Bizarre Car of the Week: 1992 Subaru SVX - New York Daily News
Meet the SVX, Subaru's first and only attempt to sell a high-performance, high-technology luxury coupe in America, and for those reasons, it's our latest Bizarre Car of the Week. Produced from 1991 to 1996, the SVX was a bold attempt to combine two contradicting ideals, comfort and performance, into one tech-laden, reliable, Japanese luxury package. With a design by Giorgetto Giugiaro of ItalDesign, one of the most famous car designers of all time and the man behind such icons as the DeLorean DMC-12, Lotus Esprit S1, BMW M1, and even the original Volkswagen Golf, the SVX was a sleek, modern,... With lines never seen on any other car before the 90s and an innovative split power window design, the SVX was a league above any previous Subaru in terms of design. So a stunning design and a powerful unique engine are all well and good, but what made the SVX a flop instead of a smash hit. The SVX was only available with a 5-speed automatic transmission, as no manual that Subaru made could handle the power of its largest engine to date. Additionally, the SVX was incredibly expensive for a Subaru, with a base MSRP of $24,445 in 1991, which was $8,000 more than any previous Subaru. Source: www.nydailynews.com
