Classics dwarfed by moderns

[Lost soul]

dinkel said:

Classics dwarfed by classics

[dinkel]

That Bug is a true giant in any ways.

[thegreenhell]

[dugsud]

thegreenhell said:

Actually, all things considered I don't think McLaren have done a bad job of keeping the P1 size in check....

And I think yellow tends to make cars look bigger than a dark colour.

[mark387mw]

an ebay animation of the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Corvette, BMW 3-Series and Honda Accord all becoming a bit more bloated each generation.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1093716_visual-...

[Hullygully]

Ok....how fat is the Jazz....! And the Triumph has loads of space inside too...

[craig_m67]

RemcoB said:

Alfa 33 Stradale must be the prettiest car ever built... 904 not bad either

Giulia V Giulietta

[thegreenhell]

craig_m67 said:

Giulia V Giulietta

The irony being that Giulietta means 'little Giulia'...

[V-spec]

And its not even a Polo or a Golf!

[Lost soul]

dugsud said:

thegreenhell said:

Actually, all things considered I don't think McLaren have done a bad job of keeping the P1 size in check....

They have hardly kept it in check have they

[Cledus Snow]

[RichB]

bit of an unfair comparison - a Mini will always be drawrfed by a lorry.

[Hugo a Gogo]

saw what I thought was the new Astra convertible the other day - turns out it's not called an Astra, it's a Cascada - it's 4.7 metres long

the original Astra/Kadett convert was 4m dead

[andyps]

Hugo a Gogo said:

saw what I thought was the new Astra convertible the other day - turns out it's not called an Astra, it's a Cascada - it's 4.7 metres long

the original Astra/Kadett convert was 4m dead

In fairness I don't think it was ever intended to replace the Astra directly, it incorporates some elements from the Insignia if I remember correctly.

[fourwheelsteer]

andyps said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

saw what I thought was the new Astra convertible the other day - turns out it's not called an Astra, it's a Cascada - it's 4.7 metres long

the original Astra/Kadett convert was 4m dead

In fairness I don't think it was ever intended to replace the Astra directly, it incorporates some elements from the Insignia if I remember correctly.

I thought the Cascada was more of an Insignia convertible. So I don't think it is an example of model bloat. But I've got an Insignia hire car at the moment and it does seem pretty big - it seems to fill the parking space outside my home almost as much as my Jaguar X300. Note, I say seems, I don't know how the dimensions actually compare but I know the Jag isn't small.

[mph1977]

fourwheelsteer said:

I thought the Cascada was more of an Insignia convertible. So I don't think it is an example of model bloat. But I've got an Insignia hire car at the moment and it does seem pretty big - it seems to fill the parking space outside my home almost as much as my Jaguar X300. Note, I say seems, I don't know how the dimensions actually compare but I know the Jag isn't small.

the rise of the 'city car' under the supermini reflects the growth in size of most classes of car over the past 25 years

the mk5 polo was the same size and mass as the original golf - i'd be interested to put a corsa C or D up against mk 1or 2 Astras....

freelander2 is the same size as a classic rangie and has similar sized engine ( 3.2 in the FL vs 3.5 in the classic)

[Rich G]

Hullygully said:

Ok....how fat is the Jazz....! And the Triumph has loads of space inside too...

Had a J-plate Herald Estate in the same Valencia Blue, excellent load hauler and always started first time. Still haven't worked out why I sold it!

[Hugo a Gogo]

andyps said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

saw what I thought was the new Astra convertible the other day - turns out it's not called an Astra, it's a Cascada - it's 4.7 metres long

the original Astra/Kadett convert was 4m dead

In fairness I don't think it was ever intended to replace the Astra directly, it incorporates some elements from the Insignia if I remember correctly.

it's on the Astra 'Delta II' platform, not the Insignia 'Epsilon II'

[ajprice]

mph1977 said:

i'd be interested to put a corsa C or D up against mk 1or 2 Astras....

Can't find a picture of them together, but the Corsa D is 1mm longer, 101mm wider and 88mm taller than an Astra Mk1 according to Wikipedia.

[andyps]

Hugo a Gogo said:

it's on the Astra 'Delta II' platform, not the Insignia 'Epsilon II'

Thanks for the clarification, I don't have a great deal of interest in the car so hadn't paid much attention to the technical details, but think it looks pretty good and should have an appeal as a reasonably spacious four set cabrio.