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The GT is a tuned version of the Legacy Touring Wagon, using a 265 hp (198 kW) 2.0 L twin-turbo EJ206 if equipped with an automatic or 276 hp (206 kW) EJ208 if equipped with a manual. RS The RS was an upgrade over the standard B4 with a 155 hp (116 kW) naturally aspirated DOHC 2.0 L EJ204.
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The model marked the return of a turbocharged engine to the North American Legacy, featuring a new turbocharger from IHI coded the VF40, a single scroll turbo which was replaced in 2007 with a VF46 turbo which was slightly better flow with less turbo spool time, and the EJ255 (Years 2005 to 2006 used the EJ257 including the EJ257 heads but kept ...
For the revised BL.II Legacy GT, both the EJ20X and EJ20Y had an IHI VF44 turbocharger for the initial 2006 model year, replaced the following year with the IHI VF45. Both came with a 9.5:1 compression and a fast spooling turbo yields a torque filled performance. 265–280 bhp (198–209 kW; 269–284 PS) Turbos: IHI VF38 (automatic, 03–06)
Legacy RS Turbo. The DOHC 2.0-liter turbocharged 162 kW (220 PS; 217 hp) EJ20G engine, which is a prized engine worldwide amongst Subaru enthusiasts, was introduced first in the Legacy and later used in the Impreza WRX when that model was introduced in 1993. In Europe, the Legacy RS Turbo was sometimes referred to as the "Lunacy" Turbo.
A direct injection-only turbo variant of the FA20, the FA20F, was introduced in late 2012 with the 2012 Legacy GT (for the Japanese market) and in the United States, the 2014 model year Subaru Forester. Compression ratio for the turbo engine falls to 10.6:1 from 12.5:1 for the FA20D.
[citation needed] The Legacy GT was available for sale around the same time as the Nissan Avenir Salut turbocharged 2.0 L with AWD. The GT-B also offered larger brakes, sway bars, wheels, and some different interior options. Manual versions of the GT-B and RS also featured the EJ20R twin turbo motor, which was the first Legacy to offer 206KW.
The Legacy and the Impreza have many interchangeable parts which makes for a very competent and reliable entry. The Legacy, and its Outback stablemate, has won the Alcan Winter Rally several times; the first win was in 1990 followed by another win in 1992, 2002 and 2006. A 1990 Legacy was the first Group N car to ever finish the WRC Safari ...