You learn something new... - Cars you didn't know existed, until now!
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Allard M-Type
ARO 10.3
DR DR 5
Innocenti Mini Diesel
LUAZ 967
Amphibous!
Aleko 2141
Ligier Ambra
Shuanghuan CEO 2.4
Felino CB7
Humber Super Snipe V
Jiangling Landwind
Geo Metro(Totally not a Suzuki)
Excalibur Phaeton
DKW F91
Microcar Virgo
Matra Baaghera (Does it have something to do with our mountain?)
Phew, could somebody give me a cookie?
More soon!
ARO 10.3
DR DR 5
Innocenti Mini Diesel
LUAZ 967
Amphibous!
Aleko 2141
Ligier Ambra
Shuanghuan CEO 2.4
Felino CB7
Humber Super Snipe V
Jiangling Landwind
Geo Metro
Excalibur Phaeton
DKW F91
Microcar Virgo
Matra Baaghera (Does it have something to do with our mountain?)
Phew, could somebody give me a cookie?
More soon!
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- a baby, candy, it's like taking.
- TexRex72
The spoiler is definitely appreciated. Spread the word.Allard M-Type
ARO 10.3
DR DR 5
Innocenti Mini Diesel
LUAZ 967
Amphibous!
Aleko 2141
Ligier Ambra
Shuanghuan CEO 2.4
Felino CB7
Humber Super Snipe V
Jiangling Landwind
Geo Metro(Totally not a Suzuki)
Excalibur Phaeton
DKW F91
Microcar Virgo
Matra Baaghera (Does it have something to do with our mountain?)
Phew, could somebody give me a cookie?
More soon!
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Mahindra XUV 500
Mahindra Goat
Aixam Miniauto Minauto Cross
Piaggio Porter. Yeah I know It's a Van.
Casalini Ydea
Casalini M10
Brilliance BS4. Not BMW!
Tavria 1102
Think City
Suzuki Sidekick
Brilliance (Zhonghua) SY BS6
Chatenet Barooder
Yugo 55
And my favorite one:
TVR Vixen S1. Only 117 were made.
Mahindra Goa
Aixam Miniauto Minauto Cross
Piaggio Porter. Yeah I know It's a Van.
Casalini Ydea
Casalini M10
Brilliance BS4. Not BMW!
Tavria 1102
Think City
Suzuki Sidekick
Brilliance (Zhonghua) SY BS6
Chatenet Barooder
Yugo 55
And my favorite one:
TVR Vixen S1. Only 117 were made.
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^Nope, I can't say you made mine crash. Sorry. 
The Vanishing Boy
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-> That Piaggio Porter looks eerily looks like...
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On the somewhat old and somewhat interesting end of the spectrum, there was apparently an electric FTO that set a world record on distance with an electric vehicle during 24 hours (2,142 Km), with an astounding-for-an-electric-car recharge time of 20 minutes, something that, interestingly, was barely even reported on.
The car itself used a Lithium-Ion battery, and there seem to be either multiple variants or homage liveries, with this one above having five-spoke wheels, but the two below being different
^This one having seemingly spokeless wheels and aerodynamic bits on the side, which I presume is the actual record vehicle
^And this one being prety much an FTO GP with the electric car livery
More informationin non-Japanese anyway provided in https://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/corporate/pressrelease/corporate/detail564.html
As well as this article: http://www.gavinshoebridge.com/elec...ric-car-drives-1300-miles-on-a-single-charge/ but I suspect it might be biased
The car itself used a Lithium-Ion battery, and there seem to be either multiple variants or homage liveries, with this one above having five-spoke wheels, but the two below being different
^This one having seemingly spokeless wheels and aerodynamic bits on the side, which I presume is the actual record vehicle
^And this one being prety much an FTO GP with the electric car livery
More information
As well as this article: http://www.gavinshoebridge.com/elec...ric-car-drives-1300-miles-on-a-single-charge/ but I suspect it might be biased
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Duesen Bayern, out of Nagoya. 190SL and Nuova 500 clones based on the Z3 and K12 Micra respectively.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duesen_Bayern
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duesen_Bayern
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Pagani Zonda GR:
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The old caddy series 62!
Then there is this. In my eyes, this is among, if not thee most beautiful car every made. The 1925 Rolls Royce Phantom.
The one car I went looking for was this weird "off road" European luxury car that seemed just the thing for over privileged fox hunters. It looked like an 80s phantom with that slotted grill extending all the way out the cover the headlights and a brush guard up front. I really wish I could find info on it but sadly infound it on the work computer so I wont be able suss it out until monday.
Then there is this. In my eyes, this is among, if not thee most beautiful car every made. The 1925 Rolls Royce Phantom.
The one car I went looking for was this weird "off road" European luxury car that seemed just the thing for over privileged fox hunters. It looked like an 80s phantom with that slotted grill extending all the way out the cover the headlights and a brush guard up front. I really wish I could find info on it but sadly infound it on the work computer so I wont be able suss it out until monday.
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- TexRex72
That one, however, isn't just any old Series 62--that's a Saoutchik. Seems to me it sold at auction recently, too.The old caddy series 62!
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First contribution, and I’m going with one of my favourite superminis: the Citroen DS3, albeit in electric form:
https://www.google.com/amp/www.autoexpress.co.uk/citroen/ds3/60265/citroen-ds3-electrum-revealed?amp
(I decided to dump the whole link here because I don’t know how to extract a working image link from Google on iOS.)
The DS3 Electrum seems like a pretty good idea. With not much functioning grilles and being a light and small car, the DS3 seems to be a pretty good platform for electrification, as its beautiful and classy appearance will remain mostly intact, and its performance won’t be hampered. However, after a bit of searching, it appears that it was only produced as a concept at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, and the closest news I can find to it reaching production is the PSA announcing that it will use the electric CMP platform as an option for its B-segment cars produced from 2020 onwards.
So can anybody tell me what, if anything, happened to the DS3 Electrum? Is it, or will it be in production at Europe? Or did they just treat this concept as a possibility or showcase of their electric technology and nothing more? I’m asking specifically those of you who are professional car journalists, such as @homeforsummer . I don’t really follow the automotive world as closely as I used to, but I am rather intrigued after discovering the car’s presence, and would love to buy one, i.e. if the car was appropriately priced, and I had the money and a driving license.
Any help will be appreciated, and apologies if this seems to be too well-known to be posted here.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.autoexpress.co.uk/citroen/ds3/60265/citroen-ds3-electrum-revealed?amp
(I decided to dump the whole link here because I don’t know how to extract a working image link from Google on iOS.)
The DS3 Electrum seems like a pretty good idea. With not much functioning grilles and being a light and small car, the DS3 seems to be a pretty good platform for electrification, as its beautiful and classy appearance will remain mostly intact, and its performance won’t be hampered. However, after a bit of searching, it appears that it was only produced as a concept at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, and the closest news I can find to it reaching production is the PSA announcing that it will use the electric CMP platform as an option for its B-segment cars produced from 2020 onwards.
So can anybody tell me what, if anything, happened to the DS3 Electrum? Is it, or will it be in production at Europe? Or did they just treat this concept as a possibility or showcase of their electric technology and nothing more? I’m asking specifically those of you who are professional car journalists, such as @homeforsummer . I don’t really follow the automotive world as closely as I used to, but I am rather intrigued after discovering the car’s presence, and would love to buy one, i.e. if the car was appropriately priced, and I had the money and a driving license.
Any help will be appreciated, and apologies if this seems to be too well-known to be posted here.
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Hadn't heard much about it, but it was probably just a token EV built in that time when every manufacturer was jumping on the bandwagon with no real idea of a solid electric vehicle strategy to work on.So can anybody tell me what, if anything, happened to the DS3 Electrum? Is it, or will it be in production at Europe? Or did they just treat this concept as a possibility or showcase of their electric technology and nothing more? I’m asking specifically those of you who are professional car journalists, such as @homeforsummer . I don’t really follow the automotive world as closely as I used to, but I am rather intrigued after discovering the car’s presence, and would love to buy one, i.e. if the car was appropriately priced, and I had the money and a driving license.
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I like the shape of that Integra concept quite a lot, even if the details of the front don't agree with me. Also interesting to note it was supposed to have a seemingly detuned F20C.
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This is the real P1.
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- a baby, candy, it's like taking.
- TexRex72
And it's gas-electric.This is the real P1.
