下一代斯巴鲁力狮最新谍照近日曝光，虽然这辆测试车进行了重度伪装，但相对于先前拍到的照片，这次暴露了更多细节。据谍照记者介绍，该车是在底特律的道路上拍到的。外观方面，新车的进气格栅样式有所改变，变得更短，也不那么棱角分明。而前大灯也失去了锐利的边角。斯巴鲁设计人员仍将雾灯设置在前脸底部边缘位置。车身侧面最明显的变化是后部采用了新的设计，进一步延长了车顶线条逐渐向行李箱过渡。而在车尾，采用了更尖锐的尾灯组，同时，排气尾管隐藏在底部后脸下面。新车整体设计改变不大，但内部变化很大，新一代力狮与 Ascent, Crosstrek, 森林人和翼豹共享SGP平台。新车动力总成目前还未知，但据传将搭载新一代四缸引擎。入门级车型将搭载2.5升四缸水平对置引擎，而另一台2.0升涡轮增压引擎则替代老旧的3.6升水平对置引擎。不过，预计新车仍将搭载194千瓦/260马力的2.4升涡轮增压引擎。预计新车将于明年初发布，随后将作为2020款车型于年底上市。
Next Subaru Legacy Strips Off Body Cladding In New Spy Shots
New spy shots of the next-gen Subaru Legacy are here, and they show a lot more of the new sedan than the previous, heavily concealed test mule. According to the spy photographer, this one was on the road in Detroit.
This test mule provides even more evidence that the next-gen Legacy looks a whole lot like the current one. The grille is slightly shorter and less angular. The headlights also lose some of their sharp edges. Subaru's designers continue to put the foglights in the lower corners of the fascia, too. In profile, the changes are most evident at the rear where it appears that the new design has an extended roofline that flows more gradually into the trunk. At the rear, there are pointier taillights than the current model. Subaru also now appears to hide the exhaust pipes behind the lower fascia.
The design changes are surprisingly minor for a whole new generation of Subaru's midsize sedan, but there are bigger tweaks under the surface. The upcoming Legacy moves to the automaker's modular Subaru Global Platform that already underpins the Ascent, Crosstrek, Forester, and Impreza. Powertrain choices are still a mystery, but rumors indicate the possibility of a new generation of four-cylinder engines being available. A naturally aspirated 2.5-liter boxer four-cylinder would be the base mill. A 2.0-liter turbo might replace the aging 3.6-liter, flat six. However, the 260-horsepower (194 kW) 2.4-liter turbo seems like a possibility to be in the engine range, too.
The current speculation indicates Subaru might debut the new Legacy in early 2019 and have it on sale before the end of that year as a 2020 model year product.