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Andy, New York, NY, 03/19/2019
Subaru Legacy 3.6R Limited 4dr Sedan AWD (3.6L 6cyl CVT)
35 of 37 people found this review helpful
Great vehicle! Has met or exceeded my expectations! PROs- The Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive. I was getting through the snow with no issues. Driver Assist Technology is the best! The safety in the car is magnificent, especially with the automatic reverse breaking. Blind-Spot Detection / Rear Cross-Traffic Alert is one of the most accurate I have ever used. LED Steering Responsive Headlights is excellent especially going around those turns! The 3.6-liter DOHC engine Power: 256 hp @ 6,000 rpm Boxer engine is quick and powerful. -Harman Kardon premium audio system is an outstanding sound system! You don't hear much about it, but is is dynamic. CONs- Remote Engine Starter - don't like the fact the engine cuts off as soon as you touch the door and have to restart. Additionally, you can not use the Subaru remote start App with the Legacy!!! However, the remote start works well at a distance and I like the indicator that the car is started. the gas millage is poor 20-22 mpg. STARLINK™ 8.0-inch Multimedia Navigation has fingerprints that are very obvious. Need to clean often.
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NWDriver, Monroe, WA, 07/29/2019
updated 02/06/2020
Subaru Legacy 3.6R Limited 4dr Sedan AWD (3.6L 6cyl CVT)
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
**February 2020 Update: The points below all remain pretty valid. The car is still fun to drive and very comfortable. I suppose I have two minor gripes: a) I get a slight rattle-buzz on rougher surfaced roads where the windshield meets the interior roof in the top middle. A little push upwards on the structure on the roof there resolves it so it's really a minor complaint; and b) It would be very useful to have the apps - not phone function, but apps like Waze, etc - on the phone connect with the car system without having to be physically connected with a cable. Maybe there's a way to do this that I don't know about, so might be a complaint without basis.** This is the second Legacy I’ve had with the previous 2011 being passed on to the kid. Overall, I like it a lot and would very likely buy it again. I’m in the Northwest and brought it home from the dealer in February right in the middle of some sustained cold, snow, and ice. Right now it’s got about 3,500 miles on it. Some points are: Weather – The AWD is just great on this. It drove like a tank in ice and snow when other cars just could not make it and SUVs were ending up on sidewalks due to sliding. Truly impressive. It does well in different degrees of rain and wet surfaces and gives confidence in holding the road. Engine – The 3.6 is fun. The car feels like it has a lot of power and gets to highway speeds+ very easily. It’s not going to blast off the line and 0-60 might be a little slower than competitors although I’ve seen online it’s supposed to be able to do it in 7 seconds. My experience is 0-20 seems a little sluggish. Going from say 10 or 20 – 60+ is another story. It does that very quick and easy and makes a nice little growly sound doing it. My previous 4 cylinder Legacy definitely did not have that. Handling – The car is fun to drive and can really hold lines on curves. The negative is body sway. You’ve almost got to hold yourself in place with one hand if you’re going into a curve with speed. Spiffy sport seats would probably help, but this is a Legacy, so… A negative is that the car feels kind of heavy and less nimble compared to my 2011 Legacy. Mileage – Right now it’s averaging just about 24 mpg overall. It will eat up some gas in stop and go traffic, but does pretty well on the freeway. Interior – The interior is very comfortable and in my opinion the seats are great. The 8” touchscreen is plenty big and easy to use and the sound system is good. No complaints at all on interior trim. Visibility is very good. The reverse camera and its graphics are great and very easy to use. Pretty quiet inside with the windows up. Safety goodies and assists – I haven’t really delved into what the various things do. I know that the blind spot detection is handy and useful. The warnings about coming up too fast on a car ahead or the car ahead moving on (aka “quit playing with the radio at the light”) have been useful. The various Subaru passive things like brakes, etc, seem great. I haven’t noticed the problems others have had with Eyesight but maybe I experienced it and just didn’t notice?
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Vbsteve, Virginia Beach, VA, 05/17/2020
updated 05/24/2021
Subaru Legacy 3.6R Limited 4dr Sedan AWD (3.6L 6cyl CVT)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
AWD is great. Driver seat started sqeeking. Rear passenger door squeaks. Audio randomly goes out (I have to unhook the battery to reset).. I would have bought a different car knowing what I know... I’ve owned this car for 8 months and my 2011 Toyota drives better, has never had the problems this car has had. Bought the 3.6r limited. The car tries to be something it’s not. They are utilitarian vehicles and I should have went with a different brand for what I was looking for. Not happy with warranty service... our forester was great but that was a base model suv for 26k. Maybe think twice about getting an upgraded Subaru.**** update*** they fixed the seat squeak. The head unit still randomly drops all treble and blasts base (the head unit has already been replaced so I give up on the blasting base issue). Overall I enjoy the car. I haven’t had a warranty service in a while. I did buy the extended warranty. I bought it for half of what my local dealer wanted by calling outside of my area. I felt that with the electrical issues and piece of mind it’s better to spend the money on the warranty. (I believe it’s refundable at a prorated rate as well).
Great Performance But Annoying Issues
JB, Canandaigua, NY, 05/29/2019
updated 12/18/2020
Subaru Legacy 3.6R Limited 4dr Sedan AWD (3.6L 6cyl CVT)
11 of 13 people found this review helpful
My Legacy 3.6 R Limited has plenty of power and handles well. It is no sports car but there is great steering feel and quick response. But, it sometimes feels unstable (front end feels light) at expressway speeds if there are strong crosswinds. Dealer "could not duplicate" because the high winds were not present at the time. Driver seat is very comfortable and adjustable for a wide range of preferences with the 10 way power adjuster and tilt/slide adjustment of the steering wheel. Wish the passenger seat had more than 4 way control. Mileage is as EPA rated, about 23 to 24 mpg in mixed driving. So far, have not gotten more then 25 on the highway (rated 28). After less than 3500 miles, there were numerous scratches in the paint. More than in my old Impreza after 70,000. Dealer sent pictures to Subaru but they say the problem is road hazards, not the paint quality. I disagree. Controls for most functions are easy to use but there are some that are difficult to use while driving and some displays that are hard to see. I usually wear polarized sunglasses which reduce glare. I carry a microfiber cloth to keep the shiny surfaces clean on a daily basis. Overall, I am quite satisfied but the little annoyances do add up. Operation and maintenance costs are low since it uses regular fuel and conventional oil. The electronic safety systems work well generally although Eyesight sometimes shuts off in bad weather and then can take several minutes to restart after the windshield is cleared. The lane change warning comes on far too late when a vehicle is overtaking at a slow speed differential. Lane keeping assist will not show the road markings in the display and turn off at times when the markings are quite visible. But oddly, the lane departure warning which operates using the same sensors, still works. There have been problems with the infotainment system including two recalls. The head unit will be replaced under warranty because of memory issues. One annoying issue that apparently will not be fixed is the radio turning on every time the car is started, even if it had been off before shutting down. Follow Up: The head unit was replaced but radio still loses presets. Now, they all go out at once rather than a group at a time. It is difficult tune to while driving. Eyesight is cutting out more often during bad weather. Update 2: Software updates seem to have solved the radio problems. Installing an update required a download to a PC or other device. PC downloads that include navigation map updates can take hours even though they claim to be less than 16 GB. After loading them to a flash drive, they must be installed WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, not just in the accessory mode or with ignition on. That can take another 1/2 hour and wastes fuel and time. The infotainment system cannot be used during the installation. Otherwise, there have been no new problems as of 13,000 miles.
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David W, Rockville, MD, 04/06/2019
Subaru Legacy 3.6R Limited 4dr Sedan AWD (3.6L 6cyl CVT)
26 of 41 people found this review helpful
I originally wrote a decent review of my 2016 Legacy 3.6R. Now I am filled with regret about buying this car. It has had several warranty repairs, including a new battery, and now just three months after the warranty expired, it is sitting dead in the street. The local dealers basically told me to pound sand. In addition to the above issue, the voice recognition has not worked properly in more than a year, despite a dealer reset, the lights behind the letters on the gear shift are out, and the paint has chips in it. Let's not forget the hail storm: Wife's Toyota was fine, as was neighbors' Fords, Hondas, and Toyotas. I am not exaggerating when I say my Legacy looked like a golf ball; having incurred $5,000 in body damage. To think, my wife didn't want me to buy a Chevy Malibu because she was concerned about the quality.
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