Cars you didn't know existed...

[Gompo]

SimonTheSailor said:

FBS Census V6 Quadcam - sounds great doesn't it ?

Infamous on PH after their research regarding its design on these very forums.

[AppleJuice]

Agent XXX said:

Posted on a friend's FB page.

(could also appear on the good plates thread for the very childish amongst us)

V6 TDI Passat?

Yep. 150-180 PS with either a 6-speed manual or 5-speed ZF 5HP19 auto. Optional 4MOTION too.

Was the duck being surprised from behind tying in with the registration plate?

Hammond reviewed the Passat V6 TDI on Men & Motors (yes, the review is bloody awful! God knows how he ended up on Top Gear...)

[StescoG66]

Dapster said:

Name this car for an internet pint...

Lancia Delta/Prisma but base specs (ie not integrate or HF)

[Doofus]

Gompo said:

SimonTheSailor said:

FBS Census V6 Quadcam - sounds great doesn't it ?

Infamous on PH after their research regarding its design on these very forums.

A perfect example of the result of trying to design by committee.

[Doofus]

StescoG66 said:

Lancia Delta/Prisma but base specs (ie not integrate or HF)

Why do people do this? Read the thread. The answer is on tnis very page, More than once!

[rodericb]

Torcars said:

AppleJuice said:

Ford Territory (Aus) used the 2.7 AJD-V6 (190 PS):

Its hard to believe that isn't related in some way to Land Rover. Googling suggests it isn't.

I could see something like that being a decent seller in the UK and if they did LHD the rest of the EU.

The diesel came relatively late in the piece and I think the Ford Australia local manufacturing death knell had been signed by then. Some did get exported to Thailand of all places. Australia has a free trade agreement with Thailand so there's no import duty on Thai built cars but for Australian built cars to Thailand there's something like a 100% import duty. It's strange that they didn't send a few of the derve equipped models over to the UK - steering wheel on the correct side, your own engine powering, available in 2WD and 4WD.....

Most Terri's produced over its life have the straight 6 petrol donk. Sporty versions had a turbo.

[StescoG66]

Doofus said:

StescoG66 said:

Lancia Delta/Prisma but base specs (ie not integrate or HF)

Why do people do this? Read the thread. The answer is on tnis very page, More than once!

Oooohhhh, guide me to the naughty step!

[Rensko]

rodericb said:

The diesel came relatively late in the piece and I think the Ford Australia local manufacturing death knell had been signed by then. Some did get exported to Thailand of all places. Australia has a free trade agreement with Thailand so there's no import duty on Thai built cars but for Australian built cars to Thailand there's something like a 100% import duty. It's strange that they didn't send a few of the derve equipped models over to the UK - steering wheel on the correct side, your own engine powering, available in 2WD and 4WD.....

Most Terri's produced over its life have the straight 6 petrol donk. Sporty versions had a turbo.

Yep - great car. Some made it to South Africa as well!

[carlove]

Saw something I hadn't seen before last night, turned out it was a Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross. Quite smart from the front, horrendously ugly at the back, almost reminds me of the back of a Pontiac Aztek .

[Tony Starks]

rodericb said:

The diesel came relatively late in the piece and I think the Ford Australia local manufacturing death knell had been signed by then. Some did get exported to Thailand of all places. Australia has a free trade agreement with Thailand so there's no import duty on Thai built cars but for Australian built cars to Thailand there's something like a 100% import duty. It's strange that they didn't send a few of the derve equipped models over to the UK - steering wheel on the correct side, your own engine powering, available in 2WD and 4WD.....

Most Terri's produced over its life have the straight 6 petrol donk. Sporty versions had a turbo.

I'm sure the previous gen had a V8 version too.

[Rensko]

Tony Starks said:

I'm sure the previous gen had a V8 version too.

Nope - The Tezza never had a V8. The Turbo with some more boost is hilariously quick:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19auV27TWuk

[Tony Starks]

Thats right, for some reason I had the one with tbe bonnet scoop down as a V8.

[LuS1fer]

carlove said:

Saw something I hadn't seen before last night, turned out it was a Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross. Quite smart from the front, horrendously ugly at the back, almost reminds me of the back of a Pontiac Aztek .

Back is OK, the front looks like a spilt knife drawer.

[bungz]

Looks like a facelift Pontiac Aztec

[joshcowin]

StescoG66 said:

Doofus said:

StescoG66 said:

Lancia Delta/Prisma but base specs (ie not integrate or HF)

Why do people do this? Read the thread. The answer is on tnis very page, More than once!

Oooohhhh, guide me to the naughty step!

HAHA great stesco

[Elesmart]

A new one on me which I didn't know existed. Mazda MX-5 M2 1001:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mazda-MX-5-M2-1001/2534...

Looks like a lot of fun.

[AppleJuice]

W205/S205 C400:

2996cc V6 T | 333 PS / 480 Nm

[va1o]

AppleJuice said:

W205/S205 C400:

2996cc V6 T | 333 PS / 480 Nm

Isn’t that what became the new c43 amg, or am I thinking of the c450? Got quickly unveiled then shelved iirc.

[Fast Bug]

va1o said:

Isn’t that what became the new c43 amg, or am I thinking of the c450? Got quickly unveiled then shelved iirc.

That was the C450. You can get an E400 Coupe in the UK, parts of Europe and the states get E400 saloon/estate as well

[Abbott]

Fast Bug said:

va1o said:

Isn’t that what became the new c43 amg, or am I thinking of the c450? Got quickly unveiled then shelved iirc.

That was the C450. You can get an E400 Coupe in the UK, parts of Europe and the states get E400 saloon/estate as well

Isn't that just another Merc?