Biggest difference between versions

[TVR Sagaris]

This may have been done before, but what's the car with the most difference between two sequential versions?

My starter for ten, which made me think of the topic, is the Jaguar XJS to XK8.

This is a 1996 XJS:



This is a 1996 XK8:

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One of the finest hot hatches of all time...



... to whatever this st was:
Arguably the C3 was the successor by timeline, but the C2 attempted to inhabit the chasm left after the Saxo was retired.

[MarkJS]

[nelly1]

[njw1]

[768]

[EmailAddress]

I will Forever be disgusted at the floppy route they took...

[EmailAddress]

Yes.


No.

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Win.


Fail.

[MikeM6]

EmailAddress said:

Yes.


No.

Interestingly, as time has moved on, I MUCH prefer the F50 now. Don't care if the F40 (which I also love) is faster, a naturally aspirated V12 that sings like that has won me over. I even like the looks, although it doesn't photograph as well.

[768]

[POIDH]

[Alex Z]

MarkJS said:

I don’t think that’s anywhere near as big or bad a jump as people make out. The new Puma ST always gets good reviews and isn’t a vast monstrosity.

[mcdjl]

Alex Z said:

I don’t think that’s anywhere near as big or bad a jump as people make out. The new Puma ST always gets good reviews and isn’t a vast monstrosity.

Put the original puma next to the current one and repeat that with a straight face.
Ford seem to be taking the win..... Or lose

[Pebbles167]

POIDH said:

You missed the FN2. Still a vast difference, though the FN2 is decent looking, the FK2 not so much.

[Pebbles167]

The Seat Toledo went from somewhat anonymous to offensively hideous.




They reverted to a more traditional saloon shape for the next model.

[andy43]

768 said:

Quite a rare pic of an early PHLBB equipped car. Porsche Head Lamp Bin Bags.

[Hub]

EmailAddress said:

One of the finest hot hatches of all time...



... to whatever this st was:
Arguably the C3 was the successor by timeline, but the C2 attempted to inhabit the chasm left after the Saxo was retired.

Similarly, the 306 to 307 marked the end of Peugeot's golden era. From an attractive and well proportioned hatch to a big ugly blob with little resemblance...






In some ways you could say the 307 was on trend for the coming years of bigger and more bloated cars but I still hate it!

[Scrump]

Mercedes 190

[Dapster]

1989 500 SL



1989 500 SL



I remember an article in Car Magazine during the launch of the R129 that said something along lines of "such is the advancement of the R129 over the R107 in every conceivable area that one has to assume that under a cover somewhere in Stuttgart is a model in between the two that they forgot to launch...."