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Originally Posted by akira751
The rear seats are more comfortable for most passengers due to almost flat floor. The legacy has less interior leg and hip room but that all changes some time late next year when the Legacy grows bigger inside.
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I had similar thoughts as the OP about size...but not only street appearance but passenger room/cabin size. I have three kids, who need to have room in the back and I am tall. Compare all cars within +/-15k and you will find the 300 is the biggest, but only by 2 inches leg room in the back. Shoulder/hip room is basically the same as Camry. All other cars (GS, STS, A6, S80, E-series, 5-series...) are all smaller. You need the V8 on the 300 to keep up with the V6 in the Camry because it is ~600lbs heavier with standard equipment (I had a 300C for a few weeks). Trunk is huge in 300, STS, and A6 - smaller for anything else. STS is just too expensive new and 300 is to cheap interior design. So, I ended up with the XLE and put some skirts on.
All about value.
....but now, if I would have known.... I would have waited and shell out 10k more than my (XLE + mods) and got the new Jaguar!! That thing is hot - and I expected it to be much more expensive!
PS: I also have an A6L for work, my family drives MB E320, Volvo S80, and I regularly get to have cars like STS for extended use due to my work...where I sit most of the time in the back :-)
