Cars with the same name
Discussion
SilverSixer said:
Colt Mirage was also a 1980s shopping hatchback, my Mum had one - later rebadged Mitsubishi Colt when the manufacturer name reverted back to Mitsibishi from Colt.
My nomination is a triple whammy - Chrysler/Renault/Sunbeam Alpine.
Can quadruple that, the Chrysler was also a Talbot Alpine for a whileMy nomination is a triple whammy - Chrysler/Renault/Sunbeam Alpine.
ol said:
Good thread!
VW Golf R32 / Nissan Skyline R32
I haven't got time to research all the cars with GTI badges but I guess that would count too.
Unlike the Golf I don't believe the Skyline was ever actually badged R32, its the internal code for the model. Just as K10, K11, K12 & K13 are all Micra's.VW Golf R32 / Nissan Skyline R32
I haven't got time to research all the cars with GTI badges but I guess that would count too.
mr_fibuli said:
CYMR0 said:
Rover/BMW 420.
Wonder if that's why they bought Rover all along? So they could release the 2, 4 and 6 series .They didn't plan on re-selling it to Ford, they only choose to do so to cover the bigger black hole than ever expected at Rover Cars.
On paper in the UK Rover was poor but not bankrupt, by German accounting standards it was well down the loo and could have taken BMW down if they had carried on.
They did of course get to keep MINI and a few UK factories
The Rover 75 was going to be RWD until Herman the German said, err no, that competes head on with the 5 Series, Rover Cars will all be FWD and it was redesigned.
tty things,Martin350 said:
Levin said:
generationx said:
Dutton Sierra
Ford Sierra
One was a Cortina-based kit car
The other was a Dutton
Don't forget the GMC Sierra, which wasn't really sold in the same market as the other two.Ford Sierra
One was a Cortina-based kit car
The other was a Dutton
Edited by Coatesy351 on Tuesday 19th January 23:53
I just know I'm going to be sick into my own mouth halfway through this post, but...
Plymouth Duster
and *dry retch* Dacia Duster
ralph...
Addressing the OP, the Pontiac GTO was a blatant circumvention of Pontiac policy which at the time stated that no engine larger than 330 cubic inches could be put in a mid-sized car. By squeezing the 389 cu in v8 from the Catalina into the mid-sized Tempest platform, John DeLorean and his team were forced to try and avoid executive edict by claiming the car was only available as an "options package" rather than as a model in its own right... a homologation special, if you will. And with his usual splendid hubris, DeLorean figured hanged for a sheep as a lamb and named it after the most famousest Ferrari. I think that with time the significance of the letters has got blurred, certainly it's difficult to understand where Mitsubishi were coming from. About the nicest thing you can say about the Mitsi GTO is it's a lot nicer than the badge-engineered Dodge Stealth
Plymouth Duster
and *dry retch* Dacia Duster
ralph...
Addressing the OP, the Pontiac GTO was a blatant circumvention of Pontiac policy which at the time stated that no engine larger than 330 cubic inches could be put in a mid-sized car. By squeezing the 389 cu in v8 from the Catalina into the mid-sized Tempest platform, John DeLorean and his team were forced to try and avoid executive edict by claiming the car was only available as an "options package" rather than as a model in its own right... a homologation special, if you will. And with his usual splendid hubris, DeLorean figured hanged for a sheep as a lamb and named it after the most famousest Ferrari. I think that with time the significance of the letters has got blurred, certainly it's difficult to understand where Mitsubishi were coming from. About the nicest thing you can say about the Mitsi GTO is it's a lot nicer than the badge-engineered Dodge Stealth
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