Cars you didn't know existed...

[jon_273]

LuS1fer said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

Dune Bugs were a thing, once

Either that or something to do with 'whoever controls the spice'

Dune buggies - the sawn off trumpet exhaust, big tyres Bugs were named something else my fading brain can't...wait, Baja's.

Ah yeah, of course

[carlove]

On the subject of crossover superminis there's now a Vuaxhall Viva 'Rocks' it does look like somebody has rearended it and they couldn't find a red bumper.



There's also an Adam 'Rocks'


I think they all look silly

[thebigmacmoomin]

There will be a Fiesta one soon aswell.

[waynecyclist]

thebigmacmoomin said:

There will be a Fiesta one soon aswell.

Plus a Focus one as well

[Valgar]

Subaru R2 STi

658cc Supercharged!

[kieranblenk]

On the subject of those tiny crossover city cars, Kia have just launched the Picanto X Line and I have to say it doesn't look half bad.

[kieranblenk]

waynecyclist said:

thebigmacmoomin said:

There will be a Fiesta one soon aswell.

Plus a Focus one as well

And a Ka....

[mr alan]

kieranblenk said:

On the subject of those tiny crossover city cars, Kia have just launched the Picanto X Line and I have to say it doesn't look half bad.

Sorry but it looks like a cheap plastic Tupperware dish. fking awful.

[Usget]

Valgar said:

Subaru R2 STi

658cc Supercharged!

I did know that existed but only because of Gran Turismo 2!

Wait... just Googled it and apparently it came out *after* GT2. I must be thinking of a different Subaru kei car.

[BarbaricAvatar]

So these new "crossovers" are basically small cars with normal ride heights. Genius. Next we'll be seing 4 door coupe's with legroom for all 4 occupants known by the new niche of "Limoon".

Usget said:

I did know that existed but only because of Gran Turismo 2!

Wait... just Googled it and apparently it came out *after* GT2. I must be thinking of a different Subaru kei car.

Pleo or Vivio.

Edited by BarbaricAvatar on Tuesday 17th April 14:46

[simonrockman]

That is very cool.

[gonzales_turbo]

In the same vein:



I had seen it was available in the US, but had not realised it was now available in Europe too. A normal saloon with the ride height you had in a normal saloon 40 years ago.

[AppleJuice]

ajprice said:

A few have had the Scirocco front end grafted on, makes it look a bit better than the standard Eos front end.

What a ghastly looking turd...
- R-Line bumper with (functioning?) gormless air intakes and trim
- Diamond-cut wheels (which look 2D)
- Scirocco 'squircle' wheel arches jar with the Eos' rounded rear wheel arch (candidate for these pictures make my teeth itch)
- Looks like the bd love-child of a Storm Trooper and a child's maths' book doodling

[S2r]

jon_273 said:

Were Cross Golfs sold in the UK? I don't ever remember seeing one. Is it called a "Dune" or a "Cross"?

Yup, here's the 2008 Golf Cross that's down the road from me...

images upload

[Hugo a Gogo]

CrossGolf, based on the utterly pointless Golf Plus

[jon_273]

S2r said:

jon_273 said:

Were Cross Golfs sold in the UK? I don't ever remember seeing one. Is it called a "Dune" or a "Cross"?

Yup, here's the 2008 Golf Cross that's down the road from me...

images upload

How many left lists 408 GOLF PLUS DUNE TDI's on the road. Can't find any reference to any other versions of it. A rare beast...

[Frimley111R]

I don't like these jacked up pretend off road cares either but apparently the public does. Still, its better than them all driving around in fake 4x4s all the time

[Doofus]

Frimley111R said:

I don't like these jacked up pretend off road cares either but apparently the public does. Still, its better than them all driving around in fake 4x4s all the time

Run that by me again

[swisstoni]

VeeDub I’ve never heard of, seen today.
Arteon or similar.

[Tony Starks]

Is the 'later ho' number plate a shop or an actual press photo?

kieranblenk said:

And a Ka....