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We've grown quite fond of our long-term 2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT over the past few months, but we can't help but be somewhat jealous of the STI-tuned Legacy that's just been released in Japan. Subaru's in-house tuning department has laid hands on the new-for-2010 Legacy sedan (and the not-for-U.S. wagon!) to create the B4 2.5GT tS, which features a host of cosmetic and dynamic enhancements, even though the turbocharged 2.5-liter boxer remains unchanged.

Visually, the tS (which stands for "Tuned by STI") gets a new front lip spoiler, as well as a subtle deckled spoiler out back (fixed to the roof on wagon models). New 18-inch alloys wrapped in 225/45-series rubber sit at the corners and appropriate badging is applied all around. Inside, there's a revised instrument cluster, sport seats, carbon trim, a leather-wrapped STI steering wheel and, of course, STI branding on the shifter and floor mats.

Where the tS gets good, however, is in its performance upgrades, which include a sport exhaust system, a more robust Bilstein suspension, and new strut tower bars. Because the turbocharged flat-four keeps its stock output - 265 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque - this hotted-up Legacy won't be any quicker on the street. The other tweaks should make it even more poised during sporty driving, though.

While this may seem like just another juicy piece of Forbidden Fruit, we're sure that STI has upgrades for the U.S.-spec Legacy in the pipeline. (Please!) Scroll through the gallery below to see the Legacy tS's upgrades in detail.


Gallery: Subaru Legacy B4 2.5GT tS



[Source: Subaru via Carscoop]STI-tuned Subaru Legacy B4 2.5GT tS released in Japan originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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Ok slightly growing on me now...but still ugly as sin headlights.

Meh - preferred the last shape AND still do now.

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The USDM LGT is so far off the mark it's almost a joke how stripped out their model is.........different market/different marketing I guess......good to see for us that have already got one, no extra power which makes me think the different exhaust is just cosmetic.

18in alloys.....that's just silly, it needs 19's min.

Looks nice in WR Blue.

I think the 'tS' idea is good

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Should see one here by years end I'd say.

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Something seriously wrong with the front end, im with Matt last gen shape was and still is the best looking

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Getting better. Still somewhat retarded.

wagon looks pretty good apart from the headlights, too slanted i think.

anyone know what the guage on the LHS of the cluster is in the photos? fuel economy perhaps?

You guys that dislike the headlights, have you seen them in the flesh???
This is the part I actually really like about our wagon!!! The non-GT headlights look shite on the other hand.

huey, the gauge is an ECO gauge, it just tells you whether your using less or more than the displayed L/100km.

i like, but the widebody needs to look less fake

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