Subaru Liberty 1998.

Subaru Australia has launched a special-edition all-wheel-drive Subaru Liberty RX sedan. The special edition has a Bilstein suspension package, 16" alloy wheels with low profile tyres, and a leather interior.

Special editions can be good value for money provided that you really want the goodies, for example Subaru claim that in this case you get extras that would normally cost $5K for only $2K on the rrp.

The Liberty RX has ABS brakes and twin air-bags as standard safety features. It also comes with AM/FM radio / cassette and CD-player, remote central locking and climate-control air-conditioning.

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Subaru Liberty 1998

• Subaru Liberty RX sedan, 5 seats, 4 doors, 2 x airbag std, ABS std
• loa: 4605mm, height: 1405mm, wheelbase: 2630mm
• RX:
  • 2457cc, petrol, 4-cyls, mpfi, 4-valves/cyl, dohc
  • bore: 99.5mm, stroke: 79mm, c.r.: 9.7:1
  • power: 115kW at 5600rpm, torque: 221Nm at 4000rpm
• ( LX, GX:
  • 2212cc, sohc, bore: 96.9mm, stroke: 75mm, c.r.: 9.5:1
  • 98kW at 5600rpm, 193Nm at 4000rpm )
• transmission: 5m/4a, AWD
• suspension: indep'-strut/indep'-strut, brakes: disc/disc
• tyres: 16" wheels on RX special edition, 185/70 R14 or 195/60 R15; fuel-tank: 60L
• Special edition 5-speed manual $38,990, automatic $40,890 ($au, 8/1998)
• Liberty Stn-Wagon anniversary: 2.2L 4a $37.7K + $3K orc (variants $32K-37.7K)

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