Subaru Legacy I - that “real Japanese” for Russia in the early 90s

In the early 90s, Russia was flooded with foreign-made cars. They were brought primarily from Germany. It turned out to be profitable - both for yourself and for sale. Accordingly, the cars were of German brands. At first, Japanese models were avoided. But then it turned out that at the same price as Opels and Fords they give much more. In the mid-segment, for example, they often had full power accessories. Then it primarily included glass, mirrors and a sunroof without a mechanical drive. And in terms of reliability, cars from Japan were superior to their European classmates. True, the body hardware turned out to be worse, but in the first half of the 90s they did not know about it.


Subaru Legacy I, which was reviewed on the channel “Ivan Zenkevich PRO Cars,” dates back to this time. The model debuted in 1989. First of all, it was intended for the US market, where Subaru's competitors began to fight with each other for the local rich market. These cars began to arrive in Russia closer to the second half of the 90s. Subaru Legacy, like other models of the brand, did not gain popularity in our country. And even now many people look at such cars with caution. But they are good, you just need to ride once to understand that...