November 21, 2009 - One of the perks of Patrick's job at Top Gear Philippines is having the chance to test drive new cars and review them for the magazine. His first test drive run was with a Honda City and he took that to Subic (on assignment too). This November, he was able to bring home the new 2010 Subaru Legacy Station Wagon. This car is like Stanley's junior sister, by almost 15 years. She's blue, she's big, she's wide (almost too wide to fit in the garage which wasn't exactly built for her girth) and she's so powerful just the hum of the engine is going to drive you nuts.
Naturally, the kids were excited to ride it in and we took it for a spin going to Greenhills where Patrick had to cover another event. Here you can see just how long Sally (that's the name the kids gave the car) is relative to a Kia.
You can see how spacious it is inside, from the backseat and even in the cargo hold:
But, see, I don't know any of the specs of this awesome car and even if Patrick tells me, I still wouldn't understand. All I know it's still AWD with its boxer engine (this I know because we have a Subaru Legacy too), the front seats have some sort of mechanized thingy that you can custom-fit to your body in 16 different ways and it's ultra-super fast given it's size. It's size is deceptive, very much like you'd think it's heavy and slow but you'd probably end up with your mouth wide open when you challenge it to a race hahahaha At 100, the engine is barely whispering. At 140, you sort of hear it speak. At 200, there's a growl.. imagine it at its top speed! woohoo!! but of course, you can't drive it that fast here hehehe
IF we had the money, we'd buy it right here, right now. It's such a great car and even tops at safety standards and what-have-yous.. Look at their smiling faces :
SALLY, we love you! :D
