1995-1999 Subaru Legacy: Year-to-Year Changes
Updated: 11/23/08
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Learn about the year-to-year changes of the 1995-1999 Subaru Legacy. Get full details of the styling and performance changes throughout the history of the 1995-1999 Subaru Legacy.
Year to Year Changes
1996 Subaru Outback and Legacy:
By focusing on AWD models, front-wheel-drive Legacys are trimmed back to just one trim level and two models--the L version of the 4-door sedan and 4-door wagon. The featured attraction for 1996 is the AWD Outback wagon, which arrives with a taller roof, a new grille, white-spoked wheels, and a raised suspension that lifts ground clearance to 7.3 inches, compared to 6.1 inches for the other Legacy models. The LSi wagon gets a new 155-horsepower 2.5-liter flat 4-cylinder and a standard 4-speed automatic--as does the new AWD 2.5GT sedan and wagon.
1997 Subaru Outback and Legacy:
Subaru hopes to build on the success of the Outback by shifting its entire line of Legacy sedans and wagons to all-wheel drive (AWD) and by adding a more luxurious "Limited" model. The 2.2-liter engine Subaru used in the L and Brighton models gains two horsepower (to 137). The same changes are also performed on the larger 2.5-liter flat-four, used in GT, LSi, and Outback models. The result there is a gain of 10 horsepower (to 165). Both engines can now be teamed with a standard 5-speed OD manual or 4-speed automatic.
1998 Subaru Outback and Legacy:
Legacy sees no major change for '98.
1999 Subaru Outback and Legacy:
For '99, all Outbacks got added sound insulation. The Outback Limited added a new grille, body-color exterior mirrors and door handles, and gold-color alloy wheels. A new, slightly bigger Legacy and Outback would appear for 2000.
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