Subaru Rex/Jiangbei Meilu (JJ710/JJ720/JJ7060/JJ7090). 1986–98 (prod. n/a). 3- and 5-door sedan. F/F, F/A, 544 cm³ (I2 OHC), 547, 658, 665, 758 cm³ (I4 OHC). Larger kei car from Subaru, with more modern engines, including three-valve-per-cylinder units. Four-wheel drive from 1987, with supercharger option for two-cylinder engine for 1988. The two-cylinder unit was replaced by the barely larger 0·5-litre four. Canvas top option from 1988; CVT auto from 1989. Exports had 665 and 758 cm³ units. Lengthened bonnet from 1990 after changes in tax regulations, with 0·66-litre four replacing 0·5-litre. Japanese production ended March 1992. Last car to wear Rex badge. Built under licence in China as Jiangbei Meilu by the Jilin Jiangbei Machinery Plant from 1986 to 1998.

Manufacturing locations: Japan; Jilin, China

Marque: Subaru | Model: Subaru Rex | Predecessor: Subaru Rex (1981–6) | Successor: Subaru Vivio

Off-site link

• ‘History of Subaru Kei Jidosha’, Far East Auto Literature