Thursday, November 13, 2008

New Subaru Dex: Badge-Engineering At its Worst

2009 Subaru Dex If it looks like a Toyota bB and a Daihatsu COO (marketed as the Materia in Europe) that is because the new Subaru Dex is in fact the same vehicle. Sure Subie's designers slapped on a Tribeca-sized grille and a couple of logos here and there, but other than that, there's nothing 'Subaru' about the Dex. We never liked badge-engineering and seeing the Dex it's not hard to understand why.

2009 Subaru Dex The compact-size hatchback goes on sale only in Japan with a 1.3-liter (non-boxer of course) 4-cylinder engine that's offered exclusively with a 4-speed automatic transmission. Buyers will be able to choose between FWD and AWD versions. Prices in Japan start from 1,438,500 Yen which comes to around $15,000 U.S. with the current exchange rates.


2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
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2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex
2009 Subaru Dex

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