Ugly, weird, silly, and just plain stupid car rebadges

[PJTierney]

The Evo mod makes that car look so much better

 

[DemioXDTourng]

I don't think anyone posted one of these here, so here it is.

This is a VW Taro, looks familiar doesn't it?

Well that's because you, and others know this as a Toyota Hilux, but in some areas of South America, Africa and Europe, it was sold as a VW, since they have more recognition there.

 

[TexRex]

I don't think anyone posted one of these here, so here it is.

This is a VW Taro, looks familiar doesn't it?

Well that's because you, and others know this as a Toyota Hilux, but in some areas of South America, Africa and Europe, it was sold as a VW, since they have more recognition there.

*cough*

Toyota Hilux built in Hanover and sold as the Volkswagen Taro.

 

[DemioXDTourng]

Ah, I missed that post.

 

[TexRex]

Ah, I missed that post.

It's fine. Just a heads-up since you explicitly pointed to the apparent lack of mention.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I don't know if this counts, but I just remembered the Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale. Which was basically a Dodge Viper underneath.
https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/alfa-romeo-tz3-stradale-zagato-a-snake-disguise

 

[BKGlover]

Still better than the Devon GTX

 

[ToyGTone]

If someone made a list of cars that just kept being produced long after other cars were replaced with new generations, I'm guessing a good chunk of that list would be Nissans.

On top of my head would be this, Nissan Pickup D22. They offered this all the way to 2016, even when the more modern Navara/Frontier D40 and later D23 existed. Funny thing is that these were more popular than both of the Navara's overhere somehow.

Of course, we aren't forgetting the Y61 Patrol Safari "4800 VTC" which's still sold in 2021 for certain mall crawlers offroaders.

I don't dislike it but the prices for one of these brand new is ridiculously overpriced. $40-50K for one.

Nissan isn't alone for sure, Toyota still offers the aging FJ Cruiser and 70 Series Land Cruiser in the GCC as well as the Sequoia and Tundra in North America. Mitsubishi just recently stopped making the Pajero.
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We went way offtopic so let's instead shift our attention towards this.

Rebadged Citroën/Peugeot Vans as Toyota Proace.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Here's three new rebadges for me. These was the children of United Australian Automobile Industries, a joint venture between Holden and Toyota that lasted from 1987 to 1996. First is the Toyota Lexcen, clearly a rebadged Holden Commodore.

There was also the Holden Nova, a rebadged US-spec Camry.

And then the Holden Nova, a rebadged US-spec Corolla.

 

[ScottPuss20]

Here's three new rebadges for me. These was the children of United Australian Automobile Industries, a joint venture between Holden and Toyota that lasted from 1987 to 1996. First is the Toyota Lexcen, clearly a rebadged Holden Commodore.

There was also the Holden Nova, a rebadged US-spec Camry.

And then the Holden Nova, a rebadged US-spec Corolla.

I don't understand why they did this. Having a Commodore in a Toyota showroom and a Camry with a Corolla in a Holden showroom was silly, and sales were poor as a result. It was a shameless attempt to generate extra sales and all it did was confuse people. You don't see many Apollos, Lexcens or Novas on the road these days but you still see plenty of Commodores, Camrys and Corollas on the road.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Here's three new rebadges for me. These was the children of United Australian Automobile Industries, a joint venture between Holden and Toyota that lasted from 1987 to 1996. First is the Toyota Lexcen, clearly a rebadged Holden Commodore.

There was also the Holden Nova, a rebadged US-spec Camry.

And then the Holden Nova, a rebadged US-spec Corolla.

The Camry variant is called Apollo, no?

 

[GranTurNismo]

The Camry variant is called Apollo, no?

That's what it should say, but I got the Camry and Corolla confused. Thanks.

 

[MedigoFlame]

Had a decent amount of knowledge of the Chevrolet Monza, but never knew of the Oldsmobile Starfire rebadge. Typical GM rebadge, but never really knew of it until I saw one for sale locally!

Oldsmobile Starfire GT

The Starfire for sale locally

Chevrolet Monza

 

[tankuroded]

I don't understand why they did this. Having a Commodore in a Toyota showroom and a Camry with a Corolla in a Holden showroom was silly, and sales were poor as a result. It was a shameless attempt to generate extra sales and all it did was confuse people. You don't see many Apollos, Lexcens or Novas on the road these days but you still see plenty of Commodores, Camrys and Corollas on the road.

Look up the Button car plan.

 

[TonyJZX]

2021 Suzuki Across PHEV review - Automotive Daily

No, your eyes do not deceive you – the new Suzuki Across is basically a rebadged Toyota RAV4. And yes, the price does read an incredible equivalent of $83,000

www.autodaily.com.au

the issue is when you rebadge toyotas you're rebadging one of the strongest brands with the strongest model lineup to somethiing... weak

everyone knows what a RAV4 is

I cannot believe anyone does not know what a HILUX is.

Also of note is that the Xtrail is LARGELY the Mitsubishi Outlander and also the Renault Koleos.

Also the Nissan Navara is the Mercedes X-class and the Mitsubishi Triton.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

It's not the most quirky or anything, but I just wanted to post the AE86.

Toyota Sprinter Trueno

Toyota Corolla Levin, I honestly only found this wierd to imagine Toyota selling 2 of what are basically the same car as different names. Which is kinda was American car brands do. There was a reason for it though. Something about each one being sold in 2 different stores. In which this I guess applied to the other gens either of course.

Then in Australia (I think), they sold the Levin as the Sprinter.

and in the USA, we got the AE86 sold as the Corolla GT-S. With pop-up headlights like the Trueno.

and okay, this one is sort of different. The Daihatsu Charmant, it's also an AE86 underneath.

 

[MedigoFlame]

Hongqi HQ300/HQ430 is a rebadged fourth gen Toyota Crown Majesta. Had no idea about this until I was searching through Toyota's V6 powered cars.

 

[ToyGTone]

Hongqi also sold a rebadged Town car...
Hongqi CA7460

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Chevrolet Epica, a rebadged Daewoo Tosca. It was sold in Europe.

And before this Epica, was another one sold for the Canadian Market as a Rebadge Suzuki Verona.

 

[HaydenFan69]

Chevrolet Epica, a rebadged Daewoo Tosca. It was sold in Europe.

And before this Epica, was another one sold for the Canadian Market as a Rebadge Suzuki Verona.

That’s not a terribly bad looking car. Why GM decided to rebadge and sell a car in Europe, when a Vauxhall or Opel sedan could’ve worked as well is definitely odd.

For work, I was looking at buying a used cargo van. And the Sprinter model is a strange one. No idea who actually builds them as they are rebadged as everything from a Dodge (what I’m looking at) to a Mercedes, to even a Freightliner model.

 

[ToyGTone]

Chevrolet Epica, a rebadged Daewoo Tosca. It was sold in Europe.

And before this Epica, was another one sold for the Canadian Market as a Rebadge Suzuki Verona.

I forget about those dreadful Epica's, one of my teachers had one like 10 years ago. I honestly will never understood why would anyone go for that Daewoo instead of the Malibu or the Lumina back then aside from the lower price. As absurd as that sentence sounds, at least the latter two are the lesser bad of the trio which isn't saying much.

Speaking of GM

Pontiac G3 anyone?

 

[HaydenFan69]

I forget about those dreadful Epica's, one of my teachers had one like 10 years ago. I honestly will never understood why would anyone go for that Daewoo instead of the Malibu or the Lumina back then aside from the lower price. As absurd as that sentence sounds, at least the latter two are the lesser bad of the trio which isn't saying much.

Speaking of GM

Pontiac G3 anyone?

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Chevy Sonic/Aveo rebadge, yup! Had a friend who had a G5 (rebadge of the Cobalt).

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

My aunt had a G3 hatchback herself.

 

[05XR8]

It was sold as a Holden Epica as well.

 

[ScottPuss20]

It was sold as a Holden Epica as well.

No it wasn't, it was sold as a Viva.

 

[UltimateYosh]

No it wasn't, it was sold as a Viva.

It was definitely sold as the Epica in Australia and New Zealand. The Viva was a Daewoo Lacetti.

 

[ScottPuss20]

I forget about those dreadful Epica's, one of my teachers had one like 10 years ago. I honestly will never understood why would anyone go for that Daewoo instead of the Malibu or the Lumina back then aside from the lower price. As absurd as that sentence sounds, at least the latter two are the lesser bad of the trio which isn't saying much.

Speaking of GM

Pontiac G3 anyone?

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It was definitely sold as the Epica in Australia and New Zealand. The Viva was a Daewoo Lacetti.

THIS was sold as Holden Viva, no?

 

[05XR8]

Chevrolet Epica, a rebadged Daewoo Tosca. It was sold in Europe.

And before this Epica, was another one sold for the Canadian Market as a Rebadge Suzuki Verona.

THIS was sold as Holden Viva, no?

This was sold as the Holden Epica

Used Holden Epica review: 2007-2008

The Epica was one of the new generation of small and mid-sized cars Holden imported from Asia to replace its expensive European range. Specifically it replaced the mid-sized Vectra.

www.carsguide.com.au

When I sold Holdens, these would be getting traded in for the Cruze.

 

[ScottPuss20]

This was sold as the Holden Epica

Used Holden Epica review: 2007-2008

The Epica was one of the new generation of small and mid-sized cars Holden imported from Asia to replace its expensive European range. Specifically it replaced the mid-sized Vectra.

www.carsguide.com.au

Yes, I know that's an Epica, I thought you were talking about the Pontiac G3 that was posted.

 

[UltimateYosh]

THIS was sold as Holden Viva, no?

I looked it up, and that was sold as the Holden Barina.