Ridiculous trim designations

[grogee]

Subthread for old versions of models produced alongside the newer replacement, eg Fiesta mk3, Range Rover etc. 

'Classic'. 

[jon.k]

"the new" 106 

[Noel Tidybeard]

new beetle

new new beetle

[EspenO]

4 hours ago, sierraman said:

Anyway I’ll shut up about it now, I can see it’s wounded enough pride by saying the M sport is anything but an absolute pedigree motorcar. 

Pistonhead score 0,33 / 10. Lack of reading comprehension and use of phrase «PCP they can’t afford».

 

The Golf II Pasadena, for those dreaming of californian suburb life:

[MiniMinorMk3]

Introducing Mr Cedric and Mrs Gloria Nissan

[grogee]

3 hours ago, SRi05 said:

Renault Clio MTV.  It had a couple of stickers and a CD player. 

Bonus bizarre TV ad:

 

 

This reminds me of this

[EspenO]

Did the UK get the Joker?

That purple pearl was niiiiiice, though. 

[Dave_Q]

I was going to post a post about how they don't seem to do special editions any more but then I found The Puma Vivid Ruby Edition and The Kuga Graphite Tech Edition as well as these Vauxhall Griffin Editions so I've proved myself wrong

[MantaGTE85]

12 hours ago, warren t claim said:

Remember when Talbot raided their back catalogue of names to sell the Solara Minx and Rapier?

We also had the 307 Rapier around 2002/3. Basically a 1.4 S.

[MantaGTE85]

In 1995, Ford had the Mondeo Ultima. I don't think I've ever seen one, even when I was valeting at Evans Halshaw Exeter in the late '90s. Was the Ultima any good? I'm guessing it may have been the forerunner to the fully-specced Ghia X, since Scorpio Ultima had a better ring to it than Mondeo Ultima?

[TataBobu]

On 7/22/2023 at 4:54 PM, sierraman said:

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

They kept it even later. One of the lowest specs of Megane II Sedan sold in Romania was the "Megane Manager". I think it had manual AC, and electric windows in front. Mated to the 1.6 petrol engine.

On the same note, the cheapest 407 you could buy over here in the same time was the "407 Paladine". That if I'm not old enough to have memories of things that never happened 

[GeordieInExile]

1 hour ago, grogee said:

Subthread for old versions of models produced alongside the newer replacement, eg Fiesta mk3, Range Rover etc. 

'Classic'. 

R5/Clio campus. Presumably aimed square at the student market.

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, EspenO said:

Pistonhead score 0,33 / 10. Lack of reading comprehension and use of phrase «PCP they can’t afford».

 

The Golf II Pasadena, for those dreaming of californian suburb life:

I can see you really liking it on here with your self deprecating sense of humour. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, grogee said:

This reminds me of this

And this

[MiniMinorMk3]

[iainrcz]

My second 407 was not only a GT, but a GT Multimedia.

Which as far as I know meant sat nav, and a hard drive based jukebox for storage of many choons.

[grogee]

1 hour ago, MantaGTE85 said:

In 1995, Ford had the Mondeo Ultima. I don't think I've ever seen one, even when I was valeting at Evans Halshaw Exeter in the late '90s. Was the Ultima any good? I'm guessing it may have been the forerunner to the fully-specced Ghia X, since Scorpio Ultima had a better ring to it than Mondeo Ultima?

And a Galaxy too. Another short-lived venture into premium territory. File under 'Vignale'. 

I briefly got excited when looking for a mumbus for Mrs Grogee when I found a Galaxy Ultima, we didn't buy it though. I will forever regret it, I'm sure.

[bunglebus]

3 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

new beetle

new new beetle

Beetle is an oddity as the air cooled one wasn't really ever official a Beetle, it was just The Volkswagen, or Type 1 once the Transporter and 1500 (type 3) range came about - with the exception of special editions, starting with (I think) the GT Beetle, then all sorts such as the Jeans mentioned earlier, Sun Bug etc etc.

Formula Vee is quite a good tie-in with the race series using single seaters with Beetle suspension, gearbox and engine 

Then there's the Marathon - nothing to do with chocolate bars, it was to celebrate making more Beetles than Model T Fords. We got flat screen 1300s in metallic blue with special steel wheels, the rest of Europe could chose to have the 1302 body with MacPherson suspension but in the same colour etc

[jon.k]

I quite like the Jag XF Premium Luxury.

[MrGTI6]

To celebrate their partnership with Tour de France, Hyundai released the special edition Santa Fe Wiggins. Extras appear to include a Wiggins badge on the wing and Wiggins-branded mats.

They should have done a "Biggins" edition as well.

[bunglebus]

I used to work with a bloke called Wiggins, he'd have loved that 

[adw1977]

Fiesta Dash (tie-in with a clothing brand)

[D.E]

Naming your special editions " '92 "  in 1989 isn't confusing at all:

[adw1977]

Presumably referring to the start of the European Single Market in 1992, which I remember was quite a big thing. 

[D.E]

2 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

Presumably referring to the start of the European Single Market in 1992, which I remember was quite a big thing. 

Correct! Still, imho it would make more sense to name them "Euro 92" then, or something like that. 

[ProgRocker]

"California

Knows how to party

California-a-a-a..."

How could I forget? My parents owned this damaged repaired limited edition Astra California 1.4 hi torq. Based on a Merit - but you green coach stripes and black cloth seats!

Very "West Coast gangsta" don't you think? 

[EyesWeldedShut]

43 minutes ago, D.E said:

Correct! Still, imho it would make more sense to name them "Euro 92" then, or something like that. 

That was a football tournament, surely ?

Not a trim but .... my brother decided to collect the 1970 Esso World Cup Coins (which was tricky as nobody in the immediate family drove) and I can remember my aunt driving us about popping a couple of shilling's worth in at each garage trying to get Martin Peters or the like.

[EspenO]

Reminded me of the Fiat Panda Italia 90:

[EyesWeldedShut]

3 minutes ago, EspenO said:

Reminded me of the Fiat Panda Italia 90:

Don' think I've seen those wheels before (Sierra - not the Panda, I'm pretending they're invisible)

[EspenO]

Just now, EyesWeldedShut said:

Don' think I've seen those wheels before (Sierra - not the Panda, I'm pretending they're invisible)

I think that’s a Tempra (or is it a Sierra behind that one again? 😄)