The Legacy VZ air suspension is an all wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor vehicle with a front placed engine, sold by Subaru.
Its 2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that produces 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 176.5 N·m (130 lb·ft/18 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1330 kg.
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 | 2580 mm | 101.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Length | 4545 mm | 178.9 inches | |
| Width | 1690 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1330 kg | 2932 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 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 | EJ20 | ||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1994 cc (121.681 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 75 mm
3.62 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.23 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 176.5 Nm (130 ft·lb) (18 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51.6 kW/litre 70.2 ps/litre 69.2 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
88.52 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EGI (Multipoint Sequential Injection) | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1112.3 kPa (161.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 | Higher is better 105.2 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 77.37 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 103.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.92 kg/kW 21.59 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 14 89H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 14 89H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 844250 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | E-BCA | ||
| RAC rating | 21.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Subaru Legacy VZ air suspension added 2025-11-02. Last modified 2025-11-07. |
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