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Old 02-06-2009, 10:53 PM
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The two tone options on most JDM cars are awesome. I've only seen early S13 coupes with them.

And lol at Subaru losing $3000 per SVX sold.
Loosing $3,000 per car sold is not a good thing.
If the SVX hadn't had to set on the car lots so many months/even years that they are reluctant to do anything that resembles a sports car. The 400 hp b-11 would have been a nice addition. The Toyota Subaru combo won't be that impressive... I am afraid.

Not a Toyota fan here and abandoning the AWD on the "thing" is hard to understand when the resat of the world is finally getting around to it.

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Old 02-07-2009, 08:32 AM
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To my understanding, the high pricing at the time for all Japanese sports cars was due to a strong yen.
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Old 02-07-2009, 08:44 AM
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The SVX puts them all to shame. sorry, maybe I am not objective, but the SVX has the most beautiful and classic lines. Now my Forester, that's another story
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Old 02-07-2009, 10:19 AM
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I love the Impreza RS (FOUR DOOR... GOD I don't know why people like the coupes so much... Do you think the two door Neon's looked good?)
Actually I like coupe neons...mostly cause they are different looking. (like most subarus including SVXi)

"Beautiful, especially when compared to the Baja." this line really pissed me off. why do people dog on the baja
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Old 02-07-2009, 05:31 PM
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Considering the era, the XT6 is one of the best-looking Subarus ever. Origami school of car design FTW. Just needs some wheels and static headlights. Maybe a leather interior and less cluttered engine bay.
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Old 02-07-2009, 06:37 PM
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Wow, from the front, the XT looks almost identical to a 3rd gen Prelude (see pic in my sig for comparison). All similarities stop just aft of the C pillar though. I'd probably drive an XT, just because of the quirkiness / rarity.









Plus, I like cars with '80s style flippy lights too.






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Old 02-07-2009, 06:50 PM
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Re: Top Ten Most Beautiful Subarus

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Considering the era, the XT6 is one of the best-looking Subarus ever. Origami school of car design FTW. Just needs some wheels and static headlights. Maybe a leather interior and less cluttered engine bay.
No Nik, it is terminably ugly.

Forget the era, don't make excuses, don't think it can be improved or pimped with different wheels or whatever.

The design is flawed. Ugly even. In fact, I wish it was even, it's not. The only car more ugly than this car is the Reliant Scimitar of the same era.

I like the interior, it is funky like the Renault Fuego. The exterior looks like it was designed by a committee of Trade School Origami majors, intent on impressing the unwashed with the unwanted.

In this case you really can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear. The shape of this car is seriously flawed. It has no grace.

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Old 02-07-2009, 06:53 PM
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Re: Top Ten Most Beautiful Subarus

Plus, I'm not too fond of them.

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Old 02-07-2009, 10:08 PM
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No Nik, it is terminably ugly.

Forget the era, don't make excuses, don't think it can be improved or pimped with different wheels or whatever.

The design is flawed. Ugly even. In fact, I wish it was even, it's not. The only car more ugly than this car is the Reliant Scimitar of the same era.

I like the interior, it is funky like the Renault Fuego. The exterior looks like it was designed by a committee of Trade School Origami majors, intent on impressing the unwashed with the unwanted.

In this case you really can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear. The shape of this car is seriously flawed. It has no grace.

Joe

It's my belief the XT6 has no flaws other than it is rust prone. I think this person said it best:


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Old 02-07-2009, 11:37 PM
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It's my belief the XT6 has no flaws other than it is rust prone. I think this person said it best:

Here they bearly have any rust... glad we dont use salts on the roads.
worst one ive ever seen is my old alcyone turbo manual XT but that was on a farm on the west coast. They have alot of rain over there. it mite have even been in a westcoast flood and got salt water all thru the body
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No Nik, it is terminably ugly.

Forget the era, don't make excuses, don't think it can be improved or pimped with different wheels or whatever.

The design is flawed. Ugly even. In fact, I wish it was even, it's not. The only car more ugly than this car is the Reliant Scimitar of the same era.

I like the interior, it is funky like the Renault Fuego. The exterior looks like it was designed by a committee of Trade School Origami majors, intent on impressing the unwashed with the unwanted.

In this case you really can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear. The shape of this car is seriously flawed. It has no grace.

Joe
After the SVX, I like the XT. Not too fond of the interior - maybe it's the steering wheel. But the exterior styling? Oh yes.
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Old 02-08-2009, 09:33 AM
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There are 10 that qualify?
+1 I cannot think of 10 beautiful subarus... They are all ugly as sin... but thats why I love them.

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Old 02-09-2009, 01:42 AM
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Re: Top Ten Most Beautiful Subarus

GFT and GSR 1400s look quite good. aswell as the 1600 shaped mpv/brat. even the twin carbed rx leone coupe looks good aswell.
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Re: Top Ten Most Beautiful Subarus

From the days of the 360, Subarus have always looked "different," compared to other cars. The 360 aside, they were, and are, very special to drive. The XT, and the XT6, were decent driving cars that looked really strange. Whenever I brought one home, my daughter said they should be painted yellow, with big black circles, so that they carried out the wedge of Swiss cheese theme. I also thought they looked like a wedge door stop. The worst problem for me with the XTs was the flat glass over the instrument cluster. If you opened the sunroof and were driving with the sun behind you, the glare completely wiped out the view of the instruments. A case of the designers of one part of the car having no communication with the designers of other parts. You bring in someone like ItalDesign to fix that problem. Just my opinions.
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