According to Q&A in an ebay listing the Justy is a Swift underneath. Anyone know about this? what generations, all? Is everything Swift? I'm baffled. I'm thinking about getting a Justy for local commuting. thanks!

um....just no...same idea, in that they're small, efficient, etc. but they're not the same, in any way (as far as I know...please correct me if I'm wrong)

The motor is suzuki... The drivetrain is subaru and same with the body.

 

-Brian

The 3-cyl engine is Suzuki, and of course it was aslo found in Geo Metro. There was an optional 4-cyl engine on Swift and Metro. On Swift it could also be had with turbo for one or maybe two model years. But in US, only Justy had AWD. I believe Suzuki had AWD available overseas, whether its own or from Subaru. I know the departed Baleno, known here under the bad name Esteem and much underrated, had an AWD version in other markets.

I cant find anywhere that the EF10 and EF12 are made by Suzuki.

 

I believe the statement that the engine is suzuki is...just plain wrong.

I believe you just... dont know what your talkin about :-p

 

Believe us... it is.

-Brian

You must not have looked very hard Will.

 

Search google for keywords "SUBARU JUSTY SUZUKI"

 

PROOF: http://www.answers.com/topic/subaru-justy

 

-Brian

can`t get any clearer than that:lol:

the just was sold in europe for along time after it stoped here and the 3rd gen justy looks just like the metro swift...

Brian is my hero.

 

(and ICK, i didn't know i've changed sparkplugs on a suzuki.. ICK!)

Brian is my hero.

 

 

WOOOT!!!! GOOGLE FTW!!!!!!

 

-Brian

It was a rebadged Suzuki in foreign markets. But it was a Subaru body in the US with a Suzuki engine. I'm confused. Does this mean you can drop a Suzuki turbo into a Justy AWD?

Dont really see a reason why not. I know of people who have turbo'd a justy, and I know of someone who is planning to supercharge theirs.

 

Ive been thinking more and more about getting one. They're all over craigslist but I havent found the one I want. Which would be a 5spd 4WD MPFI model.

 

-Brian

bah! oh well.

 

In that case...I'll never own one.

I saw them all over the place in Germany- the 3rd gen Justy is just a rebadged Suzuki Swift, which was rebadged in the US as the first-gen Geo Metro.

 

Far as I know the US model Justy was all Subaru, and the Suzuki stuff applies to overseas, after the Justy as we know it was not made anymore... from what I saw in that article, it could go either way...

Here's some images from a Yahoo Germany photo search of the European model Justy... just a Suzuki Swift all the way...

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Germany they pronounce it like "YOO-stee."

Which leaves the option that the US justy is all subaru :-p

If people are having a hard time finding replacement engines for their justies, I think that the suzukie engine would be a well publicized swap. It isn't, so that leads me to think that USDM justies are custom subie.

The early Justy also came in 4wd turbo. I test drove one with a 5 speed and it smoked like crazy. It ran like crap but I still regret not buying it ($200), I would be able to rallycross my brains out with that sucker souped up.

 

If anyone knows of a turbo Justy for sale in the Portland, Oregon area, let me know.

so for curiosity... is that 3 cyl the same as what's in a sprint?

Brian is my hero.

 

(and ICK, i didn't know i've changed sparkplugs on a suzuki.. ICK!)

 

LOL I didn't know I had a Suzuki either. Good thing I traded it for my Brat over a year ago.

so for curiosity... is that 3 cyl the same as what's in a sprint?

 

 

My 91 justy engine has nothing in common with my 87 sprint engine. Also as far as how all the drivetrain is bolted in still nothing in common. I have heard is they started making the Justy in the Hungarian plan around 94. Which is when you stopped seeing them here.

 

 

Matt

Apparently, for 1st gen. Justy engine, the only common thing with Suzuki is the number of cylinders, and that might be just because 3 cyl. is not unusual for Japanese domestic minicars. And I thought they were the same. Since 1995, Justy is manufactured by Suzuki at the plant in Hungary.

Don't forget the Pontiac Firefly. It came with turbo 2 and they are fast...

i had my doors blown off by a sooped up turbo justy 'bout a week or so ago...my girlfriend was rolling in the passenger seat...i didn't realize that they were so quick off the line.

The early Justy also came in 4wd turbo. I test drove one with a 5 speed and it smoked like crazy.

 

I think you are mistaken. What are the specifications of the turbo Justy? Early models where carbed from what I have read.

 

And if anyone would be considering an engine swap, I would think the earlier carbed model would suit the bill well. It was between 1600-1750lbs curb weight if I remember right.