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| Subaru SRD-1 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Production | 1989 (concept) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Concept car |
| Body style | 5-doorstation wagon |
| Layout | F4 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.3 LEG flat-6 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 114.4 in (2,906 mm) |
| Length | 177.6 in (4,511 mm) |
| Width | 78.2 in (1,986 mm) |
| Height | 51.6 in (1,311 mm) |
| Curb weight | 3,300 lb (1,500 kg) |
TheSubaru SRD-1 (SubaruResearch andDesign) was aluxurysports wagonconcept car that was never put into production.
SRD-1 was the first concept car from Subaru Research and Design inCypress, California.[1]
The styling was described as having "a very short nose and long passenger compartment designed to provide plenty of room for people and cargo" at the 1990Chicago Auto Show.[2] According to the double-sided color placard, the SRD-1 was "an innovative dream wagon concept for the '90s and beyond". The same placard stated that Subaru developed the car because the company "has long been recognized as having the most popular line of import station wagons in theUS" and that "to strengthen this leadership position, Subaru Research & Design developed the SRD-1, a familystation wagon concept car, with characteristic attention to the future needs of the mature wagon users in the latter half of [the] 1990s".[1]
It was supplied with a 3.3-literDOHC 24-valvehorizontally opposed6-cylinder engine and full-time4-wheel drive withelectronically controlled center differential.
Subaru Research and Design (SRD) was founded in California in 1986. The headquarters were moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1998, and the company was renamed Subaru Research and Development, Inc. later that year.[3] The move facilitated SRD's primary mission of supporting emission testing and certification of Subaru vehicles at the EPA National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory in Ann Arbor.[4] Other concepts proposed by SRD included:
