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01-28-2003, 08:20 AM
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Contemporary magazine test of SVX
Hi all.
Just uploaded a very bad scan of an article from last weeks "Autocar" magazine. This is a reprint of a contemporary road test of the SVX in the UK in 1992. Enjoy !! Phil. PS. May be persuaded to get a better scan if required..........
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01-28-2003, 12:23 PM
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Where is this wonderful scan that you speak of?
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19
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01-28-2003, 12:48 PM
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI
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01-28-2003, 01:00 PM
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I obiously take acception to some of the "cons" listed in the article. "Although the engine falls short of greatness" was the biggest one. The engine is GREAT, in that it does what it does with the "kerb weight the wrong side of 1.5 tonnes." "Bridges the gap?" In my opinion it seals the gap at half and half. To everyone who asks about my car, I tell them that the SVX is the PERFECT blend of luxury and sport. Sure, you give up 0-60 time, but, did you see the 30-50 time? That's what a luxo-tourer is all about. I was impressed that speed specs were up there with the XJS. Plus, I'm sure that any problems had to occur as the results of the wheels being on backward.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI
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01-28-2003, 01:02 PM
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01-28-2003, 01:03 PM
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI
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01-28-2003, 01:18 PM
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01-28-2003, 01:35 PM
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Okay, that's gonna call for an extra pinch, there, buddy. 
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI
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01-28-2003, 02:01 PM
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"Poise throught the sweepers . . ."
Last Saturday, heading to Paoli for some ski, I was having an absolute ball with "poise" and "sweepers". (The drive to Paoli is in many ways superior to the skiing.) At one point, in a hard corner, the road fell away and I had this sublime sensation of drifiting off the apex, all four, completely neutral, and then grabbing hard once again and continuing without even having to catch my breath. The only similar sensation that comes to mind is being sideways under full power on a two-wheeler, feet up. What a joy!
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01-28-2003, 04:42 PM
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Huh?
0-60 in 8.7??? Road and Track had it at 7.3....a huge difference.
That's more than just weather variance....anyone care to comment? Don
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01-28-2003, 04:42 PM
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Whatever happened to the Rover 800 coupe?
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Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances. -- Albert Einstein, The Reporter, November 18 1954
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01-28-2003, 04:48 PM
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Re: Huh?
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI
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01-28-2003, 04:55 PM
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01-28-2003, 04:58 PM
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<Since it's a British magazine, shouldn't you have said "of which you speak?">
Quite! Don
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Cats: Clio, Inky, Sheba, Sparky, Rocky, Cali, Scooter 3 cars: 02 SVT Focus, 2012 Versa...2015 Fiat 500 currently SVX-less 1 wife ("She, who must be obeyed..") "One advantage of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries"
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#15
01-28-2003, 05:01 PM
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<They also list 226 HP and top speed of 144. Must be a metric thing>
NASA lost a Mars spacecraft for what....they say....was a similar error... ("Now how many stones is that suposed to weigh?" "...or was that pounds.....or kilos? Oh....WHATEVER!!!!") 1700 POSTS!!!!!!!
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Cats: Clio, Inky, Sheba, Sparky, Rocky, Cali, Scooter 3 cars: 02 SVT Focus, 2012 Versa...2015 Fiat 500 currently SVX-less 1 wife ("She, who must be obeyed..") "One advantage of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries" Last edited by SVXphile; 01-28-2003 at 05:09 PM.
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