Subaru Baja - wikipedia Subaru Baja Subaru Baja Overview Manufacturer Subaru - Isuzu Automotive, Inc. Production July 2002 -- April 2006 Model years 2003 -- 2006 Assembly United States : Lafayette, Indiana Body and chassis Class Compact utility / pickup truck Body style 4 - door utility Layout Front - engine, four - wheel - drive Related Subaru Legacy / Outback Powertrain Engine 2.5 L EJ251 H4 ( 2003 -- 2005 ) 2.5 L EJ253 H4 ( 2005 -- 2006 ) 2.5 L EJ255 H4 turbo Transmission 4 - speed automatic 5 - speed manual Wheelbase 2,649 mm ( 104.3 in ) Length 4,905 mm ( 193.1 in ) Width 1,781 mm ( 70.1 in ) Height 2003 -- 04 : 1,631 mm ( 64.2 in ) 2005 -- 06 : 1,654 mm ( 65.1 in ) Chronology Predecessor Subaru BRAT The Subaru Baja is an all - wheel - drive, four passenger, four - door, open - bed pickup truck manufactured from 2002 to 2006 by Subaru and marketed for model years 2003 to 2006. The Baja combines the handling and passenger carrying characteristics of a traditional passenger car with the open - bed versatility, and to a lesser degree, load capacity of a pickup truck. The unibody design borrowed heavily from the existing mechanicals, platform and sheet metal of the Subaru Legacy / Outback wagon. Production began on July 18, 2002 as a 2003 model at the Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. factory in Lafayette, Indiana. The Baja nameplate derives from Mexico 's noted peninsula of the same name -- home to the Baja 1000 off - road race. Contents 1 Design and engineering 2 Market and sales 3 Model year changes 4 See also 5 References Design and engineering Subaru Baja, original concept rendering. See also : Subaru ST - X, concept vehicle Baja 1000 Rally Truck Working with technical support from Subaru Japan, a team led by Peter Tenn, Subaru senior designer, penned the Baja in the United States. According to an August, 2002 interview with Tenn, `` the Baja 's jarring look is homage to rally - race trucks. It 's supposed to look funky, look different. It does n't fit any category, and we knew that going in. It 's not like anything else on the road. And that 's important to a lot of people. '' The Baja followed closely Subaru 's ST - X ( Sport Truck X-perimental ) concept vehicle presented at the 2000 Los Angeles International Auto Show and also designed by a special Subaru America design team. The ST - X offered a greater complement of features than the production Baja ( power rear window, under floor storage compartment, tailgate cup holders ), but nevertheless set the production groundwork for an Outback - based, four - door, car - truck hybrid. In a package 150 mm ( 6 in ) longer than an Outback, the Baja featured a four - door passenger compartment along with a 1,040 mm ( 41 in ) open bed and drop - down tailgate. A system marketed as the `` Switchback '' allowed the rear passenger seat to fold down and a small hatch from the open bed to fold inward, allowing an extended length of 1,900 mm ( 75 in ) to the end of the open tailgate. A light in the instrument cluster signaled an `` open '' status for the Switchback. The design featured two stainless steel exposed buttresses behind the passenger compartment, marketed as Sports Bars, providing structural reinforcement for the open bed. Feature details included tinted rear door windows and rear window ; an integrated bed liner ; a dual - illumination bed light ; four bed tie - down hooks ; molded - in recesses to receive standard 2x4 's to enable customized ( e.g., bi-level ) storage ; standard roof rails with cross bars ; a tow rating of 2,400 lb ( 1,089 kg ), a rear seat center position rigid hinged storage compartment with integral twin cupholders, rear - seat power supply, rear - seat center storage net, map - pockets at rear of each front seat ; an under - bed mounted spare tire, operable via a cable winch accessible from an access panel in the bed itself and a fold - up license plate holder with a mechanism allowing the plate to lock perpendicular to the tailgate, such that with the tailgate lowered, the plate remained visible -- mimicking the tailgate and license plate arrangement on older station wagon / estates with biparting tailgates, e.g., the Volvo Amazon. Market and Sales Subaru marketed the Baja in the United States, Canada, South Africa, and Chile. In the United States and Canada, Subaru marketed the Baja as a `` multiple - choice vehicle. '' Limited advertising, late arrival of the turbo - charged model, heavily styled lower - body plastic cladding and a yellow - and - silver introductory color scheme discouraged broad appeal. James Healey, writing for USAtoday at the time of the Baja 's introduction called it a `` controversial fashion statement with limited utility ''. The Baja received the 2003 and 2004 J.D. Powers 's APEAL ( for Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout Study ) Award -- measuring owner delight with the design, content, layout and performance of their new vehicles for `` Most Appealing Compact Pickup '' and the Consumer Reports 2006 highest score for reliability in the pickup truck category. With Subaru projecting to sell 24,000 per year, 30,000 were marketed over four and a half years. In 2007, Subaru of America reached agreement with Toyota Motor Corporation allowing Subaru Indiana to manufacture Camrys to meet Toyota 's excess demand -- and enabling Subaru to re-assign the Baja production line and maximize plant utilization. Subaru discontinued Baja production in April 2006. Subaru stock - piled an inventory of 2006 models before discontinuing production, allowing dealers to continue to sell 2006 models as late as February 2008. The Baja was removed from the Subaru USA website on July 31, 2007, following its removal from the Subaru Chile website in April 2007. Model year changes Subaru Baja 2003 : the initial model featured leather seats, power driver 's seat, and sunroof. A lower priced `` Sport '' model, equipped with cloth interior and manually - adjustable seats followed later in the production year, also without color - keyed exterior door handles and mirrors, four - beam headlamps, leather shift and steering wheel, front door puddle lights or an illuminated ignition key ring. 2004 : introduced a new 2.5 - liter turbocharged model producing 160 kW ( 210 hp ). This model featured standard manual or optional automatic transmission with Sportshift, a large hood scoop and color - matched exterior door handles and side mirrors. All models received increased ground clearance to 210 mm ( 8.4 in ). 2005 : all models were given a further increase in ride height, a power outlet in the center console, rear seat back net pocket, and turbocharged models with leather offered a new tonneau bed cover. 2006 : the turbocharged variant received an optional package that included leather trimmed upholstery, heated seats, special alloy wheels, a hard bed cover, and the sport - mode automatic transmission. All models received an enhanced security system. See also Subaru Brat References Wikimedia Commons has media related to Subaru Baja. ^ Jump up to : `` First Drive : 2003 Subaru Baja ''. PickupTruck.com. August 9, 2002. Jump up ^ `` Subaru of Indiana History ''. Subaru.com. ^ Jump up to : `` Subaru makes another bold move with Baja ''. USAtoday, James R. Healey. August 19, 2002. Retrieved May 24, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Subaru Subaru ST - X Sport Utility Pickup Concept ''. Pickuptruck.com. Jump up ^ `` One More Time ''. Ward 's AutoWorld, Sep 1, 2002. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Subaru makes another bold move with Baja ''. CNNmoney.com. Retrieved May 24, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Subaru confirms production of new crossover vehicle : ST - X By Michael Binstock ''. Ward 's AutoWorld, September 1, 2002. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Subaru confirms production of new crossover vehicle : ST - X ''. The Acorn, February 1, 2001, Michael Binstock. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Jump up ^ Fuji Heavy Industries Starts Producing Toyota Camry in U.S. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. Press Release April 21, 2007 Jump up ^ Subaru of America, Inc. Announces Increase in Sales. Press Release, Subaru of America, Inc., March 3, 2009. `` previous -- Subaru, a division of Fuji Heavy Industries, vehicle timeline, 1990s -- present Type 1990s 2000s 2010s 0 5 6 7 8 9 0 5 6 7 8 9 0 5 6 7 8 9 Kei car Rex Vivio Pleo I Pleo II ( rebadged Daihatsu Mira ) R1 R2 Lucra ( rebadged Daihatsu Tanto Exe ) Chiffon ( rebadged Daihatsu Tanto ) Stella I Stella II ( rebadged Daihatsu Move ) Kei truck / Microvan Sambar / Domingo Sambar Dias Wagon ( rebadged Daihatsu Hijet ) Subcompact Justy I Justy II Justy III Justy IV Trezia Justy V ( rebadged Toyota Tank ) Dex Compact Leone III Leone IV Leone V Impreza I Impreza II Impreza III Impreza IV Impreza V Legacy I Levorg Mid-size Legacy II Legacy III Legacy IV Legacy V Legacy VI Sports coupé Alcyone XT Alcyone SVX BRZ Minivan Traviq Exiga Crossover SUV XV Outback I Outback II Outback III Outback IV Outback V Bighorn Bighorn Forester I Forester II Forester III Forester IV Tribeca Ascent Coupé utility BRAT Baja Current Forester Impreza ( XV, WRX, STI ) Justy Legacy Levorg Outback Pleo Sambar Stella TransCare Ascent Engines EA EE EF EG EJ EK EL EN EZ AVCS i - AVLS FA FB Historic and discontinued 1500 360 1000 Alcyone XT Alcyone SVX Baja Bighorn BRAT Dex Domingo Exiga FF - 1 G FF - 1 Star Leone Lucra Sumo R - 2 R1 R2 ( Modern ) Rex Traviq Trezia Tribeca Vivio Concept SRD - 1 ( 1990 ) Fleet - X ( 1999 ) B11S ( 2003 ) B9 Scrambler ( 2003 ) R1e ( 2003 ) B5 TPH ( 2005 ) G4e ( 2007 ) Hybrid & Advanced Tourer ( 2009, 2011 ) Viziv ( 2013 -- 18 ) Related Fuji Heavy Industries Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Rally Team USA Subaru of America Subaru of Indiana Automotive Subaru Industrial Power Products Subaru Tecnica International Wish Upon the Pleiades `` previous -- Subaru, a division of Fuji Heavy Industries, vehicle timeline in North America, 1990s -- present Type 1990s 2000s 2010s 0 5 6 7 8 9 0 5 6 7 8 9 0 5 6 7 8 9 Subcompact Justy ( KA ) Impreza I GC / GF / GM Impreza II GD / GG Compact Leone / Loyale ( AC / AG / AN ) Impreza III GE / GH / GR Impreza IV GJ / GP Impreza V Outback Sport I Outback Sport II Outback Sport III XV Crosstrek Crosstrek Mid-size Legacy I ( BC / BF / BJ ) Legacy II ( BD / BG / BK ) Legacy III ( BE / BH ) Legacy IV ( BL / BP ) Legacy V ( BM ) Legacy VI ( BN ) Sports coupé XT ( AX ) SVX ( CX ) BRZ Crossover / SUV Forester I ( SF ) Forester II ( SG ) Forester III ( SH ) Forester IV ( SJ ) Forester V ( SK ) Outback I ( BG ) Outback II ( BH ) Outback III ( BP ) Outback IV ( BR ) Outback V ( BS ) Tribeca ( WX ) Ascent ( WM ) Coupe Utility BRAT Baja ( BT ) Current Ascent BRZ Forester Impreza / Crosstrek Legacy Outback Engines EA EE EF EG EJ EK EL EN EZ AVCS i - AVLS FB Past 1500 360 1000 Alcyone XT Alcyone SVX Baja BRAT FF - 1 G FF - 1 Star Justy Leone R1 R2 Tribeca Concept SRD - 1 ( 1990 ) Fleet - X ( 1999 ) B11S ( 2003 ) B9 Scrambler ( 2003 ) R1e ( 2003 ) B5 TPH ( 2005 ) G4e ( 2007 ) Hybrid & Advanced Tourer ( 2009, 2011 ) Viziv ( 2013 -- 15 ) Miscellaneous Parent : Fuji Heavy Industries Subaru World Rally Team Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Subaru_Baja&oldid=849568069 '' Categories : Subaru vehicles All - wheel - drive vehicles Cars introduced in 2002 Motor vehicles manufactured in the United States Pickup trucks Sport utility trucks Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Français Italiano 日本 語 Polski Português Slovenčina ไทย 中文 3 more Edit links This page was last edited on 9 July 2018, at 21 : 56 ( UTC ). 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Question: when did they stop making the subaru baja
Answer: 2006