▁At ▁its ▁introduction ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁it ▁won ▁the ▁Autom ot ive ▁Research ers ' ▁and ▁Journal ists ' ▁Conference ▁Car ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁All ▁models ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁standard , ▁symmet rical ▁all ▁wheel ▁drive . ▁World - market ▁and ▁Japanese ▁models ▁r anged ▁from ▁a ▁normally ▁asp ir ated ▁ 2 . 0 ▁liter ▁flat - 4 ▁to ▁the ▁E Z 3 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 . 0 R ▁model . ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁dimensions ▁became ▁mid - s ized , ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁r ated ▁by ▁the ▁E PA ▁as ▁a ▁compact ▁car . ▁ ▁Fl at ▁roof ▁w ag ons ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁manufact ured ▁world wide , ▁and ▁instead ▁the ▁raised ▁roof ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁Leg acy ▁w agon ▁and ▁Leg acy ▁Out back ▁( L anc aster ▁in ▁Japan ). ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁the ▁E Z 3 0 , ▁a ▁newly ▁designed ▁ 3 . 0 ▁L ▁H 6 ▁was ▁offered ▁in ▁the ▁Out back ▁and ▁Lanc aster ▁( J apan ) ▁models . ▁ ▁The ▁Leg acy ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁vehicle ▁in ▁this ▁class ▁that ▁provides ▁A WD ▁as ▁standard ▁equipment . ▁ ▁Mod els ▁ ▁Bl itzen ▁( 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 3 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Bl itzen ▁model ▁(" Bl itz " ▁is ▁German ▁for ▁light ning ) ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁collaboration ▁with ▁design ▁house ▁Por sche ▁Design , ▁and