Subaru · 1983–1998
Subaru Sumo
The Subaru Sumo, known as Domingo in the Japanese market and the Libero in European markets except for the UK, Iceland, the Benelux and Sweden, is a cabover microvan produced from 1983 to 1998. In Belgium, it was known as the Combi. In Sweden, it was known as the Columbuss (buss meaning "bus" in Swedish), and in Taiwan the latter generation was marketed as the Estratto. It was also called the Subaru E10 and Subaru E12 respectively in some places, the names referring to the size of the engines. Subaru's German importer chose the name Libero after a public naming competition in 1984. The name Sumo, used in most English-speaking markets, was meant to evoke the car's Japanese origin and the strength of a sumo wrestler.
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Specifications
- name
- Subaru Sumo
- aka
- Subaru Domingo, Subaru Columbuss (Sweden), Subaru Combi (Belgium), Subaru E10/E12, Subaru Estratto (Taiwan), Subaru Libero, Subaru Vanille (France), Elcat Cityvan/Citywagon
- Manufacturer
- Subaru
- Production
- 1983–1998
- Class
- Microvan
- Body style
- 5-door van
- Layout
- Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
- Engine
- 1.0 L EF10 I3, 1.2 L EF12 I3
- Transmission
- 5-speed manual, ECVT automatic
- Length
- 3425 mm (1983–1993), 3525 mm (1993–1998)
- Width
- 1430 mm (1983–1993), 1415 mm (1993–1998)
- Height
- 1925 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1040 kg
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1634806CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_SumoCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1362120786 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Subaru_Libero_front_20070822.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Rudolf Stricker · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.