@@Kosoku63 ...just imagine the XT without those silly looking hubcaps, with a wider wheel setup, maybe even in black to suit this particular car. I used to love the XT's, I remember even photoshopping pics of it with different kinds of wheels to run wild with my magination. lol
Clutch is definitely circumstantial if it's heavy. I've owned MANY xt and Xt6s and other cars, done clutches.... and all my xts had very "soft" and buttery clutches.
It's a real shame these weren't popular back in the day- Subaru was still a fledgeling company who was known for Legacy wagons, but their drivetrains would eventually prove to be superior. This thing could easily kick an '86 Prelude's ass, but not an '86 Celica's. This car would eventually evolve into the Subaru Alcyone SVX in 1989!
While kinda true for 1986, in 1988 Honda released the 3rd gen prelude which is widely considered one of the best handling cars ever made, especially the 4-wheel steering varient. I do love this little subie, but for all intents of being a fun sporty economy car, the Prelude soundly beat it in every way 2 years later.
@@jclouw321 I've actually driven one of those, they're pretty neat. If you intentionally steer too hard and lose front grip, the rear steering will 'correct' and swing the back end around. When you change lanes, the whole car crabwalks to the side! They are definitely peppy and very capable around the turns.
I like reviews of these normal cars that I grew up with and may see on the road or even buy. The newest most limited edition $1B Lamboclarenarri that goes 0-200 in -1.5 seconds and will never leave a collector's garage doesn't excite me.
There was one of these parked 2 blocks from me as a kid. In Black, i adored it. It had aftermarket rims and a tuned exhaust. Being Australian, it was labelled as a Vortex. I was lucky enough to go for a ride in it and compared to other cars of the era, it was a Spaceship. Thank you for this review 😊
I had an ‘89 XT-6. Bought it used for 4k with 105K on the clock. Put another 100K on it. Did have to replace the 5 speed at 165K. Was a fantastic car. Wish I still had it 25 years later.
Growing up my newborn up the road had two SvX’s and I saw an xt for sale in front of a salvage yard and my mom wasn’t having it….she was clean and ran good, they only wanted $850 and the mechanic up the road said for me to check it out so it had to be decent
Love these cars they are so unique even for 80s! Was thinking of getting one a while back but my dad talked me out of it because finding my new parts would be impossible. Got an integra instead oh well
I was a teenager in the 80s and the options and features the car has were not typical or common for that time period except for maybe top end vehicles like Cadillac for example. The digital dash display you found to be corny was not common place in all cars, let alone all the creature comforts and the ability to adjust the suspension, plus being a turbo AWD. Keep in mind during the mid 80s, things such as air conditioning, power brakes and a quality cassette player were NOT standard equipment and found only in cars that were above the base model. For it's time , it was an absolutey amazing car.
My Mom had the non-turbo version of this - loved that car even though it was terribly slow by today's standards. There was nothing like it on the road. She went from that to a '93 Mazda MX-6, another cool ride.
Zack, excellent review and precise point of view of this mint condition XT. Back in a day I always wanted to own it, but I'm glad you had this opportunity to drive a 5 speed XT for us to enjoy! Excellent.
I heard that Subaru's releasing a new 'small truck' into the market to compete against the Ford Raptor. I'm actually really interested to see if the thing has X-Mode and the capability to absolutely own every other small truck that exists.
New Baja if you're in the Australian market only. Only time it was mentioned for a global launch was on april fools. It's also still not officially confirmed to even be a thing.
idk, it seems like youtubers keep posting new videos about the '2023 Brat' but all of the information is sourced from articles written in 2021. Supposedly they would be built at the Lafayette plant, but Subaru hasn't said anything about the speculative pickup in the last two years, suggesting that it is nothing but an internet rumor and pipe dream. There are *actual articles and videos* out there which talk about the truck like it *actually exists*, even listing MPG, price, trim, and listing pros/cons. Misinformation sucks, but I would still really love to see an ass-kicking, mud-slinging Subie pickup one day!
I saw an old Motorweek video review of this car when it came out in 1985. They advertised it as the only 4WD turbo coupe available other than the “mega buck” Audi Quattro. Kind of a weird pitch since the XT didn’t have the performance or the racing pedigree of the Quattro. But it was a strong attempt to break into the sport coupe market of that time. I would say this was Subaru’s answer to cars like the Toyota Celica and Nissan Pulsar of that time. The arcade-game gauge cluster is very reflective of that time as well, and it fits right into the history of Fuji Heavy Industries aircraft manufacturing. During WWII they were known as Nakajima Aircraft, which made planes for the Japanese military during that time, including the B5N “Kate” torpedo bomber. That joystick-style manual shifter reminds me of a Hurst pistol grip shifter from an early ‘70’s Mopar muscle car. Obviously it’s not the same thing but it goes for the same kind of grip for shifting gears.
*Something I didn't see mentioned was the door handle and winter… that was a special kind of hell when the water from melted snow re-froze overnight, or a storm came in and the sleet and freezing rain coated the car while you were asleep. That door handle is only intended for temperate or desert climates!* 😅
I drove that car into the ground when I had it as a young man. I loved it and its traction was phenomenal in saving my bacon a time or two! 5 speed manual was definitely the way to go with that car, but that push button 4WD was awesome in snow and beach sand!
With that jet black color, that car just screams Knight Rider!!! I seriously think the Subaru XT, with that crazy 80s styling and airplane / video game tech, it would be absolutely perfect for a rebooted Knight Rider short fan film! Someone put some red LEDs in between the headlights, and swap the wheels with the horizontal design ones, paint them black, and put some small classic KITT features in the interior, like his voice visualizer! And we have KITT!
The fake 3D digital gauge cluster is ridiculously cool. This car is so over the top and silly in the best ways. Going all out on tech was an interesting play but didn't really work.
I had one just like this, just in blue. It was really a cool car but the air shocks kept blowing and they were like $500 a pop to replace (used) and since I was a poor college kid I had to get rid of it before it broke me, literally. I loved the look and I wish I could've got one without the air suspension, although that would mean no turbo.
What an interesting and unique car. Used to see these on the road all the time, way back when (yes, I'm gen X), never had an opportunity to get in one, so thanks for documenting these wild cars!
Hi mate, it was called the Subaru Vortex in Australia. I always thought that was an awesome name for a car. If you look at the Legacy/Liberty models from late 80’s to eatly 90’s they actually had a very similar wedge design. Sadly those models lost the cool pop up headlights though. I had a 92 4WD Legacy/Liberty Sedan and it was a great car that lasted over 14 years and hundreds of thousands of kms.
Original gen 1 & 2. Liberty EJ 2.2 engines. Most bulletproof Subaru engines ever made. Seen many with over 500,000kms. Original non touched engines still going strong.
*I had the XT6, and I really enjoyed it until the computers all had strokes and the suspension went bonkers. When it was working it was terrific, but it was a nightmare repair. That flat six was especially swell... except for when the timing chain broke!*
Thats funny with Old door sticker about not letting exhaust overheat by tapping throttle so it comes out of Cold start (high idle, high fueling) Where as with newer Subaru After like 1992 you then DONT touch the pedal and let it rev high on startup (often about 1500-1750rpm) So the cat converters come upto temp quickly along with engine oil or else you can't drive it (well shouldnt drive it) Same as those stickers were removed from cars about letting it idle for 1-2 mins after heavy driving in 2001 model onwards. In order to comply with tight emissions laws, Even on a 2023 Turbo charged car you have to let it idle for 1-2 mins after heavy driving (turbo timer optional)
Always loved the cool factor of these. Best gages, switch pods, asymmetrical steering wheel, adjustable suspension, flush door handles, and that awesome wedge styling. If this car was made now, I'd go buy one tomorrow. At the time they were just too expensive. 15 to 16k if memory serves me.
I used to have one 88 model. When it was really cold in the mornings, for at least 10 minutes. the dash would not work, just black dash. Imagine driving the car without any information on fast you were driving. I had to order part from Japan. Driving it, I would have to push the gas pedal far down for the turbo to spool. I got rear ended, put a whole in the rear bumper.
The reason folks didnt buy those gems was the desire for muscle cars, new 5.0 stangs, IROC z Camaro, Porsche, Ferrari, vettes, vw, BMW were hot. That's te reason. 😎👍👌
@@MQN8R It was the 80s dude!, 🤣😎 everybody had cash and a awesome future. Hell back then you could run out to the Chevy dealership and go finance a nice IROC Camaro, and hang out with your buddy and his 944 turbo. Shit was priced correctly and no stinking socialist crap. 👈
Yup that's where his youth comes into play, just doesn't recognize the difference in some things. Also kind of made no sense a button being unreliable, tons of vehicles have push button 4wd.
From the wheels to the steering wheel and that display - the Cyberpunk designers must have seen this car and just used a picture of this on their wall as inspiration for every car designed in that game.
6:07 I can imagine the conversations being something like “i set up them equalizers how i want it, you so much as breath on them, word to my mother, ya dead.” Lmao
My sister bought a black Turbo XT new just like this when I was a kid! When I finally came of driving age in 1997 we did find an XT6 on a used car lot horribly rusted in the Northern suburbs of Chicago ... Otherwise we never found any others for sale. I am VERY surprised to see THREE of these in Illinois and in great condition!
I joke that those 1980s cars could have had a "Combine and form Voltron" button. Some car magazines called it "Tokyo at night" interiors. Back in 2018, I saw a picture of Shibuya Crossing, and couldn't help thinking that was what everybody pointed to when they said Japan is 10 years in the future. Is that fair? Wouldn't a Cadillac with digital package be worth of being called "Las Vegas Strip" or "Times Square NYC" by that logic? I say the 300ZX Turbo does 80s best. It has a robot voice chip.
Back in the day, there were very few of these cars seen. When you did see the odd one, people tended to laugh because it was so avant-garde. A bit too advanced for its day.
EG33 swapped an xt back in 2008, that my brother still has to this day has..tell yah, ~245whp n/a paired with the er27 Trans; could go toe-to-toe with a WRX.
sorry to rain on your parade, but that car doesn't have AWD (or full time 4wd as Subaru called it at the time). It's a part time 4wd and the button on the top of the gearstick makes it 4wd. 88- XTs got a full time 4wd gearbox with a centre diff lock and the auto became a 4spd (as basically fitted to every Subaru for the next 20 years).
The Subaru XT has to be one of the weirdest yet coolest cars I've ever seen.
...and it's one of those cars that brings back the ''cool'' from your childhood era.
I'd love this, chuck in a rotary engine.
@@KenanTurkiye The funny thing is that I didn’t even exist in the 1980s, I’m 14 lol
@@Kosoku63 ....and you're a man of fine taste. :)
@@Kosoku63 ...just imagine the XT without those silly looking hubcaps, with a wider wheel setup, maybe even in black to suit this particular car.
I used to love the XT's, I remember even photoshopping pics of it with different kinds of wheels to run wild with my magination. lol
@@Kosoku63 ....anyways enough of me babbling on like that.
Take care and best wishes to you, and drive safe when you do get to drive.
All the best. :)
That old ass car is soooo clean. It’s cleaner than a lot of these POS new cars on the road I see today. Cudos brother cudos
This car is the definition of a nugget
Dankpods moment
@@sybsygstgstsgysg5330😂
Dino nuggets
Regular people would steal a Hellcat or a Rolls...but this is a car I would steal.
for most of the late 90's through to the 2010's, the most stolen cars in Canada were Subaru Impreza WRX's and STI's.
I love stealing too.
@@kiraleafin America is the civic lol
Why would you steal a car that’s only worth $5k? Just save up for one you bum!
@DJkirakira in the pacific northwest, if you own a subaru, it's getting stolen
These are the cars that make this channel for me. The weird, quirky oldish cars
that steering wheel bothers me really bad but I want this car so bad and this one is so freaking clean!
Clutch is definitely circumstantial if it's heavy. I've owned MANY xt and Xt6s and other cars, done clutches.... and all my xts had very "soft" and buttery clutches.
It's a real shame these weren't popular back in the day- Subaru was still a fledgeling company who was known for Legacy wagons, but their drivetrains would eventually prove to be superior. This thing could easily kick an '86 Prelude's ass, but not an '86 Celica's.
This car would eventually evolve into the Subaru Alcyone SVX in 1989!
The XT predates the Legacy by quite a few years.
and the svx began production in 91
While kinda true for 1986, in 1988 Honda released the 3rd gen prelude which is widely considered one of the best handling cars ever made, especially the 4-wheel steering varient. I do love this little subie, but for all intents of being a fun sporty economy car, the Prelude soundly beat it in every way 2 years later.
@@jclouw321 I've actually driven one of those, they're pretty neat. If you intentionally steer too hard and lose front grip, the rear steering will 'correct' and swing the back end around. When you change lanes, the whole car crabwalks to the side! They are definitely peppy and very capable around the turns.
80s digital clusters>🤣🔥
This car looks like a low polygon version of a car in games for when its too far away to see any details
The man has graced us with an XT video. Today will be a blessed day.
I like the vehciles you review more than what Doug does on average..... except when he does stuff like the A Class.
I agree ..that A Class review was a mf...
I like reviews of these normal cars that I grew up with and may see on the road or even buy. The newest most limited edition $1B Lamboclarenarri that goes 0-200 in -1.5 seconds and will never leave a collector's garage doesn't excite me.
It's a close one, but the XT digital dash wins the day for me 👨💻
There was one of these parked 2 blocks from me as a kid. In Black, i adored it. It had aftermarket rims and a tuned exhaust. Being Australian, it was labelled as a Vortex.
I was lucky enough to go for a ride in it and compared to other cars of the era, it was a Spaceship.
Thank you for this review 😊
I have an XT6, XT Turbo, and a 4WD XT. I love them all!
I had an ‘89 XT-6. Bought it used for 4k with 105K on the clock. Put another 100K on it. Did have to replace the 5 speed at 165K. Was a fantastic car. Wish I still had it 25 years later.
The XT “wedge” has a drag coefficient of .29, lowest of any car in it’s day 😉🚙☁️☁️☁️
Way to go, my friend. Beating Doug DeMuro at reviewing one of my favorite 80s cars! Yes! Zack - 1 Doug - 0
It's too reliable for Doug 😂 only high maintenance gets a high Doug score.
The hubcaps and gearshift are my two favorite parts. It would be cool if spt made a billet version of the shifter for modern cars.
This car review made Doug Demuro jealous. Cool rare find.
Growing up my newborn up the road had two SvX’s and I saw an xt for sale in front of a salvage yard and my mom wasn’t having it….she was clean and ran good, they only wanted $850 and the mechanic up the road said for me to check it out so it had to be decent
Love these cars they are so unique even for 80s! Was thinking of getting one a while back but my dad talked me out of it because finding my new parts would be impossible. Got an integra instead oh well
If the 1980s could be summed up in one vehicle this would pretty much be it.
One of the best digital dash clusters ever up there with the Prelude and the S2000
The digital display was very high end and innovative for the mid 80s. Same with the automatic windows
I was a teenager in the 80s and the options and features the car has were not typical or common for that time period except for maybe top end vehicles like Cadillac for example. The digital dash display you found to be corny was not common place in all cars, let alone all the creature comforts and the ability to adjust the suspension, plus being a turbo AWD. Keep in mind during the mid 80s, things such as air conditioning, power brakes and a quality cassette player were NOT standard equipment and found only in cars that were above the base model. For it's time , it was an absolutey amazing car.
My Mom had the non-turbo version of this - loved that car even though it was terribly slow by today's standards. There was nothing like it on the road. She went from that to a '93 Mazda MX-6, another cool ride.
I love YOUR RUclips channel, Lon!
Having owned 2 Vortexes in Australia, and now a SVX, I am so appreciative of your vid!
2 vortex’s, and an SVX. Lucky. I just have the single Vortex. How’s the SVX?
@@MQN8R awesome. Like an evolved Vortex
@@JoelK awesome, hoping to feature a 6 speed manual swapped one on my channel soon.
@@MQN8R very nice! Hard to find/make in RHD markets due to the brake cylinder location
Zack, excellent review and precise point of view of this mint condition XT. Back in a day I always wanted to own it, but I'm glad you had this opportunity to drive a 5 speed XT for us to enjoy! Excellent.
I have an 82 subaru std, it has a cable clutch, extremely heavy
I had it brand new in maroon. Yea, I’m old! Got me to work in some of the worst pa snow/ice storms! Had the svx too. Great cars for their time.
You and me both. It was a sad day and a great day when my XT six got totaled
Orange dash lights have always been my favorite. Pontiac from the 80s to 2000 had the orange dash lights also.
I heard that Subaru's releasing a new 'small truck' into the market to compete against the Ford Raptor. I'm actually really interested to see if the thing has X-Mode and the capability to absolutely own every other small truck that exists.
New Baja if you're in the Australian market only. Only time it was mentioned for a global launch was on april fools. It's also still not officially confirmed to even be a thing.
idk, it seems like youtubers keep posting new videos about the '2023 Brat' but all of the information is sourced from articles written in 2021. Supposedly they would be built at the Lafayette plant, but Subaru hasn't said anything about the speculative pickup in the last two years, suggesting that it is nothing but an internet rumor and pipe dream.
There are *actual articles and videos* out there which talk about the truck like it *actually exists*, even listing MPG, price, trim, and listing pros/cons. Misinformation sucks, but I would still really love to see an ass-kicking, mud-slinging Subie pickup one day!
love this channel, always show me amaaazing vehicles that i didn't even knew that existed
Its a bucket list car for me, just so hard to find a nice manual example today
Right now the Subaru XT it's my dream car. I hope one day get one.
Video series on my channel.
Keep it coming! I've owned three XTs over the years... a turbo and two XT6 models. Lots of good memories in those cars!
My dad owns one of these (an 88 XT-6) and one day either me or him will get it up and going.
My best friend in hs had this car and we tore it up in the mountains of Colorado!
I saw an old Motorweek video review of this car when it came out in 1985. They advertised it as the only 4WD turbo coupe available other than the “mega buck” Audi Quattro. Kind of a weird pitch since the XT didn’t have the performance or the racing pedigree of the Quattro. But it was a strong attempt to break into the sport coupe market of that time. I would say this was Subaru’s answer to cars like the Toyota Celica and Nissan Pulsar of that time. The arcade-game gauge cluster is very reflective of that time as well, and it fits right into the history of Fuji Heavy Industries aircraft manufacturing. During WWII they were known as Nakajima Aircraft, which made planes for the Japanese military during that time, including the B5N “Kate” torpedo bomber. That joystick-style manual shifter reminds me of a Hurst pistol grip shifter from an early ‘70’s Mopar muscle car. Obviously it’s not the same thing but it goes for the same kind of grip for shifting gears.
*Something I didn't see mentioned was the door handle and winter… that was a special kind of hell when the water from melted snow re-froze overnight, or a storm came in and the sleet and freezing rain coated the car while you were asleep. That door handle is only intended for temperate or desert climates!* 😅
One of the coolest looking cars ever
Love this car
8:06 yeah you get that sometimes and it's a good quirky feeling, very valuable moments.
This is the Cleanest example ever seen they always rusted out round the wheel wells particularly.
I drove that car into the ground when I had it as a young man. I loved it and its traction was phenomenal in saving my bacon a time or two! 5 speed manual was definitely the way to go with that car, but that push button 4WD was awesome in snow and beach sand!
It instantly brings Inspector Gadget to my mind...
With that jet black color, that car just screams Knight Rider!!!
I seriously think the Subaru XT, with that crazy 80s styling and airplane / video game tech, it would be absolutely perfect for a rebooted Knight Rider short fan film!
Someone put some red LEDs in between the headlights, and swap the wheels with the horizontal design ones, paint them black, and put some small classic KITT features in the interior, like his voice visualizer! And we have KITT!
The Subaru XT Honda Prelude Nissan 200SX Isuzu Impulse Toyota Corolla GT-S were some of the it cars of my childhood.
Id also add a Nissan Pulsar to that amazing list
@@robertdiehl9003 Awesome 👍🏾
I had an '88 XT but liked the looks of the Impulse almost as much as the Subaru!
The fake 3D digital gauge cluster is ridiculously cool. This car is so over the top and silly in the best ways. Going all out on tech was an interesting play but didn't really work.
What an awsome car!!!
I had one just like this, just in blue. It was really a cool car but the air shocks kept blowing and they were like $500 a pop to replace (used) and since I was a poor college kid I had to get rid of it before it broke me, literally. I loved the look and I wish I could've got one without the air suspension, although that would mean no turbo.
The holy grail of. XT/vortex spec cars.
Turbo. Manual. 4wd. 👍
Minus maintaining a unicorn.
I remember seeing those with their ghastly wheels on the streets in the 80s
What an interesting and unique car. Used to see these on the road all the time, way back when (yes, I'm gen X), never had an opportunity to get in one, so thanks for documenting these wild cars!
Hey. This car was in the movie "Big."
What a 1980’s feast, loved seeing one of these when they were new. Like who would be brave enough to to buy it - love it . Cheers from Brisbane
Hi mate, it was called the Subaru Vortex in Australia. I always thought that was an awesome name for a car. If you look at the Legacy/Liberty models from late 80’s to eatly 90’s they actually had a very similar wedge design. Sadly those models lost the cool pop up headlights though. I had a 92 4WD Legacy/Liberty Sedan and it was a great car that lasted over 14 years and hundreds of thousands of kms.
Original gen 1 & 2. Liberty EJ 2.2 engines. Most bulletproof Subaru engines ever made. Seen many with over 500,000kms. Original non touched engines still going strong.
*I had the XT6, and I really enjoyed it until the computers all had strokes and the suspension went bonkers. When it was working it was terrific, but it was a nightmare repair. That flat six was especially swell... except for when the timing chain broke!*
Don't let Doug Demuro know about this car or the price will sky rocket.
Thats funny with Old door sticker about not letting exhaust overheat by tapping throttle so it comes out of Cold start (high idle, high fueling)
Where as with newer Subaru After like 1992 you then DONT touch the pedal and let it rev high on startup (often about 1500-1750rpm)
So the cat converters come upto temp quickly along with engine oil or else you can't drive it (well shouldnt drive it)
Same as those stickers were removed from cars about letting it idle for 1-2 mins after heavy driving in 2001 model onwards.
In order to comply with tight emissions laws, Even on a 2023 Turbo charged car you have to let it idle for 1-2 mins after heavy driving
(turbo timer optional)
I have a 1972 Pantera you can drive. It's hard to start, but once it does it runs good.
I’d love to! You can email me at PradelReviews@gmail.com
Hey man its raining here in indiana today too!
Always loved the cool factor of these. Best gages, switch pods, asymmetrical steering wheel, adjustable suspension, flush door handles, and that awesome wedge styling. If this car was made now, I'd go buy one tomorrow.
At the time they were just too expensive. 15 to 16k if memory serves me.
I used to have one 88 model. When it was really cold in the mornings, for at least 10 minutes. the dash would not work, just black dash. Imagine driving the car without any information on fast you were driving. I had to order part from Japan. Driving it, I would have to push the gas pedal far down for the turbo to spool. I got rear ended, put a whole in the rear bumper.
10:10 There's even an aerodynamic optimization paper published for this car. They really went all out
To think how far small turbocharged engines have come. Now we're seeing 1.5T's making up to and beyond 300hp in some applications
The reason folks didnt buy those gems was the desire for muscle cars, new 5.0 stangs, IROC z Camaro, Porsche, Ferrari, vettes, vw, BMW were hot. That's te reason. 😎👍👌
Nothing listed sat in the same price category. Not sure that’s quite correct.
@@MQN8R It was the 80s dude!, 🤣😎 everybody had cash and a awesome future. Hell back then you could run out to the Chevy dealership and go finance a nice IROC Camaro, and hang out with your buddy and his 944 turbo. Shit was priced correctly and no stinking socialist crap. 👈
My favorite unicorn
Not awd is 4wd on/off fwd part time 4wd
Xt6 2.7 was awd (fulltime 4wd)
Yup that's where his youth comes into play, just doesn't recognize the difference in some things. Also kind of made no sense a button being unreliable, tons of vehicles have push button 4wd.
God that thing is bad ass in so many ways
I had one and it was so reliable.
I had an '88 XT and it was so unreliable.
Just want to throw in that the Lamborghini Huracan and Urus gauge clusters look like video games. 😀
Tell the owner the front passenger tire needs air zack 10:57
I'd like to see how this handles in the show
From the wheels to the steering wheel and that display - the Cyberpunk designers must have seen this car and just used a picture of this on their wall as inspiration for every car designed in that game.
YES been wanting more footage of this car online. Subaru has some cool looking 80s cars that you barely see
They are sick, have done a few videos on em with old school footage.
I was 11 y/o when this was new all I can say was trust me when I say ithis car was super futuristic looking. Definitely a head turner.
6:07 I can imagine the conversations being something like “i set up them equalizers how i want it, you so much as breath on them, word to my mother, ya dead.” Lmao
Saabs we’re also designed after fighter aircraft
My sister bought a black Turbo XT new just like this when I was a kid! When I finally came of driving age in 1997 we did find an XT6 on a used car lot horribly rusted in the Northern suburbs of Chicago ... Otherwise we never found any others for sale. I am VERY surprised to see THREE of these in Illinois and in great condition!
I've never heard anybody admit being from that Dem hell hole.
That thing is awesome!
The stick shift looks like an Atari Joystick ✊🏽😂
It's in amazing shape. If this was for sale, I would buy it immediately!
As a Subaru fan, this is so cool
I missed out on a near mint one one these for like $7500 a few months back
This is damn weird & cool at the same time! ❤🔥
❤ From Bangladesh 🇧🇩
I joke that those 1980s cars could have had a "Combine and form Voltron" button.
Some car magazines called it "Tokyo at night" interiors. Back in 2018, I saw a picture of Shibuya Crossing, and couldn't help thinking that was what everybody pointed to when they said Japan is 10 years in the future. Is that fair? Wouldn't a Cadillac with digital package be worth of being called "Las Vegas Strip" or "Times Square NYC" by that logic?
I say the 300ZX Turbo does 80s best. It has a robot voice chip.
amazing, like a spaceship
Now i want one
Back in the day, there were very few of these cars seen. When you did see the odd one, people tended to laugh because it was so avant-garde. A bit too advanced for its day.
EG33 swapped an xt back in 2008, that my brother still has to this day has..tell yah, ~245whp n/a paired with the er27 Trans; could go toe-to-toe with a WRX.
Is it just me or that looks like the last GEN flip headlights Honda accord. I think a 89
That or a Nissan Pulsar.
Actually digital instruments werent something very special in 1986 anymore. A lot of cars had those by then.
You should try to get a hold of a Subaru SVX next. A cool, forgotten car.
I have an SVX video on my channel!
I love these cars! So beautiful and quirky!
Air adjustable suspension.
I'm disappointed you skipped right over the weird, asymmetrical steering wheel!
sorry to rain on your parade, but that car doesn't have AWD (or full time 4wd as Subaru called it at the time). It's a part time 4wd and the button on the top of the gearstick makes it 4wd.
88- XTs got a full time 4wd gearbox with a centre diff lock and the auto became a 4spd (as basically fitted to every Subaru for the next 20 years).
Its a crossbred Nissan Pulsar and Honda Prelude
Reminds me of the triumph TR7
XT turbo had 136hp in Europe