What is the Subaru Baja?
The Baja was a four-door, car-based pickup that paired a passenger cabin with an open cargo bed. Based on the Outback, it sat between Subaru’s estate cars and conventional pickups. Its cabin carried passengers while the bed offered space for bulky or messy loads.
Rather than a traditional work truck, the Baja was an everyday car with some open-bed usefulness for outdoor gear, home projects or errands. Its unusual body gave it a distinctive place in Subaru’s range.
Generation and engine
The Baja had one generation, code BT, sold from 2003 to 2006. Its engine was a 2.5 L petrol unit. The Outback roots shaped its road-car proportions and passenger layout, while the shortened rear body and open bed gave it a different purpose from the wagon.
Fuel consumption
United States EPA figures for 2003–2006 give the Baja a best combined rating of 22 MPG and lowest listed consumption of 10.7 L/100 km. Canada’s figures for the same years give a lowest listed consumption of 10.5 L/100 km on the 5-cycle test. EPA and Canada’s 5-cycle procedures differ, so their results are not directly comparable.
Questions and answers
When was the Subaru Baja sold?
Its single generation was sold from 2003 to 2006.
What kind of vehicle is the Baja?
It is a four-door, car-based pickup with a passenger cabin and an open cargo bed.
What engine did the Baja use?
It used a 2.5 L petrol engine.
What is the Baja’s best combined EPA rating?
The best combined United States EPA rating was 22 MPG.