Classics dwarfed by moderns
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ajprice said:
Nothing illustrates this thread better than that photo. Both are the ‘big car’ from the Volvo range, so it is comparing like with like. People used to buy a Volvo estate if they needed a large safe vehicle with space for people and to carry stuff. Now they buy a 4x4 the size of a truck.ajprice said:
Take the MX5 and Viper as the classics, compared to the modern Challenger. Yes the Challenger is a 4 seater but it's still massive. The other surprise was how close in size the MX5 and Viper are, The Viper is basically MX5 size with extra bonnet. In width, the Viper is a lot wider.
No way... In my head the Viper is a massive and unwieldy beast, but it looks like a scale model there?!ajprice said:
Take the MX5 and Viper as the classics, compared to the modern Challenger. Yes the Challenger is a 4 seater but it's still massive. The other surprise was how close in size the MX5 and Viper are, The Viper is basically MX5 size with extra bonnet. In width, the Viper is a lot wider.
That’s massively screwing with my head. RSTurboPaul said:
ajprice said:
No way... In my head the Viper is a massive and unwieldy beast, but it looks like a scale model there?!Flumpo said:
ajprice said:
That’s massively screwing with my head. and yeah such Challenger I've seen a few for real on a corvette meeting, also the latest corvette, way way way to big for me, don't like them, I wanted to be sure so I went to such meeting day with my Z3 s65 haha, people say, wow thats a nice sound and thumbs up, which Chevy V8 do you have under the bonnet some in that line asked me, I said a BMW M3 V8 lol, you should see their faces, I had to park at the end of the field
ajprice said:
NB MX5 and MK2 Viper, but they're similar from the back bumper to the windscreen base, then the Viper has more bonnet.
is the latest model as long as this model? I mean the say 2016 model the one with 635hp or something like that.
must be great to drive that power and a manual, also the best Viper yet so some say (testers)
A YouTube short of a Honda kei truck and Modern Toyota Tundra pickup next to each other. https://youtube.com/shorts/hh45Lth8iNI?si=Jgi85wAT....
Studio263 said:
It's not all one way. The old Citroen Ami is much bigger than the new one. Its also cheaper, faster, has a longer range, is more comfortable, carries more people and stuff, lasts longer...
This Ami 8 Break is our family car in the summer, I wouldn't swap it for anything.
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Is that an Auntie in the background?This Ami 8 Break is our family car in the summer, I wouldn't swap it for anything.
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