1985–1996 · partial research

SVX & Alcyone/XT

The XT's aerodynamic sport-coupe design and its SVX successor's Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed "window-in-window" doors and outlier flat-6 engine — a departure from Subaru's boxer-4 norm that ended in commercial failure.

1992 Subaru SVX, maroon, rear view, "SUBARU SVX" badge, UK car show
Photo: Daniel Milner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scope

Global; JDM-badged Alcyone.

Coverage

partial as of 23 July 2026

Chassis and generation ledger

The researched eras

  1. 01

    XT / Alcyone →

    Aerodynamic sport coupe; includes the turbocharged XT6 flat-6.

    1985–1991
  2. 02

    SVX / Alcyone SVX →

    Giugiaro-designed window-in-window doors; EG33 flat-6.

    1991–1996