Awkward-looking coupes

[Evilex]

^^^ Aren't all of these subsets of the "Hatchback"

[Jimmy Recard]

A Pacer and a Cube are definitely not coupes

However an AMC Gremlin is pretty much an AMC Hornet with the back end cut off and wheelbase shortened.

Edited by Jimmy Recard on Friday 21st April 17:41

[DoubleD]

Listen to TGX guys, or you will end up thinking that a Nissan Cube is a coupe!

[robemcdonald]

Had one of these as a hire car a few years ago it had a 4 or 5 litre V6 with about 30bhp

Styling is a cross between a pick up and Japanese hatch

[Hurricane52]

Always found these rather challenging...

[RudeDog]

Was behind one of these on the way home from work this evening. I immediately thought of this thread!

[woody166]

janesmith1950 said:

MJ85 said:

Leave the poor GT alone.

If only other manufacturers realised that chucking some stainless manifolds on any old bucket of an engine would deliver it revered status.

Ha Ha. Nice Trolling.

[HTP99]

tgx said:

This is what drugs do kids. Just say no.

AMC Pacer, Nissan Cube FFS, they aren't Coupe's!

[Evilex]

Funkycoldribena said:

Evilex said:

Morris Marina. Why on Earth did they bother?

To be fair,they bothered more than you checked the thread for reposts...

Dreadfully sorry, old chap! I did skim through the thread, and didn't see it. Besides, I'm allowed a repost, as I suffered through 2 of them consecutively as a child (1.3 "Super" and a 1.8...)

[300bhp/ton]

robemcdonald said:

300bhp/ton said:

DrSteveBrule said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Vitorio said:

MorganP104 said:

Suzuki X90



Whoever within Suzuki signed that off was on some strong meds!

I have a huge soft sport for that, i dont quite now why, but i'd totally drive one

Me too. Love it.

Careful what you wish for. Back in 2000 an ex had one exactly as above (fat tyres etc) except in lilac. I drove it a handful of times and it was without doubt one of the worst cars I've driven – and I've driven a Vauxhall Corsa.

The steering seemed like a suggestion rather than a command, it was cramped, impractical, gutless, the boot lid was incapable of staying open and itmade you feel like a right berk. I saw it pottering around the city last week. I can't believe it hasn't been crushed.

They are essentially a Vitara, so drive the same as them. I,e. Nothing wrong with them at all.

I have to say the Vitara is by far the worst car I have ever driven, so that's not saying a great deal.

Unless you drove one on terrain like this too, it's probably a little unfair to call it the worst car ever.

[300bhp/ton]

tgx said:

This is what drugs do kids. Just say no.

Firstly, nothing wrong with how any of those look. But more importantly I can only surmise you have been at the drugs.... here let me help you out.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup%C3%A9

[robemcdonald]

300bhp/ton said:

Unless you drove one on terrain like this too, it's probably a little unfair to call it the worst car ever.

Just on road in ibiza back in the mid nineties. Looks fun off road (something I've always wanted to try actually) but that particular example with around 50 miles on it when I picked it up was pretty terrible in every way.
Took it back to the rental place and swapped it for the just launched Ford ka. That was much more fun believe it or not.

[Let off some steam Bennett]

Geoffcapes said:

Yes, it's a beast of a car. But looks rather awkward.

no chance, looks class

[Let off some steam Bennett]

Jimmy Recard said:

A Pacer and a Cube are definitely not coupes

However an AMC Gremlin is pretty much an AMC Hornet with the back end cut off and wheelbase shortened.

Edited by Jimmy Recard on Friday 21st April 17:41

why do i really like the gremlin

[jjohnson23]

Funkycoldribena said:

Evilex said:

Funkycoldribena said:

Evilex said:

Morris Marina. Why on Earth did they bother?

To be fair,they bothered more than you checked the thread for reposts...

Dreadfully sorry, old chap! I did skim through the thread, and didn't see it. Besides, I'm allowed a repost, as I suffered through 2 of them consecutively as a child (1.3 "Super" and a 1.8...)

That's ok,don't do it again.
I hope your childhood repost trauma gets better with time as.well.

Had one of these many moons ago,thought it would be better than walking.
Not when you're pushing the bd it isn't

[DoubleD]

Let off some steam Bennett said:

Geoffcapes said:

Yes, it's a beast of a car. But looks rather awkward.

no chance, looks class

That particular 1 is a bit gagsta wanabee

[Trabi601]

Funkycoldribena said:

jjohnson23 said:

Had one of these many moons ago,thought it would be better than walking.
Not when you're pushing the bd it isn't

Iirc,it had a sort of curved dash,which was a bit unusual at the time.
Uglier from the back iirc as well...

Curved the radio towards the passenger, so the driver struggled to use it.

[athol]

DoubleD said:

Let off some steam Bennett said:

Geoffcapes said:

Yes, it's a beast of a car. But looks rather awkward.

no chance, looks class

That particular 1 is a bit gagsta wanabee

That's a 560 SEC AMG which is super rare and if you can find one, which you can't, it will be £75k upwards. You could stick a similar bodykit onto any SEC and various companies produced them (Lorinser, Carlsson, Strosek etc) but none compared to the real AMG. It's one of the last truly AMG built cars before Merc bought them and began the process of making them into the equivalent of the M Division. I've owned two SECs, loved them both and would give a testicle for a real AMG version.
You know they are special when car designers have them in their collections.

http://jalopnik.com/this-mercedes-560-sec-amg-is-o...

[DoubleD]

athol said:

DoubleD said:

Let off some steam Bennett said:

Geoffcapes said:

Yes, it's a beast of a car. But looks rather awkward.

no chance, looks class

That particular 1 is a bit gagsta wanabee

That's a 560 SEC AMG which is super rare and if you can find one, which you can't, it will be £75k upwards. You could stick a similar bodykit onto any SEC and various companies produced them (Lorinser, Carlsson, Strosek etc) but none compared to the real AMG. It's one of the last truly AMG built cars before Merc bought them and began the process of making them into the equivalent of the M Division. I've owned two SECs, loved them both and would give a testicle for a real AMG version.
You know they are special when car designers have them in their collections.

http://jalopnik.com/this-mercedes-560-sec-amg-is-o...

It still looks a bit try hard gangstaaaaa to me

[so called]

lel said:

I'm a massive fan of the Audi 80 but I've never liked the coupe, the proportions and roofline look wrong to me.

And to me they looked perfect.
Very simple and elegant.
My wife lived hers.