Subaru prepares premiere of the updated Legacy and Outback

Japanese Subaru announced details on the upcoming motor show in New York, the North American debut of the new Outback and Legacy.

Despite the fact that both models are only in the middle of the life cycle, the list of updates is quite wide and goes beyond the usual "facelift".

The most significant change – a new, more powerful four-cylinder engine. In addition it offers improved chassis, designed to improve agility and make a more vivid impression of driving debut on "levorulnyh" Subaru driver assistance systems EyeSight driver-assist.

This is the first device in the automotive industry uses to identify stereokameroy front of the car alive obstacles and other cars. The complex includes a collision avoidance system using emergency braking, adaptive cruise control with keeping the band, as well as system identification and control within that works at all speeds. At speeds below 40 km / h the system can detect pedestrians and avoid future clashes and preferably events even able to stop the car. At speeds above 40 km / h EyeSight, discovering obstacle engages the brakes if determines that the driver is not trying to slow down or change course. In applying the brakes, the system can also slow down the machine chopping off fuel supply. In the parking lotEyeSight can determine when the driver mistakenly includes transfer instead of neutral or the "parking lot". When traveling over rough terrain EyeSight You can disable it. Subaru of EyeSight to this day sold only vnutriyaponskoho market, where their popularity is evidenced by the fact that last year 90% of buyers Legacy and Outback chosen configuration of EyeSight.

On Legacy and Outback 2013 will set a new 2.5-liter engine based on the third generation subarovskoho "boxer". Stated that its power is 173 hp at 235 Nm of torque, which is similar to the previous version of this unit, but by working at lower revs, the engine uses less fuel. How transmissions to the U.S. market will offer six-speed mechanics or CVT Lineartronic CVT second generation, which has the function of manual switching.

Although official fuel consumption figures are not yet available in Subaru promise that consumption in the city in cars with CVT will be 9.8 liters per 100 kilometers in the city and 7, 35 liters on the highway. Similar figures fuel economy makes Subaru with its "honest" all wheel drive excellent alternative to many monopryvodnyh crossover and wagon.

Fans of more powerful versions will be offered 3.6R six-cylinder model with 256-horsepower engine, a volume of 3.6 liters and Auto-5 with low transmission