its a well known fact that if Subaru made a 4x4 truck it would be the most kick *** on the market...
so why have they never done so?
they are held to a higher standard for 4x4 cars.. why dont they take that standard over to trucks?
2007-09-11 09:24:44 · 12 answers · asked by Matthew David 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Subaru
ok.. i did not know about the Tribeca.. but the Baja is NOT a truck.. its as much of a truck as an el camino is
2007-09-11 09:53:30 · update #1
So....you've never heard of the Tribeca then?
2007-09-11 09:32:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your right. They could have done so much more with the baja, I'm not sure what they were thinking.
Get it higher off the ground and get rid of the backseat. Change the front end so it doesn't look exactly like a legacy.
Offer the WRX STI engine in it!
Something like that would compete extremely well against small trucks like the ranger and tacoma.
As far as a bigger truck though, I don't think Subaru is up for that.
PS the tribeca is pretty kick***
2007-09-11 18:06:58 · answer #2 · answered by uhgoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
subaru is good at making AWD and thats different then 4X4 the tribeca and the baja are the only things that they have close to it but baja is not even an el cameno
2007-09-13 08:52:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I could be off base, but I'm pretty sure all Subaru's are technically called "light trucks" to meet epa regs. They look pretty much like cars to me. I'm thinking the powerplant on Subaru's is set up for a lower center of gravity. Personally, I'd like to see Mitsubishi import a compact diesel 4x4 pickup into North American markets. Their Larger line of Commercial trucks are bloody nice.
2007-09-11 16:48:23 · answer #4 · answered by nwmech221 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess is they don't believe it to be an economically viable decision. To me - and I love my Subaru - but to me, Subaru is kind of a "niche" car company . . . not out to make every type and size of vehicle imaginable. They do what they do - they do it very well.
Perhaps they might rethink that at some point in the future.
BTW - the Baja has been discontinued.
2007-09-11 19:52:46 · answer #5 · answered by The Corinthian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Subaru has had too much success building an all wheel drive car which has to be listed in the epa as an suv anyway to meet emission levels. why ruin a good thing
2007-09-13 12:07:15 · answer #6 · answered by jb88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition to the aforementioned Tribeca, there is our old friend the Forester, which is more of a tall station wagon.
2007-09-13 10:25:17 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_BRAT
The Subaru Brat was so ugly like ALL Subarus of the era, few people purchased them. One cool feature was two seats with seat belts in the rear.
2007-09-11 16:45:03 · answer #8 · answered by Trump 2020 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its called a tribeca or baja dude! Thats their trucks!
2007-09-11 16:32:36 · answer #9 · answered by GeneWeen 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
http://www.cars101.com/subaru/baja/baja2003.html
Yes, it's a truck.
2007-09-13 13:58:24 · answer #10 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋