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SVX leads Subaru into luxury market Subaru leapt headlong into the huso ormance coupe % kot“:z 1?:2{ with the “tk::.:. the lineup of the new 1992 Subâ€" aru SVX, a grand touring coupe that combines performance, luxâ€" ury and comfort plus the security of fullâ€"time allâ€"wheelâ€"drive. Subaru Canada Inc., President Bill Ker says all of Subaru‘s automotive expertise, plus the genius of ItalDesign‘s Giorgetto Giugraro and the highâ€"tech input of five Subaru sister companies, is represented in the Subaru SVX "It is our flagship," says Ker. "The SVX is an expression of everything we presently know about producing _ comfortable, quick, agile and safe cars. This means the performance and looks of a touring coupe combined with luxuryâ€"sedan comfort." The Subaru SVX started with a design study by Giugiaro. His design, immediately recognized PAGE 38 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1992 [“SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Classic, luxurious Imperial 1992 Subaru SVX Page 39 as a "classic‘ exoticâ€"car shape, was refined for production by The result is an aerodynamic shape with a classâ€"leading coeffiâ€" cient of drag of 0.29. Subaru engineers then loaded the SVX with an impressive list of technological features, includâ€" ing: * A 3.3â€"litre horizontallyâ€"opâ€" posed sixâ€"cylinder engine with double overhead camshafts, 24 valves and advanced sequential multiâ€"point fuel injection; * An electronic activeâ€"torqueâ€" split allâ€"wheelâ€"drive system that uses a computer to provide optiâ€" mum traction to front and rear wheels; * An _ electronicallyâ€"controlled fourâ€"speed automatic trangmis company, without compro;l{iQi_Eé either the styling or the original‘s aerodynamics. Performance is assured by the SVX‘s 230â€"horsepower, 3.3â€"litre sixâ€"cylinder engine, the most powâ€" erful ever produced by Subaru. _ Company officials 'pmjé& the highâ€"tech powerplant will give the SVX a top speed of more than "Taken all together," says Ker, "the features of the Subaru SVX add up to a vehicle that actually creates a new niche in the passenâ€" ger car market â€" a luxury coupe that perfectly combines comfort and performance." sion with full.automatic or manâ€" front and rear; * Disc brakes on all four wheels with a fourâ€"sensor, fourâ€"channel, fourâ€"wheel _ Antiâ€"lock Braking System (ABS); * A computerâ€"designed chassis and frame, combining optimum Iatera_l and_}orsioqal rigidity; GREAT SHAPE. Motors Bs P THE ULTIMATE DRIVING EXPERIENCE. All of the experience Subaru has gained since developing the world‘s first fourâ€"wheelâ€"drive pasâ€" senger car in the early ‘70s has been embodied in the SVX‘s stateâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"art _ allâ€"wheelâ€"drive system, says Ker. Engineers chose the horizontalâ€" ly opposed configuration for its inherent lowâ€"vibration characterâ€" istics‘ combined with excellent throttle response and high torque output. The SVX engine produces impressive torque throughout its rev range, peaking at 224 ft.lbs. The engine configuration â€" sometimes referred to as a "boxer 6" â€" also allowed Giugiaro to give the SVX a low, aerodynamic hood line that would not have been possible with an upright inâ€" line engine. 220 km/h (140 mph) and acceleraâ€" tion from zeroâ€"toâ€"100 km/h in less than 7.6 seconds. FROM $26,900. Bâ€"K MOTORS 485 King St. North Waterloo, Ont. Luxury features include plush seating for four, power windows (including a oneâ€"tough up/down for the driver), power mirrors, power locks, automatic climate control system, 80â€"watt audio system and a sophisticated fourâ€" speed automatic transmission. The computer even contributes; to smoother gear shifts under hard acceleration by cutting off the fuel injection for a split second during shifts above 6,000 The heart of the system is a. computer which monitors sensors on front and rear wheels as well: as throttle opening, vehicle speed and shift lever position. It analâ€"" yses this data in fractions of a second, using it to distribute the engine power between the front and rear wheels with maximum efficiency. Dealer, service guide Page 40 N