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2016 Overall Score: Road Test 83 At first blush the Subaru Legacy is a great Legacy all-around , thanks to its standard Recommended all-wheel drive and reasonable price. But dig 26 MPG a bit deeper and you’ll realize that is selling the car short. This is a car with very few CR Overall MPG compromises, effectively blending an excellent ride, responsive handling, a roomy and quiet interior, great visibility, simple controls, and easy cabin access front and rear. This all adds up to a package that puts it among the top performers in our ratings of midsized family sedans.

Ratings Pros

• By far the most affordable all-wheel-drive Road Test Score Safety midsized sedan Accident Avoidance Excellent Z • Little or no price premium for all-wheel drive • Comfortable ride with responsive Emergency Handling Very Good 4 handling 89 Braking Excellent • Excellent driver visibility 60 mph dry 128 ft. Z 60 mph wet 135 ft. • Easy controls

• Well-calibrated continuously variable trans- mission aids fuel economy without the usual racket 89 63 Comfort • Fully up-to-date infotainment system Lowest Highest Ride Excellent Z Performance Cons Noise Very Good 4 Acceleration Good 3 • Bland styling that looks a lot like the last one 0-60 Mph : 10.2 seconds Interior Fit And Finish Very Good 4 • Leisurely acceleration Front Seat Comfort Very Good Engine 4 • Clock and outside temperature displays are 2.5-liter 4-cyl. tiny and hard to pick out Rear Seat Comfort Very Good 4 Routine Handling Very Good 4 Best version/options to get: Consumer Reports Very Good 4 What’s impressive is that the Legacy, with Tested MPG Reliability its standard all-wheel drive, doesn’t cost 26 MPG much of a premium over the typical front- 27 wheel-drive midsized sedan. Acceptable range The best value is the 2.5i Premium, which comes very well-equipped for under $25,000. Owner Satisfaction That’s not bad nowadays

-80 -45 -20 0 20 45 80 84% % worse Average % better

Based on the latest survey, we expect reliability of 0 100 new models will be 27% above average Owners would buy this again

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How to Read the Ratings Charts April 2016 d Recommended Vehicles Survey Results involve experiences covering 230,000 We buy and test about did well in testing, have average Reliability and Owner Satisfaction vehicles less than 3 years old. 70 vehicles each year, driving or better predicted reliability, polls taken annually of Consumer them for thousands of miles and performed adequately if Reports subscribers. Safety identifies whether and putting them through more included in a government or Reliability results are based a vehicle has a frontal crash than 50 tests. insurance-industry crash test. on about 740,000 vehicles prevention system. NA means Some tests, such as those Models with subpar crash-test owned by subscribers who no such system is offered.Opt. for acceleration, braking, and results are identified by (!). responded to our 2015 Annual means it’s available on some fuel economy, are objective, Auto Survey by reporting versions, but not necessarily instrumented tests. Other tests Overall Score accounts for on problems with their vehicles. on the one we tested. Models that evaluate seat comfort, a vehicle’s performance in our Predicted reliability is based with standard systems are rated ride quality, and ease of use road tests, results from our on a model’s latest three from C to Z based on their of controls, are subjective, and reliability and owner satisfaction years of data. ability to warn drivers or brake graded by our experts. surveys, the availability of a Owner satisfaction is based autonomously to prevent a crash. frontal crash prevention system, on the percentage of owners We Rate Cars Using and, if applicable, results from who said they would definitely Road-Test Results display test These Symbols findings relevant to each vehicle crash tests by government and buy the same car again. The 5 4 3 2 1 insurance-industry test facilities. information is drawn from category. Better Worse MIDSIZED SEDANS

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SCORE Acceleration Seat Comfort Seat Comfort 60-0 MPH, Ft. 60-0 Recommended 0-60 MPH, Sec. 0-60 Road-Test Score Road-Test Routine Handling Routine Suitcases+Duffels Avoidance Maneuver Maneuver Avoidance CARS: MIDSIZED d Camry Hybrid XLE 84 Z X Opt. 87 38 7.6 133 51.0 XX/XX/X X 3+1 d XLE (V6) 84 Z X Opt. 86 26 6.4 136 50.5 X X/X X/XX 4+0 d Subaru Legacy 2.5 Premium 83 X Z Opt. 89 26 10.2 128 55.5 XZ/4 X/X Z 3+1 d Toyota Camry LE (4-cyl.) 83 Z X Opt. 84 28 8.6 131 53.5 XX/XX/XX 4+0 d LX (4-cyl.) 82 X X Opt. 85 30 7.7 136 53.0 XX/X X/XX 3+2 d Honda Accord EX-L (V6) 81 X X Opt. 84 26 6.3 139 52.5 XX/XZ/4 X 3+2 d Sport 77 X X Opt. 79 32 7.5 132 53.0 X C/C X/XX 3+2 d Hyundai Sonata Hybrid SE 77 X X Opt. 80 39 8.2 140 50.5 C X/X 4/ZZ 2+2 d Ford Fusion SE Hybrid 76 C X Opt. 80 39 8.3 140 52.0 XZ/4 C/XX 2+3 d Volkswagen Passat SE (1.8T) 76 C X Opt. 82 28 8.6 129 52.5 X X/X 4/ZX 3+1 d Ford Fusion Titanium (2.0T) 75 C X Opt. 78 22 7.4 130 53.5 Z X/X X/X V 3+1 d Volkswagen Passat SEL 74 Opt. 79 23 6.8 132 52.5 3+0 Premium (V6) C X XX/X 4/ZX 3.5 SL 64 V V Opt. 80 24 6.3 133 52.0 C C/XX/XZ 3+1 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 62 V V Opt. 77 31 8.2 140 51.5 C X/XX/XZ 3+2 Chrysler 200 C (V6) 53 B X Opt. 66 25 6.9 138 51.5 C X/XX/C X 3+1 Chrysler 200 Limited (4-cyl.) PRINTED51 COPYB FORX Opt.PERSONAL63 30 READING9.8 130 ONLY.53.5 C C/C C/C X 3+1 NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION. PAGE 2 OF 2