martinbo

I have so many hours of demonstration laps behind the wheel of a Spec B that I didn't even have to think about it.

A very sporty sedan indeed, beautifully balanced, adjustable on the throttle and surprisingly nimble in the tight stuff. Oh, and it's fast too. A true driver's car...

monster

I have been wondering about this for a while, Martinbo, do you know the exact torque distribution between the front and the rear of the Liberty. I assume it is 50:50 or 45:55, but I couldn’t find anything solid on the net.

Sunny

Legacy GT gets my vote too. My wife drives the Legacy GT wagon (but the last model) and I love it. The steering is actually more accurate than my M3 right off the center - though over boosted, which kinda kills the fun a bit.

monster

I haven't driven an M3 yet but the Legacy's steering is very accurate off centre, I can apply a tiny steering angle and the car will respond straight away, there is no slack at all, and it is very precise. The steering can feel a bit light, but it is relatively heavy compare to other Japanese cars. We need 5 more votes to top this poll dam it.

martinbo

Legacy's steering is a tad on the light side and it could do with a bit more feedback as it tends to go a little light when accelerating out of a bend. This means that it's quite easy to wind on a touch more lock than is necessary and then terminal understeer is the order of the day (whatever you do, don't lift off too sharply!)

Monster if I'm not mistaken, Legacy GT manuals are equipped with a viscous coupling type centre differential imparting a 50:50 front to rear torque split. Your car is equipped with an auto tranny, if I recall correctly, and hence the torque split of the VTD planetary centre diff is 45:55 rearwardly biased.

Other auto-equipped Subaru's that make use of the Active Torque-split differential have a 60:40 frontwardly biased distribution.

bmer

Legacy followed by the Infiniti. I believe that in these two cars the chassis is best matched with the sporty engine.

Bruce

Subaru please.

monster

Thanks for the advice and answer mate Now you mentioned it. the steering does go a little light when accelerating out of a bend, and the steering does suffer from a little kickback.

You are correct, mine is an auto (wish i had the manual). Can you actually notice the difference in handling characteristics between the manual and auto?

What do you think of the car's high speed stability. I was driving on the highway, as soon as I reach 100km/h and above, the steering felt a bit lighter, I am guessing the front aero lift is starting to take a more noticable effect. Do you have the same experience? Apparently an STi front lip will solve this problem.

Don't forget the Legacy has a boxer engine for lower c of g

monster

3 more votes to go

Tycoon

Subbie got my vote too...