Cars you wish they'd make or had made?

[RobinBanks]

TONKA2 said:

An Alfa Mito with the 3.2 V6 or as others have said, the Mk3 MR2 with the 2zz, hopefully mine will be acquiring one next year, will transform it into the car Toyota should have made from the outset.

I've just looked up what a 2zz is. It was available in the Lotus Elise, so isn't that kind of just a better version of the MR2 and including that engine anyway?

[RobinBanks]

Vacumatic said:

I was at Millbrook some years ago and they were testing a factory Vauxhall Astra Mark2 with a SAAB 2.3 Turbo motor.

That could have been a nice quick car

That would be cool. I still feel that the Astra GTE 16V was the best car in class.

[shakotan]

airweaz said:

VW should never gave canned the Up GTI. That would have been a bunch of fun in towns and for my short commute.

You can get one with 1.0 TSI turbo engine, but only in South America.

[smithyithy]

shakotan said:

airweaz said:

VW should never gave canned the Up GTI. That would have been a bunch of fun in towns and for my short commute.

You can get one with 1.0 TSI turbo engine, but only in South America.

I'd like more cars like that. I'm not really interested in the 300bhp+ £40k+ 'super hatches'.. I'd rather have quick, fun versions of these little things.

[Esseesse]

Alfa 2uettottanta...

[shakotan]

smithyithy said:

shakotan said:

airweaz said:

VW should never gave canned the Up GTI. That would have been a bunch of fun in towns and for my short commute.

You can get one with 1.0 TSI turbo engine, but only in South America.

I'd like more cars like that. I'm not really interested in the 300bhp+ £40k+ 'super hatches'.. I'd rather have quick, fun versions of these little things.

I have the 60BHP up and have been waiting in vain for the TSI version. There's definitely a market for it, with the 500 Abarth and Twingo Dyamique S.

[SirSquidalot]

A new beetle RSI - maybe using all the bits from the golf r
A new golf rallye - box arched gti would be cool
Pug 208 rallye - stripped out more basic model, think mini Megane r26r

[patch5674]

A more powerful engine in the original Clio Trophy.

[MissChief]

patch5674 said:

A more powerful engine in the original Clio Trophy.

Probably would have made it nose heavy and spoiled the handling though?

[AAGR]

New Jaguar XE with the latest high-output (288bhp) V6 diesel as fitted to the latest Range Rover Sport, etc.

[Hint - I already own a 3.0D 'S' version of the XF ....]

[Dapster]

Have we had these yet?

M5 F11



VW Bluesport Roadster



W124 estate with a 7.3 V12

[Fastdruid]

A new Mazda 6 MPS.

The old Mazda 6 MPS was a right goer but a bit plain, the new 6 looks really nice but is slow.

Give us a new fast one!

Here is a new Mazda 6 btw

[Mr Tidy]

Think I like the older one better - that new one is like everything else in it's class - HUGE!

It must be nearly as big as a 90's S Class! Which could at least have a 5 litre V8 or 6 litre V12!

[Fastdruid]

Mr Tidy said:

Think I like the older one better - that new one is like everything else in it's class - HUGE!

It must be nearly as big as a 90's S Class! Which could at least have a 5 litre V8 or 6 litre V12!

Nah, way smaller. While it's 6 inches longer, 2 wider, 1 higher than the MPS the S-Class (W140, 1991-1998) is another 10 inches longer, 2 inches wider and an inch higher again (and that's the "short" S-Class!).

Although it is yet another example of car's growing.

[MikeT66]

The Ford Start concept would have been so much better than the hideous Ka MkII.



Edited to add:

+1 on the Fulvia concept. How and why can a company put together an idea like this and leave it on the shelf? Cost? Safety regulations not met? Not brave enough? So sad when you look at the personality-free euro-boxes on the roads today.

Edited by MikeT66 on Thursday 16th July 07:24

[JonRB]

Dapster said:

Have we had these yet?

M5 F11

It's nice, but I don't think the canvas roof extensions suit it.

[swisstoni]

Just about every Concept car I've ever seen. They are a complete wind-up compared to what eventually hits the street.

[toon10]

JonRB said:

It's nice, but I don't think the canvas roof extensions suit it.

Oh come on, it's the first car to have its own built in car port. Jeez, can't please some people

[Erudite geezer]

A Mercedes S class estate.

[MikeT66]

Sticking on the Ford ideas...

...the Evos




and the wonderful Ford Shelby GR1