You learn something new... - Cars you didn't know existed, until now!

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ilikewaffles11
Never knew they made a 2014 RAV4 EV, only thought they made a first gen. Only available in California like the old one of course.
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^ Fun fact, Toyota collaborated with Tesla (yes, THAT Tesla) on building its EV motor, battery pack, and assembly at the ex-NUMMI plant at Fremont, CA. Yup, this RAV4 was made alongside with the already popular Model S! Cool factor went up 1/2 a point!
 
-> Here's a car I discovered while reading about the Fiat 124 Spider "Abarth" package:

Fiat Barchetta Coupe by Maggiora '96
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^ Sadly this project is a 1 of 1 affair and this very car was sold to a private party. :(
 
^ Never mind the doors, what about the body flex!?
 
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Wait, Daimler is a brand?
And hold on, is that a Jaguar I just put up? And I thought Chrysler was bad at rebranding sometimes.
 
It would be great to see them return with a Daimler to rival the Continental Flying Spur. I don't like the looks of the current XJ, so something more traditional would be a pleasant return to form.
 
I am wondering what is happening to Daimler. I always thought that it's German lol. Why is such marque so non existant today? Is it because Jaguar owns it or it's simply too weak for a long time, long before Jaguar touched it. I always thought that Jaguar as a company got discriminated while owned by Ford. I guess that no company isn't that good either. Did they really produce just couple of rebadged Jaags?
 
lol there are multiple Daimlers, I mixed it with german one. But it's sad that it fell from being a royal car to trim level of ageing XJ. I guess that this company struggled with tax and simply didn't make the right cars. I don't think thare was and is a conspiracy against Daimler because of that lol. At least now it's not used anymore. I hope we'll see it revived as more independent company. Thanks God for Tata, it really did help/allow Jaguar to find itself too, unlike Ford which forced old Mondeo platform on X-Type. (XJ, XF and obviously XKRS and F Types are by far better cars than anything in Ford period. Altough I still like them too.)
 
^ Also known as the Delica in JDM-land & L300 for the rest of the world.
 
7up747
Iso rivolta

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Hadn't heard of ISO Rivolta, or hadn't heard of the IR?
CLowndes888
More like Iso Rivolting
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I'm curious, though--what's wrong with it that isn't wrong with, say, a Ferrari 250 GT 2+2? Or would you find that equally unappealing?
 
This, Opel Astra Cabrio that was designed by Bertone.
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The only conspiracy is that most Brits seem to call it Dame-ler and not Dime-ler.
RandomCarGuy17
This, Opel Astra Cabrio that was designed by Bertone.
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Did you already know of the coupe version?
 
VXR
Did you already know of the coupe version?
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Yes, but I didn't think to check wikipedia to find out that there was a convertible version.
 
VXR
Brits seem to call it Dame-ler and not Dime-ler.
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A contentious relationship it is between those Brits and Germans.
 
TexRex
A contentious relationship it is between those Brits and Germans.
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I wrote that and left it as a draft on my phone? I wonder if it posted that when I posted my reply about the Astra on my iPad?!

Edit: oh, I see it at the top of my post. That's enough internet for today.
 
JASON_ROCKS1998
1989 Volkswagen Golf GTI 1.8 Rallye
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Rally Homologation Golf with 4 wheel drive and a 1.8 Supercharged Straight 4 engine producing 161HP. Costed the same as a base GTI in Germany.
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Ruined by the G-Loader. But soooooooooooooo much fun to drive. Even better, there are 210hp versions build. Absolute madness.
 
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Probably not that one, if the Corrado with the same engine is any indication.
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No as the whole line up Golf is best Golf. I simply can't find any version boring altough this 1.8 Rallye is kinda ugly
 
The G-lader sounded interesting, I recall being keen on spotting G40 Polos and G60 Golfs/Corrados.
 
VXR
The G-lader sounded interesting, I recall being keen on spotting G40 Polos and G60 Golfs/Corrados.
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It was interesting. Major flawed in the G60, but absolutely brilliant in the G40.

The G60 was stretched beyond the capability of the design and just destroyed itself over time.
 
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