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1st Gen 1969-79?

All of the 360 models, micro car, bus and the like.

2nd Gen ?-79

EA71/EA63 sedans, hatches, wagons, and brat (until 81)

3rd Gen 1980-84

EA81 DL and Gl sedan, wagon, hatch*, and brat* *(until 87)

4th Gen 1985-93

EA82 DL, GL and GL-10 sedan, wagon, hatch (justy), coupe, XT and XT6.

5th Gen 1990-2009

EJ, EZ, EG Legacy, Outback, Impreza, Forester, SVX, B9 Tribeca.

6th Gen 2008- NA. (Framed windows and new engines)

EJ and EZ Legacy, Outback, Impreza, Forester, Tribeca

 

I'm not too sure on all of these and the 6th gen is only my opinion.

 

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You're right Bob. That above post is wrong.

 

Early 80s stuff is referred to as 2nd gen by most everyone I've ever known. As in 1980-1984, and of course there are ALOT of runovers, but, in general that roundier cooler body style.

 

The later 80s (like 85 & later) stuff is 3rd gen. The square body ones all the way up to the Loyales. RX's. etc. That's all 3rd gen.

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You're right Bob. That above post is wrong.

 

Early 80s stuff is referred to as 2nd gen by most everyone I've ever known. As in 1980-1984, and of course there are ALOT of runovers, but, in general that roundier cooler body style.

 

The later 80s (like 85 & later) stuff is 3rd gen. The square body ones all the way up to the Loyales. RX's. etc. That's all 3rd gen.

 

It is basically right, except he started counting with 1 being the 360's and microvans, instead of starting with 1 as the 70's cars.

 

I've also heard the EJ series broken out separately -- e.g. a 1990 to 1994 legacy is 1st gen EJ series, and a 1995 to 1999 legacy is a second gen EJ...

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Sucker King & Will

 

thank you very much

 

Ill be swaping parts from 3rd to 2nd gens and its easyer typin gens

 

than all that other info

 

In the US at least, we often generically call the 2nd gens EA81's, and the 3rd gens EA82's, because that's what engine came in them here.... though that apparently isn't true in other markets.

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1st Gen 1969-79

All of the 360 models, micro car, bus and the like.

EA71/EA63 sedans, hatches, wagons, and brat (until 81)

2nd Gen 1980-84

EA81 DL and Gl sedan, wagon, hatch*, and brat* *(until 87)

3rd Gen 1985-93

EA82 DL, GL and GL-10 sedan, wagon, hatch (justy), coupe, XT and XT6.

4th Gen 1990-2009

EJ, EZ, EG Legacy, Outback, Impreza, Forester, SVX, B9 Tribeca.

5th Gen 2008- NA. (Framed windows and new engines)

EJ and EZ Legacy, Outback, Impreza, Forester, Tribeca

 

Is that better?

I just thought it would be better to separate the 360's from the standards

in the original post.

 

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They are seperated from the standards- "gens' usually refers to GL-series cars and later, so:

74-80 (81 for Brats) 1st gen

81-84 (89 for Brat and Hatch) 2nd gen

85-93 3rd gen

90-? 4th gen

 

The EA82 OHC engine had it's own body style, generally referred to as the EA82 style, which continued as the Loyal for a couple years. The Legacy came out in 90 (or 91, not positive) and introduced the EJ series engines.

 

 

Generally, when swapping parts, people just say Legacy, EA82, EJ, EA81 etc. It's simpler that way.

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