Car And Driver have published a "test driven" review of the 2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5i. 'We drove a 2.5i allied with Subaru's new Lineartronic CVT automatic--it adds $1000--and hit 60 mph in 8.8 seconds. That's faster than it feels, and there are other four-cylinder automatic sedans that won't keep up: The Chrysler Sebring comes to mind. But it's still pretty deliberate. The Legacy likely would be quicker with the standard six-speed manual, but the CVT promises a big advantage in fuel economy--23 mpg city and 31 highway, according to the EPA, versus 19 and 27 for the manual. This is a big deal, as the CVT Legacy is now class-competitive with the mid-size front-drivers that, Subaru says, had previously occluded the Legacy's appeal. We averaged 25 mpg over a week, which entailed a lot of stand-on-it driving.'
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