You learn something new... - Cars you didn't know existed, until now!

[Obelisk]

Active aero ?

Yes, I know it's active aero.

My question is why is it tilting like that?

 

[Michelin Man]

It's to do with stability, with the idea being that when the rear wing tilts like that in the corners, in theory directing more air-flow onto the inner part of the wing, therefore creating more down-force, pushing onto the inside wheels of the car, thus creating more grip where the car may otherwise be more unstable. That's the idea behind the mutli-axis wing anyway.

 

[MatskiMonk]

Yes, I know it's active aero.

My question is why is it tilting like that?

A wing profile generates a force perpendicular to itself... by tilting the wing it provides a force that acts to push the rear of the car into the corner.

 

[Obelisk]

A wing profile generates a force perpendicular to itself... by tilting the wing it provides a force that acts to push the rear of the car into the corner.

Huh. TIL, then. Thanks, dude!

 

[The Stig Farmer]

"Peter Arcadipane 1977 Panel Van Concept". Which is a beautiful monstrosity of a Ford Falcon panel van

 

[ScottPuss20]

"Peter Arcadipane 1977 Panel Van Concept". Which is a beautiful monstrosity of a Ford Falcon panel van

It reeks of the 70's. So does this:

 

[StreetHawk555]

It reeks of the 70's. So does this:
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Whip out a Bee Gees 8 track and groove out the 70's vibes!

 

[StreetHawk555]

Honda Accord SE & SEi
Special models of the Accord that offered the most luxurious features of any Accord in the model lineup, leather seats, power moonroof, premium AM/FM stereo including one from Bose, and alloy wheels. In my opinion, I think these are the rarest cars from Honda since the Accord SE & SEi were sold for one year only, and who knows how many of those were made, a mint clean running example would shoot up in value and can be considered as a collector's item for Honda enthusiasts.

 

[TexRex]

Y'know...that's rather handsome. I only ever see the yawn-tastic hatchbacks, but that coupe has genuine character.

 

[Lameonade]

Acura RL. Never seen one of these before until I came up behind one the other day. I was thinking to myself when approaching it "What is that? Some Hyundai car?"

 

[ToyGTone]

Acura RL. Never seen one of these before until I came up behind one the other day. I was thinking to myself when approaching it "What is that? Some Hyundai car?"

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We did get them as the Honda Legend in the Middle East but they sold so few back then that it's really rare to find one at this point.

 

[VXR]

They had a really pleasant interior style, but the body is just so bland.

 

[Turbo]

They had a really pleasant interior style, but the body is just so bland.

You're right about that... the interior layout was very attractive and ahead of it's time.



Not mentioned here was the '05 to '08 RL A-Spec package, a sports and appearance package that included a lower ride height, sports suspension, 18 inch lightweight alloy wheels, all-season tires, front air dam, side skirts, and a rear air diffuser.





Even cooler was the 2005 A-Spec concept, which had 21 inch alloys.





The 2004 prototype sketches of the RL depicted the car as more angular and athletic in appearance.

 

[Lilium]

Saw one of these near my work today.

A Nissan Tiida. Never heard of it. and isn't a car that will remain on my mind i guess.

 

[TheCracker]

Saw one of these near my work today.

A Nissan Tiida. Never heard of it. and isn't a car that will remain on my mind i guess.

You'll probably be familiar with the overall shape of it as its Nissan's version of the 2nd generation Renault Megane.

 

[Lilium]

Now that you say it, yeah. I can see that

 

[Lameonade]

In the States that's a Nissan Versa and they're quite common.

 

[Obelisk]

My coworker has a sedan version of that. It barely has 30,000 miles on it and it's 9 years old.

 

[UltimateYosh]

Tiidas are quite common over here too. I didn't know it was based on the Megane though. Although that explains why the rear door windows are shaped the way they are.

 

[ToyGTone]

Saw one of these near my work today.

A Nissan Tiida. Never heard of it. and isn't a car that will remain on my mind i guess.

These Tiida's used to be so common over here in Bahrain, still see it everywhere. My Mum was going to buy one back in 2007-2008 but that didn't happen.

 

[ScottPuss20]

Saw one of these near my work today.

A Nissan Tiida. Never heard of it. and isn't a car that will remain on my mind i guess.

My Dad actually bought one... However it was sold 5 years ago.

 

[Turbo]

1979 Peugeot 104 ZS2









I've heard of the supermini Peugeot 104 before, but not the ZS2 package. Produced in 1979 only, the 104 ZS2 was a homologation special of the 104 Group B rally car, and just 1,000 were made. This hot hatch was powered by a carbureted 1.4L inline-four making 93 horsepower and was mated to a 4-speed manual; it also weighed just 740kg and was able to do 0-60 in 10.1 seconds.​

 

[Volksauto]

1908 Pontiac Model E Runabout

I saw a black one at a car show the other day.
The car was introduced in 1907 as Pontiac's first automobile after making wagons. The car had a 2 cylinder engine that produced about 15 horsepower and propelled the car to about 35MPH. As seen in the ad above ^ it was a high wheeler automobile., meaning that it had wheels like a carriage and solid robber tires. It was cheaper then making inflatable tires with smaller rims but way less durable and comfortable. Many people modified them to have conventional wheels and tires so the car performed better like the red one above. The car cost $300 without a roof and $350 with a roof. Today, that's about $8300 and $9690 today. ​

 

[StreetHawk555]

Ford did sell the Fiesta in the US way before the current one we all know today.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

The Toyota Publica. No really, I had no prior knowledge of this car existing. It also exists in sedan and wagon form, but this is the one I saw.


This is probably the smallest pickup, ute thing I've seen ever.

 

[Turbo]

2005 Nissan Foria Concept









Designed by Richard Windsor, this concept was a tribute to the original 1965 Silvia CSP311. Like the original, the Foria was a rear wheel drive 2+2 coupe, but the Foria added rear suicide doors.​

 

[Volksauto]

2005 Nissan Foria Concept









Designed by Richard Windsor, this concept was a tribute to the original 1965 Silvia CSP311. Like the original, the Foria was a rear wheel drive 2+2 coupe, but the Foria added rear suicide doors.​

I actually wish they could've put that into production and called it the Silvia S16.

 

[TexRex]

The Toyota Publica. No really, I had no prior knowledge of this car existing. It also exists in sedan and wagon form, but this is the one I saw.
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This is probably the smallest pickup, ute thing I've seen ever.

It looks suspiciously like a Nissan Sunny pickup (B120), of which also existed sedan (with two or four doors), wagon and coupe variants as the 110-series.

Though, perhaps the B120 looks suspiciously like the P30 Publica, as it was preceded by two years.

 

[Moglet]

In the States that's a Nissan Versa and they're quite common.

I had one as a rental when I first visited the States, I couldn't find anything bad to say about it. But then I couldn't really find anything good to say about it either. It was, however, better than the Camaro convertible I had on my next visit which broke after 2 days

Anyway regarding cars I didn't know existed I've found out about 2 recently.

The Honda Accord Aerodeck

Nissan March Box

 

[StreetHawk555]

A photo dump of Hondas that'll make you say "Wow, I think I have learned something new today". Can you figure out what are the names of these infrequently seen models?

Here's a few "hard" ones.