The Subaru Legacy L is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front positioned engine powering all four wheels.
The 2.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that has an output of 137 bhp (139 PS/102 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 197 N·m (145 lb·ft/20.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
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 | 4595 mm | 180.9 inches | |
| Width | 1715 mm | 67.5 inches | |
| Height | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| 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 | ||
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| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2212 cc (134.985 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.9 × 75 mm
3.81 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
139 PS (137 bhp) (102 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
197 Nm (145 ft·lb) (20.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
46.2 kW/litre 62.8 ps/litre 61.9 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
89.06 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1119.2 kPa (162.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 553 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/70 R 14 87S | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 R 14 87S | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 257 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 267 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 225577 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 23.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Subaru Legacy L Automatic added 2010-12-19. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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