Cars that look the same but aren't!
Discussion
I used to pride myself on being able to correctly identify any modern car but in the last few years I have really started to struggle. The German manufacturers are the worst culprits IMHO.
I can no longer tell the difference between an Audi A4 and Audi A6, particularly in Avant guise. I often see an A4 Avant thinking its an A6 Avant. Gets me every time!
Same problem with the 3 and 5-Series Touring and the 7-Series doesn't look massively differnt to the 3 or 5 either!
The VW Passat used to be quite handsome and the VW Jetta, a Golf with a boot. I can honestly not tell the difference between the two now (and I used to sell VWs)!
Seat Leon/Altea/Toledo.
Ford S-MAX/Galaxy.
Hyundai i30 and Kia Ceed
I hate to say it, as I own one and like it but the Fiat 500 and Nissan Micra look very similar, especially from behind.
The VW Golf also gets an honourable mention, as I think the MkVII may have come out recently but I couldn't tell you whether I've seen one or not, as the Golf has looked exactly the same for the last 8-9 years!
So what other different cars look the same to you and conversely, what is the most distinctive looking new car out there?
I can no longer tell the difference between an Audi A4 and Audi A6, particularly in Avant guise. I often see an A4 Avant thinking its an A6 Avant. Gets me every time!
Same problem with the 3 and 5-Series Touring and the 7-Series doesn't look massively differnt to the 3 or 5 either!
The VW Passat used to be quite handsome and the VW Jetta, a Golf with a boot. I can honestly not tell the difference between the two now (and I used to sell VWs)!
Seat Leon/Altea/Toledo.
Ford S-MAX/Galaxy.
Hyundai i30 and Kia Ceed
I hate to say it, as I own one and like it but the Fiat 500 and Nissan Micra look very similar, especially from behind.
The VW Golf also gets an honourable mention, as I think the MkVII may have come out recently but I couldn't tell you whether I've seen one or not, as the Golf has looked exactly the same for the last 8-9 years!
So what other different cars look the same to you and conversely, what is the most distinctive looking new car out there?
Pothole said:
'Twas ever thus:
Top pic seems to be a bizarre Audi-80-front-panels and windows / Volvo-340-front hybrid with some sort of Talbot Tagora bodyshell which maybe was expected to be attractive to the motoring classes (I.e. us) at the time. The Talbot Tagora was a truly awful mish-mash of bits. There's bits of Sunbeam and Avenger and any other left-over bits at all from the 70s' built in there.
Edited by quiraing on Thursday 13th December 22:55
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