If you haven't been paying attention to the Legacy's styling changes, you might not recognize it. Its appearance was altered with the total redesign in 2005; and it's not that the change was extreme, just that Subaru lost whatever ordinariness it might have had, and entered the sleek world of many of its competitors. The Legacy is now angular and wedge-shaped.So far, the Legacy nose hasn't gone the way of the Impreza, which looks decidedly like an Alfa Romeo. The Legacy grille has lost some clutter, but it's changed least of all. The front fascia, however, now sports an impressive opening between the fog lamps, and the hood boasts a thin, wide scoop to draw air into the turbocharger intercooler. The hood is made of aluminum, which is lighter. The new wheels are elegant, a starburst design with 10 thin, tapered spokes. The profile is rakish, with a nice coupe-like roofline. Our spec.B test model had aerodynamic side ground-effect bodywork. At the rear, blocky taillamps are connected by an integrated spoiler lip on the trunk over the ordinary bumper.
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