With its capacious cabin, abundant amenities, and pleasing performance, the 2022 Subaru Legacy is an excellent way to enhance your Sacramento commute. It offers ergonomic accommodations, confident handling, and appealing value, with advanced driver aids and standard all-wheel-drive for the less than the competition. To give you an idea of Legacy's advantages, here's a quick look at how it compares in a few key areas to perhaps the most prominent competitor in the midsize sedan segment: the Honda Accord.
Subaru Legacy vs. Honda Accord: Performance and Efficiency
Both models offer two powertrain options. Legacy is powered by a standard 182-horsepower 2.5-liter engine, while Accord comes with a 192-hp turbocharged 1.5-liter. And if you're looking for more internal motivation, Legacy XT variants equip a 260-hp turbocharged 2.5-liter, and Accord Sport 2.0T and Touring trims get a 252-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter.
However, Accord doesn't offer all-wheel-drive at all. Legacy comes standard with Symmetrical All-Wheel-Drive, providing enhanced handling and control in inclement conditions without a glaring effect on efficiency. The 2.5L AWD Legacy achieves an EPA-estimated 30 mpg combined, compared to the 1.5L FWD Accord's estimated 32 mpg. In fact, Legacy's more powerful turbo engine (est. 27 mpg comb.) edges out the Accord's optional turbo engine (est. 26 mpg comb.) despite having all-wheel-drive.
Subaru Legacy vs. Honda Accord: Features and Value
The Subaru Legacy offers significantly more and better features for the money than the Accord. Both models come standard with desirable amenities like 17-inch alloy wheels, automatic climate control, touchscreen infotainment with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and advanced driver aids like collision mitigation, adaptive cruise control, and lane-keep assist. Accord's base model comes with an 8-inch touchscreen, while Legacy's entry-level trim separates infotainment and cabin controls with dual 7-inch displays. Legacy also comes standard with steering-adaptive LED headlights, a feature unavailable on any Accord model. Even still, the Legacy carries an MSRP of more than $3,000 below the Accord.
Even better, for nearly $1,000 under Accord's base-level price, you can get the Legacy Premium, with extra features like:
- Heated front seats
- Heated mirrors
- A power-adjustable driver's seat
- Rear air vents
- Rear USB charge ports
- An 11.6-inch high-res touchscreen
- Available blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert
- Available sunroof
Many of these amenities require climbing up one or two, even three trim levels on the Accord, and paying $5,000+ more.
Test-Drive the 2022 Subaru Outback in Sacramento, CA
If you have any questions about the 2022 Subaru Legacy and its available trims, options, and financing opportunities, please feel free to contact Maita Subaru at your convenience. And if you'd like to see for yourself what makes Legacy an excellent choice for your daily commute, we welcome you to visit our Sacramento Subaru dealership, where you can get behind the wheel and take it for a spin. We'll be happy to show you around.
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