The Subaru FF-1 G (also sold as the 1100 and 1300) was a

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from the 1970s, replacing the FF-1 Star. It was a

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vehicle with a typical Subaru EA61 or EA62

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engine. The car also had

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and

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front

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s and dual radiators. The car used only a small radiator (which was also the heater core) on starting, hastening warm up. Achieving , the Subaru quickly became a strong-selling import car in the United States.

Engines

The 1.1L EA61 and 1.3L EA62

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had no cooling fan, only an electric fan on the small radiator cooled the engine. The 1.1L was shared with the

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, however the 1.3L engine was unique to this model and the only Subaru engine to have rear-facing exhaust ports. Most 1972–73 models were equipped with the 1.3L EA62 engine and dual carburetors was an available factory option. The transmission was also borrowed from the

. EA61 1.1L OHV water-cooled flat-4 *Displacement: 76 mm x 60 mm, 1088 cc *Power: at 5600 rpm, at 4000 rpm with 9:1 compression and two-barrel carburetor EA62 1.3L OHV water-cooled flat-4 *Displacement: 82 mm x 60 mm, 1268 cc *Power: at 6400 rpm, at 4000 rpm with 9:1 compression and dual two-barrel carburetors

Transmission

Subaru T71 four-speed manual, front-wheel drive *Gear Ratios: 1st 3.540 2nd 2.235 3rd 1.543 4th 1.033, Rev 4.100 Final 4.125

References

* 1972 Subaru Sales Brochure All-wheel-drive vehicles Station wagons G Cars powered by boxer engines Cars introduced in 1971 {{Modern-auto-stub