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Former car journalist. Writes what he thinks. Likes new cars but loves old ones. Doesn't hate EVs, but dislikes most SUVs.
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Saw this on Insta, did the UK police really have RS200s?!
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Here's a list of cars that stayed in production for way to long. I'll include photos of the first and the last versions. Here we go! 🧵
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Legendary rally driver and Dakar winner Jan de Rooy has passed away today at the age of 80. His overtake of Ari Vattanen in the 1987 Dakar might be the most iconic overtake ever.
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This is a 10 year old car. It still looks good, is under 1000 kg and quite roomy nonetheless. It deserves more praise.
I like the C4 Cactus
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Cars that stayed in production too long, part 2 🧵
Thanks for all your suggestions after part 1, here's a follow up. I'll post pictures of the first and latest version.
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Every once in a while, I look up this place in Japan on streetview to see what has changed. A 🧵
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You have to pick one Group B homologation special. But which one?
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An Opel Corsa might not be a noteworthy spot, but if it has a Flex Fix bike rack it is. It was a rare factory option, the bike rack can be fully collapsed behind the licence plate. It’s like a giant retractable cup holder, but for bikes 😂
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I've put together a list of 10 of the most surprising badge engineered cars* 🧵
*Cars from brand X, which are also carried by brand Y almost unchanged. Sometimes only the logos have changed, sometimes there are minor cosmetic changes. In a few cases the drivetrain is different.
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Here's a list with 10 unknow Porsche's only real car nerds will be familiar with. How well do you score? 🧵
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Small reminder that the first gen VW Golf was in production until '08 in South Africa. It was called the CITI Golf and this 1.8i R was the ultimate farewell edition. It had the dashboard of the first gen Skoda Fabia and the magnesium steering wheel from the Lupo 3L
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Possibly one of the best motorsport photos ever.
1933 Napier Railton on Brooklands.
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There’s no quality control like Trabant quality control 😂
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This is not a VW! This is a genuine -one of 7- Porsche B32, as stated on the registration certificate. It's equiped with a 3.2 flat six from the 911 and was originally delivered to the then CEO of Porsche. It's for sale (€ 364.900) at Porsche Centrum Gelderland (NL).
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The new Renault 5 would have been cooler if it had the offset logo like the last Super5 had. Agree?
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There was no brand that had a stronger identity of its own than Saab.
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Real car nerds know why the Rover SD1 has this strange air vent.
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Is it wrong to think this is the greatest gen of Mustang?
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Have you ever wondered how Ferraris got their names? Why is an F40 called an F40 and what exactly does 250 GTO mean?
A thread. 🧵
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Toyota Land Cruiser 70 1984-NOW
okay, this one's still cool...
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‘Do you want a 60s or an 80s car?’
I take both.
-1988 Chevrolet Opala-
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Some colors are just iconic. What is your favorite color that any car enthousiast will link to a certain car or brand?
I really like Volvo's Cream Yellow, but think Hyundai has done an amazing job with their distinctive Perfomance Blue.
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Did you know Ford of South-Africa had a locally built XR8 in their showrooms? It’s got a 5.0 V8 from the Mustang 🔥
Tonight's niche question; which is the greatest incarnation of the mighty Ford Sierra??
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Prius sets world record for highest MPG from coast to coast: 93.158 MPG. So here's a recap to a friend and me building a 89 MPG car out of a 500 euro Peugeot 106 1.1 (petrol)
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Hooray, the Golf is exactly 50 years old today! What is your favorite Volkswagen Golf?
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You’re probably familiar with the Clio V6, 205 T16 and Metro 6R4, but do you know this one? Only seven Ford Festiva Shoguns were ever made. It has a mid mounted Yamaha built V6 from the Taurus SHO with 220 hp. This example belongs to Jay Leno.
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In 1958, the Dutch built DAF 600 was the first mass produced car to feature a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and all subsequent models would also be equipped with this. Thanks to the CVT, a DAF can drive just as fast backwards as forwards. This was gratefully used in
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What is the coolest race car Audi ever built? Left or right?
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Name me a sexier Opel than this Zakspeed Calibra in unpainted Carbon.
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LEAKED: Alfa Romeo Milano, the brands first electric car. I might like what they did with the iconic Alfa grille but might have a different opinion tomorrow… do you like it?
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Which car do you hardly dare to admit you like? I'll start:
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Opel introduced the Tigra in 1994, a small and affordable coupe based on the Corsa. Ford followed the same recipe with the Fiesta based Puma in 1997.
Who did it best?
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You can pick only one of these cars for the weekend:
Audi TT 1.8T 20v 225hp
BMW Z3 2.8
Mercedes-Benz SLK 320
Porsche Boxster (non S)
Which and why?
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Never understood the appeal of the Maserati MC12, but for those who do: here’s the MC20 in a new but familiar paint job called the Icona.
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I've put together a list of 10 of the best car advertisments of all time. A 🧵
1. The new (back then) BMW 5 Series giving the Jaguar a run for its money.
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Spotted a BMW Multi Trailer today, an OEM (!) accessory that was available from 1998 to 2003. You can convert it from a flatbed bike or motorcycle trailer into this luggage trailer.
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The world needs more affordable mid engined sportscars!
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Two missed opportunities…
Would you go for the Skoda or the Rover?
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Some say only RWD cars are fun to drive, I think otherwise. Take these four colourful gems. What’s your favourite front wheel drive car?
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It’s been 20 years since Audi launched the single frame grille. To be fair, the A3 Sportback was the first, but this pre and post facelift A8 really show how much better pretier the car originally was. Will we ever go back to that again?
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Ain't no color like Volvo color.
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Anyone knows the purpose of this wire around the rear quarters? 🤷♂️
1992 Ford Focus Concept
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Volkswagen has had some brilliant ads in the Netherlands, but this is probably the best of 'm all.
"Not every old lady is to be trusted. A Golf luckily is."
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This is the DS SM Tribute Concept. First of all, it's a shame this is not a Citroën. The SM is peak Citroën, the DS brand is ehm... not. Second, I don't like the opening made for the rear wheel. There's just to much wheel visible. There's too much wheel too, why are they so big?
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Marcello Gandini was most well known for his supercars, but these two functional yet very distinctive Renault's also come from his pen.
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Four door coupe before four door coupes were cool. Although this one is quite cool imo.
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Y’all liked this mid engined Festiva, so I’ve got another gem for you. Amazingly, this one is home built. It’s a Civic with a Acura V6 in the back. It was sold on
@Bringatrailer
in 2020 for little less then 50k.
You’re probably familiar with the Clio V6, 205 T16 and Metro 6R4, but do you know this one? Only seven Ford Festiva Shoguns were ever made. It has a mid mounted Yamaha built V6 from the Taurus SHO with 220 hp. This example belongs to Jay Leno.
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RENAULT 5 IS HERE! First photos of the production ready 5 leaked days before introduction. What do we think, a worhty successor to two generations of Renault 5?
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@historyinmemes
The video has been sped up and the Tesla could be empty while the diesels are dragging many tons up. This fragment says exactly nothing.
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Oh no!! 😩 the new Ford Capri just leaked hours before announcement. There’s someone standing in front of it, but I’d rather have a whole group of people blocking the view.
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What’s a car you didn’t want to like, but was actually pretty fun to drive?
For me: VW Beetle RSi. 224hp VR6, 4motion AWD and Porsche tuned suspension. Only 250 ever made.
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You can hardly tell there’s a huge battery pack in the bottom of the new and all electric Audi A6 🙈
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Arrivederci Marcello e grazie per tutte le cose belle 😭
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"Ahead of its time" is a phrase often used for cars. A little too often perhaps. But which cars were really ahead of their time and why?
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What was your first car? With a picture of course.
Here’s mine, a 1995 Lada Samara 1100 😅
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This low res image seems to be the only picture of the Hartge Renault Laguna Biturbo with the BBS made Bugatti EB110 wheels. With 280 hp, it's even a bit more powerful then the Safrane Biturbo that Hartge developed for Renault.
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Challenge: show me a cooler Corvette than this one from CHiPs
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Not the 2CV nor the Renault 4, but the Peugeot 206 is the best selling French car ever, with over 10 million sold. It was launched with probably one of the best car commercials of all time.
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I have never found it more unfortunate that a concept car did not go into production than with the 2003 Lancia Fulvia Coupe. More than 20 years later it still looks good. Idea for an electric coupe perhaps?
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Unbelievable, look at that photo! The sheer amount of affordable sporty cars 😳
ARCHIVE: Back in 2003, we chose our best driver's car for £15k...
Here is that test 🧵👇
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center-lining a seven-letter word on double rear doors is so wrong.
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Did you know that both first and second gen Volkswagen Touareg and Porsche Cayenne shared their doors with each other?
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Ok fellow car nerds, the SD1 Dashboard had no secrets for you, so let's make it a bit harder: What do these four cars have in common?
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Ever wondered how the 'boot' opens on an Alfa Romeo SZ? Well, you know now...
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The Escort Cosworth, BMW e46 M3 and Alfa Romeo 156 GTA are all performance versions of normal passenger cars. But there’s something else that these have in common. Who knows?
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Went to the 90s Supercar exhibition at Louwman Museum today. Will do a thread about them later, but can you guess four of the cars on show?
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There’s been quite a lot of restomod concepts done by brands themselves, but this new R17 Electric is the coolest of them all 😍
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Facelift or new model? Only the front doors are interchangeble and BMW calls it a new gen 1 Series: the F70. Do we like it?
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Friendly reminder that cars are to be driven. Hats off to Rowan! 🤘
Friendly reminder that Mr. Bean owned a McLaren F1 that he crashed twice
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Challenge! Post a picture of a car you think I don’t know (without name of course). I will feature the best unknown cars.
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