Cars you didn't know existed...

[sim72]

Just going to show how little I pay attention to "normal" cars, I didn't realise there was a Ford B-Max (along with the C-Max and S-Max) until yesterday when I ended up queuing behind one. Either they didn't sell well or I've just been assuming they were C-Maxes.

Ugly thing, incidentally.

[LuS1fer]

sim72 said:

Just going to show how little I pay attention to "normal" cars, I didn't realise there was a Ford B-Max (along with the C-Max and S-Max) until yesterday when I ended up queuing behind one. Either they didn't sell well or I've just been assuming they were C-Maxes.

Ugly thing, incidentally.

A lot of their range are being hit by the ugly stick recently.

The B-Max was all about access but the doors seemed very heavy to me.

[HTP99]

LuS1fer said:

sim72 said:

Just going to show how little I pay attention to "normal" cars, I didn't realise there was a Ford B-Max (along with the C-Max and S-Max) until yesterday when I ended up queuing behind one. Either they didn't sell well or I've just been assuming they were C-Maxes.

Ugly thing, incidentally.

A lot of their range are being hit by the ugly stick recently.

The B-Max was all about access but the doors seemed very heavy to me.

I believe the B-Max is discontinued now; not a great seller, for obvious reasons.

[Ares]

AppleJuice said:

curlie467 said:

AppleJuice said:

thebigmacmoomin said:

No pictures, but an Vauxhall Insignia VXR Estate. Never knew they did one. The one I saw was black but looked like a hurse.

Did go "neigh" and leave vast quantities of st over the road?

you mock him for spelling hearse wrong yet horse isn't spelt hurse.

Much confusion haha

Depends if you're from Liverpool or not! <runs>

Newcastle, surely?

Gordie horse would be a "Hurse, pet."

Scouse horse would be "an 'orse" (or stolen* )


(*JOKE!)

[AppleJuice]

Kia Mohave:

Sold in Korea and the US.

Petrol
3.8 V6
4.6 V8*
Diesel
3.0 V6**

*As used in the Genesis
**Kia's first V6 diesel

[waynecyclist]

I had a b max 1.0t once, not the best looking thing but a nice drive.

So much space inside and doors were a bonus in car parks etc.

They no longer make them as the market is bigger for suv's so they are making more Ford eco sports.

Edited by waynecyclist on Wednesday 28th February 23:13

[LuS1fer]

waynecyclist said:

... they are making more Ford eco sports.

For blind people, presumably. Even by ugly car standards, it sets a new benchmark.

[simonrockman]

HTP99 said:

I believe the B-Max is discontinued now; not a great seller, for obvious reasons.

I had one for a week and really rather liked it. It would make a great car for the nanny.

[kambites]

I saw a VW Arteon today. I'd somehow completely missed its existance.

[AppleJuice]

Petrol-powered VW T6 models.

Knew the T5 had 2.0 and 3.2 petrol powerplants, but nothing about the T6.

[Pericoloso]

kambites said:

I saw a VW Arteon today. I'd somehow completely missed its existance.

It replaces the Passat CC doesn't it ?

[AndrewCrown]

A one off Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 Pininfarina Coupe
Built 1969-1970

Bit Camargue like...

Edited by AndrewCrown on Saturday 3rd March 18:33

[Pericoloso]

That's quite nice ,the second pic has BMW 635 hints to it.

[kambites]

Pericoloso said:

kambites said:

I saw a VW Arteon today. I'd somehow completely missed its existance.

It replaces the Passat CC doesn't it ?

I don't know, it looks quite a lot bigger than a Passat but that might be an optical illusion.

[simonrockman]

Ferrari J50


and the Sigma F1 safety concept


The J50 is a special edition 458 for Japan, I found out about it from the full-sized clay at the 70 Years of Ferrari exhibition at the design museum.

They have a wind-tunnel model of the Sigma which looks like a Hot Wheels car to me.

The exhibition is a bit small for the £18 they charge, mostly worth it if you are interested in seeing rare documents about Enzo, which I'm not.

The audio guide doesn't link to the exhibits enough,

[Halmyre]

LuS1fer said:

waynecyclist said:

... they are making more Ford eco sports.

For blind people, presumably. Even by ugly car standards, it sets a new benchmark.

AIUI, the Ecosport was a cheap and nasty vehicle for the South Americans, but for some unfathomable reason it was seen as desirable by potential European customers.

[Fast Bug]

Halmyre said:

LuS1fer said:

waynecyclist said:

... they are making more Ford eco sports.

For blind people, presumably. Even by ugly car standards, it sets a new benchmark.

AIUI, the Ecosport was a cheap and nasty vehicle for the South Americans, but for some unfathomable reason it was seen as desirable by potential European customers.

It's made in Brazil from memory, I'm sure I read somewhere they change the interior over here? Maybe that was just for the first versions?

Nasty looking thing either way

[HTP99]

Fast Bug said:

Halmyre said:

LuS1fer said:

waynecyclist said:

... they are making more Ford eco sports.

For blind people, presumably. Even by ugly car standards, it sets a new benchmark.

AIUI, the Ecosport was a cheap and nasty vehicle for the South Americans, but for some unfathomable reason it was seen as desirable by potential European customers.

It's made in Brazil from memory, I'm sure I read somewhere they change the interior over here? Maybe that was just for the first versions?

Nasty looking thing either way

From the figures I saw last year, it was the poorest selling small crossover in the UK.

[kieranblenk]

HTP99 said:

From the figures I saw last year, it was the poorest selling small crossover in the UK.

I'm quite surprised Ford have launched a new model if thats the case, it definitely isn't Fords finest hour. A relation has just traded in a 2008 CMAX for a 15 plate Ecosport 1.5 TiVCT petrol, one of the earlier ones with the wheel on the back. Granted, it was much cheaper than rival small crossovers but it is at best, mediocre. The rear boot door is pointless and hinders practicality in what's a Fiesta on stilts, the interior is very cheap and nasty and the 1.5 (non turbo 3 pot I believe) has 110bhp but no torque and fuel economy is only half decent. Price aside I see no reason for choosing one.

[Russian Troll Bot]

From this random Twitter video, a mk.3 Escort pickup

https://twitter.com/YouHadOneJ0B/status/9706370708...