the car is approximately $12,000 less than a similarly equipped 2008 325xi. The car handles really nicely, much easier clutch than the BMW. Ive had it now for 2 months and absolutely no regrets. I added an aftermarket bluetooth kit which fit nicely in the space for the navigation.