Speaking from experience, my 3.0 outback has 5 spd auto box, is chain driven and has returned 26mpg since I got her in July-14.
I'd imagine the legacy 3.0 lump to be chain driven too.
Love my outback....super smooth, effortless delivery of power without the long term maintenance costs of the belt driven models. Obviously I'm biased though [emoji6]
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