March 15, 2005

Subaru Legacy Cumulative Production Hits 3 Million MarkTokyo, – Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. (FHI), a global manufacturer of transportation and aerospace-related
products and the maker of Subaru automobiles, today announced that cumulative worldwide production ofthe Subaru Legacy1 reached 3 million units on March 14. This milestone was achieved 16 years and 4months after the company started production of the Legacy in its Gunma Yajima Plant in November 1988.
Developed as a successor to the Subaru Leone, the first-generation Legacy was introduced in Japan inFebruary 1989. Since its birth, the Legacy has been designed and built to ensure driving pleasure. The firstgeneration Legacy established a new FIA-certified, world speed record in the continuous 100,000kilometer drive with an average speed of 223.345 km/h2, a record that still stands today, which testifies tothe model’s high performance and reliability.
The Station Wagon GT, which features the distinctive design of a station wagon in combination with ahigh-performance engine, was introduced in Japan in 1993 and quickly gained popularity in the growing
market for recreational vehicles, playing a pioneering role in Japan’s emerging market for station wagons.
In as early as September 1989, production of the Legacy began in the U.S. at Subaru Isuzu Automotive Inc.
(now known as Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., SIA). Based on the Legacy wagon and created aroundthe concept of a crossover sport-utility vehicle, in which the best of both worlds is combined in the rugged
versatility of an SUV and the comfort of a passenger car, the Outback model was introduced in the U.S. in1995, boosting Subaru sales and elevating the Legacy to the status of a major model that has become
strategically important for FHI.

Legacy Sedan RS (1989, Japan)

Legacy Outback (2004, Japan)
moreToday, the fourth-generation Legacy continues to enjoy popularity and high acclaim from car enthusiasts.
The Legacy has further improved driving performance and achieved unprecedented levels of weight
reduction, while still ensuring crashworthiness in its safety performance. The current Legacy model wasawarded the Car of the Year in Japan for 2003-2004. Worldwide sales in 2004 amounted to 201,645 units.

###Note1) Including Outback model.
2) In 1989, from January 2 through 21, the Legacy set a new 100,000-kilometer world speed record at the Arizona Test
Center located on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. The 100,000-kilometer distance was covered in 447 hours, 44minutes, and 9.887 seconds, with an average speed of 223.345 km/h; the result was certified by the Fédération
Internationale de L'Automobile (FIA).

[Chronology of the Legacy]
November 1988
January 1989
February 1989
April 1989
September 1989
September 1989
October 1989
April 1990
August 1993
September 1993

October 1993
October 1994
June 1995
July 1995
June 1996
January 1997
April 1998
June 1998
December 1998December 1998
February 2000
May 2000
June 2002
January 2003
May 2003
November 2003
December 2003
March 2005

Production of the Legacy starts at the Gunma Yajima Plant
The Legacy sets a new FIA-certified 100,000-kilometer world speed record with an average
speed of 223.345 km/h.
Introduction in Japan
Introduction in U.S.
Introduction in Europe
Production starts at SIA
200PS turbo-engine GT launched in Japan
Legacy enters the World Rally Championship (WRC)
Legacy wins New Zealand Rally in WRC
The second-generation Legacy ( Station Wagon) sets an FIA-certified world speed record for 1
km in the mass-produced, unmodified station wagon division at the Bonneville Speedway near
Salt Lake City, Utah, with an average speed of 249.981 km/h.
The second-generation Legacy debuts in Japan
250T version with a 2.5-liter, 4-cylinder, horizontally opposed engine added in Japan
Production of the Outback starts at SIA
Engine assembly begins at SIA
GT-B introduced in Japan, with a 280PS engine and Bilstein twin-tube shock absorber (invertedtype)
Cumulative production in Japan reaches the 1-million markThe third-generation Legacy (Station Wagon) sets a new FIA-certified world speed record for 1
km with an average speed of 270.532 km/h.
All-new, third-generation Legacy introduced in Japan
B4 Sedan debuts in Japan
Awarded RJC New Car of the Year for 1998-99 in Japan
B4 Blitzen version introduced in Japan
Lancaster 6 with a 3-liter, 6-cylinder, horizontally opposed engine introduced in Japan
SIA celebrates the 1-million-unit milestone in its production of Subaru vehicles.
SIA is made a wholly owned subsidiary of FHI
The fourth-generation Legacy launched in Japan
Awarded the Car of the Year for 2003-2004 in Japan
Sales surpasses the 1-million mark in Japan
Production surpasses the 3-million mark worldwide[Breakdown of 3 million units] (as of March 14, 2005)
Japan
First-generation Legacy
Second-generation Legacy
Third-generation Legacy
Fourth-generation Legacy
Total

SIA
620,444495,471434,624
204,776
1,755,315

Total
204,168
466,354
467,447
106,716
1,244,685

824,612
961,825
902,071
311,492
3,000,000