Subaru SUBARU 1000 generations and chassis codes

Overview

Japan's first mass-produced front-wheel-drive passenger car. Developed to enter the small car market, it was the first car to carry SUBARU BOXER, the horizontally opposed engine. The engine was mounted longitudinally with the gearbox and differential behind it, a layout that gave a surprisingly spacious cabin for its body size. With a low-slung horizontally opposed engine at the front, it had excellent traction on snowy roads and the like. As the successor to the SUBARU 1000, regarded as a classic, the first-generation Leone went on sale, starting with the coupe.

Translated from Japanese sources. Sources: faq.subaru.jp / www.subaru.jp

Generations

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SUBARU 1000A12/512/522

Years on sale

1966–1969

Drivetrain

FF

Displacement

Not yet researched

Engineers

Shinroku Momose