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

[R5]

The Mitsubishi Nessie

Guigiaro designed hydrogen SUV named especially for Scotland*

*this may be a lie.

 

[JR98]

The Mitsubishi Nessie

Guigiaro designed hydrogen SUV named especially for Scotland*

*this may be a lie.

Looks like a copy of the Citroen C4 Cactus

 

[R5]

Looks like a copy of the Citroen C4 Cactus

Other way round, the Nessie is from 2005.

 

[Legro]

Looks like a copy of the Citroen C4 Cactus

Like it's easy to copy a car made 9 years later.

 

[Bo]

And they look nothing like each other.

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

-> Since all the rage on mid-engined sportscars are on rampant pace (Hyundai Veloster RM, Honda S660, Chevy Corvette Zora, & McLaren 570S). Might as well add one more!

BT -> Would you guys believe me that this:

^ Was built in 1987!?





-> This is the Treser T1 Roadster or Treser Roadster T1:

^ Powered by a VW 1.8L NA with 130hp on the tap. Which it's quite reliable in VW-Audi kind of way.

-> So between the Ford Fairline 500 Skyliner and the Mitsubishi 3000GT Spyder on hardtop cabrios, this niche-roadster was made!

^ I simply love smart packaging hardtop convertibles! This concept was carried over by the Chevy SS-R and Mazda NC Miata!

-> Also...because, race car.

-> Oh by the way, it was made by the same folks who ruined the Audi ur-quattro Coupe by turning it into a quattro Roadster by Treser:

 

[Niku Driver HC]

-> Since all the rage on mid-engined sportscars are on rampant pace (Hyundai Veloster RM, Honda S660, Chevy Corvette Zora, & McLaren 570S). Might as well add one more!

BT -> Would you guys believe me that this:

^ Was built in 1987!?





-> This is the Treser T1 Roadster or Treser Roadster T1:

^ Powered by a VW 1.8L NA with 130hp on the tap. Which it's quite reliable in VW-Audi kind of way.

-> So between the Ford Fairline 500 Skyliner and the Mitsubishi 3000GT Spyder on hardtop cabrios, this niche-roadster was made!

^ I simply love smart packaging hardtop convertibles! This concept was carried over by the Chevy SS-R and Mazda NC Miata!

-> Also...because, race car.

-> Oh by the way, it was made by the same folks who ruined the Audi ur-quattro Coupe by turning it into a quattro Roadster by Treser:

Now there's something I have never heard of before, great find. Never even realized that some German dudes decided to take a VW engine and stuff it into such a 1980's futuristic design. And I quite like this car, actually. The fact that they even raced it makes it even more unique.

And that Quattro Roadster is not really good. Some cars aren't just meant to be roadsters, you know...

 

[Tornado]

I dunno how much more modern than 1987 I'd really peg it. It looks like a first generation Eclipse drove into the back of a post-refresh C4 Corvette convertible, so a couple years at most I'd say.



Still nifty.

 

[Legro]

BT -> Would you guys believe me that this:

^ Was built in 1987!?

Umm... Yes.

Still, it's quite cool find. There can't be many pop-down head lighted hardtop convertibles made in the 80s, out there.

 

[Nessy]

That looks pretty cool. I know this get banded about a lot.. but that really does look like a Ridge Racer car.

 

[Niku Driver HC]

That looks pretty cool. I know this get banded about a lot.. but that really does look like a Ridge Racer car.

Although it is a pretty overused cliché, I agree. It defintely looks like something that I could drive in the first games of the series.

 

[Pseudopod]

-> Also...because, race car.

-> Oh by the way, it was made by the same folks who ruined the Audi ur-quattro Coupe by turning it into a quattro Roadster by Treser:

This is the first time I have seen Hydro Aluminium sponsor a race car. It's an aluminium manufacturer from around where I live.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

O_O I didn't know that there was a SLK55 AMG Black Series. I knew about the SL65 Black Series, the C63 AMG Black Series, the CLK63 AMG Black series, the SLS AMG Black Series, but not this one.
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/21/slk-55-amg-black-series-first-from-amg-performance-studio/

 

[JR98]

O_O I didn't know that there was a SLK55 AMG Black Series. I knew about the SL65 Black Series, the C63 AMG Black Series, the CLK63 AMG Black series, the SLS AMG Black Series, but not this one.
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/21/slk-55-amg-black-series-first-from-amg-performance-studio/

I first heard of this in TDU, and then saw it in this episode of TG where the SLK AMG is put up against a Boxster S

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I first heard of this in TDU, and then saw it in this episode of TG where the SLK AMG is put up against a Boxster S

Jason, that's the normal SLK55 AMG, not the "Black Series" I'm referring to.

 

[ScottPuss20]

O_O I didn't know that there was a SLK55 AMG Black Series. I knew about the SL65 Black Series, the C63 AMG Black Series, the CLK63 AMG Black series, the SLS AMG Black Series, but not this one.
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/21/slk-55-amg-black-series-first-from-amg-performance-studio/

This car was in TDU 2

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

This car was in TDU 2

No, it wasn't. TDU2 had the normal SLK55 AMG, the car I posted is the "Black Series".

 

[R5]

The Porsche 944 Cargo. Not an official Porsche, it was built by DP Motorsport in the 80's.

 

[Ferraridriver27]

Abarth 750 Coupè Vignale Goccia (teardrop):

Only 3 were ever made.Featuring the same engine as the normal 750 Abarth this car was appreciated for its low drag. The first picture shows the car that was presented in 1957 at Geneva and among other small differences featured gullwing doors.
Inn't it cute?

 

[ProjectWHaT]

The Porsche 944 Cargo. Not an official Porsche, it was built by DP Motorsport in the 80's.

I would totally drive this everywhere.

 

[R5]

I would totally drive this everywhere.

Same, it's a perfect daily driver because shooting brake.

 

[Spacegoat]

Wasn't aware of this until I saw it in a magazine this week. Ilinga AF2. More on the car here.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

A Chrysler Voyager. The Dodge/Plymouth/Chrysler minivan for the UK market I think. Which reminds me, why didn't Chrysler call it the "Town & Country" like they do in the US?

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

^ The Town & Country name is too long for European tastes. And the name Caravan has a certain distaste (& confusion) on certain market bases.

 

[Legro]

A Chrysler Voyager. The Dodge/Plymouth/Chrysler minivan for the UK market I think. Which reminds me, why didn't Chrysler call it the "Town & Country" like they do in the US?

Not just for UK, there are still quite many of these around here.

 

[ToyGTone]

It's actually called Town & Country instead of voyager? my whole life has been a lie.

 

[Beeblebrox237]

Today I learnt that in Australia you could buy a version of the Holden Monaro with four wheel drive.

 

[Crash]

It's actually called Town & Country instead of voyager? my whole life has been a lie.

In the US, Chrysler versions were called "Town and Country",Dodge versions were called "Caravan" and Plymouth versions were called "Voyager".

Extended lengths of the Dodge and Plymouth added "Grand" to the name.

 

[CSMDuty11]

It's actually called Town & Country instead of voyager? my whole life has been a lie.

Minivan has different name on different continent?


RUINED FOREVER!!!

 

[Harsk100]

I didn't know that Jaguar XJ13, Ferrari 330 P4 and Ford Mark IV existed until GT5.