Cars you didn't know existed...

[sday12]

djdestiny said:

A very odd 5 door Mini, called a Lifan 320

Edited by djdestiny on Saturday 24th May 15:38

The closest that's be to a mini is photograph of one!

[GC8]

The irony is that the latest MINI models look like a nasty Chinese rip-off of earlier MINIs!

[RSteve]

Cyder said:

There's a white and black one just down the road from me and I often catch myself looking at it and thinking it looks quite smart...

I've visited the site configurator a couple of times since, top range model a smudge under £10k brand new, I am tempted!

[Paul O]

This:



Just launched in the US I believe. Really hope it comes over here! I want one!!!

[iva cosworth]

I was behind a presumably JDM only Toyota Ardeo D4 Vista.

Roughly same size as an Avensis Verso .

Could've taken a pic but it was hardly earth shatteringly interesting.

[mikefacel]

Paul O said:

This:



Just launched in the US I believe. Really hope it comes over here! I want one!!!

Alfa Giulietta underneath?

[BarbaricAvatar]

Aixam cars i'd never heard of til a minute or two ago.







I miss the old times when i wasn't aware of these stboxes.

[lufbramatt]

Didn't know these existed until we had a rental one for two weeks in the states:



Nissan Altima coupe. Not bad to drive actually although the CVT transmission was a bit odd in a relatively big car. The 2.5 N/A petrol got a bit wheezy up in the mountains on the way to Yosemite though!

[stugolf]

VW Golf MK2 Limited

1.8 16v G60 - 210 BHP 4WD all LHD and 4 door

[richard300]

South Africa produced some rare production BMW's in the 80's

E23 M745i (7 series with an M1 engine)
http://www.bimmerfest.ru/bmw-m745i-e23-sa-7-series...

E30 333i (3 series with a 3.2litre 'big six')
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz20/dkapt2/Car...

E30 325is (E30 with an Alpina/Alpina spec 2.7litre engine)
http://www.sabeemer.co.za/uploads/images/articles_...

Edited by richard300 on Thursday 26th June 15:21

Edited by richard300 on Saturday 28th June 07:11

[BarbaricAvatar]

Zagato Ferrari 3000:





Based on a Ferrari 330. Not an improvement.

[wildcat45]

richard300 said:

South Africa produced some rare production BMW's in the 80's

E23 M745i (7 series with an M1 engine)
http://www.bimmerfest.ru/bmw-m745i-e23-sa-7-series...

E30 333i (3 series with a 3.2litre 'big six')
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz20/dkapt2/Car...

E30 325is (E30 with an Alpina/Alpina spec 2.7litre engine)
http://www.sabeemer.co.za/uploads/images/articles_...

Edited by richard300 on Thursday 26th June 15:21

Edited by richard300 on Saturday 28th June 07:11

Love the 333i.

Do BMW SA still make interesting local cars?

[cheddar]

aarondbs said:

Captainawesome said:

Veeayt said:

2DDav said:

The VW Amorak, never knew these existed until one went past work at the weekend:

Great car, the most comfy pick-up i've ever tried.

Winner of the most under-wheeled vehicle ever.

Under wheeled... its a 4WD pickup. What were you expecting 22 inch spinners? This is the Highline too which has 18" wheels, mine, which is a Trendline has 17" wheels 65 profile so much better than 60...

They're the 19 inch 'Alastro' option running 255/55/19 tyres.

OP's right though, Amarok's running the 16's look ridiculously under wheeled.

[confucuis]

I didn't realise they made this model!

[Mercury00]

Suzuki SX4 Saloon. Never seen or even heard of this before randomly seeing one on Ebay:

[vsonix]

Mercury00 said:

Suzuki SX4 Saloon. Never seen or even heard of this before randomly seeing one on Ebay:

isn't that basically a Liana?

[JDMDrifter]

Saw one in Burton the other week, thought it was a corsa from a distance!

[vixen1700]

Saw a Renault Fluence on the motorway the other day with Slovakian number plates. Never seen or heard of it before.

[Allaloneatron]

Mercury00 said:

Suzuki SX4 Saloon. Never seen or even heard of this before randomly seeing one on Ebay:

Very odd. I saw one of these last night in red and was coming on here to say I had seen it. It looked horrid as well.

[lufbramatt]

BarbaricAvatar said:

Zagato Ferrari 3000:





Based on a Ferrari 330. Not an improvement.

wow. Start with a pretty, curvy Italian coupe and end up with something that looks like it came out of a British Leyland factory in the 70s.