It May Not Be The BRAT Return Subaru Fans Wanted. The Subaru BRAT was a light-duty pickup sold in the United States between 1978 and 1987, and it’s set to make a comeback for the modern era.

The 2026 Subaru Outback made its debut earlier this month at the New York Auto Show, and reactions have been, to put it kindly, mixed.While many fans are still trying to process the shift not just ...

Long live the 1978–1987 Subaru BRAT, the little trucklet that could. ... One of those fans was President Ronald Reagan, who apparently owned a BRAT up until 1998 before donating it to charity.

The BRAT was made from 1978 to 1987, and followed much of the same design cues from other Subaru models from the era. It was boxy, small, and came equipped with an all-wheel drive system that ...

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 ...

I like Subaru. It’s a brand that embraces its image and sticks to what its biggest fans want, which is more than you can say of most. However, I’ll never forgive it for this. In the early ...

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 ...

The Subaru BRAT pickup truck was a cool little mini truck in the late 1970s and 1980s, but it was unceremoniously discontinued. Here's what happened.

The BRAT was produced from 1978 to, surprisingly, 1994, though only imported to the United States through 1987. The BRAT used the same AWD system as the Subaru Leone.

Despite producing a mere 73 horsepower from its 1.8-liter flat-four engine (and that's when new; who knows what it's making these days), the Brat camper is reportedly capable of getting itself up ...