The Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 165 bhp (167 PS/123 kW) at 5600 rpm and 220 N·m (162 lb·ft/22.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual transmission transmits the power to the wheels.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1381 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 177 km/h (110 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2629 mm | 103.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Length | 4610 mm | 181.5 inches | |
| Width | 1715 mm | 67.5 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1381 kg | 3045 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.2 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Subaru | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2457 cc (149.935 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99.5 × 79 mm
3.92 × 3.11 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.26 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
167 PS (165 bhp) (123 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
50.1 kW/litre 68.1 ps/litre 67.2 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
89.54 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | ESPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1125.2 kPa (163.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 614.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.2 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 121.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.1 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 119.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.22 kg/kW 18.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.ChpmnS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 28699 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 24.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT added 1998-04-07. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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