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blk posted:BMW 3 series If we are playing this game... 7 series
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Raluek posted:Oh, if we're doing whole history instead of a particular generation, how about the Malibu? You really think today's Malibu is worse than the utter blandness of the late 90's? (I won't clog the thread with inline images and force the malibu on everyone browsing.) 1998: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/1997-1999_Chevrolet_Malibu.jpg 2016: http://st.automobilemag.com/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/2016-Chevrolet-Malibu-front-three-quarter-static.jpg
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davebo posted:You really think today's Malibu is worse than the utter blandness of the late 90's? (I won't clog the thread with inline images and force the malibu on everyone browsing.) Okay, then compare either to a first generation Malibu, e.g. this '66: http://i.imgur.com/eeyGatBl.jpg How the mighty have fallen.
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davebo posted:You really think today's Malibu is worse than the utter blandness of the late 90's? (I won't clog the thread with inline images and force the malibu on everyone browsing.) The current Malibu looks like a Cruze that got loving blazed. It's an example of a forced corporate face applied to every car removing all individuality that car models once had.
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0toShifty posted:The current Malibu looks like a Cruze that got loving blazed. It's an example of a forced corporate face applied to every car removing all individuality that car models once had. Speaking of which, be thankful GM still uses names on most of their cars. I can't imagine the weird, idiotic alphabet soup they'd come up with if they have to do it for all their brands and not just cadillac. I remember when the numbers trailing signified the size of the engine. Thanks a lot, infinity, for loving that one up. May as well call that stupid land porpoise thing that every nouveau riche soccer mom drives to 6000SUX(formerly qx54, formerly qx80)
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El Scotch posted:Know who needs At least their alphabet soup means something. DTS = Deville Touring Sedan, etc. Much better than Qinfiniti.
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Infiniti's alphanumeric soup used to mean something. Now it's nonsense.
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Wrar posted:Infiniti's alphanumeric soup used to mean something. Now it's nonsense. It's appropriate for a brand of loving ugly cars
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Raluek posted:At least their alphabet soup means something. DTS = Deville Touring Sedan, etc. Much better than Qinfiniti. Yeah but how many of the common man know that.  These days they're all meaningless. Wistful of Dollars fucked around with this message at 00:39 on Aug 31, 2016 |
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QthirtyQ Q-sport edition with the 4.Q liter Q6
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BloodBag posted:Speaking of which, be thankful GM still uses names on most of their cars. I can't imagine the weird, idiotic alphabet soup they'd come up with if they have to do it for all their brands and not just cadillac. Pretty sure the Germans did it first. The Infiniti 35 models were all 3.5 liters, likewise the 37 models were 3.7 liters.
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Tommychu posted:4.Q liter Q6 Trying to conceptualise how the cylinders would be oriented here
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stevobob posted:Trying to conceptualise how the cylinders would be oriented here A radial with a tail.
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Infiniti's naming system is really simple and is just like Audi's which isn't surprising since the Johan de Nysschen came from Audi before he went to Cadillac. Q for cars and QX for SUVs and crossovers. The number after the Q/QX indicates the model level. The higher the number then better. It's just like Audi's A for cars and Q for SUVs and crossovers with a number after the letter indicating the model's place in the lineup.
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Raluek posted:At least their alphabet soup means something. DTS = Deville Touring Sedan, etc. Much better than Qinfiniti. Not anymore. They hired the Audi guy and now the names make no sense plus they killed the v8 options
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Motor vehicles, no matter the type, should have awesome names. Not stupid lame numerical codes. Good car name: Huracán Bad car name: QX80 Good motorcycle name: Fireblade Bad motorcycle name: R1200GS Good airplane name: Constellation Bad airplane name: A340
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Sagebrush posted:Motor vehicles, no matter the type, should have awesome names. Not stupid lame numerical codes. Don't hire Germans for any job that might involve naming things. Although they have claim on some of the most iconic words of early 20th century history, there is just nothing that can compare to the Cadillac Motherfucker. Imagine the trim levels: Cadillac Motherfucker Supreme, Cadillac Motherfucker Limited.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Don't hire Germans for any job that might involve naming things. Although they have claim on some of the most iconic words of early 20th century history, there is just nothing that can compare to the Cadillac Motherfucker. drat, now they're never going to live up even if they do bring back real names. I wonder if they'd be dumb enough to drop the escalade name; surely someone there recognizes that that name at least has recognition and people come to dealerships for escalades, not an ESX 90 or whatever the hell they'd butcher it into. If only they'd make the connection with their other cars. Aren't they going to CT(model number) across the board in the future, or is that just the CTS?
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:In an age of global production and sales, nobody is going to bring back names for mass market cars. Yeah but most mass market cars do have names though. It's just BMW, MB, Lexus, Lincoln, Acura and brands run or formerly run by Johann DeNyschen that don't. The best selling cars in the world are Corolla, Camry, Accord, Golf and Focus.
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Also Chinese domestic brands. This is the Lubao CA6410UA (the Toyota badge is fake; it's made on the used tooling for an Austin Maestro, but has a clone of a Toyota engine) 
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Would legit buy a 'new' Maestro, particularly if it came with the old digital dashboard which spoke and told you things. 
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Top Hats Monthly posted:Here's your Ford10XSTD1K XR4ti 
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Throatwarbler posted:Yeah but most mass market cars do have names though. It's just BMW, MB, Lexus, Lincoln, Acura and brands run or formerly run by Johann DeNyschen that don't. The best selling cars in the world are Corolla, Camry, Accord, Golf and Focus. Your point is well taken that a majority of cars are still sold under names, though you're leaving out a few brands - Peugeot, Jaguar, Mazda, Citroen are all alphanumeric, and Fiat is a mix now. I don't think there are any instances that I can recall of companies moving from alphanumerics back to named cars unless you want to count Fiat in the 1980s.
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Sagebrush posted:Also Chinese domestic brands. What about the Beijing-Jeep BJ 2021 
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I don't think there are any instances that I can recall of companies moving from alphanumerics back to named cars unless you want to count Fiat in the 1980s. Alfa Romeo.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I don't think there are any instances that I can recall of companies moving from alphanumerics back to named cars unless you want to count Fiat in the 1980s. The J2000 was replaced by the Comanche, wasn't it? And the CJ-7 was replaced by the Wrangler.
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Goober Peas posted:XR4ti Known worldwide as the "Sierra".
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mobby_6kl posted:Known worldwide as the "Sierra". Yeah, but Sierra does sound nearly as cool as" Exarrfourtyi"
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Goober Peas posted:Yeah, but Sierra does sound nearly as cool as" Exarrfourtyi" A buddy of mine used to think the 4 in the XR4ti badge was an A, so he called them the "Zerati," because that's what he thought it said. He still thinks this.
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Powershift posted:What about the Beijing-Jeep BJ 2021 lomarf
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DropShadow posted:A buddy of mine used to think the 4 in the XR4ti badge was an A, so he called them the "Zerati," because that's what he thought it said. He still thinks this. Do I know you? I did and still do this.
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DropShadow posted:A buddy of mine used to think the 4 in the XR4ti badge was an A, so he called them the "Zerati," because that's what he thought it said. He still thinks this. I still pronounce them "x-ratty."
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Powershift posted:What about the Beijing-Jeep BJ 2021 Why does China always do poo poo like that? Why do they mess with perfection? It looks like a loving Ssanyong. Leave jeepie alone!  
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KozmoNaut posted:Alfa Romeo. Oh yeah, I forgot about that.
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"Ford Motors" posted:Ford reported a 25% Y/Y drop in passenger car sales in August  rip cars, welcome to the 2nd suv gilded age Ford Fiesta -16% to 4,946; Ford Fusion -33% to 190,52; Ford C-MAX -29% to 1,586; Ford Mustang -17% to 8,299; Ford F-Series -6% to 66,946; Ford Explorer -16% to 18,294; Ford Transit +17% to 11,993; Lincoln MKX +50% to 2,643; Lincoln MKC +2% to 2,451; Lincoln Utilities +12% to 6,164 Pryor on Fire fucked around with this message at 14:35 on Sep 1, 2016 |
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