Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[quicksilver]

SAIC are turning into Chinese Leyland. Their entire UK operation is made up of bankrupted former bits of the BL empire, but sticking MG badges on an LDV van is a new low that even MGR in their darkest days didn't stoop to.

 

Here's another weird MG I discovered while rummaging around AROnline. What MGR never had and arguably really needed was a SUV but they did try. As the licensing agreement with BMW prevented using the Rover name on a SUV to protect Land Rover, they glued some MG badges on a Ssangyong Rexton in a few days to make something new to show to their dealers. Three prototype MG Rextons were made and one was apparently used by the security team at Longbridge for a while but I don't know what became of them in the end.

[bunglebus]

Don't remember seeing a CR-Z before

 

 

New Bentley Continental coupe;

 

 

Ssangyong Tourismo;

 

 

Renault Initialle - which appears to be the new Espace;

 

 

Saw this one in Germany;

 

20190330_130706 by RS, on Flickr

 

Hyundai H350 looks suspiciously like a Sprinter;

 

20190330_112107 by RS, on Flickr

 

20190330_112055 by RS, on Flickr

 

Merc E300 2 door;

 

[bunglebus]

 20190405_085214 by RS, on Flickr
 

[bunglebus]

Presume this is modified, but doesn't look like any forward control I've ever seen

 

20190401_142612 by RS, on Flickr

 

20190401_142603 by RS, on Flickr

[somewhatfoolish]

One VOSA pull away from the crusher.

[bunglebus]

found-mr-incredibles-car-41689217 by RS, on Flickr

 

Off the interwebs but what the flip is that?

[LightBulbFun]

LOL to the meme 

 

as for the car its a B&Z Electra King I think

[egg]

MG V80...

 

Its what they are selling the 'new' LDV Maxus in some parts of Asia. And by 'new' I mean a updated edition of the old LDV Maxus sold here back in the mid-late 00's. Which they are selling over here again...as the LDV Maxus. 

 

Wow, and to think the MG badge used to be on this

 

[martc]

Wow, and to think the MG badge used to be on this.....

 

 

....a Wolseley 4/44.

 

 

The MG badge has appeared on all manner of chod, a Maxus van is a new idea though, but as has been pointed out, by my learn'd colleague 'Timewaster', there is a direct link between the Maxus and the MGB.

[Remspoor]

This and I want one.

Toyota Sera

[Remspoor]

....a Wolseley 4/44.

 

wolsley4-40 001_2992.jpg

 

The MG badge has appeared on all manner of chod, a Maxus van is a new idea though, but as has been pointed out, by my learn'd colleague 'Timewaster', there is a direct link between the Maxus and the MGB.

Hardly any body panels are the same and the running gear is very different. The 4/44 had the same (with minor differences) mechanicals to the MG Y

 

and this car was related to a Morris 8 Series E. All cars, except the E series were designed by Gerald Palmer.

[Bfg]

^ wasn't he the man behind the Riley RM's &/or the Pathfinder ?

[STUNO]

Hardly any body panels are the same and the running gear is very different. The 4/44 had the same (with minor differences) mechanicals to the MG Y

 

and this car was related to a Morris 8 Series E. All cars, except the E series were designed by Gerald Palmer.

 

I believe it was the same body tub as a Morris 12

 

Morris 12

 

MG Y type

[Bfg]

.

^ it's easy to think badge engineering was something British Leyland invented in the 1970's

 

MG : Morris Garages

[JimH]

An MG badge on a van? How much lower could this once fine brand fall?

 

I mean, you would never find the manufacturers of this glorious device using their brand name on a van would you?

 

 

 

[martc]

An MG badge on a van? How much lower could this once fine brand fall?

 

I mean, you would never find the manufacturers of this (insert name here) glorious device using their brand name on a van would you?

 

 

 

 

 

[myglaren]

A young lad I worked with had one last year, replaced his Megane cabriolet.

Oddly enough his was the first that I had seen, then for the following few weeks I followed one part of the way to work each morning, thought is was him at first although he lived 20miles in the opp0site direction.

 

[LightBulbFun]

Alfa_Romeo_AR6_14_pick-up.jpg

 

s-l300.jpg

 

JHMT_Bus_Diesel_Daimler_3_axle_of_Cape_Tramways.jpg

 

lets not leave AC out of this while we are at it 

 

[JimH]

*wrings hands at the sight of a great brand being prostituted*

 

 

[martc]

Thought of another...

 

[JimH]

The Mighty falling, yesterday.

 

[JimH]

I'll admit the brand has nothing like the cachet of the builder of such awesome cars as the MG 1300 or whatever they called that one based on the Austin Cambridge but surely not even a second tier brand such as Aston Martin could survive such stupidity.

 

[shedenvy]

This pile of excrement passed me the other day on the A12.

Who the fuck needs five point oh litres of Diesel pushing there pointless chariot along.

 

Buy a Focus ST* you PCP twonk. You'll be delighted by the price and performance.

 

*other marques available.

[martc]

The Mighty falling, 70 years ago...

 

 

 

1948

 

 

wheeeeeee......

 

1954

 

 

splat

[NorfolkNWeigh]

This pile of excrement passed me the other day on the A12.

Who the fuck needs five point oh litres of Diesel pushing there pointless chariot along.

Buy a Focus ST* you PCP twonk. You'll be delighted by the price and performance.

*other marques available.

The random numbers on the back of modern Audis mean fuck all. That would have been a 3.0V6.

They caught this off BMW- you didn't really think the 140i had 4.0 did you? Uh' uh, sorry.

 

I blame the BMW 525eta, or maybe the V8 W108 Mercs, at least they put a 3.5,4.5 (US) or 6.3 after the misleading 300.

[shedenvy]

The random numbers on the back of modern Audis mean fuck all. That would have been a 3.0V6.

They caught this off BMW- you didn't really think the 140i had 4.0 did you? Uh' uh, sorry.

 

I blame the BMW 525eta, or maybe the V8 W108 Mercs, at least they put a 3.5,4.5 (US) or 6.3 after the misleading 300.

 

Oh FFS, now Aldi have made me look a twat with their false advertising.

 

A colleague reliably* informs me that his S5 V6T is also supercharged. (not turbocharged).

 

Why Aldi, WHY?

[NorfolkNWeigh]

About 10 years ago they did make these;

 

6.0 V12 twin turbo diesel , 500 bhp and about 750lb/ft of grunt.

Don't know how many they sold, but at least 3 as I've seen a purple one in the press at launch, a black one in real life and this white one.

[Supernaut]

Alfa_Romeo_AR6_14_pick-up.jpg

 

s-l300.jpg

 

JHMT_Bus_Diesel_Daimler_3_axle_of_Cape_Tramways.jpg

Yeah. I can't believe Lamborghini would lower themselves to making sports cars.

[JimH]

Not messing about

 

 

Last Throw Of The Dice.

 

[JimH]

How low can you go?