2010 Subaru Legacy Wagon debuts in Britain. No, Yankee, it's not for you.

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    Led Zepplin said it best, "The song remains the same." Especially if you're an American fan of good old station wagons. You're looking at the just-released-to-our-shepherd's-pie-eating-brethren 2010 Subaru Legacy Wagon and we (yet again) can't have it. Wah.

    Based entirely on the fifth-generation Legacy (built right in Indiana) the Tourer comes standard with a 2.0-liter diesel boxer mill mated to a six-speed manual transmission. That particular car, the Legacy Tourer 2.0D, can hustle itself to 60 mph in 9.5 seconds, go 120 mph and get around 38 mpg. Not bad. You can also go for the Tourer 2.5i which has a 2.5-liter gasoline boxer engine and a new "Lineartronic" CVT, notable because it's longitudinally mounted behind the boxer engine, which sounds highly efficient. The petrol-powered car is about a second slower to 60 mph and surely costs more while getting worse mileage.

    We would like to remind Subaru that they are selling us Americans the Outback (which is a jacked up Legacy Wagon with plastic cladding and a name derived from Paul Hogan), the Forester (another high-riding Legacy derivative with a tall roof that looks exactly like a station wagon) and the Tribeca (the less said here, the better). Oh, and the Impreza/WRX also come as five doors. Hey, the STI is wagon-only. In fact, the only car Subaru sells in the U.S. without a rear hatch is... the Legacy. Hey Subie, you know how you made all-wheel drive standard on every car and that helped to differentiate you from the competition? Why not go all wagon, all the time and see how that sets you apart? Just a suggestion. Full press release after the jump.


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    This car is an absolute dog. I used to drive a 2004 Legacy Tourer and it was a fabulous car.
    Subaru has lost its way, and it is difficult to see it surviving in the UK.
     
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    If you mean the looks, yeah. It's a dog. All of Subaru's design team should be fired.
     
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    Ugh...boring!
     
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    Subaru had all the design cues right in 2004 with the B11S concept. Little seemed to ever make its way to actually production. After that, things were ok, until this new crop of yuk. Those involved in the B11S either quit or were fired obviously.
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