Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[Christine]

[Inspector Morose]

And the engine is.....where?

[Ghosty]

There's a new VW called the Arteon. Neverbloodyheard of it m8.

 

 

I spotted an Arteon in Berlin last week. It's replacing the (Passat) CC, VW's weird attempt at the Merc CLS.

[Sloth in a bowl]

In France last week and I was passed by a Peugeot 3008 SUV, I had no idea they were a thing, or the 2008 I saw soon afterwards.

 

 

 

 

 

to be honest, except for the badge, I'll doubt if I recognise them the next time I see them either.

[Bianconeri]

Copy of Copy of The-Perfect-Car-Porsche-Citroen-911-DS-1-640x426_zpscacrrlbe.jpg

Thankfully that's a piece of PhotoShop "engineering".

 

http://www.designboom.com/technology/the-perfect-car-a-porsche-citroen-911-ds-by-brandpower-11-06-2013/

[bunglebus]

[Supernaut]

I've seen a few of those Ford Edges about. They seem to be an American-market 'crossover' (bleurgh) that they decided to sell here now. They're much bigger in person than they look in photos!

[Brodders]

 

This one genuinely has me stumped. From the front it looks like a generic early 90s sports car, but from the back it looks like a Mk3 Fiesta convertible (if they ever made such a thing.)

 

Any ideas of what it is?

[GrumpyCat]

Quantam H4?

 

https://www.quantumowners.co.uk/index.php/qoc-cars1/18-qoc-quantum-h4

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDr67M8ov5E

[ProgRocker]

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This one genuinely has me stumped. From the front it looks like a generic early 90s sports car, but from the back it looks like a Mk3 Fiesta convertible (if they ever made such a thing.)

 

Any ideas of what it is?

Quantum!

[Brodders]

Thank you very much.

 

Only on here would you be able to find several people who can identify an obscure 90s kit car and link you to the owners club site within 15 minutes of posting up about it. Nobody else I know could figure out what on earth it was.

[Negative Creep]

Listed as a Bedford Brava, Toyota badge on the back and steering wheel but a random one on the front. Any ideas?

 

 

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201706186559139?make=BEDFORD&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&radius=1500&postcode=gu32ea&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=sponsored&page=1

[MorrisItalSLX]

Listed as a Bedford Brava, Toyota badge on the back and steering wheel but a random one on the front. Any ideas?

 

 

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201706186559139?make=BEDFORD&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&radius=1500&postcode=gu32ea&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=sponsored&page=1

 

Identical steering wheel to my Mum's Toyota Aurion. No idea whats going on with the badges or what it is, but possibly worth checking grey import sites to see if there is more of them about

[Snipes]

Toyota Mark X Zio

 

https://www.tradecarview.com/used_car_smart/toyota/mark+x+zio/21159338/

[quicksilver]

 

How could anyone not know the XJS existed, you may be asking. Ah, but this is a Daimler XJS. Sharp eyes will notice the flutes on the top of the grille, and it's also a hardtop with a targa roof and no buttresses. It was built in 1985 but the Americans didn't take to it and preferred the convertible so it went no further.

[Bianconeri]

XJS.jpg

 

How could anyone not know the XJS existed, you may be asking. Ah, but this is a Daimler XJS. Sharp eyes will notice the flutes on the top of the grille, and it's also a hardtop with a targa roof and no buttresses. It was built in 1985 but the Americans didn't take to it and preferred the convertible so it went no further.

That's rather nice.

[ProgRocker]

Subaru Justy being sold in the late 2000s using the same bodyshell as the Daihatsu Sirion/Perodua Myvi:

 

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/first-drives/subaru-justy-1.0-r

 

[bunglebus]

20170704_172824[1] by Me, on Flickr

[chaseracer]

Toyota Starlet estate, wot Heidel_Kakao found in the Nether Regions.

 

[quicksilver]

20170704_172824[1] by Me, on Flickr

I saw one of those this morning and wondered what it was. Some sort of new-fangled Volvo thing then.

[Yoss]

Saw this today so I know it exists but I still don't know what it is. A quick Google suggests it's a Toyota of some sort but I'm none the wiser. Some sort of JDM?

 

[GrumpyCat]

Yeah spot on. It's a JDM Toyota Will VS (with optional bodykit).

 

Have a look at the Will Cypha, that's an odd one too.

[Honey Badger]

20170704_172824[1] by Me, on Flickr

 

 

S90, We like ours very very much, much better than the corresponding Audi,Jag, BMW or Merc. 

 

 

Front view is a lot better.

 

[Yoss]

Yeah spot on. It's a JDM Toyota Will VS (with optional bodykit).

Have a look at the Will Cypha, that's an odd one too.

 

Excellent thanks, you've answered two questions, one of which I never even asked! I've seen a few of those Cyphas about but didn't know what they were. Now I do, thanks. They usually seem to be in some sort of dayglo shade.

 

By the way, you're avatar made me smile. Kevin Eldon as Rod Hull, that takes me back.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

I'm assuming this never existed. I like, though.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Lordy.

[Bfg]

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I've always had a soft spot for estate cars, particularly those of three door variety ..as in many of the more sporting coach-builts. Perhaps it's the overall proportions & balance of these cars, their seamlessness, or the longer (and seemingly more streamlined) length of the glazing ..as well as their inherent usability.

 

Accordingly I was rather taken by this very stylish Citroen CX  . .

 

[adw1977]

I'm assuming this never existed. I like, though.

Less weird than a Renault 7!

[Junkman]

According to Wikkipedia, that Rascal van has been badged as:

 

Bedford Rascal

GME Rascal

Holden Scurry

Maruti Omni

Maruti Versa

Mazda Scrum

Autozam Scrum

Ford Pronto

Wuling Rongguang

Daewoo Damas

Chevrolet CMV/CMP

PakSuzuki Bolan

Vauxhall Rascal

Mitsubishi Colt T120ss

Mitsubishi Minicab

Nissan NT100/NV100 Clipper

Chang'an SC6320G

Chang'an SC1011

Chang'an SC6331

Jilin JL 110C/E

Songhuajiang HFJ6350

SYM T880/T1000/V5/V9/V11

 

Can any other vehicle match that? I doubt it.

 

 

Thou shalt steer clear of chod that's sold with different names in different markets, for it isn't shite but shit.

(1 Junkman 5:7)

[chaseracer]

Thou shalt steer clear of chod that's sold with different names in different markets, for it isn't shite but shit.

(1 Junkman 5:7)