Several North American vehicles, the Chevrolet El Camino, Ford Ranchero, Dodge Rampage, Honda Ridgeline and Subaru Baja have beds, but they are not usually referred to as pickups in North America, because their design and construction does not conform to normal expectations of " trucks ".

All versions of the Subaru Impreza, Forester, Tribeca, Legacy, Outback, Baja and SVX use either a flat-4 or flat-6 engine.

In recent years a similar arrangement was used on the tailgate of the Subaru Baja.

Recently, there has been more interest in producing such vehicles again, including those like the Subaru Baja, essentially an Outback station wagon with a stubby pickup bed instead of an enclosed cargo area.

* 2003 Subaru Baja

Working with technical support from Subaru Japan, a special team led by Peter Tenn, Subaru senior designer, penned the Baja in the United States.

* Subaru Baja, a crossover automobile made by Subaru from 2003 to 2006

The " Monster Beetle " was topped with a replica of a Volkswagen " Baja Bug " while the " Mud Blaster " was a Subaru BRAT sport truck.

In 2003, Subaru tried this approach again but with four doors on the second generation Subaru Outback platform called the Subaru Baja.

It had an open deck that made it like a coupe utility, similar to the Subaru Baja.

* Subaru Baja 2003-2006

The name " Alcyone " ( pronounced " el-SIGH-uh-nee ") refers to the brightest star in the Pleiades star cluster, on which the Subaru logo is based.

The largest optical telescope in the world as of 2009 to use a non-segmented single-mirror as its primary mirror is the 8. 2 m ( 8. 7 yards ) Subaru telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, located in Mauna Kea Observatory on Hawaii since 1997 ; however, this is not the largest diameter single mirror in a telescope, the U. S ./ German / Italian Large Binocular Telescope has two 8. 4 m ( 9. 2 yards ) mirrors ( which can be used together for interferometric mode ).

Subaru is a Japanese automobile manufacturer.

The Subaru Forester is a crossover manufactured since 1997 by Fuji Heavy Industries and sold under the Subaru brand.

This engine is also used in the Subaru Impreza WRX, as well as the re-badged Saab 9-2X.

The Forester is available in Europe with the popular 2. 0 liter EJ20 gasoline engine with Active Valve Control System ( AVCS ) matched to either 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic gearbox, and the all-new diesel-powered horizontally opposed ( boxer ) engine, called the Subaru EE and six-speed manual gearbox, which was introduced at the 2008 Paris Motor Show in October.

Recent measurements from the Subaru telescope suggest that the moon is indeed icy, indicating that it cannot have formed in its current position, since the hot primordial Jupiter would have melted it.

This Nikko-produced Subaru Impreza WRX STi is a toy grade radio controlled vehicle

It is a major supplier of automotive audio, video and navigation systems for Honda ( including its Acura luxury division ), Nissan, General Motors, Toyota and Subaru.

Subaru Telescope ( In Japanese: すばる望遠鏡 ) is the 8. 2 metre flagship telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, located at the Mauna Kea Observatory on Hawaii.

Subaru is a Ritchey-Chretien reflecting telescope.

Subaru is one of the few state-of-the-art telescopes to have ever been used with the naked eye.

The latter problem has not stopped Subaru from using it in its all-wheel drive cars, where the difficulty of fitting the short engine between the front wheels ahead of the front axle is compensated for by the ease of locating the transmission and four-wheel drive mechanisms behind it, between the front and rear axles.

Subaru has created a number of engines, starting with the EA series introduced in 1966, progressing towards the currently used EJ series, which is wide but very short and light, and is mounted ahead of the front axle with the transmission behind.

Although it is more expensive than a straight-4, it allows Subaru to build an all-wheel drive vehicle at little extra cost over two-wheel drive.

The original track is featured in humorous situations in commercials for the Subaru Impreza sedan and E-Trade financial services ( 2008 ).

The 9-3 is currently Saab's entry-level model ; between 2005 and 2006 in North America, the Subaru Impreza-based Saab 9-2X was its entry-level model.

, or FHI, is a Japanese transportation conglomerate most known for being the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles.

This division used to build the Fuji FA200 Aero Subaru and is currently participating in the Airbus A380, Boeing 777, Boeing 787, Hawker 4000 and Eclipse 500 programs, and supplies parts for Boeing 737, Boeing 747 and Boeing 767.

The Subaru Outback is an automotive nameplate used by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Fuji Heavy Industries ( FHI ) since 1994.

One of these models is based on the mid-sized Subaru Legacy and the other derived from the hatchback version of the Subaru Impreza.

The Subaru BRAT ( an acronym for Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter ) is a coupé utility version of the Subaru Leone, built from the late 1970s into the early 1990s.

However, by 2003 the 206 WRC was beginning to show its age and was less effective against the competition, notably the newer Xsara WRC and the Subaru Impreza WRC, so it was retired from competition at the end of the season, to be replaced with the 307 WRC, albeit, unlike its predecessor, based not on the production version's hatchback, but its coupé cabriolet body style.

The Subaru Alcyone SVX, also known outside of its home market Japan as the Subaru SVX, is a two-door grand tourer coupé that was sold by Subaru, the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries ( FHI ).

Subaru Rally Team Japan led by Noriyuki Koseki ( founder of Subaru Tecnica International STI ) ran Subaru Leone coupé, sedan DL and RX Turbo in the World Rally Championship between 1980 and 1989 a few rallies per season.

The Subaru XT is a 2-door coupé that sold from 1985 to 1991.

Subaru Rally Team Japan led by Noriyuki Koseki ( founder of Subaru Tecnica International or STI ) ran Subaru Leone coupé, sedan DL, RX ( SRX ) and RX Turbo in the World Rally Championship between 1980 and 1989.

The Subaru BRAT ( an acronym for Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter ) was a coupe utility version of the Subaru Leone introduced in 1977.

They are or were used in: the Volkswagen Beetle, some Porsche and Subaru cars, many BMW and Honda motorcycles, and aircraft engines ( for propeller driven aircraft ), etc.

* Subaru ( name ), a Japanese given name

* Subaru ( telescope ), Hawaii

* Subaru ( region ), an ancient region in the Middle East

* Subaru ( literary magazine ), the successor to Myōjō

The Forester XTI concept vehicle uses the 2. 5 liter intercooled turbo engine from Subaru WRX STI, 6-speed manual transmission, 18 x 8-inch S204 forged alloy wheels with Yokohama Advan Neova 255 / 40R18 performance tires, adjustable coil-over suspension, Brembo brakes with 4-piston front calipers, 2-piston rear calipers, Super Sport ABS and Electronic Brake-force Distribution ( EBD ), leather and Alcantara sport seats, a special instrument cluster, front dash and center console and leather-wrapped steering wheel.

In 2000 however, Solberg was able to leave Ford's M-Sport outfit prematurely, due to an insufficient contract, to sign with the Prodrive Subaru World Rally Team ( SWRT ), then led by a driving staff of Richard Burns and Juha Kankkunen.

The Toyota Corona, the Toyota Corolla, the Datsun B210, the Datsun 510, the Honda Civic, the Mitsubishi Galant ( a captive import from Chrysler sold as the Dodge Colt ), the Subaru DL, and later the Honda Accord all had four cylinder engines that were more fuel efficient in comparison to the typical V8 and six cylinder engines found in North American vehicles.

Constructors ' world champions to have benefited from Sainz are Subaru ( 1995 ), Toyota ( 1999 ) and Citroën ( 2003, 2004 and 2005 ).

Starting in 2006, Subaru of America ( SOA ), as the official distributor of Subaru vehicles in the United States, participates in the Subaru Road Racing Team ( SRRT ) with a Subaru Legacy 2. 5 GT Spec-B in the Grand-Am Street Tuner class.

However the Mitsubishi Lancer, Proton Inspira, Honda Insight, Honda Fit, and Honda CR-Z hybrids, the Nissan Tiida / Versa ( only the SL model ), Nissan Cube, Juke, Sentra, Altima, Maxima, Rogue, Murano, Micra, Honda Capa, Honda Civic HX, Jeep Patriot and Compass, and Subaru Impreza, Legacy and Outback offer CVT.

The Toyota Corona, the Datsun 510, the Mitsubishi Galant ( a captive import from Chrysler sold as the Dodge Colt ), the Subaru DL, and later the Honda Accord gave buyers increased passenger space and some luxury amenities, such as air conditioning, power steering, AM-FM radios, and even power windows and central locking without increasing the price of the vehicle.

The Rex ( K21 ), introduced 15 July 1972, was the replacement for the Subaru R-2, which was itself the replacement for the long lived, but outdated Subaru 360.

Subaru introduced the SVX in the United States in July 1991 ( as a 1992 model ), following up the U. S. debut with a Japanese market introduction in September of that same year.

This provided for Isuzu to supply Subaru with Isuzu Bighorns ( rebadged as the Subaru Bighorn ), while Isuzu rebadged Subaru's mid-size Legacy sedan as the Isuzu Aska.

Hitachi Maxell, along with Nagasaki University, NIAIST, and Fuji Heavy Industries ( the parent company of Subaru, makers of the R1e electric car ), has developed a new chemistry for lithium-ion batteries.

TRD is similar to other in-house tuning shops, such as Mazdaspeed ( Mazda ), Nismo ( Nissan ), Ralliart ( Mitsubishi ), STi ( Subaru ), Ford Performance Vehicles ( Ford Australia ), Special Vehicle Team ( Ford North America ), Street and Racing Technology ( Chrysler ), Holden Special Vehicles ( Holden ), Mercedes ' AMG division, BMW " M " models, Audi " RS " models, Chevrolet's Super Sport, or Volvo R-Design models.