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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 12:46 PM
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Subaru version of RX-8

What is this? Looks like an RX-8 cousin.

More info here:
http://www.autoweek.com/specials/200...a/subaru/1.htm

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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 01:08 PM
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Talking WOw

This is one of those cars that makes me work and study harder(along with the rx-8). its beautiful!!!!!!! i also like the accord sport concept. the rear end is so damn appealing!! :D
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 01:08 PM
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see...remeber how every1 says mazda is gonna rewrite and re create the way of a sports car? well, take that as an example...it is already doing it...expect to see more suicide door sportscars concepts from other makers
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 01:48 PM
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yeah but rx-8 better

rx-8 better anyway!

and how long will it take subaru to make a car from concept??
maybe in next 3 years we will se that copy of rx



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"This radical 400bhp 4WD, four-door, four-seat concept was revealed at this week's Geneva Motor Show ...... says company boss Masaru Katsurada."

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/?news/a...y.php?id=34670
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 01:50 PM
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ddd

and
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 04:01 PM
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I liked it until I saw that it was a hatchback! YUKK!!!
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 04:04 PM
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Originally posted by jonalan
I liked it until I saw that it was a hatchback! YUKK!!!
Ditto!
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 04:14 PM
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I hope they fix the front of it before taking it production- it looks like it got smushed up against a wall or something.
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 04:34 PM
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subaru should just stick to their great rally bred soprt sedans...i love their trademark with the blue and gold wheels...the STI is one of my fav cars....
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 05:46 PM
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so would this be a reincarnation of the SVX?
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 02:23 PM
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doubt it...did the svx have 400hp?...i think its a new type of car for subaru, and they are trying to keep up w/ mazda...just like mitsubishi is trying to keep up w/ subaru with the lancer evo
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 03:13 PM
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no it didn't
svx: Horsepower: 230 @ 5,400 rpm
Torque: 228 @ 4,400 rpm
Maximum Engine Speed: 7,000 rpm

but i didn't mean just a cosmetic update of the car i mean as a replacement in the lux/performance sedan category which they have been absent from since the demise of the svx.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 03:53 PM
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I think the SVX is just about one of the ugliest cars I have ever seen in my life. And yes, I have seen a number of them in person. What's up with the windows?
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 04:38 AM
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i liked the svx. whats there not to like ?? 230hp H6 all wheel drive. the only flat six other than a porsche. the windows are a little unconventional, but that wont stop me from liking the car. oh wells, subaru decided not to produce any svx's with manual transmissions, so i didnt buy one. otherwise id be driving one right now.
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 10:56 AM
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I know I'm gonna get flamed for this...

I actually like it better than the RX-8. . I agree that the front end could be improved and the detailing on the side of the car is too much (busy looking). The housed foglights are better than the RX-8, because they don't seem like an afterthought. However, the general shape of the car is sleeker and cleaner than the RX-8. The wide rear end screams to followers: "Kiss my phat ***!!" I also fell in love with the hatchback(I'm a practical enthusiast) + AWD(winters here suck) + 400hp (Whoa!). Also, around here (Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada), Subaru's have a really good reputation for practicality, reliability and good resale value. It's just a shame they haven't discovered the simplistic ingenuity and of the light rotary engine. Just my 2 cents worth. Let the flaming begin!
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 08:14 PM
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that car will never make to production, at least not without radical design changes.

and its weird lookin'.
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 09:19 PM
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Originally posted by jonalan
I liked it until I saw that it was a hatchback! YUKK!!!



Well, I don't know about you - but I love the idea that it is a fastback/hatch!

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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 06:52 PM
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The profile from the side looks ok, but that front end HAS GOT TO GO! :o

The RX-8 is still much better looking IMHO!
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 10:55 AM
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I second you that!! :D The 8 is a much better looking and meaner car...

That subaru is damn Fugly... 0.2 :p
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