The JDM-Only Subaru Rex Crossover Is Getting AWD For The First Time

Subaru doesn't default to all-wheel drive in other markets like it does in the U.S., but its ultra-cheap Rex model will still get four-wheel traction.

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The JDM-Only Subaru Rex Crossover Is Getting AWD For The First Time

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Subaru has steadily carved out an all-wheel-drive–shaped niche for itself in the North American market, offering four-wheel traction on even its humblest cars as early as 1975. And today, every modern Subaru except the drift-happy BRZ comes standard with all-wheel drive, one of the car's key benefits over some of its competitors. But overseas, the story is not always the same. For example, the automaker's entry-level crossover in its home market of Japan, the Subaru Rex, was limited to front-wheel drive for its first three years on the market. That has now changed.

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