More cars you didn't know existed...
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I give you
The Toyota GR Yaris RS
An RS version of the GR4? Wow must be 300bhp+ at least.
Erm nope, front wheel drive 120bhp base model in the GR body shell with the fancy bumpers etc
https://toyota.jp/service/estimate/?car_name_en=GR...
The Toyota GR Yaris RS
An RS version of the GR4? Wow must be 300bhp+ at least.
Erm nope, front wheel drive 120bhp base model in the GR body shell with the fancy bumpers etc
https://toyota.jp/service/estimate/?car_name_en=GR...
Well, this is more a special edition I didn't know existed. The BMW Williams F1 Edition.
Apparently it was commissioned by Sytner Group as a dealer special. No mechanical workover at all, just the seats and plaque plus a few factory extras as standard. There were only 26 made, but 26 from across the range - there were a few M3s and even an X5 as well apparently. Such a weird "special" for BMW and Williams to put their names to - from the Ford school of shifting the last few unsold Fiestas in the 90s school of marketing!
https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2019-0...
Apparently it was commissioned by Sytner Group as a dealer special. No mechanical workover at all, just the seats and plaque plus a few factory extras as standard. There were only 26 made, but 26 from across the range - there were a few M3s and even an X5 as well apparently. Such a weird "special" for BMW and Williams to put their names to - from the Ford school of shifting the last few unsold Fiestas in the 90s school of marketing!
https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2019-0...
Dapster said:
Well, this is more a special edition I didn't know existed. The BMW Williams F1 Edition.
Apparently it was commissioned by Sytner Group as a dealer special. No mechanical workover at all, just the seats and plaque plus a few factory extras as standard. There were only 26 made, but 26 from across the range - there were a few M3s and even an X5 as well apparently. Such a weird "special" for BMW and Williams to put their names to - from the Ford school of shifting the last few unsold Fiestas in the 90s school of marketing!
https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2019-0...
when you say they commissioned it... is it not just that they stuck some decals on it and retrimmed the seats? Apparently it was commissioned by Sytner Group as a dealer special. No mechanical workover at all, just the seats and plaque plus a few factory extras as standard. There were only 26 made, but 26 from across the range - there were a few M3s and even an X5 as well apparently. Such a weird "special" for BMW and Williams to put their names to - from the Ford school of shifting the last few unsold Fiestas in the 90s school of marketing!
https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2019-0...
Blown2CV said:
when you say they commissioned it... is it not just that they stuck some decals on it and retrimmed the seats?
Yes I don't think they troubled the production schedule with this one. "Commissioned" is a bit of marketing guff but they used the Williams logo so there would have been a lawyer or 2 involved so slightly more than sticking the badges on.Derventio said:
Oh my word. I initially assumed that would be a Mitsuoka body kit, but apparently Mitsubishi thought this up by themselves - and sold 139 of them...Dapster said:
Blown2CV said:
when you say they commissioned it... is it not just that they stuck some decals on it and retrimmed the seats?
Yes I don't think they troubled the production schedule with this one. "Commissioned" is a bit of marketing guff but they used the Williams logo so there would have been a lawyer or 2 involved so slightly more than sticking the badges on.Did Williams treat it as brand awareness and fund the scheme or did they receive a percentage of the markup to the customer?
Hobbes003 said:
Oh my word. I initially assumed that would be a Mitsuoka body kit, but apparently Mitsubishi thought this up by themselves - and sold 139 of them...
When you make a homage to a London black cab, is The Flying Pug the best name you could come up with? Mr Tidy said:
They may be pretty, but dynamically they are still a 60s VW complete with the wheezy, whistly, nosiy and gutless flat 4 engine!
OK if you don't want to go anywhere though.
OK if you don't want to go anywhere though.
Edited by Mr Tidy on Friday 20th November 23:54
These will sit happily at 65ish all day long. You can always have a more powerful engine built for them if you wanted
CanAm said:
Hobbes003 said:
Oh my word. I initially assumed that would be a Mitsuoka body kit, but apparently Mitsubishi thought this up by themselves - and sold 139 of them...
When you make a homage to a London black cab, is The Flying Pug the best name you could come up with? wiki said:
Mitsubishi's rather ambitious sales literature for the Flying Pug indicated that the vehicle "sported the classic looks of a London taxi".
Mr Tidy said:
They may be pretty, but dynamically they are still a 60s VW complete with the wheezy, whistly, nosiy and gutless flat 4 engine!
OK if you don't want to go anywhere though.
Oh I heartily agree, but they're still on 'ze list', about half way down below lots of Italian stuff! OK if you don't want to go anywhere though.
Edited by Mr Tidy on Friday 20th November 23:54
saaby93 said:
Dapster said:
Blown2CV said:
when you say they commissioned it... is it not just that they stuck some decals on it and retrimmed the seats?
Yes I don't think they troubled the production schedule with this one. "Commissioned" is a bit of marketing guff but they used the Williams logo so there would have been a lawyer or 2 involved so slightly more than sticking the badges on.Did Williams treat it as brand awareness and fund the scheme or did they receive a percentage of the markup to the customer?
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