School me on the Subaru SVX

[quikveedb2]

I friend of mine recently picked on up for a smoking deal, I'm on the fence. It seems like it has some cool features, such as the boxer 6, and some weird ones too, like the auto transmission only, and 1/2 windows. Anyone ever own one, drive one, or know much about 'em? Pic for views.

[Hey_You]

People turbo them and it is possible to swap the trans. I read somewhere on HybridZ when one of the members wanted to swap that into his s30, but boxers don't fit :( I do like the body style though, classic sports car look. Almost like the 8 series, just less sexy. Read that the custom turbo versions out there can run some pretty wicked 1/4mile times considering those cars are far from light

[tjts1]

The engine has been used on a lot of kit planes.

The rest of the car is a trash heap.

[e30e]

Swap a sti drive train in it

[e30trooper]

They swap them in GC8 impreza's :D
Wish I could have done that swap in mine..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X839LaP15ek&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUVwMznieAE&feature=related

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H-6
320whp and 276wtq @ 8200rpm, SAE corrected

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFFHB7bIHWc&feature=related

boosted 5 speed swap?

[McGyver]

subaru lost roughly $3-5k on every one of their SVXs they sold. The cost too much to make for a subaru and people didnt like them. i think they're sorta sweet though.

[OrganicMechanic]

230 hp--hot setup in the VW Vanagons

[Mossman]

is his AWD or FWD? I almost bought one on a whim when I spotted a cheap, decent looking one on craigslist, but when I found out it was FWD that kinda killed it for me, I assumed they were all AWD but I was wrong.

[iamsam]

FWD + Auto = fail in my book. Some of them were AWD though, but still all automatic. Also the thing looks just plain boring.

[Irish1]

The first couple years they were AWD with the very fragile Auto Tranny. As the model died they made it cheaper by bringing in the FWD version. It was still too expensive and the transmission failures generated bad press. Kinda cool cars in a retro way.

[dirty30]

If I'm not mistaken the rear diffs are really weak.

[blefevre]

The transmissions are very fragile. This should be said twice. Either swap it or plan on replacing it. They got a little better with the later models *I think*, but still not too great. So FWD + weak automatic + 3,600 pounds = meh. I like the looks though.

[gearheadE30]

A review of the SVX back in '91:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEi9oNnehYY

[Wh33lhop]

The flat 6 is cool (sound is sex). That's about it.

Some guy has one blinged up in my parking garage:

[Lance Racing]

They did wierd things with this car, just to be wierd (aka Subaru back then). An OK car to own so long as you don't drive it much. Better body design vs. the wedge shape XT of that generation. Talk about a car who's value dropped. My brother had one back in the day, he was so far upside down on his loan. Plus repairs all over the place.