2008 Subaru Legacy Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Subaru Legacy's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Subaru Legacy Gas Mileage
| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 62 | 20.4 |
| 2008 | 4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 62 | 20.4 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 0 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 62 | 20.4 | |
| With the 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2008 Subaru Legacy fuel economy has been averaging
20.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Subaru Legacys in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 50 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 62 miles per hour (30 percent), in the suburbs (20 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2008 Subaru Legacy in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD |
flat | med | light | 10 | 10 | 0 | 80 | 70 | 27.1 |
| flat | light | none | 10 | 15 | 35 | 40 | 60 | 27.0 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD |
flat | med | light | 10 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 65 | 27.1 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 10 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 65 | 27.1 | |
| With the turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and all-wheel drive, the 2008 Subaru Legacy has been averaging
27.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Subaru Legacys in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (about 60 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (18 percent), in the city (13 percent), and in heavy traffic (10 percent). In addition the average 2008 Subaru Legacy in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 20 | 60 | 20 | 68 | 24.0 |
| flat | light | none | 0 | 20 | 60 | 20 | 68 | 24.8 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 20 | 60 | 20 | 68 | 24.2 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 10 | 50 | 40 | 68 | 26.1 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 20 | 60 | 20 | 68 | 22.9 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 18 | 58 | 24 | 68 | 24.4 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 0 | 18 | 58 | 24 | 68 | 24.4 | |
| With the turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2008 Subaru Legacy gas mileage has been averaging
24.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Subaru Legacys in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 58 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 68 miles per hour (24 percent), in the city (18 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2008 Subaru Legacy in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 65 | 30.0 |
| flat | med | none | 20 | 2 | 50 | 28 | 70 | 23.7 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 80 | 25.6 | ||
| flat | lead | none | 0 | 25 | 75 | 0 | N/A | 14.1 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD |
flat | med | none | 5 | 7 | 31 | 57 | 72 | 23.4 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 5 | 7 | 31 | 57 | 72 | 23.4 | |
| With the turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2008 Subaru Legacy fuel economy has been averaging
23.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Subaru Legacys in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 72 miles per hour (about 57 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (31 percent), in the city (7 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2008 Subaru Legacy in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr Sedan 245-horsepower 3.0L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
flat | light | light | 2 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 60 | 26.8 |
| flat | v.lt | light | 3 | 7 | 10 | 80 | 60 | 27.6 | ||
| flat | v.lt | light | 3 | 7 | 10 | 80 | 60 | 27.8 | ||
| flat | v.lt | light | 2 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 60 | 29.1 | ||
| hills | light | light | 10 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 65 | 23.4 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr Sedan 245-horsepower 3.0L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
flat | v.lt | light | 4 | 7 | 8 | 81 | 61 | 26.9 |
| Averages | flat | v.lt | light | 4 | 7 | 8 | 81 | 61 | 26.9 | |
| With the 245-horsepower 3.0L H6 engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, the 2008 Subaru Legacy has been averaging
26.9 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Subaru Legacys in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 61 miles per hour (about 81 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (8 percent), in the city (7 percent), and in heavy traffic (4 percent). In addition the average 2008 Subaru Legacy in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with an ultra-light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD |
flat | lead | none | 5 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 75 | 27.8 |
| 2008 | 4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD |
flat | lead | none | 5 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 75 | 27.8 |
| Averages | flat | lead | none | 5 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 75 | 27.8 | |
| With the 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2008 Subaru Legacy gas mileage has been averaging
27.8 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Subaru Legacys in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 75 miles per hour (about 65 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (15 percent), in the suburbs (15 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2008 Subaru Legacy in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a lead foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
flat | med | light | 0 | 11 | 84 | 5 | 60 | 24.5 |
| hills | med | hvy | 0 | 5 | 10 | 85 | 70 | 29.3 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 60 | 25.5 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | N/A | 22.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 5 | 10 | 85 | 70 | 30.3 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 9 | 51 | 40 | 65 | 26.3 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 0 | 9 | 51 | 40 | 65 | 26.3 | |
| With the 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 engine, 4-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2008 Subaru Legacy fuel economy has been averaging
26.3 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Subaru Legacys in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 51 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (40 percent), in the city (9 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2008 Subaru Legacy in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real 2008 Subaru Legacy MPG
| 2008 Subaru Legacy Fuel Economy: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2008 | 4dr Sedan 245-horsepower 3.0L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
I do not dislike the fuel econ, its AWD and I knew that going into the purchase, after you walk away from a totaled vehicle, safety becomes the prioroty over fuel econ. Have been able to get 32mpg out of both vehicles with smart driving |
| 2008 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
heavier concumption due to awd and power |
