1980 Subaru DL 4WD [AM]

1980 Subaru DL [AM] in China O'Brien, Movie, 1990

Class: Cars, Wagon — Model origin: — Made for: USA

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Author	Message
ingo ◊ 2012-05-13 20:52	Subaru DL (1800 in Europe)
night cub ◊ 2012-05-13 20:54	4WD bumperettes and badge
ingo ◊ 2012-05-13 20:55	Err, all Subarus are 4WD
night cub ◊ 2012-05-13 20:59	Now they are, but not then. They went all-All-Wheel-Drive in 1997. They are about to release their first non-AWD drive car since then. -- Last edit: 2012-05-13 21:03:11
dsl ◊ 2012-05-13 21:01	Almost all - there were 2wd versions of this 1800 range in UK in mid-late 80s.
Neptune ◊ 2012-05-13 21:49	Was it really badged as four-wheel drive? The newer ones are badged as all-wheel drive. Some of the older wagons have "4WD" on the liftgate, while the newer wagons (like the Outback) have "AWD". Though I don’t know what model year Subaru started the drive name conversion, or if Subaru phased in the "all-wheel drive" name.
night cub ◊ 2012-05-14 01:14	This generation was badged 4WD. The old Kelly Blue Book that I have shows 1993 as the year the Loyale, Justy, Impreza and Legacy changed from 4WD to AWD, the SVX used AWD the year before. -- Last edit: 2012-05-14 01:21:33