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lars-ss 08-15-2006 10:33 AM
100 Cars That Changed Motoring - COOL LIST !!
 
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...006016,00.html

No.10 - Toyota Prius
The world's first production hybrid car lost money, but proved a point. It showed Toyota was totally committed to new-technology powertrains, with a plan to build one million a year by 2010 and will go down in history as a benchmark car.

livvie 08-16-2006 07:57 AM
Re: 100 Cars That Changed Motoring - COOL LIST !!
 
Didn't the insight come out before the prius?

bwilson4web 08-16-2006 08:00 AM
Re: 100 Cars That Changed Motoring - COOL LIST !!
 
Originally Posted by livvie
Didn't the insight come out before the prius?
The Prius was sold in 1997 in Japan. When was the Insight sold in Japan?

Bob Wilson

Delta Flyer 08-16-2006 08:15 AM
Re: 100 Cars That Changed Motoring - COOL LIST !!
 
1997 - Prius sold as 1st modern hybrid in Japan
1999 - Insight is 1st hybrid sold in America
2001 - Prius is sold in the US

Pravus Prime 08-17-2006 01:15 PM
Re: 100 Cars That Changed Motoring - COOL LIST !!
 
No.8 - Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
One of the benchmark cars in the history of motoring, as it was so luxurious at a time when most cars were so basic. Rolls-Royce still has a pre-1920s model as its flagship car and it still says everything about the brand.
Oh baby. It's among the most beautiful cars ever. During the classic car show at the Henry Ford, they give out drool buckets to keep you from drooling on your shoes or slipping around cars like that.

No.41 - The Batmobile
A dream car for generations of youngsters, but the best of the best is the car from the television show not the outrageous movie caricatures.
LOL! Too True. :bat:


But no KITT? I'm disapointed now. :omg:

worthywads 08-17-2006 05:52 PM
Re: 100 Cars That Changed Motoring - COOL LIST !!
 
5 Holdens?, this guy must be Aussie.

No mention of the 1934 Chrysler Airflow, aerodynamics ahead of it's time, with a striking resemblance to the #3 VW.

http://www.mafianetwork.it/mafia/imm...flow_tudor.jpg

AshenGrey 08-18-2006 03:37 PM
Re: 100 Cars That Changed Motoring - COOL LIST !!
 
Hmmm...

I'd have thought of a few cars that should have made the list:

-- 1976 olive green Ford Pinto: Who wouldn't want to drive a hopelessly ugly car that blows up when hit from behind in a 5 MPH fender bender.

-- Gremlin: Proof that a car can be so nerdy that it actually becomes cool.

-- Chevy Chevette: Only because I owned one and it made it to 225,000 miles before it gave up the ghost!

-- The KITT Trans AM should have been on the list because the car was a better actor than the driver. And what car owner wouldn't want a Cylon eye adorning the hood of their car?

-- The RAV EV: It was a somewhat more practical experiment that, like the EV1, was ended too soon.


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