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Originally Posted by wdb
In keeping with the original spam---errr, topic, I kinda hate to add this one but it does fit the description. I really like them, even owned one for a while. But they cost almost twice as much as their compadres on the Subie showroom floor, and the automatic transmission was panned as the only choice even before it suffered premature failure. Even now they're one of the least appreciated 'classic' JDM machines.
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AFAIK the Subaru SVX was the only mass market passenger vehicle with windows where only part of them rolled down. (The Lamborghini Countach was hardly "mass market".)
Likely also the only one where to change half the spark plugs the engine has to be unbolted from its mounts and jacked up a bit. I liked the looks of the XT Coupe test mule they built for SVX drivetrain development. It wasn't at all crude. It had big fender flares and they cut holes in the hood for the strut tower tops, covered by large bumps. All the additions were done in the slightly rounded edge angular style of the XT Coupe. Saw a spy photo of it in a car magazine circa 1990, so good luck finding pics online.
Though the XT looks like an aerodynamics nightmare, it had a drag coefficient less than many of its curvy contemporaries. .29
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