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Subaru Legacy 3rd generation (BE/BH)

Years
1998–2003
Chassis
BE/BH
Drivetrain
4WD
Subaru Legacy 3rd generation (BE/BH)

Image: order_242 from Chile / CC BY-SA 2.0

Story

Front-wheel-drive versions were dropped and every grade became 4WD, while it kept the 5-number size like its predecessor.

Stories

01

The S401 at the end of the model's life

The development concept for the third generation was "perfecting the Legacy." Near the end of the model's life, at the strong wish of Katsurada, then its chief engineer, the "Legacy S401 STi version," specially tuned by STI, was sold in a limited run of 400 cars. Its engine was hand-assembled by skilled workers and balanced.
Masaru Katsurada

Chassis

Front

Strut

Rear

Multi-link

Length 4,680 mmWB 2,650 mm1,515 mmHeightWidth 1,695 mm
Curb weight
1,460kg

Production plants

US import eligibility

Earliest cars
Eligible since June 202325 years after sales began in June 1998
Last cars
Eligible during 202825 years after sales ended in 2003 (month not recorded)

Eligibility depends on each car's month of manufacture on its build plate, not on the sale dates shown here (NHTSA).

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Engineers

Masaru Katsurada

Masaru Katsurada

Hometown: Tokyo

Development director of the third-generation Legacy. His development concept was "mastering the Legacy". Late in the model's life, on his own initiative, he released the limited-edition "Legacy S401 STi version".