Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[Timewaster]

2 minutes ago, RichardK said:

It's expensive and modern, but the Taycan is /very/ nice. For an electric car the base-spec one just feels natural and enjoyable to drive, rather than all whizzy and remote.

£83k nice?

 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I was looking at the Tesla site to see what the starting price for an S is, couldn’t find out. But did discover this , which I’d never heard of; the Plaid.

Not 100% sure it’s not one Elon’s little jokes...

[somewhatfoolish]

I'm not seeing any plaid; to justify plaid as a trim level/identity it needs plaid seats.

[JMotor]

A reference to the movie Space balls? 

So yeah it's probably an inside joke that made it to sale. 

[bunglebus]

On 5/14/2021 at 10:57 AM, Austat said:

Lada Nova Spezial:

Those wheels look suspiciously like Wolfrace Sonics, which were designed for this

And were acquired by Ford for the XR2 etc

[cort1977]

6 hours ago, JMotor said:

A reference to the movie Space balls? 

So yeah it's probably an inside joke that made it to sale. 

That's right.

While I think musk is an absolute twat in many ways who should just let his lawyers make all his public announcements I have to admit he is a true visionary and feel deep admiration for his achievements. 

It's very annoying.

[High Jetter]

Jag XK150 'Foxbat', yours for £45k https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333998795777?hash=item4dc3e12c01:g:LGoAAOSw1D9gm9Zg

[Leyland Worldmaster]

Bentley Buccaneer:

 

https://www.rrsilverspirit.com/models/1996Buccaneer.htm

Reminds me of the '98 S Type Jaguar!👍😎 

[Bfg]

18 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Jag XK150 'Foxbat', yours for £45k https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333998795777?hash=item4dc3e12c01:g:LGoAAOSw1D9gm9Zg

Anyone willing to crowd-fund me to buy this. I just need another £40k ..well worth the entertainment of an all new and ever detailed thread as I resurrect this neglected glorious example of jaguar eccentricity. 

[Mally]

It's worth about £450 in my estimation.

[Sham]

46 minutes ago, Mally said:

It's worth about £4.50 in my estimation.

More better.

[Mally]

1 hour ago, Sham said:

More better.

Nah, them Minor Travellers are expensive.

[bunglebus]

Saw a Kia Soul EV just now. Ugly little spud

[Tayne]

21 hours ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

Bentley Buccaneer:

 

https://www.rrsilverspirit.com/models/1996Buccaneer.htm

Reminds me of the '98 S Type Jaguar!👍😎 

If you’re looking for Bespoke Bentleys from Brunei then you can’t pass up the Dominator.

https://www.carscoops.com/2018/05/bentley-dominator-meet-rolls-royce-cullinans-long-lost-daddy/

 

[Bfg]

5 hours ago, Tayne said:

If you’re looking for Bespoke Bentleys from Brunei then you can’t pass up the Dominator.

https://www.carscoops.com/2018/05/bentley-dominator-meet-rolls-royce-cullinans-long-lost-daddy/

[thebrotherschuckle]

On 5/15/2021 at 5:15 PM, NorfolkNWeigh said:

I was looking at the Tesla site to see what the starting price for an S is, couldn’t find out. But did discover this , which I’d never heard of; the Plaid.

Not 100% sure it’s not one Elon’s little jokes...

I look at this without a single ounce of excitement. Soulless disposable tech. 

[RichardK]

On 5/15/2021 at 5:05 PM, Timewaster said:

£83k nice?

 

£70K for the RWD one, though IMO £75K as the big battery is worth it, and you might as well push the extra £3K for the Cross Turismo with a more useful boot opening, AWD and big battery as standard.

Is a car worth £70K? Not to me. Not to monthly payments. Not to finance. etc.

But is it 2x as nice as a £35K electric car such as a DS or whatever? Absolutely. The build quality is there, the comfort, tech and finish, the refinement and more importantly the range expectation is fair. I honestly have no idea how that couple got in the news ballsing up their Taycan range - they work as well as any other EV and deliver a similar range/performance/speed equation.

Car values are on crack for new things now. A Skoda Scala can hit £31K with the bits that make you look twice at it (the big pano roof/black glass tailgate). A Golf TDI is approaching £37K with some nice options.

[Austat]

The Citroen 2cv-based U.M.A.P 425 SM:

Which brought me to the Mismaque Squal:

[Austat]

And to add to that, the 2cv Dagonet:

[inconsistant]

Have we had the Grancar Futura yet?

Apparently it’s a Brazilian knocked off  copy of the Mk1 Espace.

https://quatrorodas.abril.com.br/noticias/grandes-brasileiros-grancar-futura/

[bunglebus]

Ford Fiesta GTK concept 

 

[thebrotherschuckle]

45 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Ford Fiesta GTK concept 

 

Is that an abacus for a speedometer? 

[Remspoor]

20 hours ago, thebrotherschuckle said:

Is that an abacus for a speedometer? 

No It was a mechanical~digital dash. Less refined that the likes of a Citroen.

[bunglebus]

Briggs and Stratton hybrid

 

[Timewaster]

Thanks to car brochure addict on twitter, today I discovered that the Dutch got a mk1 Hyundai Pony Estate. 

A shame we never got it here, it looks great. 

[Remspoor]

On 5/20/2021 at 11:49 PM, Timewaster said:

Thanks to car brochure addict on twitter, today I discovered that the Dutch got a mk1 Hyundai Pony Estate. 

A shame we never got it here, it looks great. 

Had them here in Spain too.

[Richard_FM]

I don't think we got the Pony saloon either, which had the same body profile as the hatchback.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

On 5/19/2021 at 8:39 PM, bunglebus said:

Ford Fiesta GTK concept 

 

Is the presence of a Pony and Trap a form of Subliminal Messaging by Ford? 

A really unusual fascia design! 

👍

[catsinthewelder]

Railton F28

https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/jaguar/xj-s/railton-fairmile-claremont/

 

 

[Asimo]

1960s Cord redux: the Sportsman - a mash-up of prewar Cord and Corvair powertrain. 

This one is for sale in Shrewsbury.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294180692606