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Rex 550 Swingback
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Rex 550 Swingback

K21/K22/K23/K24 · 1978–1981RWD

The Rex 550 Swingback is the hatchback body of the first-generation Subaru Rex, rear-engined and rear-driven, sold in Japan from 1978 to 1981. The hatchback arrived in March 1978, adding a practical rear opening to a car that began as a sedan. It uses the 0.544-litre two-cylinder EK23 with a manual gearbox.

1978-1981Year
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Rex 550 Swingback, every angle

Rex 550 SwingbackExterior
Rex 550 SwingbackExterior
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement0.5 L
Cylinders2
FuelPetrol
TransmissionManual
DrivetrainRWD

STORY

The Rex was Subaru's long-running kei car line that began in 1972 and served as an affordable entry model, rear-engined at first and front-wheel drive from 1981. Successive generations offered two- and four-stroke engines and optional four-wheel drive before the Vivio replaced it in 1992.

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