I like the Legacy, but think Subaru is missing opportunity by sticking with their all-awd lineup. With advances in traction and stability control technology, awd is simply not needed in much of the nation, and the reduction in weight and driveline friction and noise would mean nice gains in mileage and refinement. It ranks about 4th on my depth chart for this segment, after the Mazda 6 GT, Fusion Sport and Optima SX (but ahead of the Camry, Accord, Altima,Malibu and Sonata) !! I don't know about back east, but on the west coast once you own one you will never want to get rid of it. I have an 09 GT which was the last yr it was available with an auto, which I only went with because of excessive freeway travel on the 101 fwy.
It's fast, turns on a dime, and has been very reliable. I am at 50K miles, and have had no problems at all. I love driving this car, and the Sherman Oaks dealer has a few new GT's with Navi, Harmon Kardon sound system, and power moonroof for 32 and 33K respectively. As far as the comments in regards to refinement. Name another car with AWD, speed, and handling this good for that price and than compare it to a TSX and G25.
Remember this Motortrend; the TSX and G25 are intro luxary cars that yield to a different market, and the Legacy GT is the fun to drive alternate to a Camry or Accord.
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