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<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese automobile manufacturer, is a division of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Heavy_Industries Fuji Heavy Industries](FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu keiretsu]]. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_Aircraft_Company "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd"], which made many fighters and bombers. Even the famous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A6M_Zero Mitsubishi Zero] fighter had a Nakajima 14 cylinder engine. After the Sccond World War, the company was forced to spread into 15 companies to cut the strength of the huge weapon industry. Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war. In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly- formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-utilized [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_of_Indiana_Automotive Subaru of Indiana Automotive] plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
Subaru is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song [[http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/PinkCadillac.html"Pink Cadillac"]]<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blondie/rapture.html"Rapture"]]<br />
<br />
Also mentioned in the Bloodhound Gang song titled [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bloodhoundgang/pennsylvania.html"Pennsylvania"]] from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
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<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese automobile manufacturer, is a division of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Heavy_Industries Fuji Heavy Industries](FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu keiretsu]]. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_Aircraft_Company "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd"], which made many fighters and bombers. Even the famous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A6M_Zero Mitsubishi Zero] fighter had a Nakajima 14 cylinder engine. After the SEcond World War, the company was forced to spread into 15 companies to cut the strength of the huge weapon industry. Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war. In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly- formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-utilized [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_of_Indiana_Automotive Subaru of Indiana Automotive] plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
Subaru is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song [[http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/PinkCadillac.html"Pink Cadillac"]]<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blondie/rapture.html"Rapture"]]<br />
<br />
Also mentioned in the Bloodhound Gang song titled [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bloodhoundgang/pennsylvania.html"Pennsylvania"]] from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
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<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese automobile manufacturer, is a division of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Heavy_Industries Fuji Heavy Industries](FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu keiretsu]]. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_Aircraft_Company "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd"], which made many fighters and bombers. Even the famous Mitsubishi Zero fighter had a Nakajima 14 cylinder engine. After the SEcond World War, the company was forced to spread into 15 companies to cut the strength of the huge weapon industry. Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war. In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly- formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-utilized [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_of_Indiana_Automotive Subaru of Indiana Automotive] plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
Subaru is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song [[http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/PinkCadillac.html"Pink Cadillac"]]<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blondie/rapture.html"Rapture"]]<br />
<br />
Also mentioned in the Bloodhound Gang song titled [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bloodhoundgang/pennsylvania.html"Pennsylvania"]] from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese automobile manufacturer, is a division of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Heavy_Industries Fuji Heavy Industries](FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu keiretsu]]. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", which made many fighters and bombers. Even the famous Mitsubishi Zero fighter had a Nakajima 14 cylinder engine. After the SEcond World War, the company was forced to spread into 15 companies to cut the strength of the huge weapon industry. Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war. In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly- formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-utilized [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_of_Indiana_Automotive Subaru of Indiana Automotive] plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
Subaru is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song [[http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/PinkCadillac.html"Pink Cadillac"]]<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blondie/rapture.html"Rapture"]]<br />
<br />
Also mentioned in the Bloodhound Gang song titled [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bloodhoundgang/pennsylvania.html"Pennsylvania"]] from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese automobile manufacturer, is a division of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Heavy_Industries Fuji Heavy Industries](FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu keiretsu]]. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", which made many fighters and bombers. Even the famous Mitsubishi Zero fighter had a Nakajima 14 cylinder engine. After the SEcond World War, the company was forced to spread into 15 companies to cut the strength of the huge weapon industry. Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war. In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly- formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-utilized [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_of_Indiana_Automotive Subaru of Indiana] Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
Subaru is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song [[http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/PinkCadillac.html"Pink Cadillac"]]<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blondie/rapture.html"Rapture"]]<br />
<br />
Also mentioned in the Bloodhound Gang song titled [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bloodhoundgang/pennsylvania.html"Pennsylvania"]] from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
[[Category:Makes]]</div>68.33.141.89https://wikicars.org/index.php?title=Subaru&diff=43785Subaru2007-03-05T19:02:30Z<p>68.33.141.89: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese automobile manufacturer, is a division of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Heavy_Industries Fuji Heavy Industries](FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu keiretsu]]. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", which made many fighters and bombers. Even the famous Mitsubishi Zero fighter had a Nakajima 14 cylinder engine. After the SEcond World War, the company was forced to spread into 15 companies to cut the strength of the huge weapon industry. Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war. In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly- formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-utilized Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
Subaru is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song [[http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/PinkCadillac.html"Pink Cadillac"]]<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blondie/rapture.html"Rapture"]]<br />
<br />
Also mentioned in the Bloodhound Gang song titled [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bloodhoundgang/pennsylvania.html"Pennsylvania"]] from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu keiretsu]]. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", which made many fighters and bombers. Even the famous Mitsubishi Zero fighter had a Nakajima 14 cylinder engine. After the SEcond World War, the company was forced to spread into 15 companies to cut the strength of the huge weapon industry. Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war. In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly- formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-utilized Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
Subaru is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song [[http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/PinkCadillac.html"Pink Cadillac"]]<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blondie/rapture.html"Rapture"]]<br />
<br />
Also mentioned in the Bloodhound Gang song titled [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bloodhoundgang/pennsylvania.html"Pennsylvania"]] from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu keiretsu]]. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", which made many fighters and bombers. Even the famous [[A6M Zero Mitsubishi Zero]] fighter had a Nakajima 14 cylinder engine. After the SEcond World War, the company was forced to spread into 15 companies to cut the strength of the huge weapon industry. Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war. In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly- formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-utilized Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
Subaru is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song [[http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/PinkCadillac.html"Pink Cadillac"]]<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blondie/rapture.html"Rapture"]]<br />
<br />
Also mentioned in the Bloodhound Gang song titled [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bloodhoundgang/pennsylvania.html"Pennsylvania"]] from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu keiretsu]]. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", which made many fighters and bombers. Even the famous Mitsubishi Zero fighter had a Nakajima 14 cylinder engine. After the SEcond World War, the company was forced to spread into 15 companies to cut the strength of the huge weapon industry. Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war. In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly- formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-utilized Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
Subaru is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song [[http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/PinkCadillac.html"Pink Cadillac"]]<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blondie/rapture.html"Rapture"]]<br />
<br />
Also mentioned in the Bloodhound Gang song titled [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bloodhoundgang/pennsylvania.html"Pennsylvania"]] from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
[[Category:Makes]]</div>68.33.141.89https://wikicars.org/index.php?title=Subaru&diff=43781Subaru2007-03-05T18:39:41Z<p>68.33.141.89: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu keiretsu]]. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", which made many fighters and bombers. Even the famous Mitsubishi Zero fighter had a Nakajima 14 cylinder engine. After the SEcond World War, the company was forced to spread into 15 companies to cut the strength of the huge weapon industry. Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war (see picture on right). In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-used Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
Subaru is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song [[http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/PinkCadillac.html"Pink Cadillac"]]<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blondie/rapture.html"Rapture"]]<br />
<br />
Also mentioned in the Bloodhound Gang song titled [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bloodhoundgang/pennsylvania.html"Pennsylvania"]] from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
[[Category:Makes]]</div>68.33.141.89https://wikicars.org/index.php?title=Subaru&diff=43774Subaru2007-03-05T14:44:42Z<p>68.33.141.89: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu keiretsu]]. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", designer of the infamous Zero fighter. At the end of the Second World War, Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war (see picture on right). In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-used Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
Subaru is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song [[http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/PinkCadillac.html"Pink Cadillac"]]<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blondie/rapture.html"Rapture"]]<br />
<br />
Also mentioned in the Bloodhound Gang song titled [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bloodhoundgang/pennsylvania.html"Pennsylvania"]] from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing keiretsu. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", designer of the infamous Zero fighter. At the end of the Second World War, Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war (see picture on right). In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-used Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
Subaru is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song [[http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/PinkCadillac.html"Pink Cadillac"]]<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blondie/rapture.html"Rapture"]]<br />
<br />
Also mentioned in the Bloodhound Gang song titled [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bloodhoundgang/pennsylvania.html"Pennsylvania"]] from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
[[Category:Makes]]</div>68.33.141.89https://wikicars.org/index.php?title=Subaru&diff=43772Subaru2007-03-05T14:37:11Z<p>68.33.141.89: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing keiretsu. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", designer of the infamous Zero fighter. At the end of the Second World War, Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war (see picture on right). In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-used Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
The Subaru brand name is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song [[http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/PinkCadillac.html"Pink Cadillac"]]<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blondie/rapture.html"Rapture"]]<br />
<br />
Also mentioned repeatedly in the Bloodhound Gang song titled [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bloodhoundgang/pennsylvania.html"Pennsylvania"]] from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
[[Category:Makes]]</div>68.33.141.89https://wikicars.org/index.php?title=Subaru&diff=43771Subaru2007-03-05T14:32:18Z<p>68.33.141.89: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing keiretsu. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", designer of the infamous Zero fighter. At the end of the Second World War, Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war (see picture on right). In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-used Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
The Subaru brand name is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song [[http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/PinkCadillac.html"Pink Cadillac"]]<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blondie/rapture.html"Rapture"]]<br />
<br />
Also mentioned repeatedly in the Bloodhound Gang song titled "Pennsylvania" from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing keiretsu. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", designer of the infamous Zero fighter. At the end of the Second World War, Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war (see picture on right). In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-used Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
The Subaru brand name is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song [[http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/PinkCadillac.html"Pink Cadillac"]]<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song "Rapture"<br />
<br />
Also mentioned repeatedly in the Bloodhound Gang song titled "Pennsylvania" from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing keiretsu. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", designer of the infamous Zero fighter. At the end of the Second World War, Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war (see picture on right). In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-used Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
The Subaru brand name is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song [[http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/PinkCadillac.html"Pink Cadillac]]"<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song "Rapture"<br />
<br />
Also mentioned repeatedly in the Bloodhound Gang song titled "Pennsylvania" from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
[[Category:Makes]]</div>68.33.141.89https://wikicars.org/index.php?title=Subaru&diff=43768Subaru2007-03-05T14:24:29Z<p>68.33.141.89: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II. Starting as a small automotive company, compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has become a large, highly-profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing keiretsu. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", designer of the infamous Zero fighter. At the end of the Second World War, Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war (see picture on right). In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-used Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
The Subaru brand name is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song "Pink Cadillac"<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song "Rapture"<br />
<br />
Also mentioned repeatedly in the Bloodhound Gang song titled "Pennsylvania" from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
[[Category:Makes]]</div>68.33.141.89https://wikicars.org/index.php?title=Subaru&diff=43767Subaru2007-03-05T14:18:30Z<p>68.33.141.89: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World company compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has been a large, highly - profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing keiretsu. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", designer of the infamous Zero fighter. At the end of the Second World War, Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war (see picture on right). In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-used Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
The Subaru brand name is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song "Pink Cadillac"<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song "Rapture"<br />
<br />
Also mentioned repeatedly in the Bloodhound Gang song titled "Pennsylvania" from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
[[Category:Makes]]</div>68.33.141.89https://wikicars.org/index.php?title=Subaru&diff=43766Subaru2007-03-05T14:14:08Z<p>68.33.141.89: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of '''Fuji Heavy Industries''' (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World company compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has been a large, highly - profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing keiretsu. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", designer of the infamous Zero fighter. At the end of the Second World War, Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war (see picture on right). In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-used Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
The Subaru brand name is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song "Pink Cadillac"<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song "Rapture"<br />
<br />
Also mentioned repeatedly in the Bloodhound Gang song titled "Pennsylvania" from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
[[Category:Makes]]</div>68.33.141.89https://wikicars.org/index.php?title=Subaru&diff=43765Subaru2007-03-05T14:11:11Z<p>68.33.141.89: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru '''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of '''Fuji Heavy Industries''' (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World company compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has been a large, highly - profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing keiretsu. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", designer of the infamous Zero fighter. At the end of the Second World War, Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war (see picture on right). In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-used Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
The Subaru brand name is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song "Pink Cadillac"<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song "Rapture"<br />
<br />
Also mentioned repeatedly in the Bloodhound Gang song titled "Pennsylvania" from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
[[Category:Makes]]</div>68.33.141.89https://wikicars.org/index.php?title=Subaru&diff=43764Subaru2007-03-05T14:05:27Z<p>68.33.141.89: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru |'''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of '''Fuji Heavy Industries''' (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World company compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has been a large, highly - profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing keiretsu. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" or "Soobie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", designer of the infamous Zero fighter. At the end of the Second World War, Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war (see picture on right). In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-used Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
The Subaru brand name is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song "Pink Cadillac"<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song "Rapture"<br />
<br />
Also mentioned repeatedly in the Bloodhound Gang song titled "Pennsylvania" from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
[[Category:Makes]]</div>68.33.141.89https://wikicars.org/index.php?title=Subaru&diff=43763Subaru2007-03-05T14:02:39Z<p>68.33.141.89: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru |'''Subaru]]''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of '''Fuji Heavy Industries''' (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World company compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has been a large, highly - profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing keiretsu. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", designer of the infamous Zero fighter. At the end of the Second World War, Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war (see picture on right). In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-used Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
The Subaru brand name is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song "Pink Cadillac"<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song "Rapture"<br />
<br />
Also mentioned repeatedly in the Bloodhound Gang song titled "Pennsylvania" from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
'''Subaru''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of '''Fuji Heavy Industries''' (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both "unite" and "six gathered stars", referring to the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World company compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has been a large, highly - profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing keiretsu. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", designer of the infamous Zero fighter. At the end of the Second World War, Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war (see picture on right). In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-used Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
The Subaru brand name is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song "Pink Cadillac"<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song "Rapture"<br />
<br />
Also mentioned repeatedly in the Bloodhound Gang song titled "Pennsylvania" from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{List Of Subaru Models}}<br />
'''Subaru''' , a Japanese car company, is a division of '''Fuji Heavy Industries''' (FHI).<br />
<br />
"Subaru" is the Japanese word for both unite and the star cluster Pleiades that is depicted in the company logo. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) has seven stars visible to the naked eye. The Subaru logo's six stars represent the five companies that came together after World War II to form one large company. While an automotive minnow compared to many of its competitors, Subaru has been a highly profitable company for many years. It is noted for the production of conventional-bodied cars with full-time [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] (in fact, in many markets its entire product range has this feature) and its use of the [[flat engine|horizontally-opposed engine]].<br />
<br />
It is currently an affiliate of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]], with them owning 8.7% of FHI. They acquired that stake from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], who bought 20% of FHI in 1999 to have an extended presence in international markets, and collaborate technologically with FHI. Before that, the stake owned by GM was owned by [[Nissan]], who acquired the stake around the mid-1980s in order to utilize FHI's bus manufacturing capability. In turn, many Subaru vehicles, even today, use parts from the Nissan manufacturing keiretsu. In fact, it was Subaru that introduced [[Renault]] to Nissan when they asked for assistance in [[Four Wheel Drive|all-wheel drive]] ([[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]]) technology, when FHI told Renault to discuss their plans with Nissan, the discussions eventually led to the successful Renault-Nissan alliance.<br />
<br />
Subaru's best-known vehicles are high performance [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] versions of its [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] (known as Liberty in Australia—it was renamed out of respect for the Legacy Australia Foundation, which aids veterans and their families during and after wars), and [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]], which offer outstanding performance and handling at relatively affordable prices. Modified versions of the [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]] and [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|WRX STi]] have been competing successfully in car rallies and the World Rally Championship for many years (World Champion drivers include: Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg). Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy. <br />
<br />
Popular nicknames (especially among owners) for the Subaru brand name are "Scooby" and "Scooby-Doo" in the UK, and "Subie" in the U.S. The Impreza WRX model is often referred to as the "Rex."<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Subaru started out as "The Aircraft Research Laboratory" in 1917 headed by Chikuhei Nakajima. Then in 1931, the company was reorganized as "Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd", designer of the infamous Zero fighter. At the end of the Second World War, Nakajima Aircraft was again reorganized, this time as Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. In 1946, Fuji Sangyo created its first Rabbit motor scooter with spare aircraft parts from the war (see picture on right). In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 smaller corporations according to the 1950 Corporate Credit Rearrangement Act, but between 1953-1955, four of these corporations and a newly formed corporation formed by an alliance of the four aforementioned companies were again merged together to form the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today.<br />
<br />
From 1954 to 1989 the company designed and manufactured dozens of vehicles including the P1 (1954), the 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the 1100 and the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971, 1975 and 1977), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyclone (1985) and the Legacy (1989).<br />
<br />
In the 1990's the company moved away from small commercial vehicles and concentrated on the development of rally car models including the SVX (1991), the Vivio and the Impreza (1992). However in 1995 the company created the Sambar EV electric van. In 1997 the Forester was introduced to the world market, followed by a new design of the Legacy vehicle (1998)<br />
<br />
Toyota announced a contract with Japanese rival Subaru on March 13, 2006. The under-used Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette will hire up to 1,000 workers and set aside an assembly line for Camry, beginning in spring 2007.[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] was a 20% minority shareholder of Fuji Heavy from 1999 until 2005 when they sold 8.7% to [[Toyota]] and put the rest on the open market.<br />
<br />
As of October 5, 2005, [[Toyota]] stated that it will purchase 8.7% of the shares of FHI from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. In addition, GM announced that it will eventually sever all ties with FHI, the parent company of Subaru. FHI has also stated that there have been 27 million shares (worth 3.4% of its stock) acquired before the start of trading by an unknown party on October 6. It is speculated that a bank or perhaps another automaker was behind it.<br />
<br />
From 1995 to 2000, Subaru ran a series of advertisements for the Subaru Outback which starred Paul Hogan. The advertisements were intended to highlight Subaru's [[Four Wheel Drive|all wheel drive]], and depicted the Outback in a number of rugged Australian locations.<br />
<br />
==Cultural references==<br />
The Subaru brand name is mentioned in the Bruce Springsteen song "Pink Cadillac"<br />
<br />
It was also mentioned in Blondie's song "Rapture"<br />
<br />
Also mentioned repeatedly in the Bloodhound Gang song titled "Pennsylvania" from the album Hefty Fine.<br />
<br />
==Present models==<br />
All present non-keicar models of Subaru are [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] vehicles.<br />
* [[Subaru Baja|Baja]]<br />
* [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
* [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] (a [[crossover SUV]])<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Impreza WRX]]<br />
* [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|Impreza WRX STi]]<br />
* [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]]/Liberty<br />
* [[Subaru Outback|Outback]]<br />
* [[Subaru Pleo|Pleo]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R1|R1]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru R2|R2]] (a Keicar)<br />
* [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] (a Keicar)<br />
<br />
==Past models==<br />
*[[Subaru 360|360]]<br />
*[[Subaru FF-1 Star|FF-1 Star]]<br />
*[[Subaru G|FF-1 G]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1400 DL/GL|1400 DL/GL]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1600|1600 Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru 1800|1800]]<br />
*[[Subaru XT|Alcyone]] (also called the '''XT''', '''XT6''', and '''Vortex''')<br />
*[[Subaru Alcyone SVX|Alcyone SVX]] (also called the '''SVX''')<br />
*[[Subaru BRAT|BRAT]] (also called the '''Brumby''')<br />
*[[Subaru Justy|Justy]]<br />
*[[Subaru Leone|Leone]]<br />
*[[Subaru Loyale|GL/DL/Loyale]]<br />
*[[Subaru Rex|Rex]]<br />
*[[Subaru Traviq|Traviq]] (a rebadged [[Opel]] Zafira [[Minivan]], ''FWD'')<br />
*[[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Subaru Tecnica International]] (also known as '''STI''')<br />
*[[Subaru VIN codes]]<br />
<br />
{{Subaru}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* '''''Official Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.fhi.co.jp/index.html Fuji Heavy Industries] (Japanese)<br />
** [http://www.subaru-global.com/ Subaru Global-Homepage]<br />
* '''''Car Clubs / Forums'''''<br />
** [http://www.imprezatunerz.com/ Impreza Tunerz] Tuning In Subaru Enthusiasts Worldwide (closed)<br />
** [http://www.nasioc.com/ NASIOC ] North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club<br />
** [http://offroadsubarus.com/ OffroadSubaru Website]Australian Offroad Subaru site<br />
** [http://ausubaru.com/ AuSubaru Website] Australian<br />
** [http://knowledge-center.net/subaru/ Subaru Impreza Forum]<br />
** [http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/ Worlds Largest Impreza Community]<br />
** [http://www.clubsub.org.nz/ ClubSub, New Zealand's largest Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruklub.hu/ Hungarian Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/ Ultimate Subaru Website and Message Board]<br />
** [http://www.subaru-impreza.org/ World Wide Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subaruinfo.com/ Information on all years and models of Subarus]<br />
** [http://www.klubsubaru.tk Polish Subaru Club]<br />
** [http://www.subiesport.com Subiesport Magazine: North American Subaru Periodical] <br />
** [http://www.flat4lv.com Flat4LV: Las Vegas Subaru Owners Club] <br />
** [http://home.arcor.de/goep/P1.htm All Subaru cars since 1954 with pictures and timeline] <br />
** [http://kcsubaru.com KCSubaru.com]<br />
** [http://www.subaruclub.net/foorum/index.php Estonian Subaruclub Forum]<br />
** [http://www.subaruforester.org Subaru Forester Owners Forum]<br />
* '''''Enthusiast and Tuning Sites'''''<br />
** [http://www.SubaruClub.cz SubaruClub.cz] International Subaru cars Club ... '''!non-commercial! web for Subaru enthusiasts'''<br />
**[http://www.scoobymods.com ScoobyMods] Subaru Modification Library<br />
**[http://www.lastditchracing.net Last Ditch Racing] Maine Based Performance Rally Racing Team<br />
**[http://www.maineforestrally.com Maine Forest Rally]<br />
**[http://www.mainesubarugroup.com Maine Subaru Group] Maine Subaru Owners and Enthusiasts<br />
<br />
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<small>Current:</small> [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]] · [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] · [[Subaru Outback|Outback]] · [[Subaru Impreza WRX STI|Impreza WRX STI]] · [[Subaru Baja|Baja]] · [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] · [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
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<small>Concept:</small> [[Subaru Elten Custom|Elten Custom]] · [[Subaru Fleet-X|Fleet-X]] · [[Subaru HM-01|HM-01]] · [[Subaru WX-01|WX-01]] · [[Subaru B9 Scrambler|B9 Scrambler]] · [[Subaru R1e|R1e]] · [[Subaru R2|R2]] · [[Subaru B11S|B11S]] · [[Subaru B5-TPH|B5-TPH]]<br />
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|style="width: 33%;"|[[Chikuhei Nakajima]]<br />
|style="width: 33%;"|[http://www.Subaru.com/ Subaru Corporate website]<br />
|style="width: 33%;"|A subsidiary of [[Fuji Heavy Industries]]<br />
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[[Category:Automotive navigational boxes|Subaru]]</div>68.33.141.89https://wikicars.org/index.php?title=Template:Subaru&diff=43759Template:Subaru2007-03-05T13:45:36Z<p>68.33.141.89: </p>
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<small>Current:</small> [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]] · [[Subaru Legacy|Legacy]] · [[Subaru Outback|Outback]] · [[Subaru Impreza WRX STI|Impreza WRX STI]] · [[Subaru Baja|Baja]] · [[Subaru Forester|Forester]] · [[Subaru B9 Tribeca|B9 Tribeca]]<br />
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<small>Historic:</small> <br />
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<small>Concept:</small>[[Subaru Elten Custom|Elten Custom]] · [[Subaru Fleet-X|Fleet-X]] · [[Subaru HM-01|HM-01]] · [[Subaru WX-01|WX-01]] · [[Subaru B9 Scrambler|B9 Scrambler]] · [[Subaru R1e|R1e]] · [[Subaru R2|R2]] · [[Subaru B11S|B11S]] · [[Subaru B5-TPH|B5-TPH]]<br />
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|style="width: 33%;"|[[Chikuhei Nakajima]]<br />
|style="width: 33%;"|[http://www.Subaru.com/ Subaru Corporate website]<br />
|style="width: 33%;"|''A subsidiary of'' [[Fuji Heavy Industries]]<br />
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