The Subaru SVX (known as the Alcyone in its home market of Japan) was designed by noted Italian Giorgetto Giugiaro of ItalDesign and was the most expensive Subaru built when it was introduced in 1991. Internet rumor claims that Subaru lost money on each SVX sold (which we find hard to believe) but the Japanese […]
I’m going to admit that I like strange features on cars…but if you read this website you probably share love of strange design elements. Take half windows for instance, these are certainly less usable than a regular window, but it is a design feature shared exotics like the McLaren F1, Lamborghini Countach and DMC DeLorean….and […]
Today’s Thursday Twister subject is all about the show and no go. Find us the best car for looking at, but it is sorta terrible to drive. What car do you want in your garage, but not on the road? My selection is the Subaru SVX, which promised speed with its Giorgetto Giugiaro design, all-wheel-drive, […]
There is a certain niche in late model classics cars that aren’t particularly fast or engaging to drive, but they are interesting nonetheless. Think Audi Quattro, Ford EXP, Cadillac Allante, Chevrolet Fiero…but one of my favorites (from an aesthetic point of view) has got to be Subaru’s XT/XT6 which was a predecessor to the Subaru […]
You might consider yourself lucky if you’ve ever had the opportunity to own Subaru’s first modern halo car, known as the Alcyone in Japan or the SVX here in the USA. If you take a photograph of Italian Giorgetto Giugiaro’s beautiful body shape, you might find that the view isn’t what you’d expected, and what […]
The Subaru SVX was known as the Alcyone in its home market of Japan – named for the brightest start in the Pleiades cluster that is prominently featured on the nose of older Subarus and pronounced “el-SIGH-uh-nee.” The last time we featured an SVX engine it was in a GC-chassis Impreza set up for rally. Find this 1994 […]