Its 1986 Again!

[keltik]

I bought an old Wheels magazine off trademe and found a couple of cool ads in it. My main reason for buying the magazine ws the group test of a Mitsubushi Cordia turbo vs Toyota Celica vs Subaru Vortex XT. As they werent testing the Turbo vortex i think the comparison wasnt all that fair. However the main conclusions were the Celica being the best all rounder, the Subaru was the most comfortable cruising car and the Cordia was a dissapointment.

 

Anyways, heres a nice ad for the USMB collection.

 

 

 

If anyones interested in that article, you can read it in my gallery at:

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13248&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent - for page 1 and 2

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13249&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent - for page 3 and 4

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13250&size=big&limit=recent - for page 5 and 6

 

Cheers

Edit: There ya go - links fixed. You can just about read it now...If theres demand ill upload some BIG versions.

P.S if anyone wants higher res scans or whatever, i can sort that out.

[jeffast]

i would kinda like a better scan i'd like to read the article to see how they all stacked up

[SoobGoob]

i like how that soob is on the left side of the road

[NorthWet]

"The automatic, in particular, is very significant.

"It has an advanced (and unique) new system that immediately engages four-wheel drive under hard braking, acceleration, or when the windshield wipers are switched on."

 

Hmmmm...

[dxrflyboy]

i like how that soob is on the left side of the road

Appropriate, since it's a RHD model. Look at the wipers. You can also see the RH steering wheel inside the sedan on the lower right, as well as the Leone plate on the front.

[Loyale 2.7 Turbo]

I just wanna Tank you for Sharin´ those nice Articles with us.

[bgd73]

I spotted the trunk lid out of alignment for the sube on the tracks... must be like that from new

I saw a 4wd sedan recently. It passed me with a whole different height than my 2wd (now wrecked ) I must be getting old for only 30 something- 1987 is when I got my drivers license, and it doesn't seem all that long ago.

[Jack in Norfolk]

Does the 4wd really come on with the windshield wipers??? I've never driven a pushbutton car.

[GeneralDisorder]

No - not in the US anyway. That ad is AUS.

 

GD

[Jack in Norfolk]

Did the ones in Oz do this?

[PopsicleMud]

I remember reading part of the book Crap Cars in a book store, and one of the cars it listed was the XT, which it criticised for having 4WD that switched on with the wipers.

[joostvdw]

Did the ones in Oz do this?

 

I know the automatics in europe did this, I have the original dealer brochure of the '88+ XT and it states that the 4wd comes on (or partially, since it's a clutch type center diff) when you turn on the windscreen wipers

 

I would scan it for you, but since it's in dutch, I doubt anybody can read it

[Lukas]

The 4WD comes on when you turn on the wipers, when you brake and when you are accelerating hard.

 

L

[Phizinza]

The 4WD comes on when you turn on the wipers, when you brake and when you are accelerating hard.

 

L

That's kinda what the article said in the first post..

 

I never knew this either.

Personally I think autos are rubbish, but that's just me.

[Lukas]

This mechanism was called "Auto 4WD" and the 3AT and the Push-Button 5MT Leone without Turbo had it from 1985 until 1989. The XT Turbo had it only until 1987, in 1987 came the 4EAT and 5MT AWD.

 

L