Cars you didn't know existed...
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dxg said:
m8rky said:
GroundEffect said:
They are NCAP 0 rated. We have been advised to not even drive them on UK roads.
http://www.euroncap.com/en
jamiebae said:
I bring you the Datsun Go. Recently launched in India and firmly aimed at the budget end of the market (think a cost-reduced Dacia with all the safety features removed)
Full road test here, not coming to a dealer near you any time soon (assuming you live in Western Europe)
http://www.autocarindia.com/auto-reviews/datsun-go...
It shares parts with the new Suzuki Celerio.Full road test here, not coming to a dealer near you any time soon (assuming you live in Western Europe)
http://www.autocarindia.com/auto-reviews/datsun-go...
Until a year or so ago I had never heard of the De Tomaso Guara...
While poking around in dark corners of the internet, I found this. I had no idea.
http://www.autozine.org/Archive/De_Tomaso/classic/...
While poking around in dark corners of the internet, I found this. I had no idea.
http://www.autozine.org/Archive/De_Tomaso/classic/...
dxg said:
m8rky said:
GroundEffect said:
They are NCAP 0 rated. We have been advised to not even drive them on UK roads.
Abbott said:
dxg said:
m8rky said:
GroundEffect said:
They are NCAP 0 rated. We have been advised to not even drive them on UK roads.
Slow said:
Abbott said:
dxg said:
m8rky said:
GroundEffect said:
They are NCAP 0 rated. We have been advised to not even drive them on UK roads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRzh8uLA1tM
vs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4UiAKdAsII
It's enough to make you question a company's morals.
(Although I can't understand the different deformation of the passenger cell. Unless it's lower grade steel or perhaps "platform" is literally just the floorpan).
dxg said:
Hmmm...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRzh8uLA1tM
vs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4UiAKdAsII
It's enough to make you question a company's morals.
(Although I can't understand the different deformation of the passenger cell. Unless it's lower grade steel or perhaps "platform" is literally just the floorpan).
It's nothing to do with morals, the market obviously isn't there for cars that survive crashes. Yet. Currently they want cheap cars, making them survive crashes better will make their product more expensive and thus un-competitive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRzh8uLA1tM
vs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4UiAKdAsII
It's enough to make you question a company's morals.
(Although I can't understand the different deformation of the passenger cell. Unless it's lower grade steel or perhaps "platform" is literally just the floorpan).
dxg said:
Slow said:
Abbott said:
dxg said:
m8rky said:
GroundEffect said:
They are NCAP 0 rated. We have been advised to not even drive them on UK roads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRzh8uLA1tM
vs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4UiAKdAsII
It's enough to make you question a company's morals.
(Although I can't understand the different deformation of the passenger cell. Unless it's lower grade steel or perhaps "platform" is literally just the floorpan).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtT12FwwGjQ
I know that things lacking modern safety features but if you wanted to just get 5 people into a car for as cheap as possible and not worry about them dying it doesnt seem a bad bet. Seems like a way to get a odd 80s hatch thats not sporting in the modern day and age?
Mercury00 said:
jamiebae said:
I bring you the Datsun Go. Recently launched in India and firmly aimed at the budget end of the market (think a cost-reduced Dacia with all the safety features removed)
Full road test here, not coming to a dealer near you any time soon (assuming you live in Western Europe)
http://www.autocarindia.com/auto-reviews/datsun-go...
It shares parts with the new Suzuki Celerio.Full road test here, not coming to a dealer near you any time soon (assuming you live in Western Europe)
http://www.autocarindia.com/auto-reviews/datsun-go...
Mercury00 said:
Don't forget Suzuki and Nissan shared the previous Suzuki Alto, also known as the Nissan Pixo, which the Celerio replaces.
I think any similarities between the Go and Celerio are just a coincidence and they're not actually related at all.
As for the safety thing with Indian cars, they tend to have no airbags or ABS on basic models and prioritise interior space over safety, plus high tensile steels are expensive so crash performance is far from Western standards.
Just come across the "Hofstetter Turbo".
Built by a Brazilian company between 1986 and 1991. Apparently 18 of the horrid things were made!
A mid-mounted turbocharged VW 1.8 producing a (presumably wheezy) 140bhp.
This appears to be the only angle from which it doesn't look st.
Edited by BarbaricAvatar on Tuesday 1st September 13:55
gforceg said:
Until a year or so ago I had never heard of the De Tomaso Guara...
While poking around in dark corners of the internet, I found this. I had no idea.
http://www.autozine.org/Archive/De_Tomaso/classic/...
If the Alfa GTV Coupe and Lotus Elan M100 has a baby...While poking around in dark corners of the internet, I found this. I had no idea.
http://www.autozine.org/Archive/De_Tomaso/classic/...
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