Ridiculous trim designations

[davocano]

Fiat Panda Pop

[Soundwave]

When you think "GTR", you probably think of various lunatic Nismo products, or maybe the raw and powerful Ultima GTR. In either case, the GTR designation conjures up images of performance excellence, speed and exhilaration.

It doesn't conjure up images of a slightly jazzed up povvo R5, yet Renault badged some of them GTR anyway. Remember seeing one of these on holiday in France years ago as a child, and thinking it was daft even back then.

[davocano]

Never did find out if this was a legit Limited Edition.

[EyesWeldedShut]

Heh - I had a red Renault 5GTX, 2 door - kind of meant to be an XR2 eater (I think) but it was, to be honest, pretty naff.
Kind of trading on the GT Turbo name I think.
Bastard to hot start though

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 minute ago, davocano said:

Never did find out if this was a legit Limited Edition.

It was the Monaco my missus always fancied - kind of metallic brown (autoshite? colour with beige leather seats)
Yours for £1550 recently
https://www.swva.co.uk/classic-car/renault-5-monaco-1988/

[jon.k]

Peugeot 205 STDT sounds a bit gross

I'm sure I've seen vans with something like " Renault Trafic SL27 DCI 115 6 Speed" written on the back.

 

[davocano]

Pretty brown.

[davocano]

Back to the original topic; still Renault but no photo

Renault Trafic Sport

[grogee]

Isn't there a Transit ST-Line now? 

[bunglebus]

I present to you, the Fiat 126 BROWN

One of these was at the centre of much merriment when I was at senior school. Brown was seriously uncool in the early 90s

[mk2_craig]

Leading seamlessly onto the Panda Pink.

 

[D.E]

1 hour ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

The Vauxhall Nova Swing(er?)

 

[sierraman]

What about the Fiat 500 Diesel thats actually a petrol.

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 minute ago, sierraman said:

Fiat 500 Diesel

I thought you were pulling my leg there for a moment  - but now my eyes are opened?
https://www.millerssmartercars.co.uk/listings/fiat-500-diesel-special-edition/
Which marketing team thought that endorsement through? Weird.

This is the earliest 'special' I can recall - there was one rusting in a street near where I grew up (don't you just love what the sea breeze does to a car)

[MJK 24]

Skoda …………… Laurin & Klement 

 

What?!

[leafsprung]

Vw E-Up! Ignorance of regional clichés is bliss. 

[MorrisItalSLX]

Holden and Toyota in Australia used to do Executive versions which were just base models with automatic gearboxes and air conditioning. Very popular with fleet buyers.

[red5]

Proton Panache. 

That's the win. End of.

[MiniMinorMk3]

2 hours ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Not a repmobile, nooo - something much grander - The Commander! and his chum

And for going round roundabouts there was the Carousel

1 hour ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Heh - I had a red Renault 5GTX, 2 door - kind of meant to be an XR2 eater (I think) but it was, to be honest, pretty naff.
Kind of trading on the GT Turbo name I think.
Bastard to hot start though

That should have come with green and red stripes.

[MiniMinorMk3]

These came equipped...

with this in the tape player...

 

[EyesWeldedShut]

7 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

These came equipped...

with this in the tape player...

 

Renault had all the numbers in that colour - 17s as well:

[sierraman]

15 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

I thought you were pulling my leg there for a moment  - but now my eyes are opened?
https://www.millerssmartercars.co.uk/listings/fiat-500-diesel-special-edition/
Which marketing team thought that endorsement through? Weird.

This is the earliest 'special' I can recall - there was one rusting in a street near where I grew up (don't you just love what the sea breeze does to a car)

Not being au fait with designer clothes, when I first saw one I thought it off they had made such a big deal of it being a derv. 

[sierraman]

1 minute ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Renault had all the numbers in that colour - 17s as well:

In some parts of Europe they called the top spec the Renault 21 Manager. 

[EyesWeldedShut]

I only remember seeing the (dis)Advantaged Maestro versions in green but, apparently, you could get a Montego or a Metro to complete your ensemble

 

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 minute ago, sierraman said:

In some parts of Europe they called the top spec the Renault 21 Manager.

 So a Renault 25 would be? CEO?

[Yoss]

On 7/22/2023 at 2:21 PM, MJK 24 said:

Skoda …………… Laurin & Klement 

 

What?!

Václav Laurin and Václav Klement were the founders of what became Škoda. Started under their own name in 1895 and we're bought by Škoda who at the time were a big industrial engineering company who didn't make cars, and renamed Škoda Auto. 

Not interesting or funny but true. 

 

This is actually Klement and Laurin. 

You'd think they'd always make sure they were stood the right way round, like Ant and Dec. 

 

[chaseracer]

4 hours ago, HMC said:

Peugeot 205 XRAD ftw which amused the late, great Russel Bulgin.

"Quite posh diesel van" was his translation, IIRC.

[chaseracer]

5 hours ago, Dobloseven said:

My daughters Smart is a "Passion". A friend has a P reg Ford Escort "Encore". If that's the encore, what the hell was the main performance like? 

Dull.  Dreary.  Closed after the press review performance.

[Metal Guru]

I remember a cartoon in the paper back in the late 70s . Ford had bought out a Cortina (I think) GT XLR and the cartoon had the next car badges with “mine’s better than yours”.

I hate  the pretend premium badges like GT line , ST line, etc but I don’t think the buyers are deluded unlike the people buying AMG and MSport models.

Has anyone mentioned the Citroen Visa vans , Van Blanc and Van Rouge.?

[HMC]