After 36 years of production, Subaru has officially ended production of its iconic Legacy model. The last car rolled off the assembly line at the Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) plant in Lafayette, Indiana, on September 12, 2025. It is a Limited sedan, painted in Magnetite Gray, equipped with a 2.5-liter boxer engine, 182 horsepower and all-wheel drive. An interesting fact is that the last produced copy will not be exhibited in a museum, but will be sent for sale to a dealer, just like all the other units.
The Legacy model first appeared in 1989 and quickly became a key model for the brand. It is also the first Subaru car to be manufactured in the United States. Over the years, over 1.4 million units of the six generations of the model have been produced, sold in Japan, the USA, Europe, Australia and Russia. The Legacy helped Subaru establish itself in the North American market, becoming one of the main players in the all-wheel drive segment.
The model also left its mark in motorsport. In the early 1990s, a Legacy RS with a 2.0-liter turbo engine set an FIA world record for 100,000 kilometers with an average speed of over 222 km/h, which remains unsurpassed to this day. In 1993, it was with the Legacy RS that Colin McRae won his first victory in the World Rally Championship (WRC), marking the beginning of Subaru's triumphant era in this sport.
The Legacy is also the basis on which one of the company's most successful crossovers was created - the Subaru Outback. Since 1995, the Outback version based on the Legacy station wagon has gradually developed and gained immense popularity in the United States and other countries, until in the 2000s it was separated as an independent model.
Over the years, the Legacy has offered various driver-oriented versions, such as the fourth-generation modification with a 2.5-liter turbo engine with 250 hp or the Legacy spec.B version, which receives elements from the sporty WRX. The model also offers variants with six-cylinder boxer engines, the most famous of which is the 3.6-liter naturally aspirated unit of the 3.6R.
However, over time, the Legacy gradually lost its iconic status and became a more practical family sedan, while Subaru focused on its image as a brand for active leisure and rally fans.
The cessation of Legacy production symbolizes the end of an era for Subaru. Once the Legacy is removed from the assembly line, the Indiana plant will also stop production of the Outback crossover. The next-generation Subaru Forester will begin assembly at the same plant in October 2025, and a hybrid version will join it in the spring of 2026. The Lafayette plant currently continues to produce the Ascent and Crosstrek models, which remain key to the U.S. market.