After almost 20 million units manufactured and 48 years after the launch of the first Subaru with all-wheel drive, the legendary Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive (AWD) remains the great hallmark of the Japanese brand together with the horizontally opposed cylinder boxer engine. . Today 99% of the vehicles sold in Spain continue to equip this permanent all-wheel drive as standard, including the ecoHYBRID hybrid range, which maintains intact all the values that auctioneers expect from a true Subaru.
It all started with the Leone Estate Van in September 1972. Until then, four-wheel drive was limited to off-road cars, but Subaru differentiated itself from its competitors by betting on including the 4WD Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive variant in produced passenger cars. mass. This Leone did not have all-wheel drive permanently, as it was a "front-wheel drive" with the option of connecting the four-wheel drive via a button next to the gear lever. Another of the great contributions of this model, which today is present in many vehicles, was the hill start control. These innovations soon made the Leone Estate Van the world's best-selling all-wheel drive vehicle.
A few years later, based on the Leone 4WD, the Subaru Brat would arrive, the model with which the Japanese brand opened the doors of an American market that was even more receptive to all-wheel drive. It was a pick-up, also with connectable all-wheel drive, which had former President Ronald Reagan among its illustrious owners.
It all started with the Leone Estate Van in September 1972. Until then, four-wheel drive was limited to off-road cars, but Subaru differentiated itself from its competitors by betting on including the 4WD Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive variant in produced passenger cars. mass. This Leone did not have all-wheel drive permanently, as it was a "front-wheel drive" with the option of connecting the four-wheel drive via a button next to the gear lever. Another of the great contributions of this model, which today is present in many vehicles, was the hill start control. These innovations soon made the Leone Estate Van the world's best-selling all-wheel drive vehicle.
A few years later, based on the Leone 4WD, the Subaru Brat would arrive, the model with which the Japanese brand opened the doors of an American market that was even more receptive to all-wheel drive. It was a pick-up, also with connectable all-wheel drive, which had former President Ronald Reagan among its illustrious owners.
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