The Subaru R1 was introduced on January 4, 2005. It was designed to fit within the Japanese keicar tax bracket. Keicars (K-cars), also called keijidousha (in Japanese: 軽自動車), are small passenger cars as well as trucks. ...
The R1 is a two-door version of the Subaru R2, but with a shorter body and wheelbase. The R1 is unique in that it doesn't use up the maximum length allowed for by the keicar regulations - the last keicar to have done this was the 1989 Autozam Carol. While the R2 is a full four-seater, the R1 is a two-by-two. Keicars (K-cars), also called keijidousha (in Japanese: 軽自動車), are small passenger cars as well as trucks. ... Keicars (K-cars), also called keijidousha (in Japanese: 軽自動車), are small passenger cars as well as trucks. ... Mazda has used the Carol name on its smallest keicar cars almost from the start. ...
The R1 is only available in one spec level, with one engine: the DOHC 16-valve AVCS engine is the middle child in the trio of engines for the R2. It's being marketed as a personal car, or a middle-aged couple's second car; a combination of leather and alcantara seating is available. Alcântara is a Brazilian city in the state of Maranhão. ...
In its promotional materials, the R1 is frequently compared to the Subaru 360, the first production Subaru automobile. The Subaru 360 was the first automobile mass produced by Fuji Heavy Industries in Japan. ...
The R1 is a two-door version of the Subaru R2, but with a shorter body and wheelbase.
The R1 is unique in that it doesn't use up the maximum length allowed for by the keicar regulations - the last keicar to have done this was the 1989 Autozam Carol.
The R1 is only available in one spec level, with one engine: the DOHC 658 cm³ 16- valve AVCS engine is the middle child in the trio of engines for the R2.
It was imported to the United States by Malcolm Bricklin, but the Subaru 360 received notoriety in 1969, when Consumer Reports magazine branded the automobile "Not Acceptable" (because of safety concerns and lack of power, this was before the fuel crisis.) and sales collapsed.
The Subaru 360 was replaced by the less popular but more advanced R-2 which was quickly superseded by the long-lived Subaru Rex model.
In the Subaru Jusmin from the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show, this was simply a yellowish paint color reminiscent of the 360's.
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