And that’s all Subie wrote. The final Subaru Legacy has been completed at the brand’s manufacturing plant in Lafayette, Indiana, concluding the model’s 36-year heritage that saw almost 1.4 million units sold.
The last production Legacy was finished in a special Magnetite Grey color and officially rolled off the assembly line on September 12, 2025. That comes 36 years and one day after the nameplate’s debut on September 11, 1989. After exiting the factory, the final Legacy was parked alongside the first fully assembled model. That surely looked like a very special moment.
In three weeks, the final American-made Outback—which shares the same platform as the Legacy—will also be assembled in Indiana. The plant will then exclusively build the new hybrid Forester for the North American market.
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Since 1989, the Legacy has seen the rise and fall of the sedan segment. Midsize sedans and station wagons were all the rage in the late ’80s and the early ’90s, but market preferences gradually changed. Subaru has acknowledged this, saying: “Though the Legacy was the longest-running Subaru model line, its discontinuation reflects market shifts from passenger cars to SUVs and crossovers—along with Subaru’s transition to electrified and fully electric vehicles.”
At the Indiana plant, the electrified Forester will be assembled alongside the Ascent (Evoltis in our market) and the Crosstrek—more SUVs and crossovers from Subaru.
The automotive landscape is vastly different today from what it was in 1989, but current trends do not discount the seven generations of the Legacy and its impact on the Subaru brand.
