Editing Subaru Rex (section)

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{{Infobox automobile
|name= Subaru Rex
|assembly=[[Subaru#Manufacturing facilities|Subaru-chō Plant]], [[Ōta, Gunma]], Japan
|aka= Subaru 500/600/700<br>Subaru Fiori<br>Subaru Ace<br>Subaru M60/M70/M80<br>Subaru Mini Jumbo<br>Subaru Sherpa<br>Subaru Viki<br>Mini Subaru
|image= Subaru Rex 1992 white.jpg
|manufacturer= [[Subaru]]
|layout= [[Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|rear engine, rear drive]] (1972–1981)<br>[[Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout|FF]] / [[F4 layout|AWD]] (1981–1992)
|production= 1972–1992
|class= [[Microcar]]/[[kei car]]
|predecessor = [[Subaru R-2]]
|successor = [[Subaru Vivio]]
|related = [[Subaru Justy]]
}}

The {{nihongo|'''Subaru Rex'''|スバル・レックス|Subaru Rekkusu|lead=yes}} is a [[Kei car|kei class]] automobile manufactured and marketed for model years 1972-1992 by [[Subaru]] primarily for the [[Japanese Domestic Market]], although it was also sold in Europe, South America, Australia and the Caribbean &mdash; variously as the '''Ace''', '''Viki''', '''Sherpa''', '''500/600/700''', '''Mini Jumbo''', '''Mini Subaru''' or '''M60/M70/M80'''. 

The Rex superseded the [[Subaru R-2|R-2]] as Subaru's [[kei car]], and was available in commercial use versions as well as in a passenger car version. It underwent major changes in 1976, in fall 1981, and again in late 1986. The second generation Rex (1981–1986) also formed the basis for the larger [[Subaru Justy]].

The name "Rex" comes from the [[Latin language|Latin]] word for "king". This was possibly a response to Suzuki, who referred to their [[Suzuki Fronte#LC10|LC10 Fronte]] as the "Queen of the keis" in their period marketing.<ref name="Meyer8">{{cite journal | ref = Meyer | journal = AutoPhyle | issue = Spring, #2 | date = 1996 | volume = 5 | last = Meyer | first = Allan G. Y. | page = 8 | title = Suzuki Fronte, Queen For a Day | location = Watsonville, CA}}</ref> In some export markets, the [[Subaru Sambar|Sambar]] [[microvan]] was marketed as the "Rex Combi".<ref>{{cite book | last = Ruiz | first = Marco | title = The Complete History of the Japanese Car: 1907 to the Present | publisher = ERVIN srl | location = Rome | year = 1986 | page = 165 | isbn = 0-517-61777-3 }}</ref>

The "Rex" nameplate has been reused since 2022 as a [[subcompact crossover SUV]] based on the [[Daihatsu Rocky (A200)#Subaru Rex|A200 series Daihatsu Rocky]].

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