Rival in what sense? Definitely not market… I doubt someone who buys a BMW M3 is going to cross shop a Subaru.

Sounds like a coupe version of the STi if anything.
blahblahblah A4’s are crap hows it feel to spend 5 grand fixing it blahblahblah i love hyundai station wagons.

If it’s going to be near $60k it better be damn nice, light, and handle about as good as an STi. 300hp is not a lot these days, especially if your car is AWD out of the box. Granted that’s enough power to get the STi around very nicely, but a new SVX would almost automatically be a heavier car, and the new model would have to appeal to a more upscale audience that wants refinement and good manners. I don’t see the 3 series as competition; ore like the Boxster/Cayman if you ask me.

Sounds good, I just hope they don’t have that annoying half side window like before. How about Subaru adds a turbo to their H6 engines.

You are right for a change A4! You are crap, but the RS4……. now thats totally a different story!

A4
You got some issues!! you dont like Hyundai for what reason? and you dont like wagons for what reason? You owning an Audi I thought you would appretiate wagons as I must say the Audi wagons are quite attractive.

YOU NEED TO GROW UP, GET SOME COMMON SENCE, OR JUST F-OFF!!!!

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Uhhhhh……. A4 is the biggest supporter of wagons and hatches on this WEBSITE! You must have just joined on here, because I can see you’re talking out of your a$$.

Not many people fall for the Hyundai hype guy. They’re typical, low rent, cheap, tinny, unreliable imports just like the rest of them. This one will join the ranks of the embarrassing, japcrap.

Oh well, when the next C4C comes around, there’ll be more SVX’s in the mix. All those folks trading up to Chevy Equinox’s, GMC Terrains and other GM winners. Subaru dealers around here are struggling big time. Nobody drives imports in Michigan, don’tnow why they bothered trying to sell them here in the first place. This s GM Country. Say no to imports!

GM. An American Revolution

Funny how this comes up considering the conversation about 90’s sports cars on the FT-86 thread.

Interesting tidbit on the original SVX… Subaru did not have the financial wherewithal at the time to offer both an automatic and a manual so they had to pick one, and, as we know, they chose 2 pedals over 3. But I’ll go out on a limb and speculate that their choice of transmissions probably wasn’t the single determining factor leading to the car’s demise.

Why is it that all the new sport coupes have to be $50,000+? If they are making a 2-door STi why not price it like a STi and let the people have some choices?

Of course I think every Subaru is overpriced by about $5000 anyways…

I don’t know, I think they should do 3.6L, V6 twin turbo charge with 450hp and 500lb turque, then yeah. With 2.5L that is off from WRX STI is not what I want to be, specially compare with BMW M3.

I always thought that half window thing was kind of cool. But I never drove one of these, so I don’t really know what it would be like from the inside. I do know that when my uncle lived in the mountains in Utah, everyone there had either an Explorer or an SVX because of the AWD. At that time, it was one of the few affordable AWD “sports” cars.

I’m wondering if this SVX is the joint-venture project that was talked about earlier…

I’m thinking it is.

The SVX when it was out, was an extrememly good car. I have driven quite a few as my father works for Subaru up in Canada. I had the good fortune to be able to try these vehicles out when new. They were extremely underrated vehicles but they did have their problems. As Johnnycanuck mention they only came with an Automatic. Where he said it was budget constraints that prevented a manual transmission is wrong. At the time that the SVX was released Subaru did not have a manual transmission that would handle the power the SVX was putting out. This is why they introduced it with an automatic. The problem with this was they also had a tendancy to blow up their automatics which at the time cost $6,000 canadian to replace. The short comings aside with SVX, it was an incredible car to drive, and extremely comfortable and I would have to say stylish 2+2 sports car.

Hopefully the transmission will hold up better than the old SVX.

The SVX is one car I’d like to buy if I started a collection for myself. It would be fairly inexpensive to find one and it’s just a very interesting GT car. I know, people like 60’s muscle cars, but I like l ate 80’s early 90’s sports cars for myself.

Thanks Jake, clearly he is. I love wagons. Actually looking at an 2002 S4 Avant 6-speed right now – so I can change my name . Have to sell the Silverado SS though (anyone? ). I just hate cheap Hyundais, regardless of body style.

$60k Subie???? WTF? The SVX was a great car in it’s day, but it was more than people were willing to pay for a Subaru. Hasn’t Subaru learned already? VW Phaeton anyone?

ajm11, I stand corrected. Good info.

da OG SVX w/ dose wierrd widowas was cool

hyudais R not crap

300 HP is mando

The STI has some nice parts compared to the WRX, diff, 6MT, brakes, aluminum control arms, steering rack, flared fenders. I don’t think it’s worth $10k more though. I can’t see people warming up to a $60k subaru. They are supposed to be “The People’s” turbo dreamer car. Keep the pricing competitive.

If you think nobody drives imports in michigan your not all that observant NMOFGM. While there are a fair number of GM vehilcles here there are just as many that come form Ford

oh I almost forgot

Be American, Exercise your freedom, Buy whatever the hell you want

the m3 seems like a pretty aggressive target…especially these days since bmw took the m3 higher up the cost ladder, compared to 3-series of old…anyway, seems like an odd market to target all of a sudden…it’s not like they have regular line of cars near that price range…

Oh ok, ktulu. I respect your opinion. Cough.

JakeK66.. you read my mind. I always liked what the SVX represented, and would love to have one in my stable if I ever decided to have more than one car at a time. Not a big fan of automatics though.

For $60,000 I would hope that this Subbie would have performance on par with a GTR. Maybe thats how Subaru intends to market it, as a contender in the high price, high horse power performance market against things like GTRs and the Z06 Corvette. Maybe when I’m done with college I might be able to afford one.

AutoX, those Fords are mostly rentals while GM has backed off their rental sales significantly. Open your eyes and drop the Bias. Nobody is foolish enough to come to Michigan with an import knowing damn well it will be trashed. It is unAmerican to drive an import and we will let you know that.

Be American. buy American. buy GM. AN American Revolution

almost picked up one of the older ones last week as it was sitting on a lot and looked really sharp. Have always had a soft spot for these. Let’s hope they make the 2.5T a bit more affordable and maybe throw in a larger turbo motor for the $60k price tag.

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Need more oil for GM

Not many people fall for the Hyundai hype guy. They’re typical, low rent, cheap, tinny, unreliable imports just like the rest of them. This one will join the ranks of the embarrassing, japcrap.

Oh well, when the next C4C comes around, there’ll be more SVX’s in the mix. All those folks trading up to Chevy Equinox’s, GMC Terrains and other GM winners. Subaru dealers around here are struggling big time. Nobody drives imports in Michigan, don’tnow why they bothered trying to sell them here in the first place. This s GM Country. Say no to imports!

GM. An American Revolution
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Response: The reason Detroit is in complete and utter financial disarray is because of the crap that came out of that city and the workers that built the cars driving up costs with their ridiculous labor contracts. NMOFGM, get out of here, honestly. Nothing you have ever posted, in my recollection at least, has been anything positive. Get off your knees and stop doing Lutz a favor. Realize that there are MANY good cars out there, including American. I’ll gladly drive my 328is (which is a 1997 by the way) instead of a new cobalt for the same price.

If they want a coupe so bad, how about resurrecting the Impreza STi 22B?

Or better yet, mass produce the Prodrive P2…

Was that the Squirrel Mincer?

First NMOFGM your the most biased person to ever discover the internet.
Second I very much doubt that the Fords are rentals
Third who the hell trashes imports besides you
Fourth It’s not the least bit unamerican to buy what you want. Take a hint nobody loves GM except you you are alone in your support of a car company that used to be special but has been in a state of mismanagement and decline for years.

People like you are what is wrong with this country

Be American, Go back to school, Get a job you union degenerate

“Open your eyes and drop the Bias.”

Hypocrite.

- Auto X

I understand that NMOFGM is annoying, and most stuff that he posts on here should be taken with a grain of salt. But unfortunately he does have a right to post his opinion as unfortunate as that may be.

As for your comment about nobody loves GM. Out of all the cars I have owned, most have been either Chrysler made or Imports from Japan. However, the best vehicles I have owned have been made by GM. The best car I ever owned was a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. I put 230,000km (yes I am canadian) on that car and never had an issue with it… Aside from the deer hitting the front fender. I could not say the same for the imports which were generally costing me about 3000-4000 a year in maintenance. For now, I will stick with Domestic rides, as I find Imports to cost too much to buy and maintain.