2008 Subaru Legacy User Reviews

There are already quite a few reviews of how the legacy drives, looks, and feels, but I'd like to talk about my recent experience regarding its safety. I was recently driving on a rainy night on the freeway, and after clearing a section with very bad forward visibility I couldn't see that the reflective surface that stretched approximately 4 car-lengths in front of me was not just wet pavement, but 3-4 inches of water that had pooled across a dip in the left 2 lanes of the freeway. By the time I realized it I didn't have enough time to brake before the pool, so I let off both pedals and let the legacy plow through the water at 60 mph sending jets of water up 10 feet on both sides (luckily not on my windshield at all, possibly an intentionally engineered feature), the car exhibited some initial rotation that felt like it was straightened out immediately in the direction of my intended steering, and by the end of the pool I tried to apply some power and the legacy responded like a champ in getting me out of there. The cars behind me had veered wildly when hitting the pool, I later saw by news helicopter that half of those lanes were shut down and 3 cars were sideways/upside down on that very section. I have had experienced hydroplanning once before at low speeds in a different car and it is a very scary feeling, the legacy on the other hand never felt out of control, a very reassuring feeling. I believe that the legacy's comprehensive safety features kept me on the road and may have saved my life that night, this is a car that excels at keeping people alive.