Ota, Gunma, JapanSubaru is the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (FHI).
They are known for their use of boxer engines in their vehicles and full-time AWD, as well as their turbocharged performance vehicles, such as the Subaru Impreza WRX.
Fuji Heavy Industries, and in turn, Subaru are currently affiliates of Toyota Motor Corporation, which owns 8.7% of FHI.
Subaru has built a reputation for producing high quality, reliable vehicles that do not sacrifice performance for everyday practicality.
The company is named after the star cluster Pleiades, whose Japanese name is "Subaru". The company logo reflects the star design.
Modified versions of the Impreza WRX and WRX STi have been competing successfully in car rallies; drivers Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg have won World Rally Championship titles with the Subaru World Rally Team. The Subaru World Rally Championship cars are prepared and run by Prodrive, the highly successful British Motorsport team. Several endurance records were set in the early and mid-nineties by the Legacy.
Worldwide Subaru models, permanent all wheel drive with boxer engine.
Japan-only (Kei car) models, front or all wheel drive, straight engine:
