More cars you didn't know existed...

[MadmanO/T People]

ajprice said:

TikTak said:

Went away over the weekend with some mates and came across a few inbetweeny crossover, SUV type things I've never seen before.

Kia Stonic
Seat Arona
VW Tiago

When some of these vary by like 20cm in length from smallest model to largest do we really need to squeeze in like 8 different models?

The VAG small crossovers by themselves are a bit silly. These are all from £20k to £30k list price.

VW: Taigo, T-Cross, T-Roc, Tiguan
SEAT: Arona, Ateca
Skoda: Kamiq, Karoq
Audi: Q2

Volkswagen has some additional crossovers in North America that are just as silly...


Volkswagen Taos. A Mexican built Seat Ateca with a VW-styled nose.




Volkswagen Atlas. A massive 7-seat SUV from VW's Chattanooga, Tennessee factory.




Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. A short-wheelbase, 5-seat variation of the Atlas.

[eldar]

The bd child of a Lada and Porsche liaison, the VAZ-Porsche 2103 of 1976.

[F1GTRUeno]

C5_Steve said:

So I saw one of these at the London Concours last year, that was the blue one. A quick google says there were only 6 of them with just 4 left? So that's half of them registered in the UK then. Crazy.

I think they all still exist actually.

I was tracking them as best I could for a while then Katana Ltd did a chassis history a few years back which helped.

https://www.katanaltd.com/schuppan-cr-and-lm

Not all of the 6 were CR's which is probably where the confusion comes in.

[5lab]

saxo ev, 27hp with a webasto gas heater providing heat to the cabin




https://www.carscoops.com/2024/02/way-before-tesla...

there was also an ax

[Quhet]

The Total oil sticker on the back of the AX electrique seems a bit unnecessary?

[The Wookie]

Quhet said:

The Total oil sticker on the back of the AX electrique seems a bit unnecessary?

Elle a encore besoin de lubrification?

[Ussrcossack]

The Wookie said:

Quhet said:

The Total oil sticker on the back of the AX electrique seems a bit unnecessary?

Elle a encore besoin de lubrification?

And what appears to be a fuel filler cap on the rear wing, especially when it appears there are charging wires on the bonnet

[The Wookie]

Ussrcossack said:

And what appears to be a fuel filler cap on the rear wing, especially when it appears there are charging wires on the bonnet

[Puddenchucker]

Citroën SM Opera:



Which also led me to the Frua SM concept :

[ajprice]

Ussrcossack said:

The Wookie said:

Quhet said:

The Total oil sticker on the back of the AX electrique seems a bit unnecessary?

Elle a encore besoin de lubrification?

And what appears to be a fuel filler cap on the rear wing, especially when it appears there are charging wires on the bonnet

Somewhere near me I sometimes see a mk1 Citroen C1 (pretty sure it's a C1 and not a 107), with a badge on the hatch saying Electric. Now it may be a limited edition model like a C1 'Urban' or whatever, it didn't look like Halfords badging, but I'm pretty sure it's not an EV, firstly because I don't remember any EV version of the C1 or 107, and secondly because I can see the exhaust silencer behind the bumper like this

[Mammasaid]

ajprice said:

Somewhere near me I sometimes see a mk1 Citroen C1 (pretty sure it's a C1 and not a 107), with a badge on the hatch saying Electric. Now it may be a limited edition model like a C1 'Urban' or whatever, it didn't look like Halfords badging, but I'm pretty sure it's not an EV, firstly because I don't remember any EV version of the C1 or 107, and secondly because I can see the exhaust silencer behind the bumper like this

https://www.greencarguide.co.uk/car-reviews-and-ro...

[C5_Steve]

Puddenchucker said:

Citroën SM Opera:



Which also led me to the Frua SM concept :

Holy st that's cool.

[Still Mulling]

C5_Steve said:

Puddenchucker said:

Citroën SM Opera:

Holy st that's cool.

No need to make a song and dance about it.

[Blown2CV]

it looks about 75ft long on that photo but i bet it's surprisingly small compared to moderns

[V 02]

Blown2CV said:

it looks about 75ft long on that photo but i bet it's surprisingly small compared to moderns

It’s 5.6m long

Porsche Panamera (which is fecking enormous - 5m)

Range Rover and S Class LWB (too long to fit in a parking space - 5.2m)


It’s more comparable to a Rolls-Royce Phantom which is 5.7m and TITANIC in length


At 6 ft 0” without mirrors, it is however very narrow.

[Jazzy Jag]

eldar said:

The bd child of a Lada and Porsche liaison, the VAZ-Porsche 2103 of 1976.

Many of the cars in this thread are merely variations on a theam of quite common cars or cars that, arguably never existed beyond a mockup or mule.

But THAT!!

That is a revelation to me.
Not necessarily in a good way, buy I have never heard of that particular JV before.

Off to look for more information...

[eldar]

C5_Steve said:

Puddenchucker said:

Citroën SM Opera:



Which also led me to the Frua SM concept :

Holy st that's cool.

As cool as it's if daddy?

[Puddenchucker]

There was even a convertible or two used by Le President.
Perhaps not quite as elegant as the fixed roof version.

[generationx]

eldar said:

C5_Steve said:

Puddenchucker said:

Citroën SM Opera:



Which also led me to the Frua SM concept :

Holy st that's cool.

As cool as it's daddy?

Test bed for aeroplane tyres IIRC?

[Dapster]

generationx said:

Test bed for aeroplane tyres IIRC?

10 wheeled 6 wheel drive Frankenstein DS PLR (Poids Lourd Rapide) powered by 2 x small block Chevvy V8s producing 350bhp each!





https://www.thedrive.com/news/37188/michelin-built...

Edited by Dapster on Friday 9th February 18:18