wait a minute, that legnum looks like a mitsubishi gallant, are they the same car, just different names?

Smokin' like a REAL VR-4.

Rooby-roo needs m0ar AYC.

@gadgetfanatic: Yes, Legnum is the JP Galant or vice versa.

Compare that Galant with this one:

My how Mitsubishi has fallen...

Mmmm .. Legumes. Oh sorry; I meant Legnums.

yea its the same car, except in Japan they had the badass Turbo AWD version, so in that respect, they are entirely different cars.

Speed Racer goes shopping for a wagon... takes test drive; Spritle and Chim-Chim get tossed around in the back during hard cornering...

Actually it was called the Galant there as well, the Legnum VR4 refered to the Wagon version, and for the previous generation there was also a liftback version called the Eterna XX4

Did that Legnum blow a head gasket or something? there was quite a bit of white smoke more than a damp track would normally show.

@Dr.Danger: The Galant is still the Galant. Only the wagon version was called the Legnum.

Both the Galant and Legnum VR4's were quite formidable in Gran Turismo 2. Hopefully both will make a return engagement in GT5.

Does anyone else watch best motoring clips and instantly think "For lucky best wash!"?

A mate had a white leggy wagon. Was the one with the bilstein suspension and what not. It was hillariously quick and lots of nice q-car qualities.

am i the only one who finds it hilarious that the guy running the slalom is wearing penny loafers?

GTB ftw. always had a special place in my heart for a scubby that could run a 12 second 1/4.

@cyanics: Senna driving in loafers:

+ Watch video

what was that smoke coming out of the back of the mitsu? that couldn't have been exhaust.

@johnnyichiban: I listened really hard and hear no mention of a "blownu headgasketu."

@trs1:

I was going to guess that it was from too much "underu steeru" but after watching it, I'm thinking that wasn't the case...

1. That was better than Knight Rider.
2. The only thing that could improve that would be the Top Gear lads and The Stig.

That Legnum handles like a champ. I thought the subie would be better because of the better center of gravity, but doesn't seem to be the case.

@Triborough:with the wagons, you could fit all 4 of them in, and top gear dog.

This is my kind of stock car racing. If only NASCAR were this entertaining.

holy soft legacy suspension!

The Legnum had multi-link suspension both front and rear. I see it works well.

what about top gear and the m5 vs the 6.3 amg e-class (which of course wins the "how much cheese can you transport battle)?

that was epic hoonage :)

"Lega-sheeeee!"

heh heh :D

I drive that exact same subaru here in Tokyo. The things are quick. The Legnum is pretty rare as there was quality issues with that engine.

yeah the suspension on the legacy is soft, but it is a family car that you can truly open up once you drop the kids off at school.

The guy driving the legnum mentions that the car was having engine problems at the end. He says power was dropping out.

It's like real life Gran Turismo!!

OK. Turbo AWD manual wagons. The definition of 'want can't have'.

The Legnum with the smallest wheel / tire combo almost beat the Legacy.

@gadgetfanatic: some cars have 2 names in 2 different markets...for example, i went down to argentina and their nissan tiida is identical to our nissan versa and a lot of their chevrolets are identical to opels in the european market.