The Subaru BRAT is a 2-door coupé utility from Subaru, built from 1978 to 1994, as the oil crises and the first emissions rules rewired the industry. Under the bonnet: 1.6 L EA71 OHV H4. Alex Tremulis drew it.
How it came about
The Subaru BRAT is a four-wheel drive coupé utility by Subaru from 1978 to 1994, based on the Leone. Depending on the market it was known as the Brumby, MV Pickup or Shifter.
The hardware
Power comes from 1.6 L EA71 OHV H4. It weighs 775 kg. It shifts through a 4-speed manual / 3-speed automatic. The layout matters: drive goes to all four wheels, which is what lets the power be used on a wet road. The wheelbase is 2455 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Its family tree is legible: its successor was the Subaru Baja; assembly was at Ōta, Gunma, Japan. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the GM (General Motors) Saab 900, the Mazda RX-7, the Toyota Supra — show what else the money bought that year. Its Subaru stablemates include the Subaru Chiffon and the Subaru Lucra.
What it costs now
There is no federal ownership record for the Subaru BRAT — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.
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