Subaru BRAT

Subaru BRAT is a pickup version of the regular Subaru car from the 1970s, first seen as a 1978 model, building on the company's four wheel drive station wagon. Similar in concept to the Chevrolet El Camino, American versions also had Astroturf carpet and welded-in jumpseats in the cargo area as a tax dodge, as passenger cars imported into the US were charged a 2.5% tariff, while that on trucks was 25%.

All BRATs had four-wheel drive and the usual Subaru flat-four, 1.8L, 73hp engine (or 94hp turbo) for 81+ & a 66hp 1.6 for below 1981. Four-speed dual range manual transmission or optional "on demand" push button 4wd automatic (below 81 the manuals were single-range). For 1982, the BRAT was restyled, and a turbo version appeared for 83 & 84 and those only had the automatic. Imports to North America stopped around 1987 (the last two years did without the jumpseats), but production continued until the early 1990s for other markets.

The name BRAT was a backronym for "Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter" according to Subaru (and "Barely Recognizable As a Truck" to some ways); in Australia it was marketed as a Subaru Brumby, in Europe it was the MV for Multipurpose Vehicle, and in Israel it was simply the Subaru Pickup.