Think of a car commercial with an SUV cruising along snow-coated, tree-lined roads as it heads to a ski resort and chances are that you’re picturing a Subaru. The brand places itself as the perfect vehicle for pursuing outdoor activities and continues to reinforce this with the sponsorship of sporting events and sports teams (including the Welsh rugby team), in addition to their core marketing campaigns. In the United States, Subaru is very much known as the car for dog lovers. Its advertising with the tag line “dog tested, dog approved” is accompanied by the Barkleys (a family of labradors and golden retrievers) and is guaranteed to melt hearts with their dog-friendly approach. Consequently, with over half Subaru drivers being pet owners and the Travall dog guard for Subaru being one of our most popular products, we can’t help but be smitten with the brand too. Travall is excited to be partnering with Subaru UK at Crufts 2018. It’s always good to find other like-thinking manufacturers who focus on dogs and families. We wanted to learn more fun facts about Subaru, don’t you?
Did you know?
Subaru’s headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
Almost all Subaru vehicles have a boxer engine, which operates in a different way from other vehicle engines and is a core element of its appeal. The boxer engine has horizontal pistons, ensuring engine output goes directly into the transmission. Its lower centre of gravity offer better vehicle control and in the event of a front-end collision its position offers better protection for passengers.
Most Subaru vehicles offer symmetrical all-wheel drive. As a result, this allows better traction, balance and control of the vehicle.
The Subaru logo, as shown below, represents the Pleiades constellation. The name Subaru (meaning unite or Taurus) is gender neutral in Japan.
The Subaru Forester is the Chevrolet Forester in India.
In 2016, Consumer Reports cited the Subaru Forester, Outback and Legacy as some of the best cars for good visibility.
The Opel Zafira is known as the Subaru Tariq in Japan
Subaru partnered with anime giant Gainax. They created a 4-part “magical girl” anime series called Hōkago no Pureadesu (After-School Pleiades). The English version is Wish Upon the Pleiades. They went on to do a full 12-part television series.
Turbocharged versions are available for Subaru passenger cars.
1997 saw the launch of the first generation of Subaru Forester.
Travall dog guard for Subaru and more
Travall offers a range of vehicle-specific accessories for Subaru. The Travall dog guard for Subaru Outback and Travall dog guard for Subaru Forester are among the top-selling Travall Guards. We’ve currently got 8 different models of the dog guard for Subaru, with 4 more in development. Travall Dividers, Travall Liners, Travall Mats and Travall Sillguards complete the range of products available for Subaru vehicles. If you want to see them up close, all our products will be displayed in a brand new Subaru Outback at our stand at Crufts 2018 – we can’t wait to see you there!
