Subaru's implementation in Europe is limited but in other areas of the world it is not.. In his home country of Japan, the entire Asian region, the Middle East and North America has a significant sales base. We have proof of their solid presence in them in how they launch their models. It is enough to study his behavior towards him. Official debut of the next generation of the Impreza. But this is not the only case study.
Does the Subaru Rex ring a bell? Most likely not, but we will tell you this name is very old. What's more, it saw the light for the first time back in 1972 in the form of rear-wheel drive kei car. There were two more generations, but he died in 1992 and now he comes back to life. But he does not do it as before, but has taken the step to join the SUV fashion. In fact, this new Subaru Rex has two other brothers. Do you know them?
The Subaru Rex is nothing more than a rebranded Toyota Raize and with a more limited range…
You may not know but Subaru and Toyota have a strong and very firm collaboration agreement. And not only that, the second has a percentage of shares of the first and from there common models such as the GR86 or BRZ duo emerge. In addition, there is a third actor involved in this "play": Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu and a banner that was also sold in Spain. As well, the new Rex is nothing more than a clone of the Raize and Rocky...
We already told you about the Toyota Raize in its day because with it the Japanese firm expanded its presence in the B-SUV segment of its native country. What's more, at that time we commented that in Europe they had no presence in it and shortly after the Yaris Cross saw the light. As well, the Subaru Rex repeats the formula of the Daihatsu Rocky: copies its bodywork and partly part of the mechanical offer of the Raize. The main difference is in the logos and minor decorative details.
Therefore, it looks like a attractively designed body measuring 3,99 meters long, 1,69 meters wide and 1,69 meters high. The battle is 2,52 meters and to move it uses a block 1.2 atmospheric of 64 kW (87 CV) of power and 113 Nm of torque. For its management, the brand relies on a CVT-type automatic transmission that sends the force to the front end. Also, the Rex it will not be able to incorporate all-wheel drive not as an option.
As for trim levels, the Rex will be available in his home country in two versions: G and Z. However, we repeat what we said some time ago for the Toyota Raize. If Subaru were encouraged, it could bring this B-SUV to the European market in order to encourage sales. Perhaps this engine would fall short, but with another alternative, perhaps they will give their numbers a boost. In fact, they expect monthly sales of 150 units in your country Few...?
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