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One last hurrah for the 2025 Legacy as Subaru gets ready to retire the sedan. We look at interior quality, trim levels, and more in our review.
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What’s new for the 2025 Subaru Legacy?
This is the final 2025 Subaru Legacy sedan, and it’s here for one last all-wheel-drive rager. Across a range of five bespoke trim packages, the 2025 Legacy is like a farewell tour for the moniker, with an eclectic and varied list of features, even at the base trim package.
It simply can’t be understated just how important the Subaru Legacy model was in making the brand an industry juggernaut here in North America. However, the 35-year reign of the Subaru Legacy is ending.
Ironically, while the Outback was birthed from the rib of the Legacy 25 years ago, it lives on. But before the Legacy bows out for good, there’s one last chance to get on the action brand new.
Carsforsale.com Score
8/10
Powertrain
Score
7.75/10
Interior
Score
8/10
Technology
Score
8.25/10
Value
Score
8.25/10
The Breakdown
Classic Good Looks
Spacious Interior
Legendary AWD Capability
Ok Features
Underpowered in Lower Trims
Less Competitively Priced than a Camry
Sunsetting Vehicle that could use a Hybrid Option
2025 Legacy Specs
- 182 horsepower from base engine
- 176 lb-ft of torque from base engine
- 5 available trims
- 15.1 cu-ft of cargo capacity
- Continuously Variable Transmission
- Subaru Eyesight Safety Technology
- 3-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty
2025 Legacy Powertrain 7.75/10
The 2.5-liter four-cylinder boxer engine comes standard on lower-trimmed legacies. It’s not all that sporty with 182 horsepower, but it is enough to command Subaru’s legendary all-wheel-drive architecture with a good degree of skill. When the goal is completing the school or football practice run, regardless of the elements, this comes in handy.
Those who demand more power can opt for the Sport and Touring XT models that net a 260-horsepower turbo boxer engine as standard, along with 18-inch alloy wheels over the 17s found in the Base and Premium trims.
The standard Lineartronic CVT is often cited as the overall weakest point of any modern Subaru. Even with an eight-speed simulated shift feature, the consensus seems that this isn’t fooling anyone. But at least compared to the equivalent Toyotas and Nissans at this price point, that peppy boxer engine is bound to give more thrills per mile than the competition.
Fuel economy is nothing short of admirable, given the Legacy’s size and weight. This works out to a healthy 27 MPGs in the city and 35 on the highway in lower-trimmed naturally-aspirated Legacys, and 23 city, 31 highway with the peppier 2.4 turbo engine under the hood.
2025 Subaru Legacy Interior 8/10
Inside, the 2025 Legacy offers three different color choices for cloth seat upholstery and a further five for plush leather seats.
Add 15.1 cubic feet of cargo space in the trunk, plus a standard 60/40 split folding rear seat, and you can fit three children plus all the groceries and after-school sports gear, and a bike rack easily.
Plush-looking seats look nice in both cloth and leather, and the rest of the interior is generally inoffensive. Is it as nice as an Audi inside? Not really. But then again, it doesn’t need to be. This interior is the embodiment of the word “sufficient.” And sometimes, that’s more than enough.
2025 Legacy Technology Features 8.25/10
The Legacy comes equipped with dual seven-inch touch screens for the base model’s media and climate controls, it’s a distinct approach to a center infotainment system but some may not like lack of physical switches.
Up-trimmed Legacys in the Premium, Limited, Sport, and Touring XT models net a larger 11.6-inch touchscreen as either optional or standard equipment in higher trim levels. iOS and Apple CarPlay are at hand through Subaru’s Starlink multimedia software.
Subaru’s EyeSight suite of driver assistance features isn’t prejudiced against lower trims in the model range. This suite includes blind-spot detection and driver drowsiness detection in its upper trim levels but still leaves the whole range with acceptable safety features including automatic emergency steering and adaptive cruise control.
A traditional analog gauge cluster is a welcome respite from LCD overload in other vehicles this size. Overall, it essentially looks like a mid-size sedan from the late 2010s. At least to some people, that’s an upside rather than a detraction. Sadly, there’s no option for a manual gearbox, even in the most bare-bones Base trim.
2025 Subaru Legacy Trims and Pricing
Base – $24,895
No need for most of the bells and whistles? Well, the 2025 Legacy base takes most of these and removes them from the equation. This gives all the practicality of the Legacy model but at a greatly reduced price that almost anyone could afford.
Premium – $27,195
Need slightly more refinement? Then the 10-way power-adjusted, heated front seats, and 11.6-inch touch screen with dual-zone automatic climate control in the premium trim will do you nicely.
Limited – $34,005
Keyless access, a 12-speaker Harmon Kardon stereo system, and the DriverFocus Distraction Mitigation System with Blind-Spot Detection and Rear Cross-Traffic Alert are the most notable additions to the limited trim. You also get leather seats, and that extra safety tech and audio hardware is bound to excite.
Sport – $34,495
It’s only with the Sport trim upwards that you’re netted with the 2.4-liter turbo boxer engine. The two-tone leather interior is another nice touch, as is the sporty rear trunk spoiler. A great choice if you’re looking for an aggressive sports sedan with a subtle traffic presence.
Limited XT – $38,195
Looking for the feel of a German luxury sports sedan done in a distinctly Subaru fashion? Then the Touring XT is your ticket. With premium Nappa leather covering heated and ventilated front seats and satin chrome power folding mirrors, the Legacy Limited XT feels more like a BMW or a Merc than it does a Subaru. It’s bound to be far more reliable as well.
2025 Subaru Legacy Overall Value 8.25/10
I find the Sport model to be of particular intrigue, with the upgraded turbo boxer engine and trunk spoiler, you get all the upsides of the Legacy model with a bit more sportiness in the mix. Still, you’re in for a good deal at any trim across the range.
As we prepare to say goodbye to the Subaru Legacy, at least in its ICE form, it’s fitting just how well the last of the breed encapsulates all the qualities that made it great. As a safe, sometimes sporty, and all-around phenomenal value, it was other brands trying to catch up to the Legacy’s reputation for so many years, not the other way around.
Carsforsale.com Overall Score 8/10
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The 2025 Legacy is a dated and running out the clock like the last 30 seconds of the NBA finals. That said, with competitive practicality, fuel economy, and performance figures in its upper trim levels, it is just about perfect as a family sedan.
2025 Subaru Legacy FAQs
Does the Subaru Legacy have Apple CarPlay?
Yes, plus Android Auto via Subaru’s StarLink media suite.
Do the rear seats in a Subaru Legacy fold down?
Yes, 60/40 split folding rear seat for added cargo area.
Does the Subaru Legacy have a turbo engine?
You bet it does, starting with the Sport trim upwards.
