1994 Subaru Vivio T-Top: Regular Car Reviews
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- Опубліковано 22 лис 2020
- I know it’s a Subaru. It doesn’t look like a Subaru. It looks like a Suzuki Swift. The entire time I was filming this I kept referring to it as a Suzuki even though I knew it wasn’t one. I kept saying Suzuki. It’s maddening- it drives me nuts. As I was writing the narrative, I knew it’s a Subaru. But I kept saying Suzuki. I know it was a Subaru when I made the title card but I wrote Suzuki. This car is a test of wills.
"But, it doesn't look like a Subaru." said my eyes.
"It's a Subaru," I reiterated.
"It doesn't sound like a Subaru," said my ears.
"It's a Subaru."
"It doesn't feel like a Subaru," said my butt.
"It's a Subaru."
"It doesn't have a longitudinal boxer engine. It has a transverse four. It is front-wheel drive. The roof comes apart just like a Suzuki Cappuccino. It is short and stubby. This is a Suzuki product."
"NO! It's a SUBARU. Say the word SUBARU."
"...Imma say Suzuki"
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Ctrl+H -> Find “Suzuki” -> Replace text with “Subaru”
Usually Ctrl+H to find and replace.
:%s/Suzuki/Subaru/g
@@babylfsh Found the Unix/Linux guy!
cat /dev/mr.regular | sed -e 's/Suzuki/Subaru/g'
Yepo
My ex wife died in one of these. It’s one of my favorite automobiles.
I swear if this doesn’t become top comment
I wish my ex wife died...
Serves her right! I’d say the same about mine, but we have a son together.
supersonicsegax1 Jesus!
@@mikebagwell8229 I'm pretty sure it decelerated quickly.
The interior looks like a can of Arizona Green Tea
Exterior, too
i haven't been able to find canned arizona green tea in months in bc canada wtf
i miss it
@@jeffreyonline dude i had it every week for like 6 months (Montreal). Where in canada are you?
It's beautiful.
Looks like inside of a Taco Bell in the 90s
"Oh look, it comes with a handle so I can pick it up and put it in the back of my pickup truck"
"I'mMa GoNnA pUt It iN ThE bAcK oF mY pIcKuP tRuCk HuEhUeHuEhUe!"
I think you mean "PIKUP TWUCK"
PUTTN MY PCKP TRK
Only the festiva gets pickup truck privileges
*MAH TRUCK......MAH TRUCK.........MAH TRUCK.......MAH TRUCK!!*
These are one of the most 90's cars to ever 90's.
90`s Japan is an amazing place, isn`t it?
Most 90's JDM
@@jonathanryan2915 I would argue that Toyota Sera would be challenging its position but the convertible factor makes a huge plus for this car.
+ the suzuki x90
@@olommentes Yep in the 🇺🇸 I used to see one on a regular basis a few yrs ago. Cool little car.
This looks like a car the popular girls would pull up in from a 90s movie when they're going to act like they want to hang out with the nerdy girl but it's all a trick and when she goes to get in that drive off laughing.
Also those vw cabriolet too
Accurate
Definitely the VW Cabriolet. Red with black and white cow print seat covers.
Sounds specific. Like it though!
except in this case the nerd gets to laugh because that car ain't going fast
"Folds under the rear seats"
Folds under the WHAT?
That was exactly my reaction. “It has what now?”
I thought he meant front seats.
You can only tell they're seats from the upholstery. Otherwise, shelf. He sure does like climbing back there, though.
5 mile seats.
I’m pretty sure the shelf on a C4 Corvette or a Mercedes SL500 has more room. Makes the jump seat in a Ford Ranger seem like the epitome of luxury.
The anime plushies on the dash + wood panel interior trim + that seat fabric is a special type of A E S T H E T I C
If the woman in the car is the owner she seems like a fun person
@@TecumsehMacGuigan She's probably as 'kawaii' as her car!
that plastic fake wood was just as awful in the 90's as it is now.
The one on the mirror is Shin Chan. At first glance, I thought he was in a lamb costume, but I think he's dressed as his dog for some reason.
@@vulekv93 I like to call it 90's piano black
The Vivio accelerating noise is basically every hatchback in Europe on a highway
I'd rather not remember the 25 year old 1.3L hatch with collapsed suspension I had to drive last time I visited eastern Europe.
@Toxic Potato Lol. There’s nothing more irritating than being in the car with someone who will not upshift on the highway.
No, it's missing the severely underpowered small diesel engine and a giant cloud of black smoke.
@@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge Black smoke means the owner or a friend "who knows" turned the injection pump up, so those go faster.
@@cossasomi No it just means it's a shitty diesel, they all do that, especially Volkswagen and Ford diesels for some reason.
Subaru Vivio: The Studio Ghibli of cars.
Lmaooo
Featured in ponyo
Why?
@@TheKitMurkit because this thing scream 80s/90s japanese pop culture
some of the commercials of this car have a Ghibli vibe. They all feature this one girl in the backstreets of some indistinct old euro city. plenty of cafe's and market stalls like in a ghibli film
"It'll keep working long after it's supposed to, like a millennial post retirement age" ahahahahaha aw haw haw awwwww *sobs in millennial poverty*
Felt that
I wanted to cry when I heard that
Don't for one minute think us X'ers are on easy street. We paved the way for low income with little chance for advancement.
@@seththomas9105 Thank you for your contribution. Part of the ship....
@@Moonless6491 Just here to help.
That interior.... Is rad.
Wishing we can still get wacky interior options like this.
They're not seats, they're demi Davenports!😎
Here's the thing : this car is nearly as far from today as it is from the Falcon. Think about it.
Damn, my brain is still automatically wired to think 1994 was just a decade ago
Mmmm... The falcon was produced up until last year... see 'em 50 times a day...
@@Tomfissh he’s talking about mr. regular’s falcon.
@@techpassion4126 I am still mentally 6 years old so this works out
@@Tomfissh Found the Australian.
really hit me in the nostalgia gut with "used to be a kid who brings toys to school" for the social buffer/ attraction... deep dude.
"What the hell is this?"
Thank you for being you, Roman.
Highly underrated moment from this video.
Literally what I said before clicking the video.
It's the contrast to the Autozam intro.
Why the hell weren’t more cars made with this sort of roof configuration?? That folding hatch is genius, props to the owner for owning such a unique little K-car
Kei* Car*
That shinchan mirror ornament makes this owner a certified real one.
I came here to comment that!
And don’t forget about the Hatsune Miku plush in the center console!
Certified homosexual?!
Action Bastard!! ⚡ ^_^
No.
"When you merge onto the 422, you gotta commit"
I bet there is always that cockbiter in the 500-HP raptor that trundles down the ramp and tries to merge at 25 mph.
"It's great for the city and not much else"
Yes. It's a Kei-car. That's what they're for. City driving. They can, mostly, get from one city to another, but that is not their purpose. They are city cars, designed for a country 1/25th the size of the USA.
1/25th the size, 10 times the population density
"Ey, you jeeaaps! Wa's dis thin' can be pudded in de beck o'mah pick-up thruuuuug???"
You think you don't need power steering, but keep in mind that these cars are driven in countries where highways are as wide as an average American living room.
People routinely drove on those roads without power steering for a hundred years, often in cars heavier than this. Yeah, sitting still it's a bit tough, but if you're moving at all it isn't.
@@markmiller3279 yes they did. Until the wonder of power steering was invented!
Power steering is for parking lots.. not highway driving.
That’s why old 70s boats are easy drive around town.. but very floaty on windy secondary highways. The dead and overboosted steering with no feel combined with the soft suspension make them difficult to control.
Which is why power steering became progressive in later years. Lots of boost at low speeds and almost none at high speeds.
@@calvinnickel9995 exactly. As I said. Keep in mind that highways in small European countries, highways, are more narrow than an average neighbourhood street in the states. Imagine that in Tallinn, where I live now, speed limit on the highway is 55.
It’s quirky but not weird, very likeable.
CVT from the 90s? Never knew things like this exist.
Trivia is, CVT from this car has also been used in 1st gen Fiat Panda and Punto
Nissan actually paired a CVT with SR20DE in a SUV back in late 90s and SR20VE's with Primeras and Bluebirds
Look up DAF variomatic. CVT has been a gearing solution for decades
I think they were mostly in ATVs
The Subaru Justy (KAD aka gen 2) had a CVT as well along with button-press-on-demand 4WD. Apparently a great car, they just rusted away to dust easily.
Almost bought one this summer
Sitting in a k-car with backseats must feel like being in a clown car with all the clowns in it
Stub there kai vans for that
This deserves to be the top comment
On a 'true' cvt, the rpms 'are' how much power you are making. if you give it half throttle, it will give you whatever rpm is 'half' power. The revs shouldn't be a binary choice of idle or redline, there is still reason for a cvt to be between them. A honda fit is 'kinda' like that, but it still wants to climb revs while flooring.
Sorry, but no.. in a real cvt, that is exactly what it does.
It revs to it’s optimal working point and keeps it there.
Then the transmission (hopefully) adjusts accordingly.
@@rolux4853 correct
Having an attractive woman driving a car with a clean interior feels "off brand" for RCR!
There was a pretty woman who owned the Elantra N Line.
@@SlitWristMisfit_ I think this is the same woman
Really? Quite a cool taste in cars
I thought that too actually but I wasn’t sure.
I’m not sure they’re the same woman. They’re both attractive black women. Which is rare in the car community in general, Nevermind on RCR
The interior of the this car is glorious. Props to the owner.
This car looks like an improvised weapon in a Yakuza game. like you was going to pick it up and start beating someone with it.
If I buy a car with a CVT I expect a smooth acceleration without the feel of shifting because it's pointless.
We just got a 20 Impreza sport and I’ve never felt it shift. Even if i click it into the “manual” mode where it simulates gears, when i click it down two gears there is no perceptible change in the car, only a change in the revs.
I drive it in both normal mode and the simulated manual mode because the torque curve does legitimately feel nicer to me in manual mode. So even though it technically has that kind of simulated shifting, I’ve never felt it or noticed it. Car feels perfectly smooth at all times, although very slow.
@@graumail My 2016 Forester doesn't "shift" either. Maybe it's only something w/ particular 2020/2021 models?
@@TheWolfMusic12 and here I am with my '02 Legacy where each gear does have a super big ratio gap that upshifting too soon enables Subaru's "douche rumble" and downshifting with the rpm a bit too high usually ends in a loud pop in the back
Sad that I live in a country where you can only buy either slow 4 speed auto or boring CVT under $20 grand. No paddle/powershift traditional auto in affordable prices.
@@graumail I have a 2018 impreza, and despite specifically asking if it faked shift points and being reassured that it doesn't, it very much does. however, I have driven a 2014 forester and it doesn't do that; it drives like a CVT should, and just keeps the rpms where they should be. it's incredibly annoying and I'm counting the days I can get back to a manual, despite loving the car otherwise.
The owner was lovely
Is this the same owner from the Hyundai vid? She has cool taste in cars.
@@stuntmonkey00 yes
I know, where are all these cute girls that are into cars at?
@@MostGenericUser Obviously, PA.
@@lego4virgo I guess so
Woah! She has a shin chan mirror thing. I love this girl already
the seats look like a bowling alley carpet
The feeling of being liked is what I get from driving my Mini JCW, and it's a part of why I enjoy driving it. Like the Suzuki, people are happy to see my Mini. Just the other day, I was on the freeway, and a guy in a 488 Pista came up from behind. When he saw me notice his car, he downshifted a few times and did a couple pulls. I think he knew he was making my day.
Aww what a cute little car and the interior is so 90s I had flashbacks of me faking being sick so I can stay home and play sonic.
9:54 love that they call the stereos ‘sound item’.
Subaru Vivio: official car of the person who says "these are so mainstream now" as soon as they see someone else driving one.
And if its in Europe since its average price there is under 700 euros
People suck, quit caring what they think. Remember, people want what they can't have so act like you don't want it.
i also came here to say this. thank you. 👌🏻👍🏻
1994 Subaru Vivio T-Top: Regular Car Reviews*
Wait, isn't it a Subaru?
Both lol
It's a Fiat 500.
It's a 1999 Darude Sandstorm
SUBARUKI!
@@Sp1n1985 SUZARUUUU IMPOSSIBRUUUUU
Roman stole the show with that epic ending song 🤣
That interior tho! That's what makes the 90's JDM cars cool.
Suzuki? I thought these things were Subaru, man
I think Mr. Regs is a little sleep deprived from too much poop porn last night...
I think he is poking fun at both companies buy calling it a Suzuki. Since Suzuki makes mostly kei cars.
true, I mean the things do look like a suzuki product. That and the Subaru Justy later gen was just a slightly altered suzuki swift
Read the description
A old CVT acts more like a snowmobile transmission than a car transmission
Pretty precise comment
That’s because a snowmobile uses a CVT.
and that's how it should be
I'm watching 👀 this from a sams club breakroom..
You guys get a break room?
@@ohyeahgamer3736 yup. Its got a tv, some vending machines, lockers, and tables/chairs. Ritzy
Sounds fancier than a Ross Mess for Less breakroom. I tried to post a picture of our roaches to Indeed, and it blocked me. Never use the vending machines, the stuff expired 3 years ago. We have a Dollar Tree next door for food.
Sometimes I legitimately forget there are female automotive enthusiasts
That's because most females will just say "they all look the same". Rare find
sadly your average woman literally doesnt even know what car she drives, like you'll ask and hear "oh its gray" and that's all they know. fair share of dudes like this too.. just a shame
@@colin-nekritz Not cute.
@@robspear03 Dunno man, kinda cute to me. And I like her style.
@@robspear03 You’re really dedicated to fighting this battle against Rene lol
13:14 That's an unintended programming joke right there.
As soon as he said "just listen to it" the little ceaser cheezer ad starting playing and I laughed louder than I should have.
2:16 Before you even said it I thought to myself "if I were driving this car my mom would tell me to slow down or something because it sounds like im going fast"
Pump the brakes there FloJo...I'm in tears
The naming scheme VI VI 0/6 6 0 based on the diaplacement has to be one of the cleverest ones out there.
RCR: the only channel that i will ever have the bell on for
One of mine as well. Aging Wheels is my first due to the guy living in arms reach of me.
Technology Connections and Techmoan as well
@@jochenstacker7448 looks like you two repliers here have great taste :)
45mpg tho. That alone makes it perfect for a work commuter. It's basically motorcycle economy but with storage space and A/C.
A mechanic friend of mine loves the original CVTs for the "stay at max torque" part. It freaks out everyone else. Love the Honda Elite reference.
I would be scared to own one because of safety, and that's coming from someone who had an old Miata
"Subaru Vivio. It's the Equivalent to pretending to be into DC TALKS."
*We got some non believers out there!*
Guys just let it be a Suzuki, for him.
"Is the price of being cool or quirky worth the price of being slow?" Seeing as how my fiance drives a Smart Fortwo, and loves the attention she gets in it, I'd say yeah, for attention whores.
HA! I see what you did there!
Oh yeah, that its that car from that episode of Lucky Star
but with a targa top and its green
Except Yui's Elephant Car was a supercharged one. Remember the Initial D reference?
The Justy was as close as we got to that, Subaru’s answer to the Yugo.
I love how all of the folks you test cars from are individuals in their style.
Wow what a suprised to see this get reviewed. My mom used to own the sport coupe version in manual in Greece and I I gotta say that was one of the most fun cars I've ever driven. And that's coming from a guy that owns a 370z lol. This car is definitely not a car for long straight roads, as soon as you take it to the track or back roads it's a BLAST!
I find these cars so interesting but I'm a 6'3" large boy so I'm afraid this is not a good fit...
I’m 6’6 so it doesn’t look like the car for me 😆
Be like Hightower in Police Academy: remove the buckets.
Wait, this has rear seats? Mind blew on that one
I lost it when he had to toss his shoes out to exit the vehicle. Amazing cinematography boys, this might be the best yet.
I lost it at the 'merging on to 422 east' line. Thanks for keeping the local flair!
The turbos with the hood scoops are pretty rad.
Am a sneakerhead, can confirm no one wears their Off White Jordans cause they paid 1000+ dollars and they only like having them to flex on people.
People will appreciate you for having the ability to appreciate things.
Someone I worked with once worked for C and P phone company , later to change it's name to Verizon . Back in the 60's the company ordered a fleet of British cars called Helmen . .... I think that's the what he said .
They got the cars , loaded their tools and equipment .
The cars didn't have enough power to get up the mountain to get to the interstate . They had to drive back roads ,had to take extreme long way to get to their jobs .
This car reminded me of that story .
Be a great car to offer today with some modifications of course.
This is the second RCR video i've seen that had something related to Hatsune Miku on a car...nice
CVT - the cold shower equivalent for any hot-blooded car enthusiast
Its always pretty neat to hear references of the home town Reading PA from a big youtube channel who knows how many times I've passed by the regular crew recording their videos on the roads 😁
I imported a 93 vivio t-top last year, it doesn't have the wood trim on the dash, the mirrors are green on the bottom half, and yellow on the top. This isn't a fast car, it can't offroad, it's not aggressive. But this is a happy car. You can't drive it and not feel happy. When people see it on the road, they seem happy, I've never experienced a car like it before, it's just so full of joy
Front end looks just like the early 90’s Suzuki alto my aunt used to drive in Europe. I think that was an 800cc 3cyl
Yeah the 'normal' Vivio/Justy and Suzuki Alto were more or less the same car.
Subaru, not Suzuki Mr. Regular - big number of errors here.
EDIT: It's fixed now, old desc (with fix): "The [Subaru] Vivio is an un-sporty Kei Car meant for looking relentless cool."
@Toxic Potato Thrice: title, description, opening (both narration and card, so that's 4).
@Toxic Potato lol did you watch video. It was like 50/50 the whole video lol
This video final confirmed what i thought, my 1986 civic GL is actually an early form of CVT, thanks RCR
I’m glad this one went to a good home. I stalked it on their website for like a year - I saw it was gone today (I knew it by the minidisc player). Hilarious to find it here.
That interior is loud though. Those seats? And that square rear view mirror? Love it
That spoiler is a bold statement.
Pretty sure that’s just a luggage rack.
@@cameronlewis5307 Some say it's an antenna loop for the remote control.
Those seats and interior door panel inserts are the most 90s thing I have ever seen. They look like they were ripped straight off the set of Saved By the Bell.
Subaru Vivio! The official car of "getting passed by a snowplow!"
52hp is what a lot of city cars in Europe had up until around the early 2000s, hell even to this day many cheaper end city cars make do with 70-80hp and weigh substaintually more. My first car had 34hp and I took it everywhere, used to keep it up around 65-70mph for long trips at 4000rpm without missing a beat!
the first car i drove had 30hp and it was 1991 Zaz 968m. İt was hella fun but it was loud
I have a diesel volkswagen gol country. It has 60hp but it's zippy anyway
This would be a great electric conversion
Your description of the body flexing is the exact same thing I remember my mother’s 1990 LeBaron convertible, the thing was a wet noodle.
I love how even the owner looks right out of 1994 to match the car
Suzuki? Yeah you done goofed this one up.
"Suzuki"
"Subaru"
"Suzukaru"
I rode to Colorado in the back seat of a hot pink Geo Tracker in 1997. This car gives me nostalgia for that road trip.
I used to have an 88 VW Cabriolet. I will never forget the seller describing the car to me "This is a nice car to go into town and get ice cream on a Sunday afternoon. Not much else". He then gave me a direct stare and a firm handshake before handing me the key.
"I am a leaf in the wind" ...
@@KyleTysver It's a movie quote.
Suzuki? Fairly sure its a Subaru, as it says on the steeringwheel. Makes you realise how exchangable most japanese city runarounds from the 90s-00s are.
Seriously this car looks awesome. The perfect thing to just go around town in the summer, garb some food / etc or commute to work close by.
Holy crap! A DC Talk reference!!! Wow, this has to be the greatest channel of all time 😅😅🤣
Mr. Regular is the ultimate expression of "weird white boy" and I love it.
RCR, expecting kei cars to be fast.
🤣🤣
What is the not to 60 in this 20 seconds my loyale does it in same
That DC Talk reference really hits home
Saw this thing in person today! Made me so happy to see a car that Mr Regular has driven!
At Wiked Big Meet right!? I'm just watching this vid now and I'm like "Wait a minute..."😂😂😳
@@nateb8507 Yup!
Fun Fact: There a anime character named Takamachi Vivio from the Nanoha series
“Your crush gets low & makes it 👏🏾 for the lord!” - YES!!!
3:38 my eyes rarely widen that quickly wow
Subaru has been using CVT's in Japan since the 70's. Because of that and decades of development, Subaru has one of the most reliable CVT's in the world.