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.

Even US President Ronald Reagan owned a 1978 Subaru Brat. Well, word on the street is that the small Subaru pickup will return as a full-on EV, with help from Toyota. Is Subaru launching an EV pickup?

Subaru may revive the Brat or Baja using Toyota’s next compact pickup truck platform. The rumored model could match Maverick and Santa Cruz trucks in size and positioning.

Ford and Hyundai are enjoying great success in the compact pickup truck market, something Subaru could certainly enjoy with a Baja/Brat successor.

The two-door Subaru BRAT, Japan's ute-like version of a compact truck, was created in response to the growing demand for smaller, compact trucks in the U.S. It wasn't built on a new platform.

First, the rumor mill painted an exciting vision of Toyota's revival of the beloved Stout nameplate, but more recently, the whispers have calmed down to imagining a Corolla Cross derivative.

The BRAT stuck around until 1987, and this well-preserved example, for sale on Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos), is from that final model year.

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 nascent brand’s EV is a pickup truck first but has the tools to become an SUV for a fee. The price can drop to less than $20,000 with the EV tax credit.

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.

Subaru Canada, Inc., (SCI), today saw the unveiling of the all-new 2026 Subaru Solterra EV at the 2025 New York International Auto Show. First debuted in 2023, the new Solterra all-electric SUV ...

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 BRAT name stands for Bi-drive Recreational All ...