Subaru actually does market one car that, like a weedy, inbred relative you always feel ever so slightly creeped out by but otherwise completely ignore - does not feature 4WD.

Behold the abomination that is the "Subaru Justy":

[subaru.dk]

Actually that relative turns out to be merely a badly disguised weirdo - this is a slightly "restyled" Daihatsu Sirion - another insignificant bleep of a car.

The "Subaru" is of course the cheapest of their offerings. In Denmark your friendly Subaru dealer will relieve you of DKK 121,900. At 5,6464 kroner to $1, that'll be $21,588.98. Like all cars, the Justy's purchase price includes a 180% taxation, added to the already added 25% import "VAT" plus something like 3-5% profit for the retailer. Can you believe people here atually drive cars, even nice ones?

I've never seen anyone driving a Subaru Justy, though.

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I think that Subaru should really have gone in more of a Trail-Rated™ direction rather than a Soccer Mom direction with the redesign, though. A little bit of a lift, some off-road tires, locking low-range gearbox, and you would have an even more capable machine. If I had the time/money/insanity necessary, I would make some custom portal hubs and some transmission mods to a Forrester and go hit Moab.

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If you ever need to beat on anything in Southern California, drop me a line.

We can visit the scenic Salton Sea. Great for post-apocalyptic photo shoots.

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But also much less talented. Or maybe just blind, in accordance with workplace equality laws.

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I'm pretty sure that ain't a GT-R, fellas.

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I have seen little all-wheel drive cars do appalling things at these off-road parks. Light weight, plus power, plus traction, equals impressive. I watched a lifted Syncro Vanagon with a Haldex conversion truck through a pretty tough course with almost no trouble.

My favourite was the Iltis, however. Watching an Iltis pull out an F150 was worth the price of admission.

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