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What kind of car is the Subaru BRAT?

What kind of car is the Subaru BRAT?

› The Subaru BRAT, short for “Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter”, known outside Canada and the United States as the 284 in the United Kingdom, Brumby in Australia, and Shifter, MV, or Targa in other markets, is a light duty, four-wheel drive coupé utility, sold from 1978 to 1994.

What was the tariff on a Subaru BRAT?

These were a tariff-avoidance ploy, with the plastic seats in the cargo bed allowing Subaru to classify the BRAT as a passenger car – charged only a 2.5%, compared to 25% tariff on light trucks due to Chicken tax. They were discontinued after the 1986 model year. All BRATs had four-wheel drive and the Subaru EA engine.

What are the rear jumpseats on a Subaru BRAT?

Subaru Brat rear jumpseats The USA and Canada’s version also had carpeting and welded-in rear-facing jumpseats in the cargo area. These were a tariff-avoidance ploy, with the plastic seats in the cargo bed allowing Subaru to classify the BRAT as a passenger car – charged only a 2.5%, compared to 25% tariff on light trucks due to Chicken tax.

› The Subaru BRAT, short for “Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter”, known outside Canada and the United States as the 284 in the United Kingdom, Brumby in Australia, and Shifter, MV, or Targa in other markets, is a light duty, four-wheel drive coupé utility, sold from 1978 to 1994.

These were a tariff-avoidance ploy, with the plastic seats in the cargo bed allowing Subaru to classify the BRAT as a passenger car – charged only a 2.5%, compared to 25% tariff on light trucks due to Chicken tax. They were discontinued after the 1986 model year. All BRATs had four-wheel drive and the Subaru EA engine.

Subaru Brat rear jumpseats The USA and Canada’s version also had carpeting and welded-in rear-facing jumpseats in the cargo area. These were a tariff-avoidance ploy, with the plastic seats in the cargo bed allowing Subaru to classify the BRAT as a passenger car – charged only a 2.5%, compared to 25% tariff on light trucks due to Chicken tax.

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Ruth Doyle