Subaru XT

The Subaru XT, XT6, Vortex, and Alcyone was a sporty 2-door coupé that was sold from 1985 to 1991. The name Alcyone was used in Japan, the Vortex name was used in Australia and New Zealand, and the name XT (with the four cylinder EA82 engine) or XT6 (using the ER27 six cylinder engine), was sold in North America and Europe. All were available in front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, depending on the year.

The Alcyone name comes from the brightest star in the Pleiades star cluster, on which the Subaru logo is based.

The XT range was replaced by the Subaru SVX in 1992.

Subaru XT (1985–1991)

By the time the XT was launched, Subaru had already produced vehicles with very different styling compared to other vehicles of the time period. The XT, first introduced in February 1985 in the United States (June 1985 in Japan), was a wedged-shaped departure from the 1970s-influenced curves of the previous models, aimed directly at the styles emerging in the 1980s. When introduced, the New York Times called it "the ultimate in jazzy design", in contrast to Subaru's older "cheap and ugly" offerings.[citation needed]