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WHITY FREE PRESS,,WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29,1989t PAGE 29 Subar*"u Legacy is wel- engineer ed compact. car At Iast count there were twenty-soven différent compact cars on the market, and it seems there's a new one -introduced every few months. The reason for their popularity and ongoing prolifération is that they are the most popular type of car. -Compact cars have room for five peop le, decenit trunk space, reasonable- power, good fuel economy1 and a price anywhore between eleven and twonty-four thousand dollars. Subaru's now Legacy is offered as a four door sedan oir four door station wagon. It is avýailablo in three trim levels, base, L,. and LS. Starting price for ýth~ base. sedan is $15,P849. A top-of-the- line LS sedan bogins at $20,349. The Legacy won't replace the( current Subaru sedan (at least" not yet). It is a more rofined, contemporary car, a couple of notches up on the prestige scale. The Legacy's main comptition consists of other Japanese com- jact cars. To their credit, Subaru as not produced a carbon copy of other cars. The Legacy bas a unique honi- zontally-opposed 2.2 liter 16,,.,1 valve aluminum four cylindey K Fram 1'Safety Updpito Ontario Sgfety Loqgue Poisoning from motor vehicle exhaust continues to ho a serious and preventable problem, reports a recent study of deaths from carbon monoide (COD) published in the American Journal of Public Health. Based on the medical examiner' records of deaths from CO related to motor vehicles for 1978 through 1984 in West Virginia, the study found 68 separ ate fatal episodes thât resulted in 87 - unintentional doaths. The authors concludo thaxt, provention of CO deaths ini motor vehicles depends, in part, on incroasing public awareness of the hazards of motor vehicle occupancy while the engino is idling, partieularly in older inodel vehicles or when the vehicle is snowbound or in partially enclosed spaces. 0f 64 episodes with records available for investigation, 50 occurred outdoors and 14 occurred in home garages. AUl except four of the vehicles wero sttionary when the victime were ovorcome. Forty-two of the 51, victime in statonary vehicles had been ddnking alcohol at the time of death or 'were sleeping orretn in their cars after drinlcing earlier. Alcoho was detected in 68 per cent of the 74 victime testoedg 34 had blood alcohol coacent"!tons" <f 0.10 Ëpr cent o r groatà. By Greg Wilson engine, 'the only one of its kind in tis class.Horsepower is rated at 130, whîch is better than TecI'lical D-ta 1990 Subàiru Legacy LS Price as tested $21,949 Base price $20>349 Type Engine Horsepower Transmission Tires Curb wight Longth Wheelbase Width Height Trunk space Warranty 4 dr sedan, 5 passenger, FWD 2212 ce OHC 16 valve H.0. 4 cylinder. with olect. multi-point fuel injection distributorless electronic ignition 130 @S5600 rpmn. 5 spd manual/4 spd electr. automatic alI-season radials 1188 kg/2620 lbs. 4510 mm/177.6 in. 2581 mm/101.6 in. 1690 mm166.5 in. 1335 mm/52.6 in. 363 V12.8 cu. ft. Basic 3 yr/60000 km Anti-perforation 5 yrs/unlimited km Forty of the 41 vehicles available for inspection had defective. exhaust systems. Dofects included: rust holes in the tailpipe or muffler, loose connections betweeen the manifold and the exhaust pipe, short or nussing tailpipes, and partial obstruction of tailpipes with dirt or snow. Daznaged noted on the car body included corrosion of the floorboards, inside panels or trunk linings. average. In this type of engine, the cyinders are located directly opposite eaeh other instead of in a line, or in a V formation. Horizontally-opposed oigines are.generally a littie noisier than mn-lne engines, but I found this one to be surprisingly quiet. Sub- aru bas had a lot of experience with this type of engine, and offers it in many of their cars. The Legacy also features four- wheel dise brakes (ventilated in front) for greater stopping power. Subaru is the only carrniaker to offer four-w heel dise brakes as standard equipment on the base model. An ABS--anti-lock system is available as an' option on the automaticl4WD.LS model. A five speed manual transmission is standard equipment and an elec- tronically-controlled four speed automatic 'with overdrive is optional. In addition, both sedan and station wagon are available with Subaru's fuli-time four- wheel-drive system (available with both manual»and automatie transmissions). Other notable standard features of theý new Legacy are independent coul spring suspension at ail four wheels, power rack and pinion steering, and. front and rear sta- bilizer bars for better handling. The Legacy's styling is dlean and contemporary but not dis- tinctive. In My opinion, the wagon looks better than the sedan. Its flowing uines continue uninterrupted from front to rear and the 'greenhouse' window glass treatment looks very nice. The interior is quite ,spacious and attractive with room for four or five people., Analog instruments are clearly readable and controls easy to reach. A multitude of luxury options are available, including power door locks and windows, 80 watt AM/PM steren cassette with equalizer, air conditioning, cruise control, a tilt steering column with memory, and rnany others. Two very usetùl options are the fold-down rear seats for access to the trunk, and the electronically controlled air sus- pension. available on the- 4WD w!agon with automatic transmis- sion.1 The Lei;acy is weIl-equipped to compete in, the marketplace. 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