# @fitmentindustries on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVY8HWlCr1b
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57996195-fitmentindustries-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/0117ec25e8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-03-02T17:01:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Fitment Industries (@fitmentindustries) — https://gondola.cc/fitmentindustries

## Caption

Why was one of the coolest cars Subaru ever built was also one of their biggest failures?

Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and powered by a 3.3L flat six, the SVX was Subaru swinging for the fences in every possible way (baseball reference). That window within a window glass design was unlike anything on the road, the all wheel drive system was ahead of its time, and the overall package felt like a genuine statement car. On paper this thing had everything it needed to become a legend.

However, Subaru made these 2 major mistakes that led to the program failing:

1.) They priced it against BMW and Mercedes when nobody was ready to spend luxury money on a Subaru. 

2.) They delivered around 230hp in a car that looked like it should be much faster. And they never offered a manual transmission, which drove away the exact enthusiast crowd the styling was attracting. 

At the end of the day, the car looks amazing, but operationally, it's kindaaaaa whack.

#fitmentindustries #carparts #subaru #subarusvx #svx

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carparts, subarusvx, svx, fitmentindustries, subaru

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