Roadster, City And Minicars
Published: 22nd October 2003
Designed for ease-of-parking urban use but with a sporty stance which hints at high-grip roadholding, the 2+2 R1e is shorter than conventional Japanese minicars.
It uses an Electric Vehicle power unit comprising a high-performance battery and advanced power control technology aimed at caring for the environment.
The light, compact, brushless motor uses a high-energy manganese lithium-iron battery which can be re-charged via a single-phase 200V AC outlet such as that used in the air-conditioning units of many Japanese homes.
Subaru R2
This high-quality, high-performance four-door minicar is
designed to be sporty and classless.
The Subaru R2 has a new supercharged four-cylinder twin overhead-camshaft petrol engine with an Active Valve Control System which provides a wide power range which is fully exploited by the seven-speed sports gear shift.
