I know it didn't have it in the Americas, But was the Leone/GL avalibe with anti-lock brakes in other markets(Like Japan?)

Nope.

 

89 Legacy Turbo would be the first model/year for ABS in Japan.

 

GD

the XT6s were also available with ABS in japan, one of the very first reports written on the XT6 was based on a JDM one, with ABS.

 

but to be honest, I highly doubt the effectiveness of those systems, as even newer generation systems weren't fool/fail-proof (jabbing the brake caused the wheel to stop turning, ABS thinks you're stationairy and thus doesn't do a thing about it ) so these earlier ones probably aren't much better.

^agreed. until the last 5 years or so, subaru ABS systems are terrible.

 

 

worst part is, if it senses that one wheel is slipping, it interferes with all 4 wheels, even if the other 3 have traction.

 

 

 

it's kind of scary when you're mashing the brake pedal, and the ABS is interfering with it, then you grab the ebrake handle and magically....the car stops.