Garou’s Logo as of 2016
Garou is a Japanese company that is one of the automobile manufacturing divisions of MTC (Mie Transportation Conglomerate), the other being Suzuka Automotive.
Garou is known for their vehicles possessing standard all-wheel drive, working themselves around the belief that AWD is a gas killer and making highly efficient vehicles that have the capability of going on and off road with ease.
CURRENT LINEUP
- 2017 Tsuge compact hatchback
- 2017 Sagrado midsize sedan / wagon
- 2017 Ginmei grand tourer coupe
- 2016 Victory full size sedan
- 2016 Lucis MPV
- 2016 Rocky SUV
- 2016 Geo mini MPV
- 2016 Go subcompact hatchback
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Well fuck. Time to redact that. Changed to Victory.
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1996-1999 Garou Eternelle
Logo set of the Eternelle 1.8 Spec T.
While Garou has set it’s standard rules in terms of developing cars is for them to be AWD, there are some models that don’t follow that rule. One notable car is the Eternelle, a FWD hatch.
The Eternelle was originally a Suzuka designed car that was scrapped in the process which fell into Garou’s hands: A 5-door hatchback with a somewhat long swooping back curving from the top. Using a modified Tsuge platform, the Eternelle made it’s way to the showroom floors in early 1996.
Initially, the Eternelle was available with a 100 HP 1.6L Inline 4 motor with the option of either a 5-Speed Manual or a 4-Speed Automatic, which gave a decent amount of power while delivering great fuel economy (averaging at 31 MPG US).
Shortly after in the same year, Garou developed the 1.8 Spec T.
the 1.8 Spec T (no, doesn’t designate the car as turbocharged) is the performance-oriented version of the Eternelle. Given a more aggressive lip work, the hatch was considerably nimble at the time thanks to a 147 HP high output 1.8L Inline 4 motor and a rather light weight of 1087 kg. The engine was updated in 1998 with a boost in power by 41 more horses (188 HP).
The 1.8 Spec T presented itself as a worthy opponent for other compact sports hatches, like the Zenshi Nimessa Penta. Despite all of this however, Garou made the decision to prioritize the Tsuge over the Eternelle as the performance hatch, and, by 1999, met it’s fate behind closed doors.
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