Subaru Crew - Future Models II

paisan

Hmm, i bet a lot of people don't even know where they are! They can launch it at my lakehouse if they'd like and give me on

-mike

rsholland

I'd be very surprised if that's the name they choose.

Bob

c_hunter

I agree, the interior will probably be like what we've seen in the 9-2X.

I like the sound of dual cone synchros.... that alone would justify an upgrade from my 03!

Craig

njswamplands

as in the sound of people falling off the fence

johnclineii

Which way? Or did you mean Dud?

rsholland

get Australia's highest crash ratings.

http://www.subaru.com.au/news/?newsid=11969

Bob

ateixeira

Bob: yeah, that's more or less in line with the RS and RS Pro models I saw for the 2005 US models. I bet the main difference is the badge alone.

I agree that it'll get the same interior as the Saab 9-2x, now that is just bizarre! That Saab won't be distinguished at all!

-juice

subewannabe

Mum's the word , Crew!
  Moms everywhere will be camping out at Subaru dealerships in June and, while it wouldnt stop me, I would FEEL REALLY BAD about having to tromple over a mom and her little kids who were trying to get a test drive in a new OBXT or Legacy GT Ltd. ahead of me.

Mark

luck11

Thanks Bob. I'll use this to get my wife hooked into the idea of trading in our '00 OB for a '05 OB!

Now I just need to find a way to modify the article text so it reads Outback XT rather than just Outback

hypov

luck11-
Just say XT means "Extra Tough" ;-)

-Dave

rsholland

http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=765793- - 44

Could this be the new 7-passenger name?

For those who don't know, Montak is the eastern end of Long Island, and I'm sure it is a Native-American name.

Bob

ateixeira

Sounds too much like Montana, the minivan. Not exactly what you want customers to think about when they see the upscale pricing.

I prefer Surveyor. What was the 3rd rumor going around?

-juice

robr2

Was Patchogue taken??

goneskiian

How about Puyallup? Or maybe Semiamu? Or my favorite Stilaguamish. ;-)

Sorry, the Native-American names got me thinking about some here in the Pacific N.W.

Of course I'm not sure if these are spelled correctly. Here's some more...Steilacoom, Skagit, Snoqualamie, Snohomish (yes, there are a lot of "S" words), Nisqually, Nanaimo, OK. I'll quit now. ;-)

Cheers!
-Ian

rsholland

http://www.subaru.com.au/news/?newsid=11970

paisan

They need some Northeast names since um, a large portion of the subaru clients are located in the NE.

-mike

ateixeira

Susquehanah (sp?)...

Nah.

-juice

rob_m

Sasquach

wheelz4

Surveyor and Adirondack top my list.

ateixeira

Subaru Surveyor has a nice flow to it.

Adirondack would be difficult to recall, for marketing purposes.

-juice

zman3

Don't say Subaru Adirondack and Recall in the same sentence.

c_hunter

That's my vote. To me, it recalls a vision of the grand outdoors, with mountains, evergreen forests, and lakes. That would be a cool image for a vehicle.

Craig

lark6

...might "Katahdin" not be a better name?

Ed

subewannabe

IMHO, "Adirondack" has unfortunately become associated with extremely uncomfortable wooden furniture that is very hard to get out of..not a good marketing association/
"Surveyor", while a noble occupation, conjures up visions of guys in khakis with transits and long tape measures...

I think a good plan would be to go with a connotation that is already synonymous with their brand: goes great where it snows! Maybe a name of a well known ski area like Telluride or maybe a national park like Yosemite...connotes ruggedness and outdoor experience, similar to some of GM's truck/SUV naming schemes. They could call it Capitan, after El Capitan in Yosemite, and everyone would just call it a Captain.
   Chrysler bombed with the Aspen..the car had as little as possible in common with the image or the place. Pacifica is a little better.. a car to drive in the Silicon Valley!

Another, less-known connotation that goes with their logo and takes advantage of the unique marketing advantage for Subaru in the 7-passenger vehicle segment: Pleaides

Mark

ateixeira

Tough to spell, and many people won't know what it means.

-juice

subearu

than Touareg or Phaeton from VW. Even pronouced differently than they're spelled.

-Brian

ateixeira

Exactly - two horrible names, if you ask me.

-juice

paisan

FYI the adirondack park was/is slated to become a national park, and it would be the largest IIRC. So it would play into the outdoors/snow/canoe/NE theme pretty well.

Enough of these Rockies getting all the press!!!

-mike

bigelm

Terreno = Terrain

lark6

Then again I've done a lot of business in Puerto Rico, to the point that I now call Mitsu Montero Sports "Nativas" whenever I see them. ;-p

Ed

ateixeira

...and I call them Pajeros.

-juice

robr2

Sounds like snack food to me - New from Yals: Crunchy Pajeros!!

locke2c

Phaeton? It's pronounced just like it looks!

The name hadn't been used since the 30's, but wasn't rare then. It is correctly being reused, a large luxury car. Most of them then were limosines.

~c

lark6

IIRC "phaeton" refers to an open car with four doors (basically a four-door convertible), regardless of size. For example, the Ford Model A was available as a phaeton.

Ed

bigelm

It's actually "Nativa", but I get your point :-p

Or do I???

I won't ask what kind of business you do over there....

rsholland

Phaetons were originally large open-bodied 4-door cars.

Bob

lark6

Nativas = plural of "Nativa".

I work with a number of the pharma manufacturers on the island, no secret there. :-)

hypov

Don't think 'Neves' a word, like Impreza. Just seven backwards.
Lobby for Subaru Crew instead of Adirondack

-Dave

locke2c

ok, I respect my elders even more now. but it's pronounced as it reads at least!

~c

rsholland

For the heck of it, I did a search for a Duesenberg Phaeton, and found the the following:

http://www.seriouswheels.com/1929-Duesenberg-Model-J-Dual-Cowl-Ph- - aeton.htm

Pretty impressive specs for a 1929 car, I'd say.

Bob (the elder)

locke2c

when I looked at auctions-- usually just in Automobile mag, although I no longer subscribe-- sometimes a car's value was puzzling to me. but not Duesenbergs. way ahead of their time, very low production... amazing.

~c

ateixeira

Saw this yesterday, actually looks similar to the pic you just posted.

What is it?

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4290819759&p=4180544825- &idx=9

-juice

bkaiser1

that pic looks more like a kit car than a regular production car to me...seems like those were popular in the 80's for some reason.

B

ateixeira

I posted the pic in the "I spotted" topic and they think it might be a kit also. The huge side exhausts looked fake to me.

-juice

rsholland

Excalibur was a manufacturer of kit cars, using mid-sized GM platforms. They were moderately successful back in the '80s or thereabouts. They appealed to the gold jewelry guys who wear shiny loafers with no socks. FWIW, I thought they were hideous.

Bob

ateixeira

We think it's a Clenet, that's what Shifty thinks. I believe it did have that label on it, IIRC.

-juice

hondafriek

What I thought too Bob, but I wasn't sure I know that was the colours for the Excalibur, and it was a replica of the SSK I think.

  Cheers Pat.

rsholland

Replica? More like "rip-offlica." If there's any one kind of vehicle I hate, it's this kind. Augh!!!

Bob

bkaiser1

Having grown up in Las Vegas, land of the highest per-capita gold-jewelery-guys in the nation, I think I may have been exposed to a disproportionate share of Excalibur cars in my youth. Those cars, and the city, are truly tasteless slices of Americana. Ugh.

Brian (now traumatized)

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