More cars you didn't know existed...

[The Wookie]

horsemeatscandal said:

Oh nice. How would you say it compares to something like a Rimac Nevera (as an engineering product rather than as a car to drive)? That's the only car I can think of off the top of my head that would be a straight competitor and that is actually a car you could (theoretically) go out and buy.

I couldn’t tell you, I’ve not personally been up close to a Rimac, although the EP9 was very well put together for what I suspect was only really intended as a technology demonstrator and PR building device

I think the use case was for it to do continuous hot laps so It had removable batteries in the side-pods so they could be swapped out to be charged while the car was back out running on a fresh set. It was an interesting concept although a bit clunky in practice… that said I was at the very first running so they probably got a bit more slick at it with a few goes.

[P5BNij]

1967 Chevy Camaro Sportwagon XP-836 'Panther' concept...

[daqinggregg]

I present for you, the fantastically named ‘Hyundai Galloper’



Hyundai Motor revealed GALLOPER, the revolutionary off-road mid-size SUV champion GALLOPER described as "the ultimate racehorse galloping at its full speed."

[biggbn]

daqinggregg said:

I present for you, the fantastically named ‘Hyundai Galloper’



Hyundai Motor revealed GALLOPER, the revolutionary off-road mid-size SUV champion GALLOPER described as "the ultimate racehorse galloping at its full speed."

Like the (later?) Terracan, that looks like it's based on an older Shogun?

[Jader1973]

biggbn said:

daqinggregg said:

I present for you, the fantastically named ‘Hyundai Galloper’



Hyundai Motor revealed GALLOPER, the revolutionary off-road mid-size SUV champion GALLOPER described as "the ultimate racehorse galloping at its full speed."

Like the (later?) Terracan, that looks like it's based on an older Shogun?

It is a localised to Korea first Gen Shogun - the pre-facelift Galloper is pretty much identical to the Shogun.




I think the Terracan uses a 2nd Gen Shogun chassis with a unique body.

[_Hoppers]

Have we had this yet? Spotted by a mate in York

https://www.toyota.co.za/vehicles/land-cruiser-79

[Ussrcossack]

_Hoppers said:

Have we had this yet? Spotted by a mate in York

https://www.toyota.co.za/vehicles/land-cruiser-79

Some of these are finding a home over here.
Sws salvage had some

[_Hoppers]

Ussrcossack said:

_Hoppers said:

Have we had this yet? Spotted by a mate in York

https://www.toyota.co.za/vehicles/land-cruiser-79

Some of these are finding a home over here.
Sws salvage had some

Here we go, actual footage!

[donkmeister]

Missy Charm said:

That's effectively a Corcel based P100. For those that don't know, the Pampa was a truck conversion of the Corcel car - a car that looked a bit like a cross between a Cortina, a Mk2 Escort and a VW Polo saloon but wasn't actually any of them:



As has been said, it's a Renault underneath. Brazil has also produced VW badged Fords, Ford badged VWs and Ford flathead powered Chryslers that were really Simca Vedettes. They do things their own way...

Thanks for that, I had never considered that there was (until the 1950s) a Ford of France but just had an interesting half hour reading up on the lineage and line-up. Interesting that they were sold off in the 50s and not part of the later creation of Ford Europe (being an Anglo-German affair).

[Matt Cup]

Acura Vigor which has a longitudinally mounted 5pot engine with the axle running through the sump.

[daqinggregg]

BYD's new all-electric Yangwang (no sniggering at the back) U9 has nearly 1,300 horsepower and is designed to compete directly with Lamborghini and Ferrari. source CNN.



No hints of a McLaren, no Siree.

[generationx]

daqinggregg said:

BYD's new all-electric Yangwang (no sniggering at the back) U9 has nearly 1,300 horsepower and is designed to compete directly with Lamborghini and Ferrari. source CNN.



No hints of a McLaren, no Siree.

Yangwang? Seriously?

[Mikebentley]

generationx said:

daqinggregg said:

BYD's new all-electric Yangwang (no sniggering at the back) U9 has nearly 1,300 horsepower and is designed to compete directly with Lamborghini and Ferrari. source CNN.



No hints of a McLaren, no Siree.

Yangwang? Seriously?

I’m holding out for the King Dong Long Time EV.

[Mark-C]

Mikebentley said:

generationx said:

daqinggregg said:

BYD's new all-electric Yangwang (no sniggering at the back) U9 has nearly 1,300 horsepower and is designed to compete directly with Lamborghini and Ferrari. source CNN.



No hints of a McLaren, no Siree.

Yangwang? Seriously?

I’m holding out for the King Dong Long Time EV.

I know that one, I think ... Bonnie Tyler?

[Truckosaurus]

Mikebentley said:

I’m holding out for the King Dong Long Time EV.

Can I interest you in a King Long Semi?

Fill your boots with comedy model names => https://www.kinglong-ev.com/product

I do hope the 'toilet cart' is a mobile lavatory.

[Mikebentley]

Truckosaurus said:

Mikebentley said:

I’m holding out for the King Dong Long Time EV.

Can I interest you in a King Long Semi?

Fill your boots with comedy model names => https://www.kinglong-ev.com/product

I do hope the 'toilet cart' is a mobile lavatory.

Always enjoyed a Semi. Cheers.

[daqinggregg]

Seriously., https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/26/cars/chinese-ev...

At least it not called Yangswang.

[Evercross]

Truckosaurus said:

Fill your boots with comedy model names => https://www.kinglong-ev.com/product

I do hope the 'toilet cart' is a mobile lavatory.

I'm guessing the 'book cart' is a mobile library?!

Park them next to each other for the perfect combination. Some reading material while you see a friend off...

[Jazzy Jag]

generationx said:

daqinggregg said:

BYD's new all-electric Yangwang (no sniggering at the back) U9 has nearly 1,300 horsepower and is designed to compete directly with Lamborghini and Ferrari. source CNN.



No hints of a McLaren, no Siree.

Yangwang? Seriously?

In many Chinese dialects the letter g is pronounced as a K

allegedly

not really

[shakotan]

Jazzy Jag said:

In many Chinese dialects the letter g is pronounced as a K

allegedly

not really

LOL, you wish that were true.