Subaru Legacy & Testing

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Now on my 3rd time around on GT3 I decided to use as many different cars as possible and to try and make the game as challenging as possible. So far I have succeeded (well apart from when the AI has pissed me off) and I have had allot of fun.

I got to the boxter cup, seeing as the last 2 times round I used a RUF 3400s and an Impreza ssb so I decided to try a different car. Well my only other choice was the Subaru legacy, initially I thought, "The Touring Wagon GT-B is out of the question I bet it's much too heavy." so I decided to go for the B4 Blitzen model, even though it was heavier than the B4 RSK but the marquee said it had much better handling than the RSK (mind you it did say it was lighter than the RSK). So I bought it and I was pretty unimpressed with the handling, mainly because of the huge amount of bodyroll and understeer, this managed to get me a 5 min lap around complex string. So I re-loaded the game and decided to try out the B4 RSK which is a good 60kg lighter than the Blitzen, (although I suppose that doesn't make much difference) it did give me a quicker laptime on complex string but I was still a little dissapointed with the handling of the car. So I reloaded again and for a laugh decided to buy the Touring Wagon GT-B, suprisingly it is lighter than the blitzen model and only 20kg heavyier than the B4. So I took it out to the track and I was very impressed, although it was a little slower getting up to speed than the sedan versions, there was very little body roll and even less understeer. It managed to hold it's line through the loops increasing in size very well and I managed to beat the other legacys times I set with it.

So err what do you think of the Legacy, or have you even bought one, or has anyone else had this experience with simmilar (looking) models of cars?
 
I own the Legacy Wagon. Its got about 50 miles on it and I think I've got it up to about 325hp. I havent directly compared it to other cars. But I drove it around quite a bit one day and it seemed like exactly what it is. Regular somewhat underpowered Subaru AWD.
 
I love my legacy. I use it more in rallys then anything, it can own imprezas and lancers. On the track it does fairly well also. I've got it maxed out at 526 hp and it handles perfectly. I'm proud to say that this wagon is no longer a grocery getter.
 
I haven't driven mine much. In fact, I was cleaning out my garage the other day and it was among the casualties.
I like the way the WRX's handle. The Legacy's are big, pretty sedans/wagons. And, this is reflected in the handling.
The WRX wagon can be made to handle, but it needs (IMHO) much gearbox tweaking to be truly fast.
It also could benefit from some mild suspension tuning.
 
I want to experiment with every car, even the ones that are looked down upon. I recently started my game over so I'm just collecting everything I can without buying a car beyond the first (Vitz Euro, hehe). Personally, Subaru is one of my favorite companies. Gotta love the WRX STi's. I'm definitely going to check out all the Subies! :)
 
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