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What makes a Subaru unique?
Built to perform For decades, we’ve built our vehicles on Subaru’s unique always-on Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive (SAWD) system. Permanent SAWD comes as standard on Forester, XV, Outback, Levorg and Impreza. Outback offers more driving height than many other estate cars, with 200mm of ground clearance.
What is so good about Subarus?
Subaru is the only car brand where nearly every model comes with a standard all-wheel drive. All-wheel drives offer superior traction on slippery surfaces such as ice or snow. It can enhance performance and handling partly due to better weight distribution and give a vehicle off-road capabilities.
Does Subaru mean anything?
In the West, the cluster is called Pleiades, and in China, Mao, and Japan it is called Subaru meaning “to govern” or “gather together.” Subaru was the first automobile brand to use a Japanese word as its name. Pleiades consists of hot blue stars that were formed together about 100 million years ago.
Why are there only 6 stars on the Subaru logo?
HOW IT CAME TO BE. The iconic symbol of a Subaru dates back fifty-three years when five Japanese companies merged to form Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. The cluster of six stars was adopted as the logo for one arm of the newly formed company dedicated to the manufacturing of motor vehicles: Subaru.
What are the advantages of a Subaru?
Advantages of Subaru AWD over other systems: No buttons to push…by the time you hit a patch of ice, it’s too late to push a button activating all wheel drive. Because Subaru engineers its vehicles knowing that they will have all wheel drive, they can leave out heavy equipment that other manufacturers need to bolt on later.
What really makes a Subaru a Subaru?
Subaru is a Japanese manufacturer of cars, wagons and SUVs and a subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries. Subarus are known for having all wheel drive engines and horizontally opposed (flat) four and six cylinder engines.
What is the history of Subaru?
The History of Subaru. Subaru got its start as an auto division for Fuji Heavy Industries which is a multinational transportation conglomerate that got its start from the Nakajima Aircraft Company. The Nakajima Aircraft Company was founded in 1918 by a naval engineer by the name of Chikuhei Nakajima.
What is the definition of Subaru?
Subaru. Subaru is the Japanese name for the Pleiades star cluster M45, or the “Seven Sisters” (one of whom tradition says is invisible – hence only six stars in the Subaru logo), which in turn inspires the logo and alludes to the companies that merged to create FHI.