Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[JimH]

You reckon that's for real? It looks like a later 16V with a slightly out of place badge on it but I'm hardly an expert on any Fiat Tipo.

[vulgalour]

This is the for sale ad, that suggests it's an original Abarth.

https://www.autobelle.it/it/a/Vendo_FIAT_TIPO_2000_16V_ABARTH_66401.xhtml

That said, it's the only example I can find at all, anywhere, so who knows?  It's in Italy so perhaps the chances of it being genuine are higher and they were a home market only deal, or perhaps it's all bollocks.

[JimH]

I have little or no interest in the Tipo on account of it being a right ugly old mutt. Other than a brieftest drive in a 16 valve I've no experience of driving any Tipo. I do not wish to own a Tipo and I have little interest in the history of the Tipo. I have no idea why the existence/non-existence of this car has bothered me a bit since the early 90s.

[Amishtat]

Or have I just never noticed one before? Annoyingly shaky shot of a Honda Lago or Iago 

[bunglebus]

Been on here a couple of times, about as common as an honest politician.

[face]

On 10/13/2019 at 7:56 PM, myglaren said:

My eldest lad has had one for 3 or 4 years.  Slightly insane.

I said I thought it was quick - he said that was comfort mode, see what happens when I push the Cupra button.

?

I read that VAG are potentially going to drop the 'Seat' name and replace it with 'Cupra', in a move to push the brand more upmarket. Whilst at the same time, relegating Skoda to a more cheaper position.

Quote

The possible rebranding of Seat forms part of a wider plan for further differentiation between each of Volkswagen’s key volume car brands. Nothing is official yet, although Diess indicated Skoda is set to adopt a more budget-oriented role and Seat may be taken further upmarket in a future-proofing move for both brands.

Read more here

[Tartan58]

3 minutes ago, face said:

I read that VAG are potentially going to drop the 'Seat' name and replace it with 'Cupra', in a move to push the brand more upmarket. Whilst at the same time, relegating Skoda to a more cheaper position.

Read more here

Interesting, to me Skoda currently seem to be a step above Seat in terms of quality and spec . Seat seem to aim for the younger market with sportier trim levels and certainly the base spec Seats are less well equipped and cheaper than the equivalent Skoda product in the current range.

Ok so I'm a bit of a Skoda fanboi now being on our third on the trot for family duties but it saddens me that they might be going down market. Over the last few years I've felt that Skoda is kind of like the new Saab (don't shoot me) by that I mean it's the thinking man's choice rather than following the crowd and getting an Audi or VW.

[TataBobu]

13 hours ago, Amishtat said:

Or have I just never noticed one before? Annoyingly shaky shot of a Honda Lago or Iago 

 

You never seen one, even if there is one on those beige walls right here. It's a Honda Logo.

[face]

35 minutes ago, Tartan58 said:

Interesting, to me Skoda currently seem to be a step above Seat in terms of quality and spec . Seat seem to aim for the younger market with sportier trim levels and certainly the base spec Seats are less well equipped and cheaper than the equivalent Skoda product in the current range.

Ok so I'm a bit of a Skoda fanboi now being on our third on the trot for family duties but it saddens me that they might be going down market. Over the last few years I've felt that Skoda is kind of like the new Saab (don't shoot me) by that I mean it's the thinking man's choice rather than following the crowd and getting an Audi or VW.

Yeah I pretty much see the current situation as you do.

Be a real shame if we lost the Seat name I think.

[Sudsprint]

On 10/10/2019 at 1:31 PM, JeeExEll said:

 

Ideal for half inching those spare cases of plutonium nobody wanted when Sweden changed over to wind farms.

[bunglebus]

Spotted this today - didn't seem to be an Axiom - Doovla says Microcar

 

20191015_111904 by RS, on Flickr

[martc]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Spotted this today - didn't seem to be an Axiom - Doovla says Microcar

It's the new name for Ligier - purveyor of 'sans permit' cars and formula 1 chod since Adam was a lad. The things are literally glued together - watch this video - and marvel at the robots at work. I wonder who's to blame for the fantastic bumper/wing alignment shown at 2:54 man or machine?

You can buy one from one of the 45 dealers in the UK - glad to see well known former Reliant fettler Michaels of Selby are amongst them.

http://micro-car.co.uk/index.php

[Remspoor]

Microcars in Spain and France can be driven without divers licence. In the Netherlands they are classed as a "moped" thus they can take to some cycle lanes, along with, well cycles.

Morris JE, once known as Morris Commercial.

https://www.morris-commercial.com/

[vulgalour]

From that automotive powerhouse, Liechtenstein, I present to you the Jehle Saphier.

 

[STUNO]

Surely that should be called the Jehle  BOXCAR ?

[Timewaster]

1 minute ago, STUNO said:

Surely that should be called the Jehle  BOXCAR ?

You'd look a right Willy driving it. 

[quicksilver]

2 hours ago, vulgalour said:

From that automotive powerhouse, Liechtenstein, I present to you the Jehle Saphier.

 

That's so wedgy it looks like a giant wheeled doorstop. Was it designed by Harris Mann when he was off his tits on LSD?

[62 Austin]

...Microsomething Datseewatsee.

D-A-I-H-A-T-S-U Trimobile Microcar, 1959, 305 2-stroke. Here's the scam on them:

"Has 545 miles and extremely motivated seller.

Also the American version had a split rear window and a crane incorporated in the hood emblem. The Trimobile was manufactured from 1959-1963 with three wheels and after 1964 was made with four wheels for safety reasons. With a 305 two stroke speeds may* reach 45 MPH. They wear street legal with suicide doors, side curtains, and a moon roof, which most micro cars had for the simple reason if you were involved in an accident you could climb out the top."

 

*down a mineshaft
 

[robinmasters]

This doesn't really qualify, as the thread title is 'Cars...'. However, there's a few three-wheelers on here so I'll slip it in. 

It does look a bit like a shonky homemade lash-up, it isn't. It's a Nippi moped, which is wheelchair accessible. 

[catsinthewelder]

With the styling* I was expecting F reg rather than 58 ?

[Remspoor]

Subaru, Leone I ave heard about but not a coupe (2 door)

https://www.onlineauctionmaster.com/en/auctions/2815/lots/31-subaru-leone-coupe

[62 Austin]

On 10/13/2019 at 12:47 PM, myglaren said:

Fisker Karma - heard of but never seen.

Turned up in "In The Order Of Disappearance"

Looked like a BMW

I always wondered if made by Fisker Scissors of Sweden. About 5 years ago sales were taking off on these and all of the new ones were in a fenced-in lot in Florida or somewhere ready for distribution.  The annual hurricane blew through and did a flood number on them. Next week 50 0r 60 show up on E-Bay, of all places. I saw the ads. NOT ONE WORD  about being submerged up to the steering wheels in swamp water. How many of you would buy a high-performance electric car that had gone submersible?

[Steve79]

Ford Puma, not what your thinking though!

1-litre 3pot econoboost mild hybrid with 153bhp.

Actually quite like it!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

On 10/13/2019 at 7:47 PM, myglaren said:

Fisker Karma - heard of but never seen.

Turned up in "In The Order Of Disappearance"

Looked like a BMW

Before Fisker got obsessed by the whole electric thing,  they rebodied the BangleBMW E63 6-series and called their effort the Latigo.

It not only looked better than the BMW (I thought it was what BMW should have built in the first place) but was so successful that only two were built. 

[lesapandre]

On 10/15/2019 at 4:25 PM, bunglebus said:

Spotted this today - didn't seem to be an Axiom - Doovla says Microcar

 

20191015_111904 by RS, on Flickr

Doovla? D.O.O.V.L.A??

 

 

 

[bunglebus]

Gotta love Fonejacker!

[GeordieInExile]

15 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Before Fisker got obsessed by the whole electric thing,  they rebodied the BangleBMW E63 6-series and called their effort the Latigo.

It not only looked better than the BMW (I thought it was what BMW should have built in the first place) but was so successful that only two were built. 

Those wheels are appalling. But I agree, nicer than the 6 it's based on (which is ageing very well, to be fair).

[Timewaster]

Back end is an improvement, but that front spoiler looks like a cartoon mouth. 

[face]

19 hours ago, Steve79 said:

Ford Puma, not what your thinking though!

1-litre 3pot econoboost mild hybrid with 153bhp.

Actually quite like it!

If I HAD to buy some sort of SUV based bollocks, then this could make the depressing list.

Saying that, I cannot excuse the name. The original Ford Puma was (and is) a tiny bundle of joy. This new one will not emit even a smidge of the old ones personality and flair.

[GeordieInExile]

Looks like a squished Porsche SUV. I'm sure that's what they were going for, but... meh. No personality at all.