Subaru Justy

The company has marketed a rebadged variant Daihatsu Boon (second generation), at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show[1] with a 1.0 or 1.2-litre straight-three engine, front/four wheel drive, electronically controlled continuously variable transaxle, or a 5-speed manual transaxle.

[3] In Taiwan, Subaru marketed a version of the Justy with a sedan-style body and an uprated 80 PS (59 kW) fuel injected EF12 engine called the Tutto.

The Justy received 4WD as an option in 1988, and all models were equipped with Multi Port Fuel Injection late in 1991.

Fuji Heavy Industries signed a long-term contract with Ta Ching Motor Co. in 1989 in Taiwan right after the Justy hatchback started production.

Ta Ching Motor Co. later developed the Subaru Tutto notchback sedan unique to Taiwan based on the Justy hatchback.

The CVT technology (a pushbelt system) was employed because with a conventional automatic transmission, performance would have been unacceptable due to the small 3-cylinder engine and due to driving conditions in Japan, where the speed limits realistically don't exceed 40 km/h (24.9 mph) in urban areas, the Justy was an affordable choice.

In North America, because of the long distances, the CVT was considered unreliable, but this has not been the case in other countries.

The European Justy sold from 1994 to 2001 was a rebadged second generation Suzuki Cultus built in Hungary.

Facelifted first generation Justy (1989–1994)