The Subaru BRAT was a goofy little truck produced from 1978 to 1987 and represented one of only two pickups Subaru ever offered in the United States (the other pickup being the Subaru Baja).

Once upon a time there was a brat—and no, it wasn't a tantrum-throwing two-year-old inside the grocery store, but rather a little trucklet parked out front. It was the Subaru BRAT, which stood ...

Here's a funky Subaru pickup truck from the freewheeling 1980s. With a 73-hp flat-four, it's not fast but is still fun. This one is from the BRAT's last year in the U.S. Bi-drive Recreational All ...

Timing. The one thing the Subaru BRAT (Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter) had was timing. It landed on our shores in 1978 right as a fresh energy crisis was crunching. Buyers were on ...

Despite being pretty short-lived, it's hard to forget the Subaru BRAT. Produced from 1978 to 1994 (but only sold in North America until 1987), the BRAT was a very distinctive pickup truck at the ...

Subaru is one of the best-performing automakers in the U.S. market, with an enviable track record of 30 consecutive months of improved sales as of January 2025 and a healthy total of 667,725 ...

Which brings us to the Subaru BRAT. In the late 1970's, Subaru---which was just gaining a foothold in the US---was looking to enter the light truck market with the Brat. That's an acronym ...

Pristine, capable and legendary just isn’t going to happen on a budget. You can still get something rare, quirky, and fun on the cheap, however: check out this 1986 Subaru BRAT pickup currently up for ...

The Subaru Brat was always an acquired taste, even when it was new. If you were ever lucky (?) enough to get strapped into those rear-facing seats in the little all-wheel drive trucklet’s “bed ...

The seats in the bed on today's Nice Price or No Dice Brat aren't just for terrifying passengers, they were once Subaru's way to get around the U.S. import tariff commonly known as the "Chicken Tax." ...

It wasn't always that way, though. Once upon a time, there was the Subaru Brat. It was a funky Subaru Leone-based truck that Subaru ultimately pulled the plug on in 1987. Fast forward a couple of ...