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Subaru›360›K111

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K111 · 1958–1970RWD

The Subaru 360 Standard is the base version of the rear-engined, air-cooled kei car that became Subaru's foundational model and earned the nickname 'ladybug'. Its tiny 0.36-litre two-cylinder makes about 16 horsepower and drives the rear wheels through a manual gearbox. It was built from 1958 to 1970.

16 hpPower
1958-1970Year
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Engine0.36L twin two-stroke (EK31)
Displacement0.4 L
Cylinders2
FuelPetrol
Transmission4-speed Manual
DrivetrainRWD
Power16 hp
Dimensions & body
Doors2
Seats4

STORY

The Subaru 360 was Fuji Heavy Industries' first mass-produced car, built from 1958 to 1971 as a kei-class two-door with a rear-mounted, air-cooled two-stroke twin engine. Nicknamed the 'ladybug' in Japan, its light monocoque body made it very popular and it became one of the typical early Japanese people's cars. Malcolm Bricklin famously imported it to the United States in the late 1960s.

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