Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[treehugger]

Anyone ever seen a Toyota Century?

[face]

Saw a Nissan Pulsar today. Not the 90's JDM jobbie, one of these;

 

 

Probably been around for ages and I just haven't noticed, because they're so interesting*

 

I really like the look of the upcoming Nismo version of the Pulsar:

 

 

No to everyone's taste, I accept.

 

It's been on the way for some time now. Back in 2016 I was trying to get an answer from Nissan about roughly when - as was in the market for such a thing.

 

Dealers shrugged shoulders and numerous emails to Nissan UK and Global were met with absolutely zero reply - the miserable KINTS.

 

Anyhow I got the Golf and the Pulsar Nismo is still not anywhere to be seen.

[Timewaster]

When did this happen to the Nissan Micra?

 

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Rebadged Clio?

[SierraMikeHotel]

I didn't realise there was a new Micra until I saw one parked up. It's time to change the name really. Massiva? Enorma?

[Snipes]

I’m reasonably sure the new Fiesta is the same size as a mk1 C-Max.

[spartacus]

I've never understood the marketing behind that, making models bigger each evolution. If it has more interior space but is the same size on the outside then that's obviously clever packaging and worth boasting about but just making it bigger, heavier etc all round seems to be taking away the cars original identity.

Probably a rant for the grumpy thread really, carry on.

[tooSavvy]

^^^ I agree m8 [*about the bloat]

 

TS

[quicksilver]

I've never understood the marketing behind that, making models bigger each evolution. If it has more interior space but is the same size on the outside then that's obviously clever packaging and worth boasting about but just making it bigger, heavier etc all round seems to be taking away the cars original identity.

Probably a rant for the grumpy thread really, carry on.

True that. I'm sure I read a good few years ago that the then-current Polo was bigger than the Mk1 Golf. Superminis used to be the smallest class but now they've bloated so much there's a whole new range of city cars below them that are the same sort of size as the superminis of old.

[bunglebus]

Middle-age spread. Happens to all of us eventually.

[sheffcortinacentre]

It's cuz the customer surveys say really like my xxx but need a bit more room, when the customer really meens I needed the next model up but couldn't afford it.

So manufacturers make each new incarnation a bit bigger so we end up with the above vwesque scenario.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

I didn't realise there was a new Micra until I saw one parked up. It's time to change the name really. Massiva? Enorma?

Nissan Joke?

[Noel Tidybeard]

Saw one of these gorgeous* creations recently

 

 

 

big aint they?

[pshome]

Didn't know there is a Lancia Thema Estate until my garage neighbour unload one today.

Pininfarina styled, 2L turbo, nice!

 

[neil1971]

I was behind one of these yesterday, it's a Nissan Tiida, had never heard of it or knowing seen one, or is it just so bland that I hadn't noticed them before (I had a Almera and now a Note, so pot, kettle etc!)

 

[Uncle Jimmy]

That Imp truck is the most useless commercial vehicle ever. Look at the depth* of the load bed, and when it breaks down you have to take everything out to access the engine. What is point?

Didn't stop VW and GM doing similar things, hell the Corvan even loaded at the side and looked cool as fuck.

[Supernaut]

I was behind one of these yesterday, it's a Nissan Tiida, had never heard of it or knowing seen one, or is it just so bland that I hadn't noticed them before (I had a Almera and now a Note, so pot, kettle etc!)

 

I remember reading something about the Tiida not officially being sold in the UK, but a Glasgow-based dealership imported a fucktonne from Ireland, so you can see a load of them on Glasgow reg numbers going about.

 

Also, they're apparently utter shit, not shite.

[Datsuncog]

There's a fair few Tiidas knocking around Belfast too - wasn't aware they effectively had grey import status in the rest of the UK. They are the most ghastly-looking orthopaedic shoe of a car, mind, so I can understand why Nissan UK decided not to bother. Good luck to the Glasgow owners in Halfords, anyway...

 

I still find it odd that there's cars sold in the Irish Republic that don't appear in the UK - I mean, you'd think it was hardly economically viable to produce the rhd Renault Fluence just to sell in 3/4 of a smallish island... and yet they do.

 

I think.

[bunglebus]

Saw a VW T-Roc (!) and an Arteon too. I still say the world ran out of car names in 1992.

[bunglebus]

20180310_144941 by RS, on Flickr

[Ghosty]

Saw a VW T-Roc (!) and an Arteon too. I still saw the world ran out of car names in 1992.

 

T-Roc = Juke sized thing to sit below the Tiguan (because that was necessary??)

Arteon = replaces old (Passat) CC. 

 

VW have gone mental with the names for some reason.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

....I still find it odd that there's cars sold in the Irish Republic that don't appear in the UK - I mean, you'd think it was hardly economically viable to produce the rhd Renault Fluence just to sell in 3/4 of a smallish island... and yet they do.

I think.

To be fair, they did try to sell the Fluence ZE here in about 2009. Because electric. Didn't sell well.

[MorrisItalSLX]

The Peugeot 309.

[bunglebus]

Blimey how did that pass you by? GIT model better than equivalent 205...

[MorrisItalSLX]

It was never sold in Australia

[Asimo]

Nissan Rasheen. I'd rather have one than a Quasquai.

 

[Ghosty]

To be fair, they did try to sell the Fluence ZE here in about 2009. Because electric. Didn't sell well.

 

I spotted one once.

[Alusilber]

T-Roc = Juke sized thing to sit below the Tiguan (because that was necessary??)

Arteon = replaces old (Passat) CC. 

 

VW have gone mental with the names for some reason.

 

 

Looking at the dimensions (and pricelist) the T-Roc seems to basically be a Golf raised by about 3.5 inches. Agreed, an utterly crap name though.

[STUNO]

20180310_144941 by RS, on Flickr

 

 

Bunglebus, Please explain in simple words WTF it is !

[Tayne]

To be fair, they did try to sell the Fluence ZE here in about 2009. Because electric. Didn't sell well.

 

 

 

Lack of rapid charging killed it, Renault's battery lease killed the residuals.

You can't give them away now.

 

A few years ago I was in a Renault dealer looking at Zoes and the owner turned up in his Fluence, told me all sorts of horror stories about cross wind stability.

I think he was trying to scare me into a Zoe.

[Chris2cv]

When I worked for Renault, we had a Fluence in the showroom for about a year. It wasn't bad as such, but had a small boot for it's size and pretty poor range. The Zoe is a much better car in these respects. I remember a customer coming in with one once and getting angry that we didn't have wipers in stock, this was the only Fluence that I had seen in use. We sold one Fluence and have not seen it since!

 

 The Twizy was a very low seller as well, but is good fun and we had a few customers who loved them. In many aspects they are a marginally drier and safer moped, but quite a lot dearer and with a smaller range.