Once and For all
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:52 pm
Here's how the models of cars go.
In 1990:
STD: The Standard legacy was a stripped down car, came with black(unpainted bumpers), no trim panels on the wagon(like the strip that goes across the back of the wagons), a black trim panel on the trunklid of the sedan, had power nothing, no ac, a crappy, less attractive dash and was dirt cheap. Options included Power steering, power brakes, a rear window defroster, and 14" steelies. I'm not sure the STD wagon even had a rear wiper. It seems that this car didn't even come with a radio, or with optional awd. Interesting
L: next step from base. Came with power accessories, but I think never had sunroofs or anything cool. Had very comfortable velour seats(at least the grey interior ones)
L+: I know very little about these, but I believe it's very similar to the L package, just a tad nicer... L+ package meant that cruise, 80w radio, and A/C as standard instead of optional
LS:A step up from the L and the top model of the year, I believe this one had a moonroof. IIRC, the 90 LS had a power antenna, mounted on the right quarter panel, instead of one coming out of the a-pillar. There was an optional air ride suspension available for this model if it came with a 4eat(4 speed electronic automatic transmission... the only automatic available in the legacy)
In 1991:
L: 91's base model. Came with power accessories, but I think never had sunroofs or anything cool. Had very comfortable velour seats(at least the grey interior ones)
LS:A step up from the L, I believe this one had a sunroof
LSi: Had a leather interior, more or less loaded
Turbo: The 91 turbo legacy only came in sedan trim, came with an upgraded transmission, different gear ratio, different interior options, and was called the SPORT SEDAN. Now I want to make it abundantly clear that the only legacy subaru has ever called a sport sedan is TURBO. The only legacy in the US ever to come with an LSD was this car.
In 1992:
L: The base model. Came with power accessories, but I think never had sunroofs or anything cool. Had very comfortable velour seats(at least the grey interior ones)
LS:A step up from the L, I believe this one had a sunroof
LSi: Had a leather interior, more or less loaded
Turbo: Finally, subaru began releasing the turbo legacy in a wagon trim level, marketed as the "touring wagon." The Touring Wagon (for this generation) is a TURBO ONLY model distinction. This turbo wagon was more or less the same as the sport sedan, except it was a wagon. The turbo wagon was also only released with an automatic transmissio. There was also a turbo sedan available, there were several things that make the 91 sedans mechanically superior to the 92 and up turbos.
In 1993:
L: The base model. Came with power accessories, but I think never had sunroofs or anything cool. Had very comfortable velour seats(at least the grey interior ones)
LS:A step up from the L, I believe this one had a sunroof
LSi: Had a leather interior, more or less loaded
Turbo: Turbo wagon and sedans available. I believe airbags came standard as well.
In 1994:
L: The base model. Came with power accessories, but I think never had sunroofs or anything cool. Had very comfortable velour seats(at least the grey interior ones)
LS:A step up from the L, I believe this one had a sunroof
LSi: Had a leather interior, more or less loaded
Turbo: Turbo wagon and sedans available. I believe airbags came standard as well.
GT: In 94 there was a GT wagon available. It was a naturally aspirated wagon, with a raised roof(only 90-94 legacy to have a raised roof in the US), and came fully loaded. Also one of the only legacys to come from the factory with "body" or "lip" kit that went all the way around the car, it also had a bit of a "duckbill" wing. Oddly Enough, the 94 GT did not have a power antenna, which the top 2 models of each year usually sport
Crazy Experimental Cars Included the GX, Mi, and Ti, to the best of my knowledge, these were only available as wagons, feel free to correct me.
GX: Sunsport. I have no idea what made this special, except it came with the rare sideskirts and wagon wing
Mi: Alpine Sport. I believe this came with heated seats, and also had a special(very early 90's) pinstripe that read "Alpine Sport"
I saw one of these the other day, and the pinstripe did not appear to be there, it's possible that it was involved in a collision, and the pinstripe was never replaced though. This model did not have a power antenna(it had the pull out one on the driver's side a-pillar), appeared to have 14" wheels, but had the body-matched grille, it's possible that this also was replaced as a result of a crash, or the special editions could have had body matched grilles.
Ti: Outdoor Sport. This came with air suspension, and I believe heated seats. Came with the rare sideskirts and read wagon wing
If you have any other things to add, post them and I'll update. thanks
In 1990:
STD: The Standard legacy was a stripped down car, came with black(unpainted bumpers), no trim panels on the wagon(like the strip that goes across the back of the wagons), a black trim panel on the trunklid of the sedan, had power nothing, no ac, a crappy, less attractive dash and was dirt cheap. Options included Power steering, power brakes, a rear window defroster, and 14" steelies. I'm not sure the STD wagon even had a rear wiper. It seems that this car didn't even come with a radio, or with optional awd. Interesting
L: next step from base. Came with power accessories, but I think never had sunroofs or anything cool. Had very comfortable velour seats(at least the grey interior ones)
L+: I know very little about these, but I believe it's very similar to the L package, just a tad nicer... L+ package meant that cruise, 80w radio, and A/C as standard instead of optional
LS:A step up from the L and the top model of the year, I believe this one had a moonroof. IIRC, the 90 LS had a power antenna, mounted on the right quarter panel, instead of one coming out of the a-pillar. There was an optional air ride suspension available for this model if it came with a 4eat(4 speed electronic automatic transmission... the only automatic available in the legacy)
In 1991:
L: 91's base model. Came with power accessories, but I think never had sunroofs or anything cool. Had very comfortable velour seats(at least the grey interior ones)
LS:A step up from the L, I believe this one had a sunroof
LSi: Had a leather interior, more or less loaded
Turbo: The 91 turbo legacy only came in sedan trim, came with an upgraded transmission, different gear ratio, different interior options, and was called the SPORT SEDAN. Now I want to make it abundantly clear that the only legacy subaru has ever called a sport sedan is TURBO. The only legacy in the US ever to come with an LSD was this car.
In 1992:
L: The base model. Came with power accessories, but I think never had sunroofs or anything cool. Had very comfortable velour seats(at least the grey interior ones)
LS:A step up from the L, I believe this one had a sunroof
LSi: Had a leather interior, more or less loaded
Turbo: Finally, subaru began releasing the turbo legacy in a wagon trim level, marketed as the "touring wagon." The Touring Wagon (for this generation) is a TURBO ONLY model distinction. This turbo wagon was more or less the same as the sport sedan, except it was a wagon. The turbo wagon was also only released with an automatic transmissio. There was also a turbo sedan available, there were several things that make the 91 sedans mechanically superior to the 92 and up turbos.
In 1993:
L: The base model. Came with power accessories, but I think never had sunroofs or anything cool. Had very comfortable velour seats(at least the grey interior ones)
LS:A step up from the L, I believe this one had a sunroof
LSi: Had a leather interior, more or less loaded
Turbo: Turbo wagon and sedans available. I believe airbags came standard as well.
In 1994:
L: The base model. Came with power accessories, but I think never had sunroofs or anything cool. Had very comfortable velour seats(at least the grey interior ones)
LS:A step up from the L, I believe this one had a sunroof
LSi: Had a leather interior, more or less loaded
Turbo: Turbo wagon and sedans available. I believe airbags came standard as well.
GT: In 94 there was a GT wagon available. It was a naturally aspirated wagon, with a raised roof(only 90-94 legacy to have a raised roof in the US), and came fully loaded. Also one of the only legacys to come from the factory with "body" or "lip" kit that went all the way around the car, it also had a bit of a "duckbill" wing. Oddly Enough, the 94 GT did not have a power antenna, which the top 2 models of each year usually sport
Crazy Experimental Cars Included the GX, Mi, and Ti, to the best of my knowledge, these were only available as wagons, feel free to correct me.
GX: Sunsport. I have no idea what made this special, except it came with the rare sideskirts and wagon wing
Mi: Alpine Sport. I believe this came with heated seats, and also had a special(very early 90's) pinstripe that read "Alpine Sport"
I saw one of these the other day, and the pinstripe did not appear to be there, it's possible that it was involved in a collision, and the pinstripe was never replaced though. This model did not have a power antenna(it had the pull out one on the driver's side a-pillar), appeared to have 14" wheels, but had the body-matched grille, it's possible that this also was replaced as a result of a crash, or the special editions could have had body matched grilles.
Ti: Outdoor Sport. This came with air suspension, and I believe heated seats. Came with the rare sideskirts and read wagon wing
If you have any other things to add, post them and I'll update. thanks