Breaking: 2015 Subaru Legacy spills out ahead of Chicago
 

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[URL="http://www.autoblog.com/subaru/"]Subaru[/URL] has been one of the industry's hottest automakers, recording record sales month after month. Those handsome figures have come largely on the backs of its crossover lineup, however - models like [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/subaru/forester/"]Forester[/URL], [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/outback/"]Outback[/URL] and [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/subaru/xv+crosstrek/"]XV Crosstrek[/URL] have been carrying all the water. The Japanese marque has seen less noteworthy performance out of its midsize sedan, the [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/subaru/legacy/"]Legacy[/URL], but a new one is slated to be revealed later this week at the [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/chicago-auto-show/"]Chicago Auto Show[/URL], and it hopes to improve the company's family sedan fortunes.

Leaked here in these first photos, the 2015 Legacy picks up some cues from the brash [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/20/subaru-legacy-concept-la-2013/"]Legacy Concept[/URL] revealed at the [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/la-auto-show/"]2013 Los Angeles Auto Show[/URL], but it loses some impact and gains a pair of rear doors versus the showcar. There's little new visual ground broken, but the overall look is more harmonious than its balloon-fendered predecessor. As is often the case, it has features that make us think of other cars, but overall, it looks to be a handsome (if conservative) design. We particularly like the sleeker roofline and the bold front grille treatment - the latter will likely serve well as the face of the next Outback.

Subaru has traditionally offered function-over-form interiors, and while the new dashboard remains visually staid, it looks to have picked up a number of nice new features, including improved HVAC controls, a new steering wheel and freshened touchscreen navigation system.

No word yet on what lurks underneath, but as ever, we're expecting standard all-wheel drive and a naturally aspirated boxer four-cylinder at the bottom end of the range - either the company's 2.0-liter engine or its 2.5-liter four shared with the [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/subaru/impreza/"]Impreza[/URL] and Forester. No word on the likelihood of the six-cylinder model returning, but it's possible that the turbocharged [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/subaru/wrx/"]WRX[/URL] engine could appear under its hood as a premium offering.[URL="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/04/2015-subaru-legacy-leaked-chicago/"]2015 Subaru Legacy spills out ahead of Chicago[/URL] originally appeared on [URL="http://www.autoblog.com"]Autoblog[/URL] on Tue, 04 Feb 2014 09:50:00 EST. Please see our [URL="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/"]terms for use of feeds[/URL].

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