▁called ▁the ▁N iss an ▁A venir ▁Bl aster . ▁ ▁The ▁raised ▁roof ▁was ▁retained , ▁but ▁the ▁new ▁body ▁was ▁sm o other , ▁round er , ▁and ▁about ▁ 3 ▁inches ▁longer , ▁with ▁a ▁slightly ▁longer ▁wheel base . ▁A ▁new ▁version ▁of ▁Sub aru ' s ▁flat ▁four - cy l inder ▁" box er " ▁engine ▁was ▁standard , ▁offering ▁more ▁low - end ▁tor que , ▁better ▁fuel ▁economy , ▁and ▁sm o other ▁performance . ▁There ▁were ▁not ▁any ▁new ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁susp ension , ▁but ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁complete ▁make over ▁to ▁the ▁rear ▁susp ension , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁new ▁design ▁that ▁occupied ▁less ▁of ▁the ▁back space . ▁This ▁adds ▁more ▁room ▁in ▁the ▁tr unk ▁and ▁cargo ▁floor ▁for ▁the ▁convenience ▁of ▁the ▁owner . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁safety , ▁improvements ▁that ▁were ▁made ▁consist ▁of ▁the ▁three - point ▁seat ▁bel ts ▁for ▁the ▁driver ▁and ▁additional ▁four ▁passengers . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁child - s af ety - se at ▁anchor ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁seat ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁back . ▁For ▁the ▁front , ▁the ▁seat ▁bel ts ▁are ▁position ed ▁to ▁better ▁hold ▁the ▁driver ▁and ▁front ▁passenger ▁along ▁with ▁front ▁and ▁rear ▁air ▁b ags ▁installed ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁people ▁in ▁such ▁cases ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁collision . ▁The ▁Sub aru ▁Out back ▁received ▁a ▁good ▁rating ▁from ▁The ▁In sur ance ▁Institute ▁for ▁Highway ▁Saf ety ▁in ▁ 2 0 0