550 5-door

KM1/KM2 · 1981–1984FWD

The Rex 550 5-door is the front-wheel-drive hatchback of the second-generation Subaru Rex (KM1/KM2), sold in international markets from 1981 to 1984. It has a 0.55-litre two-cylinder engine with about 31 horsepower and a manual gearbox. This is the early round-headlamp car, before the facelift that gave the Rex rectangular lights.

31 hpPower

1981-1984Year

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550 5-door, every angle

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Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Engine0.55L flat-2 (EK23)

Displacement0.6 L

Cylinders2

FuelPetrol

Transmission4-speed Manual

DrivetrainFWD

Power31 hp

Dimensions & body

Length3195 mm

Width1395 mm

Wheelbase2255 mm

Doors5

Seats4

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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