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At the time when Legacy debuted in WRC, Subaru was a small and hence largely unknown manufacturer. Equipped with a boxer engine, the car was as exotic as it's manufacturer. For several years Subaru had, in Japanese tradition, entered only Safari Rally but now they were stepping up their programme.
Besides the boxer engine, Legacy was better off than some other Japanese of this era. It was equipped with full two-litre engine - which Mazda 323 never enjoyed - and had intercooler located at the back of the engine bay - whereas Nissan Sunny GTI-R had it on top of the hot engine block. Engine was all-aluminium unit which made it light but was not especially powerful.
From the outset, Prodrive concentrated a lot of their development effort into modern 4WD technology, exploring deep into workings of the differentials. Slightly underpowered and too big car showed a flash of speed from time to time and eventually won in it's final days. In retrospect it's easy to say that Legacy's importance was in building up the experience and momentum that it's successor, the Impreza, exploited to full effect.
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| Debut WRC event: | Acropolis 1990 |
| Best WRC result: | 1st by Colin McRae in New Zealand 1993 |
| Rallies contested: | 25 | (works entries) |
| WRC starts: | 45 | (works entries) |
| Outright wins: | 1 | (wins to rallies ratio 4.0%) |
| Podiums: | 6 | (podiums to starts ratio 13.3%) |
| DNF's: | 21 | (DNF's to starts ratio 46.7 %) |
| Points scored: | 208 | (manufacturer championship points) |
| Avg points per rally: | 8.3 | |
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| Group and class | A8 |
| Engine |
| Location: | Front longitudinal |
| Turbo: | Yes |
| Cylinders: | 3 flat (boxer) |
| Valves: | 16 |
| Bore x stroke: | 92.6 x 75.0 mm |
| Cubic capacity: | 1994 cc |
| Power: | 295 hp |
| Torque: | 320 Nm |
| Compression ratio: | 8.0:1 |
| Dimensions |
| Length: | 4510 mm |
| Width: | 1705 mm |
| Height: | 1325 mm |
| Wheelbase: | 2580 mm |
| Front track: | 1465 mm |
| Rear track: | 1455 mm |
| Weight: | 1120 kg |
| Transmission |
| Drive: | 4WD |
| Gears: | 6 |
| Sequential: | No |
| Clutch plates: | 1 |
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Subaru Legacy RS
(Photo: SWRT)
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