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Originally Posted by wdb
As for the early WRXi with manuals: they weren't exactly renowned for the reliability of the gearbox. It wasn't quite up to the task.
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Didn't know that actually. However, point being, if they were willing to try it behind them, why wouldn't they have also put it behind the SVX if they had that intention.
Keep in mind that the turbo legacy came out in 91 in the US with a stronger than the run of the mill 5 spd, which was also hydro. Granted, low hp and torque compared to the other worldly versions, but it just further proves that if they wanted the SVX to have a manual transmission, they would have made it happen.