Did you read the titles of the articles, or are you just adverse to reading all together?
These were not meant to be all-encompassing tests. They did one last year if you want to
read about it. And guess what, the Nissan didn't win then and in its current form it ain't gonna....sorry....
edit: well it was in 2003, but aside from the Legacy, they're fairly similar.
http://www.caranddriver.com/article....rticle_id=1807
And it didn't even beat the 4 cylinders in the group. It placed right ahead of the aging Dodge Stratus and along with the equally old Legacy.