Excellent! I had seen that before but never considered submitting a new photo.

The first article in Wikipedia on the SVX from February, 2005 can be found HERE. We are described as an "enthusiast site for SVX owners"

An archived link to this same article from March 2006 can be found HERE

Now take a look at the bottom of the page under "External Links" to see what someone said about the SVXWN. :mad:

For those of you who can't get to it, it says:
Hmmmmmm, who did we ban around that time frame? :rolleyes:

Anyway, its all been taken care of...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Alcyone_SVX
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When I first joined a couple years ago there was a cat fight going on with someone who was into American muscle cars, a Camaro I believe. Maybe?
Gene

Well, it looks an awful lot better.

However, there are two important links not up there. David's SVX-IW site has the information very logically presented, and Jamsvx site has marvellous history of the model and variants.

Joe:)

Joe,
Thanks for the input. They have both been added to the External Links section.
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Thanks John

SVX Googlers will find things a lot easier now.

Joe:)

When searching "Subaru SVX" on Google, this article is third from the top, preceded only by subarusvx.com and Joe Spitz's site, both of which are in the external links.
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That's interesting John.

When I run a search over here, it comes up second, with Joe Spitz third.

There must be some difference in the statistical metrics on both sides of the Atlantic.

Joe:)

I was browsing the links that pointed to the SVX page and this one came up. Titled Automotive Industry Failures. It listed many cars that just didn't make it. Of course we were on the list

Where this guy got his information I don't know...

I already changed the total number of SVXs produced down from the 40,000 he had to the more realistic 25,000.

Here is the Wikipedia link to the article on Automotive Industry Failures

For those who can't get to it, this is what he says:
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The Subaru SVX was the only production car to date to have an all around glass canopy. The car failed in every market it was sold in due to lack of marketing dollars, concerns of safety in a rollover and radical styling; the car's introduction also came at a time when American consumers were beginning their love affair with SUVs. It was also plagued with known reliability problems due to its heavy weight. Worldwide production of the SVX never topped 25,000 units through its six year run. The SVX is one of the few 1990s Japanese collectible cars however, and the only 1990s Japanese car that is currently increasing in value.

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That's great! I wasn't really into that purple SVX. How often can you really see that type of SVX? We needed to show photos that really represent the pure SVX. The updated photos are very decent. Thanks for spending time..

That's how it is here now. subarusvx.com is first and wikipedia.com is #2, followed by Joe Spitz's site.

I think the more you click on SVX Wikipedia site, the more likely it is to move into first place.
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HERE is a companion article on the Subaru Alcyone SVX in Wikicars.org

I have it linked to the main article.
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That's an interesting article John.

From a European perspective it is very heavily biased towards the models available on the USA market.

This is acceptable enough taking into account that 15,000 of a total of 25,000 worldwide were sold in the US, the primary target market.

However, it makes absolutely no mention of the fact that RHD cars and European market cars got a totally different gearbox in the SVX. This is important, as the full-time AWD box has totally different handling characteristics. There is more bias to the rear, which is closer to the handling approach of the world-beating Nissan Skyline GT-R, less understeer and better handling in snow.

Joe:)

Joe,

If you write up the accurate Euro-spec information and send it to me I will be sure to incorporate it into one of these two articles.

In that last article, he only mentions two versions, He never addressed the FWD models here, the Euro-spec differences, or thr JDM 4WS.
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That is all true John. He missed all those.

I suppose that is what I meant when I said it is biased towards the American market models.

I'll do that, formulate a paragraph on "world" differences for you.

As an aside, we have had flame wars recently in the US as to whether the SVX is a good handling car in the snow or on ice.:rolleyes: :D This is a bit like checking how good a filleting knife may be for skinning potatoes, or how well a Tour de France racing bike handles in the rough stuff.:eek: :p

The SVX handles better in snow that it has a right to, because it has computer controlled traction. The car is too low on ground clearance and the tyres too wide for genuine rough terrain, particularly snow.

Unfortunately with our mild climate over here, we never get the chance to enjoy the SVX and its traction in snowy conditions. We have the ideal gearbox, but not the ideal weather.

Joe:) :)