Cars Comparable with SVX

[fun173]

After driving the SVX for a little today i still cant believe how well it handles. It got me thinking. What cars are there comparable to the SVX. What cars would be nice and balanced on the road and in the snow like the SVX?

[svxfiles]

Originally Posted by fun173

After driving the SVX for a little today i still cant believe how well it handles. It got me thinking. What cars are there comparable to the SVX. What cars would be nice and balanced on the road and in the snow like the SVX?

There has never been a car that is comparable to the SVX ever!
However I MIGHT have a biased opinion!



Quoting Jim Morrison;
There will never be
Another one like you
There will never be
Another one who can
Do the things you do, Oh

[Ownbot]

It was made to compete with the non turbo Z's and the non turbo 3000 GT's at the time. There was a good market for those cars back then. Subaru tried to cash in on it.

[Blacky]

4WD Dodge Stealth Twin Turbo (Mitsu 3000GT) of the same era is quite comparable I would say. 300hp or so, 4 WS, power everything including the rear wing.
I've always wanted one of them also.

[Manarius]

Originally Posted by Blacky

4WD Dodge Stealth Twin Turbo (Mitsu 3000GT) of the same era is quite comparable I would say. 300hp or so, 4 WS, power everything including the rear wing.
I've always wanted one of them also.

[Blacky]

Originally Posted by Manarius

Yes, but that's not a Stealth (3000GT) it's a Talon. Different car, different engine.

[Johnybeas]

Originally Posted by Blacky

4WD Dodge Stealth Twin Turbo (Mitsu 3000GT) of the same era is quite comparable I would say. 300hp or so, 4 WS, power everything including the rear wing.
I've always wanted one of them also.

3000gt SL version is actually very close in comparison, the vr4 would be a very close comparison to what the original prototype svx was supposed to be tt awd

here are spec comparisons

1994 Mitsubishi 3000gt SL

Exterior
Length: 179.7 in. Width: 72.4 in.
Height: 49 in. Wheel Base: 97.2 in.
Curb Weight: 3197 lbs.
Interior
Front Head Room: 37.1 in. Rear Head Room: 34.1 in.
Front Leg Room: 44.2 in. Rear Leg Room: 28.5 in.
Luggage Capacity: 11.1 cu. ft. Maximum Seating: 4
Performance Data

Performance
Base Number of Cylinders: 6 Base Engine Size: 3 liters
Base Engine Type: V6 Horsepower: 222 hp
Max Horsepower: 6000 rpm Torque: 205 ft-lbs.
Max Torque: 4500 rpm Drive Type: FWD
Fuel Data

Fuel
Fuel Tank Capacity: 19.8 gal.
EPA Mileage Estimates: (City/Highway/Combined)
Manual: 17 mpg / 23 mpg / 19 mpg

Range in Miles:
Manual: 336.6 mi. / 455.4 mi. / 376.2 mi.

1994 Subaru SVX LS

Dimensions

Exterior
Length: 182.1 in. Width: 69.7 in.
Height: 51.2 in. Wheel Base: 102.8 in.
Ground Clearance: 5.3 in. Curb Weight: 3430 lbs.
Interior
Front Head Room: 37.4 in. Front Shoulder Room: 56.1 in.
Rear Head Room: 35 in. Rear Shoulder Room: 54.5 in.
Front Leg Room: 43.5 in. Rear Leg Room: 28.5 in.
Luggage Capacity: 8.2 cu. ft. Maximum Seating: 4
Performance Data

Performance
Base Number of Cylinders: 6 Base Engine Size: 3.3 liters
Base Engine Type: Horizontally Opposed Horsepower: 230 hp
Max Horsepower: 5400 rpm Torque: 228 ft-lbs.
Max Torque: 4400 rpm Drive Type: FWD
Turning Circle: 35.4 ft.
Fuel Data

Fuel
Fuel Tank Capacity: 18.5 gal.
EPA Mileage Estimates: (City/Highway/Combined)
Automatic: 15 mpg / 23 mpg / 18 mpg
Range in Miles:
Automatic: 277.5 mi. / 425.5 mi. / 333 mi.

[Gamesy]

Originally Posted by Blacky

4WD Dodge Stealth Twin Turbo (Mitsu 3000GT) of the same era is quite comparable I would say. 300hp or so, 4 WS, power everything including the rear wing.
I've always wanted one of them also.

really? you could control the rear wing?

[Alex-svx]

The first car i also think of is also the Nissan and the Mitsubishi.
But how these car is on snow and ice i dont know.

[Blacky]

Originally Posted by Gamesy

really? you could control the rear wing?

Actually the wing controls itself. It raises and lowers depending on your speed.

[Nevin]

True that.

But we have speed sensitive wipers! That's pretty sweet too!

And without sounding too cliche, I also think there is no car directly comparable to the SVX. The vr-4 maaaayyybe, but it and the SVX were two different animals. The vr-4 was more sport-luxury, and the SVX was more luxury-sport. If subaru'd have been crazy enough to build a twin turbo monster, there would have been even less of them though. They'd have cost $40k USD, and no one would have bought it.

I'm sure the vr-4 wouldn't have been horrible in the winter, but subie's awd systems have always been superior, in my opinion. I would much rather have the SVX in snow than a VR-4. And honestly, how many vr-4's ever saw snow anyway? I'd bet not many.