Cars you didn't know existed...

[Alpaca]

DaveGoddard said:

The Impian raced for a couple of seasons in the BTCC with among others David Leslie (RIP) driving. Even though at the time the BTCC was considered a good way to sell cars and raise brand awareness, I have never ever seen one of these on the road.

I think Proton have given up on the UK (or the UK [dealers] have given up on them?), one media source claimed they sold zero cars either last year and/or the year before and the Proton UK website is down. What a contrast to the early 90s, they were at the time the fastest growing new brand in the UK until Daewoo launched over here.

That said though I think Tiff Needell drove one on old TG and quite like the Lotus-tuned chassis.

[tali1]

Alpaca said:

DaveGoddard said:

The Impian raced for a couple of seasons in the BTCC with among others David Leslie (RIP) driving. Even though at the time the BTCC was considered a good way to sell cars and raise brand awareness, I have never ever seen one of these on the road.

I think Proton have given up on the UK (or the UK [dealers] have given up on them?), one media source claimed they sold zero cars either last year and/or the year before and the Proton UK website is down. What a contrast to the early 90s, they were at the time the fastest growing new brand in the UK until Daewoo launched over here.

That said though I think Tiff Needell drove one on old TG and quite like the Lotus-tuned chassis.

http://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/proton-whats-gone-wrong/77199

[MarshPhantom]

Had this yet?



Peugeot 404.

Nice.

[Small Car]

Well a bit of a quirk on the theme this. I knew of the Lexus LS600h, launched in 2007 / 2008. My boss had two and I think they are quite interesting. But I only realised this week they were 4x4. Eight years of admiring them but knowing this has made me look at them a little differently!

[GroundEffect]

Halmyre said:

LuS1fer said:

kambites said:

You've really only just seen a Tesla Model-S for the first time?

It's Wales. Enough said.

Me neither, although unless I was paying enough attention I might confuse it at first glance for any other generic Lexus/Infiniti-type luxuro-barge.

In Essex they're bloody everywhere.

[MarshPhantom]

GroundEffect said:

Halmyre said:

LuS1fer said:

kambites said:

You've really only just seen a Tesla Model-S for the first time?

It's Wales. Enough said.

Me neither, although unless I was paying enough attention I might confuse it at first glance for any other generic Lexus/Infiniti-type luxuro-barge.

In Essex they're bloody everywhere.

See a few around, mostly chauffeur cars.

[kambites]

GroundEffect said:

In Essex they're bloody everywhere.

Same in Hampshire. There's generally about ten of them in the work car park.

[alec.e]

LuS1fer said:

I saw this today, for the first time, out on the road.
It's the Tesla Model S and it's pretty big - my mind was thinking Lexus, Aston, Rolls but I couldn't quite pinpoint what it was. It looked good though....but big.

I notice a few every week, I find then quite anonymous looking, they remind me of a Jaguar XF personally. But look nothing like a Rolls Royce though!

[DHE]

LuS1fer said:

kambites said:

You've really only just seen a Tesla Model-S for the first time?

It's Wales. Enough said.

We have a Tesla charging station in Wales now. Just the one but its a start.

[anonymous-user]

alec.e said:

LuS1fer said:

I saw this today, for the first time, out on the road.
It's the Tesla Model S and it's pretty big - my mind was thinking Lexus, Aston, Rolls but I couldn't quite pinpoint what it was. It looked good though....but big.

I notice a few every week, I find then quite anonymous looking, they remind me of a Jaguar XF personally. But look nothing like a Rolls Royce though!

Yeah.
It looks...bland.

[ajprice]

sleepera6 said:

alec.e said:

LuS1fer said:

I saw this today, for the first time, out on the road.
It's the Tesla Model S and it's pretty big - my mind was thinking Lexus, Aston, Rolls but I couldn't quite pinpoint what it was. It looked good though....but big.

I notice a few every week, I find then quite anonymous looking, they remind me of a Jaguar XF personally. But look nothing like a Rolls Royce though!

Yeah.
It looks...bland.

Fisker was hired as the designer for the Tesla Model S, if things had gone a different way, the Model S could have looked like this


As it was, things got lawsuity and then Fisker built it as his own car, which hasn't really gone well for him. http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1024507_tesla-s...

[98elise]

Halmyre said:

LuS1fer said:

kambites said:

You've really only just seen a Tesla Model-S for the first time?

It's Wales. Enough said.

Me neither, although unless I was paying enough attention I might confuse it at first glance for any other generic Lexus/Infiniti-type luxuro-barge.

It depends on if the OP means "hasn't seen" or "didn't know existed". I see model s a couple of times a week now, sometimes a couple a day, but I have a long commute around the m25.

It would be odd if a regular on PH didn't know the model s existed

[98elise]

sleepera6 said:

alec.e said:

LuS1fer said:

I saw this today, for the first time, out on the road.
It's the Tesla Model S and it's pretty big - my mind was thinking Lexus, Aston, Rolls but I couldn't quite pinpoint what it was. It looked good though....but big.

I notice a few every week, I find then quite anonymous looking, they remind me of a Jaguar XF personally. But look nothing like a Rolls Royce though!

Yeah.
It looks...bland.

Its the market its appealing to. Most EV's look weird almost as if manufacturer want them to fail.

I like the recent facelift though, it looks much better without the faux grill.

[CanAm]

LuS1fer said:

kambites said:

You've really only just seen a Tesla Model-S for the first time?

It's Wales. Enough said.

Ditto small town in Sussex; saw one for the first time about a month ago. Though I just might not have noticed before as its a bit similar to a number of others.

[Gary C]

Did see a Citroen bx4tc for sale a while ago

Only ever seen an Astra 4s once.

Fairly unknown cars.

[ambuletz]

After reading a recent jalopnik article I had no idea GM decided to badge the VX220/Opel speedster as the Daewoo Speedster in asian markets.

[shakotan]

ambuletz said:

After reading a recent jalopnik article I had no idea GM decided to badge the VX220/Opel speedster as the Daewoo Speedster in asian markets.

How about the Kia Elan?

[carlove]

I didn't know Hyundai could give you an STD.

[Veeayt]

Another Peugeot. Had no idea 504's were produced until 2006, and in Argentina until 1999. Looks hideous though compared to the original.

[ajprice]

Veeayt said:

Another Peugeot. Had no idea 504's were produced until 2006, and in Argentina until 1999. Looks hideous though compared to the original.

Looks like they've stuck the 3 bar grille from a 205 in there