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Re: Front Look Design Update
Just so it's marked here, the SVX wagon jobby shown above was dubbed the Amadeus.
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One of the earlier posts about it can be found here. The search feature will turn up many other posts about it. http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/show...hlight=amadeus Lee
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Amadeus? It seems is the concept from Tokyo Motorshow 91.
And more interesting concepts from Subaru.
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What you have said re the bullet nose and horizontal styling I have mentioned before and I'm in agreement with you in general terms. This does not mean I'm taking an ultra conservative stance or think the SVX is so perfect it can't be improved. But I do believe the design ethos from scratch was for a clean design with obvious clean penetrative profile to the wind, which requires or demands a projectile nose rather than a cow catcher. And for the record I'm not too fond of the "cleaning up" design features of the Amadeus. It loses what little aggression the SVX had at the nose and ends up looking like a humongous great suppository. Not my cup of tea. Joe
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The significance of my post was to give someone who hasn't seen the car before something to Search for! One of the reasons that people don't search as much as they could (should?) is the lack of meta and labeling. No need to fear support of this cause.
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Thank you for reminding me about the Amadeus. The photo is a scan from a 35mm Ektachrome I shot on the press day of the 1993 Los Angeles show. I'm sorry I don't have any more pictures, but press days are hectic, and we're all herded from one manufacturer's stand to another, with barely enough time between. This year's press days are Dec. 2 and 3, and since 16 years later I have considerably reduced leg power, and the Convention Center has been doubled in size, getting from one conference to another is a real problem for me. And trying to see anything on the public days is like being in a zoo. This year Subaru may have the prototype they showed in Tokyo, if so, I will get a couple of shots, at least. And my current 15 Mpix Canon is actually sharper than the Nikon/Ekcachrome combination I used 16 years ago.
I agree that the front on the Amadeus is less powerful than on the SVX. But the car does emphasize the horizontal look. I suspect the Amadeus was done in-house, without the input from Guiguiaro that makes the SVX so special. Just a couple of thoughts, Paul
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Front Look Design Update
Man, Im sure this set-up is better than the Z type, I was looking at changing to this style way back when I started my project. I had a complete front set-up from an S14 200SX brakes
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