Same car, different make

[MazKid]

Here is my list of cars that are the same basicly, just made by different companies:
:mazda: 323 = Mercury Tracer
:mazda: Tribute = :ford: Escape
:mazda: B-series = :ford: Ranger
:mazda: Navajo = :ford: Explorer Sport
:mazda: MX-6 = :ford: Probe
:toyota: Matrix = ontiac: Vibe

Ahh brain freeze...complete the list cause I just lost what I was going to put on the list...damnit!

 

[1X83Z]

Lol, fun! By the way, MazKid, thanks for referring me! Lol. Okay, anyway.

:acura: CL is based on the :honda: Accord Coupe
:audi: A4 is an upscale version of the :vw: Jetta
:audi: A6 is an upscale version of the :vw: Passat
:buick: Century is equal to any other :gm: sedan ever (need I list them?)
:buick: Park Avenue, ontiac: Bonneville and Oldsmobile Aurora are similar...
:caddy: Escalade and :chevy: Tahoe are similar (GMC Yukon, too)
:chevy: Cavalier and ontiac: Sunfire, :chevy: S-10 and GMC Sonoma, :chevy: Express and GMC Savanna, :chevy: Malibu and other :gm: sedans...and many more.
:dodge: Intrepid and :chrysler: 300M / LHS (Concorde?) are similar
:ford: Taurus and Mercury Sable
:ford: Contour was Mercury Mystique (and :ford: Tempo and Mercury Topaz)
:honda: Passport is the Isuzu Rodeo
:hyundai: Sonata is the :kia: Magnetis / Optima
:infinity: shares bodies with Nissans. The new G35 is a Skyline in Japan. The QX4 is obviously a :nissan: Pathfinder.
:jaguar: S-Type is the Lincoln LS.
:lexus: IS200 & 300 and :toyota: Altezza
:lexus: ES300 and :toyota: Camry
:lexus: RX and :toyota: Harrier (Highlander)
lymouth:---:chrysler: Minivans!
ontiac: Bonneville and Grand Am are numerous GM vehicles
orsche: Cayenne and :vw: Tuareg (soon)
:toyota: Corolla and :chevy: Prizm
:vw: and many :seat: and :skoda: cars (Jetta [Bora] and Felicia, Leon, Golf, Arosa, Polo, Lupo...)

 

[MazKid]

well yea that is a huge list...I was going more for cars from companies not owned by eacheother, but that is a good list...

 

[Sertsa]

Ever see the Cartalk site (cartalk.cars.com)? This reminded me of some things I saw a while ago in the millenium awards. So I searched and found it. They gave out certain "awards." (This is pasted from: http://cartalk.cars.com/About/Worst-Cars/lifetime.html)


LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR SMOKE AND MIRRORS:

Winner: Lee Iacocca

For the entire decade of the 1980s, Iacocca's Chrysler Corporation made basically one car--the K car. They called it the Aries...and the Reliant. Then they put a huge cardboard box on it and called it a minivan.

Iacocca had people thinking that Chrysler made seven or eight different cars! And it was one lousy car! He did the same thing when he worked for Ford. His first foray into the smoke-and-mirrors arena was the Mustang--a great car. And what was it? A Ford Falcon. Lee saw the way that car sold, and he said, "Hey! I can make a career outta this!" Well, good for you, Lee!


LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR SMOKE WITHOUT MIRRORS:

Winner: General Motors in the 1980s

General Motors also made one car and gave it four or five different names. But they weren't as clever as Iacocca, so everybody knew that a Chevy was the same as a Buick, which was the same as an Oldsmobile...which was the same as a Pontiac. GM really cheaped out. What other company could change a taillight and rename a car? Congratulations, GM!

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

I have more here:
-Ford Telstar and Mazda 626/Atenza
-Ford Laser/Lynx and Mazda 323/Familia/Protege
-Pontiac Le Mans and Daewoo Racer GTE/Le Mans
-Ford Festiva and Kia Pride
-Ford Aspire and Kia Avella
-Chevy Malibu and (the late) Olds Cutlass
-Euro/Asian Ford Ranger and Mazda B-series/Proceed
-Honda Odyssey/Lagreat, Acura MDX & Honda Pilot share the same chassis and engine
-Hyundai Porter truck and Mitsubishi L300/Delica truck
-(1st gen)Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero and Hyundai Galloper
-Lexus ES300/Toyota Windom; Toyota Avalon/Pronard, Solara and (last gen) Camry share the same chassis and engines
-Nissan Quest and Mercury Villager
-Chevy Avalanche and Caddy Escalade EXT
-Chevy Trailblazer, GMC Envoy and Olds Bravada
-Ford Expedition, F-150 and Lincoln Navigator, Blackwood
-Ford Explorer, Mercury Mountaineer and (soon) Lincoln Aviator
-Opel/Vauxhall Omega; Holden Commodore, Monaro; and Cadillac Catera
-(1st gen)Toyota RAV4 and (last Gen)Toyota Celica
-Honda CR-V, Civic, Intergra, and HR-V [EUR & JPN]
-Honda Civic and CRX
-Mitsubishi Mirage/Lancer, Eagle Summit Sedan/Coupe and Proton Wira series

more to come soon...........

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

I have more here:
-Ford Telstar and Mazda 626/Atenza
-Ford Laser/Lynx and Mazda 323/Familia/Protege
-Pontiac Le Mans and Daewoo Racer GTE/Le Mans
-Ford Festiva and Kia Pride
-Ford Aspire and Kia Avella
-Chevy Malibu and (the late) Olds Cutlass
-Euro/Asian Ford Ranger and Mazda B-series/Proceed
-Honda Odyssey/Lagreat, Acura MDX & Honda Pilot share the same chassis and engine
-Hyundai Porter truck and Mitsubishi L300/Delica truck
-(1st gen)Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero and Hyundai Galloper
-Lexus ES300/Toyota Windom; Toyota Avalon/Pronard, Solara and (last gen) Camry share the same chassis and engines
-Nissan Quest and Mercury Villager
-Chevy Avalanche and Caddy Escalade EXT
-Chevy Trailblazer, GMC Envoy and Olds Bravada
-Ford Expedition, F-150 and Lincoln Navigator, Blackwood
-Ford Explorer, Mercury Mountaineer and (soon) Lincoln Aviator
-Opel/Vauxhall Omega; Holden Commodore, Monaro; and Cadillac Catera
-(1st gen)Toyota RAV4 and (last Gen)Toyota Celica
-Honda CR-V, Civic, Acura Integra, and HR-V [EUR & JPN]
-Honda Civic and CRX
-Mitsubishi Mirage/Lancer, Eagle Summit Sedan/Coupe and Proton Wira series

more to come soon...........

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

Oops! I made a double-bubble!

 

[sn00pie]

Renault Kangoo, Citroen Berlingo

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

Seat Alhambra, Volkswagon Sharan & Ford Galaxy [EUR]
Fiat Ulyseys, Lancia Z & a Citroen minivan [EUR]
Ssangyong Istana & Mercedes-Benz MB100 [Asia]

 

[1X83Z]

The earlier Isuzu Oasis (the best-looking minivan ever) and earlier Honda Odyssey were the same. Brilliantly, Isuzu did not continue production of the new body style of the Odyssey, now one of the "best minivans ever made." Heh. Isuzu just keeps screwing up...

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

Unknown similarities:
-Kia Spectra/Shuma/Sephia & Mazda 323?!
-Kia Besta & Mazda E2000 van
-Hyundai 1st gen Tiburon & last gen Mitsu Eclipse?!

 

[mr_pushrod]

Kia Pride = Mazda 121
Mazda 121 = Ford Fiesta (well it did)
Dacia Denim = Renaut 12
Fiat Uylesse = Citroen Synergie/Evasion, Peugeot 806, Lancia Z (thats the full list Vanishing Boy)
Daewoo Espero = Vauxhall Cavalier (with styling changes)
Daewoo Nexia = Vauxhall Astra
Audi A3 = VW Golf, Beetle and Bora, Audi TT, Skoda Octavia, Seat Leon and Toledo(?) (I'm sure there is more)
VW Polo = Skoda Felicia
Old VW Polo = Seat Ibiza
Peugeot Partner = Citroen Berlingo (NOT Renault Kangoo!)
Fiat Ducato = Citroen Relay (i think thats the name), Peugeot Boxer

There is a few more, some have been done above but wrongly (Mazkid's VW bit at the bottom for instance). There are loads more but some of us have to work

 

[GilesGuthrie]

Edit: Should have read the whole thread! D'oh!

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by The Vanishing Boy

-Hyundai 1st gen Tiburon & last gen Mitsu Eclipse?!

Just because they're ugly doesn't mean they're the same...

 

[vat_man]

Opel/Vauxhall/Holden Zafira and Subaru Traviq

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

Similarities between Eclipse & Tiburon (suspicious details):
-interior design (notice the a/c vents on the side?)
-size and shape (eerily roundish and almost similar in size [Eclipse looks a bit longer in length])
-"sharing ideas between the Hyun & Mitsu" Mitsu Montero/Pajero & Hyundai Galloper.

Hey, that was a good one mr. pushrod; since I'm still a rookie I have a long way to run.

 

[1X83Z]

Yeah, Eclipse is longer. Ride in the two, you'll catch a significant difference. The Eclipse is actually a decent car, but the Tibby is literally a piece of crap. And its turning circle is the size of Eastern Massachusetts.

 

[Zero]

Originally posted by M5Power
:acura: CL is based on the :honda: Accord Coupe

No its not, the CL looks nothing like the Accord Coupe, they never have, the new CLs have more rounded back ends and the accord is slants with its weird lights.

 

[1X83Z]

Zero: Platform, not style for the CL and Accord Cpe.

 

[F2002]

Originally posted by MazKid
Here is my list of cars that are the same basicly, just made by different companies:
:mazda: 323 = Mercury Tracer
:mazda: Tribute = :ford: Escape
:mazda: B-series = :ford: Ranger
:mazda: Navajo = :ford: Explorer Sport
:mazda: MX-6 = :ford: Probe
:toyota: Matrix = ontiac: Vibe

Ahh brain freeze...complete the list cause I just lost what I was going to put on the list...damnit!

this is because Ford own Mazda

 

[FuryX21]

Surprised this one hasn't been listed yet: Camaro SS & Firebird

 

[MazKid]

F2002, only 33%, they are partners......