[alfie the monster]

These are great by chap called Ruben Ooms

 

[alfie the monster]

I love the Cactus and R8 :mental:

 

[Brian Burrows]

Very cool.

 

[56 ragtop]

That little Alfa looks great ................ i like that a lot.

 

[RaggedyRacing]

I'd drive that Cactus

 

[StuF]

Love it thanks for sharing - R8 for me

 

[Last Triumph]

I love talent like that.

 

[Brian Burrows]

Similar...

https://www.motor1.com/news/185818/retro-renderings-modern-cars/

 

[dubwise]

brilliant! if only this was the direction modern car design had gone

 

[Last Triumph]

brilliant! if only this was the direction modern car design had gone

Would it be fair to say it kind of did for a while?

If only they'd made these...

 

[Nik da Greek]

One of my favourit modern/retro twists was the MX-5 (Miata, Eunos, Whatever) that was turned into a tribute to the original and awesomely cool Mazda rotary, the Cosmo 110S.

OK, so it's got a vulgar four banger with cams and all that sort of nonsense rather than a righteous dorito-on-a-stick voodoo engine, but it's a hell of a lot better than all those scene MX-5s with stretched tyres, stupid camber and cable-tie bodywork

IMHO, of course :lol:

....and those illustrations in the OP are lush, BTW

 

[Brian Burrows]

One of my favourit modern/retro twists was the MX-5 (Miata, Eunos, Whatever) that was turned into a tribute to the original and awesomely cool Mazda rotary, the Cosmo 110S.

Both very cool and quirky.

 

[Brian Burrows]

If only they'd made these...

That modern 'Miura' concept is lovely.

 

[Brian Burrows]

Would it be fair to say it kind of did for a while?

Some worked . . . some didn't . . .

I think they got these two 'right' though.

 

[pedalcarjoe]

One of my favourit modern/retro twists was the MX-5 (Miata, Eunos, Whatever) that was turned into a tribute to the original and awesomely cool Mazda rotary, the Cosmo 110S.

OK, so it's got a vulgar four banger with cams and all that sort of nonsense rather than a righteous dorito-on-a-stick voodoo engine, but it's a hell of a lot better than all those scene MX-5s with stretched tyres, stupid camber and cable-tie bodywork

IMHO, of course :lol:

....and those illustrations in the OP are lush, BTW

I'll take an original one please,
sadly way out of my price range

 

[Last Triumph]

Some worked . . . some didn't . . .

I think they got these two 'right' though.

100% Agree.

I know you're not a Daewoo fan, but I'd offer that these aren't a bad effort...

And to be fair, these have been rather successful...

 

[Brian Burrows]

How do we feel about the new FIATs?

 

[Last Triumph]

How do we feel about the new FIATs?

From an industry / trade perspective, they saw the success of Mini, (and the high price/profit) and gate crashed the party.

This did impact Mini sales for a couple of years, but when the cars turned out to be mediocre in dynamics and build, coupled with traditional Fiat dealer service and residual values, they have now settled back into a cute curiosity.

I think they're a great design piece and every bit as convincing as the Mini, but without the engineering execution that comes from a parent company such as BMW.

I'll add to that for a sense of balance that the first generation of Minis were lacking in quality and tended to be worn out by 60k miles. Later ones '06> are a very good car, if still very expensive for the amount of metal (plastic).

 

[Nik da Greek]

A friend of mine had a Cooper S MINI and I soooooo wanted to hate it. Just because. It seemed the fashionable thing to do :lol: As they go it wasn't an especially nasty one, no stupid Union Flag wing mirrors, nor chrome and chav tat. But it was a BMW, and a horrible bloated desecration of the Minis I grew up in and around.

Then she made me drive it

What a bloody awesome little car. It shrinks when you're inside it so you forget the bloated swollen exterior styling, it rips up the road delightfully, skitters about through corners like a puppy on rollerskates and is basically the most involving and immersive new car I've driven, possibly ever. Damn, cos I so wanted to hate it but it was bloody brilliant

.....then the plastic cam tensioner failed and it mashed the head on the A3. Apparently it's a known "thing". So it's OK to hate them again :lol:

 

[RaggedyRacing]

I'm seriously considering a Cooper S to replace my aged but super reliable and efficient DERV A4 :lol:

The missus had an 08 (turbo Peugeot motor) which was a riot to drive.. When it worked.. Cylinder head coke up (under 80k miles, not covered by warranty by BMW)

If my research is correct, you want post 04 to get the modified supercharger, more power as stock and an LSD - but pre 06 to avoid the PSA engine.

Apparently anything post 2010 the VVT issue is sorted in the motor, but they're a bit pricier obviously.

As an aside, the FIAT 595(?) is absolutely lunatic! Sounds great, and is nearly 200bhp in a teeny wheelbase lots of bargains to be had if you can live with the build quality... Or fit