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

[RandomCarGuy17]

Talbot Mantra, a mid-engined, french sports car.

 

[XxKaitoShionxX]

Nissan Platina sold in Mexico. looks funny IMO

 

[ScottPuss20]

Nissan Platina sold in Mexico. looks funny IMO

And dated...

 

[RocZX]

1962 Fiat 500 Ziba by Ghia

Edit-
Mercedes Benz 220D (W114) pickup/ute
It was a made in Argentina for a short period in the early '70s

 

[Cano]

Nissan Platina sold in Mexico. looks funny IMO

Tell you what: replace the trunk with a hatch and the Nissan badge at front with a Renault one and tell me what you get.

 

[Legro]

Tell you what: replace the trunk with a hatch and the Nissan badge at front with a Renault one and tell me what you get.

Clio.

 

[Cano]

Clio.

 

[D.Kadettdriver]

And if you just change the badges but keep the sedan bodystyle, you'll get a Renault Thalia:

 

[Cano]

Ah, look, that we don't get here, I never knew there was a direct Renault version of the Platina.

 

[Legro]

And if you just change the badges but keep the sedan bodystyle, you'll get a Renault Thalia:

In some countries it's called Renault Clio Symbol.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Pontiac GTO Ram Air 6 Concept

Information here:
http://www.supercars.net/cars/3030.html

EDIT 9/25/14:

I found another Shelby Cobra Kit Car, except this one is based on the 2004 Ford Shelby Cobra Concept rather than a classic Cobra. It's the DRB Cobra 540 Roadster.

link about it:
http://www.drbsportscars.com/DRB540.html

 

[XxKaitoShionxX]

And if you just change the badges but keep the sedan bodystyle, you'll get a Renault Thalia:

Nice I didn't know that.

VW Jetta Clasico (Classic)

 

[ScottPuss20]

Pontiac GTO Ram Air 6 Concept

Information here:
http://www.supercars.net/cars/3030.html

EDIT 9/25/14:

I found another Shelby Cobra Kit Car, except this one is based on the 2004 Ford Shelby Cobra Concept rather than a classic Cobra. It's the DRB Cobra 540 Roadster.

link about it:
http://www.drbsportscars.com/DRB540.html

I've seen the blue Cobra Concept for real.

 

[XxKaitoShionxX]

2012 Ford Fiesta Ikon

 

[The Stig Farmer]

1969 Pininfarina Sigma Grand Prix

 

[E28]

2012 Ford Fiesta Ikon

That car goes against the very essence of automotive design. Anything that could be wrong about it is wrong. The Ford whale-mouth, the teensy tiny wheels, the dodgy proportions and the parts-bin raiding... It's horrible.

 

[Cano]

That car goes against the very essence of automotive design. Anything that could be wrong about it is wrong. The Ford whale-mouth, the teensy tiny wheels, the dodgy proportions and the parts-bin raiding... It's horrible.

It is, and it sold very well here.

 

[XxKaitoShionxX]

Vw Derby 2006

Vw Gol

Ford Ecosport

 

[Slash]

@RandomCarGuy17

I want that GTO

 

[RocZX]

Triplex 10-20 Glassback by Ogle
Based on a Princess 2200, it was used as a showcase for the new Triplex 10/20 toughened laminated windscreen and the latest techniques in glass engineering.

1966 Bertone Porsche 911 Roadster

 

[silverman_GT]

1969 Pininfarina Sigma Grand Prix

Is it just me or did that car sorta looked like a 2000s-era retro version of the old F1 cars?

 

[Doog]

TIL that Honda and Daewoo had an alliance in the '90s, and that there was a rebadged Legend known as the Daewoo Arcadia for the Korean market.

The second-generation Legend was also manufactured by Daewoo in South Korea from 1994 to 1999 under the name of Daewoo Arcadia (ko:대우 아카디아 ), for the Korean market, replacing theDaewoo Imperial.[7]

It was named for the region in Greece called Arcadia, a region regarded in Greek mythology as autopian garden.

During this period, Honda had a loose alliance with Daewoo, and the Arcadia was larger than Hyundai Grandeur, and Kia Enterprise competitors. Daewoo Motors (GM Korea's predecessor) sold more than 800 vehicles. In 1992, Japan's Honda and technology partnership with Daewoo, the Arcadia was essentially the base level Legend. At the time of the Arcadia’s introduction, it was the largest engine, with a 220 horsepower V6 3.2 C32A, and the starting price was also high 41.9 million won. ABS, dual airbags, safety belt pre-tensioners, and the most advanced car safety features at the time, commensurate with a focus on protecting the passengers. Some of the features included driver's seat position memory function and front heated seats, push-button door opening and closing devices, automatic climate control air conditioning. After the acquisition of Ssangyong and Daewoo Motors, Daewoo cars entered with the Daewoo Chairman and remaining stock of Arcadia sedans were price reduced, with the Arcadia ending production in December of that year.

 

[Lotus Exige S]

Never ever seen one of these before or even heard of these!


A Toyota Land Cruiser Troopy with a 4 cylinder Diesel!
Not sure if they ever came to Australia, or indeed how many were sold!

 

[funnyguy344]

TIL that Honda and Daewoo had an alliance in the '90s, and that there was a rebadged Legend known as the Daewoo Arcadia for the Korean market.

 

[Huks]

Less of a "car I didn't know existed" and more of a "livery I didn't know existed", but apparently there was a Crash Bandicoot-liveried NASCAR car that was used to promote the release of Crash Team Racing back in 1999.

 

[XxKaitoShionxX]

Nissan Figaro

Toyota Will Vi

Nissan S Cargo

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

^ Saw the S-Cargo back in the Philippines as a show car at the dealership. That car is awesome! So much JDM flair! 👍

 

[Liquid]

Volkswagen SP2

Made exclusively by and for Volkswagen Brasil. An odd Jensen FF / Jaguar E-type coupe with 911 brake lights. 1.7L rear-mounted boxer engine.

 

[Legro]

Oltcit Club. Romanian supermini co-developed with Citroén.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oltcit_Club

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

So apparently, I learned today that Kia bought the license for the Lotus Elan and made their own, rebadged version of it.

Kia Elan
After the final production run of the Elan in 1995, Kia Motors bought all the relevant license of the Elan from Lotus to manufacture their own version. Outwardly, the Kia version looks almost identical to the original. The most obvious difference is the different taillights, which is of own design of Kia Elan, as the original Lotus version taillights was of Renault Alpine's.

From 1996 to 1999, Kia Motech (Kia Motor-technology) produced the car (in Hwaseong, South Korea) as the Kia Elan for the Korean market, using a 151 hp (113 kW) 1.8 L T8D engine instead of the Isuzu-made 1.6 turbo-charged. In Japanese market, it was sold as the Vigato