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==Third generation== {{Infobox automobile |name= Third generation |aka= {{unbulleted list | Subaru Fiori (Australia) | Subaru Ace (New Zealand) | Subaru M60/M70/M80 | Subaru Sherpa (Australia)<ref>{{cite journal | title = Little cars are big on economy | journal = [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] | date = 1986-02-05 | author = Lever, R. | location = Sydney, Australia | publisher = Nationwide News Pty }}</ref> | Subaru Viki | Subaru Mini Jumbo<ref>[http://www.autoevolution.com/subaru/mini-jumbo/ SUBARU Mini Jumbo Models, www.autoevolution.com] Retrieved on 13 April 2013</ref> | Subaru Signet (Ireland) }} |image= 1988 Subaru M70 Super Deluxe 3-door hatchback (2015-07-24) 01.jpg |manufacturer= [[Subaru]] |body_style= 3/5-door [[hatchback]] |layout= [[Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout|FF]] / [[F4 layout|AWD]] |production= 1986.11–1992.03 |engine= {{unbulleted list | 544 cc ''[[List of Subaru engines#EK23|EK23]]'' I2 | 544 cc ''[[List of Subaru engines#EK23SC|EK23]]'' [[Supercharger|supercharged]] I2 | 547 cc ''[[Subaru EN engine#EN05|EN05A]]'' [[Straight-four engine|I4]] | 547 cc ''[[Subaru EN engine#En05|EN05Z]]'' supercharged I4 | 658 cc ''[[Subaru EN engine#EN07E|EN07A/E]]'' I4 | 658 cc ''[[Subaru EN engine#EN07Z|EN07Z]]'' supercharged I4 | 665 cc ''[[List of Subaru engines#EK42|EK42]]'' I2 (export) | 758 cc ''[[Subaru EN engine|EN08]]'' I4 (export) }} |wheelbase= {{convert|2295|mm|in|abbr=on}}<ref name="CG80">{{cite book | title = 別冊CG: 自動車アーカイヴ 80年代の日本 |trans-title=Car Graphic: Car Archives Vol. 11, '80s Japanese Cars | publisher = Nigensha | ref = CG80 | year = 2007 | language = Japanese | page = 231 | location = Tokyo | isbn = 978-4-544-91018-6 }}</ref> |length= {{convert|3195|-|3295|mm|in|abbr=on}} |width={{convert|1395|mm|in|abbr=on}} |height={{convert|1360|mm|in|abbr=on}} |weight={{convert|590|kg|lb|abbr=on}} |successor = [[Subaru Vivio]] }} The third generation ('''KG/KN''') was presented in November 1986 with the commercial spec Rex Combi with either three or five doors (KG1, KG2 with four-wheel drive). The sedan version, intended for private use, was added a month later. The passenger version was called simply "Rex" and was originally only available with five doors; its chassis codes are KN1 (FF) or KN2 (4WD). In addition to an [[SOHC]] two-valve engine with {{convert|30|PS|kW bhp|0|abbr=on}}, a version with three valves per cylinder (two intake and one exhaust) and {{convert|36|PS|kW bhp|0|abbr=on}} was also available. There was no turbo version of the new Rex. A two-speed automatic transmission was also available, as was a part-time 4WD system. "[[Viscous coupling unit|Twin Viscous]]" full-time 4WD with a limited slip differential for the rear axle was made available in February 1987. From this point on, all four-wheel drives received the more powerful three-valve engine.<ref name=Misamima>{{cite web | script-title=ja:レックスヒストリー 第3章 |trans-title=Rex History: Chapter 3 | work = レックス・ヒストリー 歴戦の記録 [Chronicles of Rex History] | language = Japanese | url = http://www.geocities.jp/misamima90/hc.htm | accessdate = 2011-05-08 }}</ref> A CVT transmission was added June 1987, called ECVT. A [[Supercharger|supercharged]] version with an intercooler and [[Fuel injection|electronic fuel injection]] was added to the options list March 1988 as a response to the success of the [[Suzuki Alto#CA71|Alto Works]] and [[Daihatsu Mira|Mira TR-XX]]. The output of the engine increased to {{convert|55|PS|kW bhp|0|abbr=on}}. A supercharger meant less lag than for a turbo, although specific output tended to be somewhat lower than the competition.<ref name=Misamima/> This was available for both the 3- and 5-door versions. May 1988 saw an available electrically deployed canvas top added to the three-door. June 1989 saw a gentle facelift and the replacement of the EK series engine to the four-cylinder [[Subaru EN engine#EN05|EN05]] "Clover 4" with {{convert|38|PS|kW bhp|0|abbr=on}} available to the standard engine and {{convert|61|PS|kW|0|abbr=on}} from the supercharged engine. This was the first Kei four-cylinder since the [[Mazda Carol]], and was unique to the class.<ref name=Misamima/> Naturally aspirated models received "cat's eye"-shaped headlamps and a reshaped bonnet while the supercharged models retained the earlier rectangular units, albeit with a new four-hole grille.<ref>{{citation | type = brochure, in ''[[#archive83|Subaru Rex Catalog Archive]], p. 84'' | title = Subaru Rex Mareno | page = 12 | language = Japanese | id = 89K-39 | date = May 1989 | publisher = Fuji Heavy Industries }}</ref> This, the '''KH1/2''' series Rex (KP1/2 for the commercial Rex Combis), remained available in combination with the ECVT transmission and four-wheel-drive versions, but the two-speed automatic was dropped. In July, export versions (M70 in Europe, Sherpa in Australia) received the same changes and switched from the 665 cc {{convert|37|PS|kW|0|abbr=on}} two-cylinder to become the '''M80''' in Europe, the '''Ace''' in New Zealand and the '''Fiori''' in Australia.<ref name="TAM90">{{Cite book | title = Quattroruote: Tutte le Auto del Mondo 1990 | editor = Mastrostefano, Raffaele | publisher = Editoriale Domus S.p.A | year = 1990 | page = 930 | language = Italian | location = Milano }}</ref> [[File:3rd Subaru Rex 1.jpg|thumb|left|Second facelift, third generation Rex VX Supercharger (KH3)]] [[File:Subaru_Ace_(New_Zealand).jpg|thumb|left|Subaru Ace (New Zealand)]] The 550 cc four-cylinder iteration was uncommonly short-lived, as in March 1990 another facelift followed, with a 660 cc version of the EN engine (EN07) and an extended, more rounded nose because of new Kei regulations taking effect. These external differences did not appear in the Australian market until August, and in Europe (Mini Jumbo, M80) by early 1991.<ref name=TAM92>{{Cite book | title = Quattroruote: Tutte le Auto del Mondo 1992 | publisher = Editoriale Domus S.p.A | year = 1992 | language = Italian | pages = xx | location = Milano }}</ref> This, which was to be the last Rex, received chassis codes KH3 (FF sedan), KH4 (4WD sedan), KP3 (FF commercial), and KP4 (4WD commercial). ''Rex'' is also a common nickname for the high-performance [[Subaru Impreza WRX]], especially in Australia where the actual Rex was originally marketed as the Sherpa and then as the Fiori. The Fiori derivative (sold as such from summer 1989) was also equipped with pink and blue pinstriping from the factory, and a two-year, 50,000 km warranty was offered when new. Equipped with a different engine, the Fiori had Subaru's 758 cc carburetted four-cylinder EN08 powerplant. This engine, producing {{convert|42|PS|kW|0|abbr=on}} at 6,000 rpm, was also used in those European markets that received the Rex and in New Zealand's Ace. In Europe it was rebadged '''M80''' to reflect the engine displacement. The M80 was available as a three or a five-door, in DX and SDX versions, with the SDX receiving a standard five-speed manual. Top speed was 125 km/h for four-speeds, 130 km/h for five-speeds.<ref name="TAM90"/> This generation Rex was marketed as the Viki in certain Southeast Asian markets, a name which was also used for a special edition (Rex ViKi) in the Japanese domestic market. The end for the Rex came in March 1992, when it was replaced by the [[Subaru Vivio|Vivio]]. A total of 1,902,811 Subaru Rexes were built in its lifetime.<ref name=Misamima/> Recently the Rex has become somewhat of a cult car in Japan, being popular in front-wheel-drive drift events. {{Clear}}
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