The Subaru Legacy is a mid-size car manufactured by the Japanese automotive producer, Subaru, since 1989. The car is a flagship for the manufacturer and offers an all drive wheel feature as a signature option in the Subaru Legacy line up The car is sold as the Subaru Liberty in Australia due to the similarity of the Legacy Australia, which is an organization taking care of families of military veterans in the country. In 1996 a variation of the Subaru Legacy that had a taller suspension, the Subaru Outback was manufactured to compete with the sports utility vehicles in the class.