Entertaining video. I have one of these and it was my daily driver for about 10 years I'm now restoring it. It's a great driving car. Some things you got wrong on the video: The windows were not designed that way because they were trendy. They were designed that way for aerodynamics. At the time the SVX had the lowest drag coefficient of any production car. SVX was designed as a 2+2 grand touring car, not a sports car or for competition. If you've ever driven one you'd know that eating up highway miles in comfort is where it excels. SVX stands for "Safely Vehicle Experimental" So once again, this project was not aimed at competitive motorsport but as a competent road vehicle. I'd say that this is one of Subaru's most misunderstood products. it's commercial failure had more to do with the high price point than anything else. It was a $36,000 Subaru which was BMW money back then The brand didn't have the status to justify such an expensive car nor did it have the proper marketing to prepare the way for a new kind of Subaru. This was era of the Subaru GL wagon. The Impreza hadn't even been conceived Anyway I could go on for days about this car. I love mine It was so ambitious and while they made some mistakes when you find one in good condition and drive it you understand why it's special.

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much man, I pinned your comment so hopefully people will see what I messed up on. I appreciate it

@johnnyjohnathon7381

Жыл бұрын

That's epic that you're bringing your SVX back to life bro, my dad has a 96 SVX. Do you have any links to articles about the SVX being the most aerodynamic production car of its time? I tried finding some stuff online, but I can't find anything.

@simonturner3515

Жыл бұрын

Well said, I have one, use as my daily drive at the moment

@simonturner3515

Жыл бұрын

@@johnnyjohnathon7381 shouldn't be hard to find, look for best CD of cars, which is coefficient of drag, but the true measure is CDA which includes area, the svx is still quite aerodynamic, but the Alcyone before it was better

@cornbreadpelicanundertake

10 ай бұрын

"safely" yeah sure mate that's why it had no airbag in the first release 🙄

Literally just bought a svx last week. Dream car for sure!

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

They’re gorgeous cars

there's a green manual swapped one with tesla wheels that shows up to meets in SoCal and i swear its honestly the coolest thing there

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

It most likely is tbh that sounds sick

The windows are actually great by design. Keep in mind this is a vehicle of it's time. There's zero cup holders but you get ash trays. In Japan it was common for the biusness man to smoke. The windows will pull smoke out of the cab at speed and keep rain out of the cab while still venting the cab. The biggest downside was the weight. Adds almost 600lbs to the car

This is the first svx video I've seen that features old svx media and visuals to accompany the telling of its history. Very well done and thank you!!

LOVE the addition of sound clips at the end there plus mods. good editing!

Good stuff man, I love seeing content about the SVX. It deserves more recognition in the car world. I'm glad you didn't shy away from criticizing it, it's a weird car lol. But it's a pretty cool weird car, and that's from somebody that owns one.

Mark you have some of my favorite car content, you're awesome dude

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much bro that means a lot to me

Giorgetto Guigiaro also designed the 1st generation Lexus GS, which is also a pretty weird design. The rear light kind of remind me of this car's lights.

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Yooo the Lexus GS is a great car that makes total sense now. Man was like the Picasso of cars

Think they forgot about the SVX….what about the XT6 😅

"How could a flat 6 jdm sports car fail IN THE 90's!!!" "Only available in automatic." "Ahhhhhhhh."

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Yep lol ir sucks

@evanrosario

Жыл бұрын

It drives fine with a auto. The originally equipped transmission had a 80% failure rate.

I won't ever stop thinking about this car all the dang time, man

Awesome that you are actually making a vid about this car I literally just bought one like 3 days ago!

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Ayyy that’s sick man how you like it?

The SVX (safety vehicle ten)( honoring Malcolm brickins SV1(safety vehicle one) and subaru's tenth vehicle version and to this day, way ahead of its time, Highly misunderstood and NOT a sports car and was never meant to be.. Performance, Luxury, AWD, Semi Exotic, Coupe,that's it....looks good in any color, going any direction, narrator hasn't a clue.

@redline1916

Ай бұрын

I know a guy near me who owns two mint condition Bricklins. Beautiful vehicles, even if they're kinda weird.

🙄 Marcello Gandini designed the countach not Giorgueto

@randorecumbent

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. That's not the only thing here that was incorrect.

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Oh I’m sorry, this wasn’t a vid on the countach so I didn’t look into it very much

@blue_lancer_es

Жыл бұрын

@@randorecumbent yes. But if I state them all I would need to get payed as an editor. 😂

@randorecumbent

Жыл бұрын

@@markroden It's OK. Live and learn. You'll do better next time. Check out the Big Car channel kzread.info to pick up some tips on how to do a deep dive into automotive history.

I was just searching this car up a few days ago trying to find out more about it’s weird design and conveniently this vid popped up on my recommended today

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Haha happy to help

since you seem to enjoy making videos on these abscure cars, a video on the isuzu impulse would also fit well. it wasn't fast but a 7 second ish 0-60 time isn't bad for the early 90's.

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Never even heard of it, I’ll have to look it up for sure

Thank you for making this vid 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

Just had to sell mine recently :( wasn’t really in the best shape but boy do I miss this car. Had it in that emerald green colour too!

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Damn man I’m sorry to hear that. They are great cars

Enjoyed this dude 🤙🏻

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Yours is gorgeous man, I used one of your clips btw I hope you don’t mind

@BuildCreate

Жыл бұрын

@@markroden Very kind of you to say so dude! I don’t mind at all if you used some clips 🤙🏻

I have an SVX and when you AC goes out the window doesn’t bring in air to cool you off when it is 30 degrees outside, but I love this car

Can't buy parts for this car anymore, I've got rod bearings rattling and cannot find any new ones!? I need a set otherwise I need to know what motor I can swap into this car!?

thanks for taking my suggestion!

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure bro

I think a deep dive on the Celica gt4 would be cool

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Oh I’ll be doing one for sure thank you

This was my suggestion ty

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Ty for the suggestion

The svx also symbolizes a side of Subaru that we never got to see. It was either rally or formula and they went rally.

plz do a video on the 3g eclipse there’s not many videos 😭

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

I will bro lol

very underrated car, I love the rear end tho....

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

I love the rear too but at an angle when you can see the quarter panel and how low it is, I just think it should’ve been even w the front

@k00lkidz4

Жыл бұрын

@@markroden i catch your drift

@ReFleXions207

Жыл бұрын

I like the back more than the front tbh.

I daily drive an svx, I can confidently say the windows are kind of a pain in the ass.

@3ToeCo

Жыл бұрын

I daily drove mine for about 4 years, it was only slightly awkward to grab a drive through item or have someone order from the passenger seat But I did basically develop a script for the inevitable questions about the car, which almost always start with asking about the windows. Every time you go anywhere lol

1990'S car are way better looking than the 2000'S

Could you do a good, bad, and ugly for the 99-04 new edge mustang :D

@noflat8616

Жыл бұрын

yesss

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

I’ll probably do one for the whole mustang line soon

Do a deep dive on the toyota 2000gt

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Good idea bro

This was a pretty cool car, wish it was offered in a manual

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Sameeee bro

@evanrosario

Жыл бұрын

It's a Subaru just do the work

Correction not the first 6 cylinder.. the ER27 is the first 6 cylinder a 145Hp 2.7L Boxer 6, an EA82 and a half.. do a deep dive on the Subaru XT6

Do one on the FTO dude.

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

I will for sure

Svx was pace car two years in a row, for some big race

I have an svx. They do make front wheel drive. I have 1 of the 500 they made.

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow that’s actually awesome, thanks for letting me know

@ReFleXions207

Жыл бұрын

@@markroden I actually think they might have made more but that's all America got was 500.

@3ToeCo

Жыл бұрын

I think the FWD option was made to offer a lower purchase price, which was still a lot of money back then

Deep dive on a Saab 93 2.8L Aero..

There's a spot for a fuse that will put it in 2wd

Notification squad!

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Legend

I like this car

1. It’s not failed 2. It’s not a sports car it’s a drift car

Boom

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Bop

saab 900 turbo

i would say it was a more luxury coupe than sports car,

The windows has windows.

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

It’s all a man needs

I have a svx

fun fact: the ej22 had felt head gaskets

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Oh geez I didn’t know that lmao

@evanrosario

Жыл бұрын

I've only had 1 of my own ej22s pop a hg and that was after 300k miles.

@hahkay

Жыл бұрын

@@evanrosario good to know, my brother’s has 96k, 97my, so the second iteration of the engine. Such a nice engine

@3ToeCo

Жыл бұрын

Felt? They used composite head gaskets, which I’m pretty sure primarily graphite.

hi mark

@markroden

Жыл бұрын

Hi mr rocks

Subarus only decent looking car

How you gonna dog on the SVX the whole video