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Old 21 January 2008, 06:41 PM
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Default silly question what does wrx stand for?
is it world rally cross?

also why are subarus nicked name scoobys??
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Old 21 January 2008, 06:43 PM
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Dont know about the WRX but Scooby as Subaru sort of rhymes with Scoobydoo, hence scoobies.
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Old 21 January 2008, 06:44 PM
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Spot on with WRX, but I don't know where 'Scooby' comes from.
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Old 21 January 2008, 07:09 PM
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World Rally Xylophone :-)

I think it's World Rally and the X is for the spec, this became the standard. I'm usually wrong though.
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Old 21 January 2008, 08:07 PM
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world rally international? x in japan stands for i ?? thats what i read don't know for sure though
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Old 21 January 2008, 08:14 PM
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Default It All Happened A, Long, Long time Ago. . . .
Apparently, Subaru got their nickname "Scoobies" because of a group of scuba divers down in Cornwall.

They all parked up in their wagons, unloaded their gear.

The rest is history, so they say.

I just read this somewhere, it maybe true.




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Old 21 January 2008, 08:29 PM
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i thought it was becuase the side mirrors look like scoobies ears.
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Old 21 January 2008, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by nik52wrx
Dont know about the WRX but Scooby as Subaru sort of rhymes with Scoobydoo, hence scoobies.
Thats my understanding too.
I would also go with World Rally X but seems a bit fickled to me.
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Old 21 January 2008, 09:26 PM
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The WRX stands for 'World Rally, highest trim level'. The 'X' denotes the trim level. The non-turbo versions in japan had trim levels F, S, & X. The turbo cars only had the one trim level.
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dont it mean

world rally championship or champions?
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Old 21 January 2008, 11:13 PM
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I thought it meant World Rally Champions
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Tis World Rally Cross, as in cross-country.
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Old 22 January 2008, 09:22 AM
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The name scooby was first used (allegedly) in Used Cars a 1980 movie featuring Kurt Russell
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Normski's sounds most likely, perhaps the others would like to give an explanation and providence rather than claims...

Subaru rhymes with Scooby doo.....

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ts deffo World Rally Cross the cross because "X" is a cross lol, and the scooby nickname is also because Subaru kindo ryhmes with Scooby doo. Hence why some owners have Scooby doo teddys etc in there car
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Old 22 January 2008, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by zedy
dont it mean

world rally championship or champions?
Thats WRC mate, so your kindo right.
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Old 22 January 2008, 09:40 AM
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In New Zealand they are called Rex's (WRX).
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Old 22 January 2008, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by myblackwrx
The name scooby was first used (allegedly) in Used Cars a 1980 movie featuring Kurt Russell
just watching some of it on youtube it looks like a mint film.
YouTube - Used Cars (1980) Commercial
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Old 22 January 2008, 11:36 AM
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normski is correct.

It's not World Rally Cross at all.
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Old 22 January 2008, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by EDV11
I thought it meant World Rally Champions
But they weren't champions in 1993 were they!
Come on peeps, use your noggin!
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