The Subaru R2 Custom R is a front wheel drive road car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 5 door hatchback body.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 0.7 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 53 bhp (54 PS/40 kW) at 6400 rpm and 63 N·m (46 lb·ft/6.4 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
A continuously variable gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
Its claimed kerb weight is 810 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2360 mm | 92.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1285 mm | 50.6 inches | |
| Length | 3395 mm | 133.7 inches | |
| Width | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Height | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.44 | ||
| Kerb weight | 810 kg | 1786 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 30 litres | 6.6 [7.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Subaru | ||
| Engine code | EN07 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 658 cc (40.154 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 56 × 66.8 mm
2.2 × 2.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 54 PS (53 bhp) (40 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 63 Nm (46 ft·lb) (6.4 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 60.1 kW/litre 81.7 ps/litre 80.5 bhp/litre 1.32 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.74 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EGI (Electronic Fuel Injection): Multi-point injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1203.2 kPa (174.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 164.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 66.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 48.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 65.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.49 kg/kW 34.23 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 155/65 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155/65 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | continuously variable transmission | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 846054 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | CBA-RC1 | ||
| RAC rating | 7.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Subaru R2 Custom R added 2025-11-02. Last modified 2025-11-08. |
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