Subaru Baja - The Car Connection
The Subaru Baja, sold from 2003 through 2006, was the quirky Japanese maker's attempt to sell a type of vehicle it hadn't offered since its Brat 20 years earlier: a quasi-pickup truck, or at least a passenger vehicle with a pickup bed. Read More Below » The Subaru Baja, sold from 2003 through 2006, was the quirky Japanese maker's attempt to sell a type of vehicle it hadn't offered since its Brat 20 years earlier: a quasi-pickup truck, or at least a passenger vehicle with a... The company marketed it as a "multiple choice vehicle," and elements of its styling paid homage to the tough trucks that compete in the Baja off-road race held annually on that Mexican peninsula. In effect, the Baja was a Subaru Outback wagon with the roof over the rear cargo bay removed and a pickup bed substituted. To make its 41-inch-long pickup bed more useful, a "Switchback" panel in the back of the cab could pivot forward to sit on the back of the folded rear seat, allowing longer items to protrude from the bed into the cabin. The Baja also offered a cargo cage that pivoted back to sit on the dropped tailgate, further extending the length of what was, in reality, a pickup bed little longer than the load bay of an Outback. Source: www.thecarconnection.com
