A Subagon is a cross between a VW Vanagon and a Subaru. More to the point: it’s a Volkswagen Vanagon (Bully, T3, Caravelle, Microbus etc.) that uses a Subaru Boxer engine in place of the weaker, less reliable VW mill. In this amazing looking example, the Sabagon is mated to a VW Syncro van – which is friggin’ cool. I have never seen a better example.
Click (here) to see the Volkswagen Multivan Alltrack Concept!
Volkswagen T3 vans were rarely seen with the Syncro 4X4 system in the United States, but they were remarkably rugged. Despite looking tipsy sitting high on a beefed-up undercarriage and aggressive off-road tires, all of the mechanical bits sat very low, keeping the Syncro steady when battling off-road obstacles. Look for them on line and you won’t be disappointed.
This Subagon was located right next to TFLCar/Truck office in Boulder, CO.
Roman, Andre and I were so impressed, we left a note asking the owner of the Subagon if he/she was interested in doing a story or a video. These Subagon (and other VW Vans that DIY guys modified with Subie Boxers) vans like to use the 3-liter H-6 out of the Subaru SVX, but I have seen other mods using 2.5 and 2.5 turbos in the conversion. Could you imagine one of these Subagon conversions cranking out up to 300 hp!?
Subagon STI anyone?
Check out subagon.com for more info.
Speaking of engine conversions…
