SUBARU
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Japanese car division of Subaru Corporation, known for boxer engines and symmetrical all-wheel drive.
- Founded
- 1915, as the Aircraft Research Laboratory
- First car
- Subaru 1500, 1954
- Former name
- Fuji Heavy Industries
- Known for
- Boxer engines and Symmetrical All Wheel Drive
Fuji Heavy Industries, the former name of Subaru Corporation, began in 1915 as the Aircraft Research Laboratory and was reorganised as the Nakajima Aircraft Company in 1932. The first Subaru car, the 1500, appeared in 1954.
Symmetrical All Wheel Drive was introduced in 1972 and became standard on most mid-size and smaller cars by 1996. Nissan held a stake in the parent company from 1968 and sold it to General Motors in 1999.
- 1915Aircraft Research Laboratory established
- 1932Reorganised as Nakajima Aircraft Company
- 1954First Subaru car, the 1500
- 1972Symmetrical All Wheel Drive introduced
- 1999Nissan's stake sold to General Motors
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SUBARU Subaru 1000: Subaru’s first front-wheel-drive car
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SUBARU Subaru Leone: the Subaru that made four-wheel drive normal
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SUBARU Subaru Vivio: the kei car with a rally record
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SUBARU Subaru Pleo: the tall kei wagon from Subaru
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SUBARU Subaru R2: the rounded kei car with the spread-wings grille
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SUBARU Subaru Impreza: the compact that replaced the Leone
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SUBARU Subaru Justy: the small Subaru with a CVT