The Subaru R2 was announced in Japan on December 8, 2003. It is Subaru's entry in the Japanese keicar market. Subaru (In katakana: スバル), a Japanese car company, is a subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries. ... Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0. ... Keicars (K-cars), also called keijidousha (in Japanese: 軽自動車), are small passenger cars as well as trucks. ...

The R2 name (no hyphen) was inspired by the Subaru R-2 (has hyphen), the keicar model that was produced between 1969-1972. The R2's exterior reflects influence from Andreas Zapatinas, who worked at Alfa Romeo before moving to Subaru. The R2 is the first production Subaru to sport a new family look, including the aviation-inspired "spread wings grille". Keicars (K-cars), also called keijidousha (in Japanese: 軽自動車), are small passenger cars as well as trucks. ... Subaru (In katakana: スバル), a Japanese car company, is a subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries. ...

The R2's exterior dimensions are largely similar to its predecessor, the Subaru Pleo, but unlike the squarish Pleo, the R2 is deliberately rounded and does not use every inch of its dimensions for interior space. Categories: Automobile stubs | Subaru vehicles | Keicars ...

Three variations of the 4-cylinder, 658cc engine are available:

• SOHC
• DOHC AVCS (variable valve timing)
• DOHC with supercharger and intercooler

The two lower engines were available with both manual gearbox or an i-CVT Continuously variable transmission. The supercharged engine is coupled to a sportshift version of the i-CVT. Both FWD and AWD are available. Variable valve timing, or VVT, is a generic term for an automobile piston engine technology. ... For other meanings, see supercharger (disambiguation) A supercharger (sometimes called a blower), a positive displacement or centrifugal pump, is a gas compressor used to pump air into the cylinders of an internal combustion engine. ... For the Australian rock group, see Intercooler_(band). ... A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is a type of automatic transmission that varies the distance between a pair of belt or chain-linked pulleys, wheels or cones to smoothly alter its gear ratio without requiring any predefined steps or sudden changes in engine speed. ...

Initially the R2 was available in 11 colors and 3 spec levels (one for each engine variation).

On January 4 2005, the Subaru R1 was introduced. This is a 2-door version of the R2, but with a shorter body and wheelbase. The Subaru R1 was introduced on January 4, 2005. ...