Subaru Baja Car Overview

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

At the Detroit Auto Show in 2002, the Japanese company Subaru introduced the Subaru Baja, a mid-size four-wheel-drive pickup truck. It was produced for three years (from 2003 to 2006).

Vehicle review

Baia was developed on the basis of existing Legacy and Outback cars. They borrowed the platform and body elements.

The pickup has a four-door interior and an open cargo platform, the tailgate of which opens. Subaru Baja dimensions (in meters) are as follows:

• Length - 4.91 m.
• 1, 78m width.
• Height - 1.63 meters.
• Wheelbase - 2.65 meters.

If it is necessary to transport bulky goods, you can dismantle the partition separating the passenger compartment from the cargo compartment. The rear seats fold down. This option is called "switchback". As a result, it will be possible to use the space from the back of the front seat to the tailgate. This distance is 1.9 meters.

Subaru executives planned to sell 24,000 car models a year. But forall the time of production (and this is four years), they managed to sell only 30 thousand copies.

In April 2006, production of the Subaru Baja ended. Reviews from car owners claim that Baya is inferior in performance to its competitors (Chevy Alanach, Ford Explorer). The late introduction of the turbocharged powertrain and the unsightly two-tone (yellow and silver) paintwork may have also contributed to low sales.

Package

Subaru Baja features the following features:

• Roof rails.
• Lighting the cargo compartment.
• The presence of two arcs that reinforce the design of the trunk.
• Tinted rear windows.
• There are four hooks in the cargo hold that can be used to secure cargo.
• The spare wheel is attached under the cargo compartment. It gets it with the help of a winch.
• Maximum towing weight is 1.1 tons.

Vehicle equipment depends on the year of production.

Expensive versions of cars built in 2003 had:

• leather interior;
• power driver's seat;
• hatch;
• color of mirrors and handles is identical to body color;
• ignition light.

Inexpensive models were produced without these features. The interior was upholstered in fabric. The driver's seat was manually adjusted.

2004 models had a choice of fabric or leather interior, air intake.

The main feature of next year's cars is more ground clearance.

Introduced in 2006 with hardtop cargo area, light-duty rims and improved security.

Subaru Baja Specifications

The car was equipped with two types of power units:

2457 cc petrol engine, 121 horsepower, 4.4 thousand rpm torque. Fuel injection is multi-point. Drive to all wheels. The gearbox is a five-speed manual. An "automatic" with 4 steps was installed as an additional function

2.5L turbo. Power - 154 hp, torque - 3.6 rpm. Four-wheel drive. The transmission is identical to the first option

Subaru Baja has received several awards. But this did not help him gain the desired popularity among buyers.