Subaru Legacy 3.0R

[abedoya87]

Hi everyone, I have a major doubt, I have a Legacy 2007 3.0R 5AT SI DRIVE I believe is a Spec B, I need to know is it true that the acceleration from 0-60mph is 8.2 sec? because I think ive done it in less time and also people tellme the MT is faster and makes an aprox of 6.9 secs, is this true or just relative??

[Wiscon_Mark]

Well, the Spec. B was an upgrade of the Legacy GT model, which has the 2.5L turbo & 6 speed manual. As for the acceleration, I'd guess that it's slow because it's difficult to launch an automatic. The 3.0R engine wasn't exactly a slouch.

[Grafton]

my wife's 3.0R outback sucks at launches, but if it's going already and you put the hammer down it is very quick

stupid slush-box...

[camroncamera]

my wife's 3.0R outback sucks at launches, but if it's going already and you put the hammer down it is very quick

stupid slush-box...
Power Mode FTW?

[lord flashheart]

Idk. Its no secret that I am not a fan of the ez30, but that aside the ez is probably about the same as a gt, I drove the 07 up gt and they suck. Very slow. My wifes outback XT turbo would wipe the floor with both. Because in 07 they de-tuned it and added the si drive. The car is better in sport Sharp, but in the intelligent mode its boring. The 05-06 legacy GT and XTs are much faster than the new ones. My legacy kicks the shit out of my wifes 06 outback XT.. but then again I raced an 08 STi and stuck to him like glue the other day so that's probably not a fair comparison...

[Dead91silvia]

I'm not so positive about the numbers, but I know the 05 XT Outbacks with 5 speeds are pretty damn quick! I drove an 05 GT with an Auto and it sucked balls. It didnt feel much faster then my N/A 2.5 in my 98.

The fly wheel in the 05-06 GT's are also a hindrance. They have a floating fly wheel where the 07-up has a solid one and makes for much better power transfer. I could tell the difference when I drove the car with each different fly wheel. BIG DIFFERENCE!

Anyway, thats about all I know...

[lord flashheart]

If i remember correctly they 07+ are 250chp and the 05-06 are 276chp...

[AdamH]

I driven the UK-spec 3.0R spec.B in both 6MT and 5AT form and I can safely say the 6MT version felt much quicker. I don't know what times they claim for them, but a gap of over 1 second from 0-60mph sounds right to me.

[StatGSR]

not sure where you live, but in the US, subaru didn't even offer a 3.0r in the legacy for 2007 and the Spec B was a turbo 2.5 with manual 6spd.

in 08 you could get a 3.0r legacy, but you couldn't get a spec b with a ez30.....

[abedoya87]

not sure where you live, but in the US, subaru didn't even offer a 3.0r in the legacy for 2007 and the Spec B was a turbo 2.5 with manual 6spd.

in 08 you could get a 3.0r legacy, but you couldn't get a spec b with a ez30.....

I am from south america - Peru, and in here they were available at least the 3.0R!

[abedoya87]

I driven the UK-spec 3.0R spec.B in both 6MT and 5AT form and I can safely say the 6MT version felt much quicker. I don't know what times they claim for them, but a gap of over 1 second from 0-60mph sounds right to me.


Yeah thats probably about it, a difference of 1 sec, altough I want to know if increasing the hp could reduce that difference, the aspirated engine cant be tunned up like a turobo charged, but maybe with some headers, or a cold air intakke or changhing the computers values might give better response in launchning!, however the 5AT is a very fast car I like it, buy I agree and prefer the 6MT is better car, you can feel the hp and have a better control of the car.