4x4 cars that shoudn't be

4,878 · 2024-12-11T18:49:45Z

I'll start us off with this:

The Citroen AX

1,875 · 2024-12-11T19:00:18Z

RX4 Scenic

Y10 4x4

22,477 · 2024-12-11T19:16:00Z

VW Golf Mk2 Country.

13,171 · 2024-12-11T19:17:04Z

Alfa 33

17,717 · 2024-12-11T19:19:14Z

AMC Eagle

2,945 · 2024-12-11T19:21:47Z

Was there a Panda 4x4?

39,020 · 2024-12-11T19:43:04Z

Subaru Justy.

1,897 · 2024-12-11T19:43:46Z

MK3 Cavalier L 4X4

Image pinched from this chap on Flicker, some great chod and pictures....

https://www.flickr.com/photos/47381765@N04/page256

Citroen Visa 1000 Pistes

6,137 · 2024-12-11T20:03:40Z

BX

22,864 · 2024-12-11T20:06:02Z

Everything with a transverse engine: it is over-complicated and never works properly / reliably.

6,137 · 2024-12-11T20:07:35Z

22,248 · 2024-12-11T20:16:38Z

52 minutes ago, cpjitservices said:

Was there a Panda 4x4?

Yes and they are great. I had a Mk1 many years ago

This was my last, more recent one

17,717 · 2024-12-11T20:27:23Z

21 minutes ago, Asimo said:

Everything with a transverse engine: it is over-complicated and never works properly / reliably.

Or in ebay seller language "Propshaft removed"

9,271 · 2024-12-11T20:38:55Z

Not so much 'shouldn't be' but more of 'wow, they really did this!'

https://www.fcaheritage.com/en-uk/heritage/stories/lancia-trevi-bimotore

10,336 · 2024-12-11T20:46:05Z

5 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

Not so much 'shouldn't be' but more of 'wow, they really did this!'

https://www.fcaheritage.com/en-uk/heritage/stories/lancia-trevi-bimotore

In that case

https://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/topic/248771-twini-mini/page-2

8,608 · 2024-12-11T20:48:39Z

BMW E34 525iX
I looked at buying one of these once but got scared by too many unique to the model bits.

1,897 · 2024-12-11T20:55:01Z

5 minutes ago, Spiny Norman said:

BMW E34 525iX
I looked at buying one of these once but got scared by too many unique to the model bits.

Ah yes and there was its little snow belt brother the 325ix

3,920 · 2024-12-11T21:15:46Z

28,302 · 2024-12-11T21:23:57Z

For some reason, in the U.K. Peugeot only sold the 4x4 as a one up from base GL or Mi16. They did however all come with BX rear suspension. Not that anyone bought one.

39,020 · 2024-12-11T21:44:01Z

Mk1 Mondeo 4x4

Unique floorpan, and only available in left hand drive for some engineering reason, if memory serves?

(Could be talking bollocks here)

29,668 · 2024-12-11T21:47:40Z

Escort RS2000 4x4

22,864 · 2024-12-11T21:48:16Z

1,137 · 2024-12-11T21:55:06Z

So far I've seen only two cars that I wouldn't, except the bimotors. The RX4 and the Cavalier.

1,897 · 2024-12-11T21:57:13Z

Renault 21 TXI Quadra

This is one of those weird topics that got me excited as young lad/teenager back in the late Eighties, conventional cars that had a 4x4 variant. After Audis Quattro every other manufacturer felt they needed a slice of the AWD pie as well.