Cars I Didn't Know Existed
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Originally Posted By: mrsilv04
And the Aspen also came as a Hybrid. Maybe about 7 were built.
Might see one of those at Barrett-Jackson one of these days! Talk about rare!
Speaking of Envoy's, how about the Envoy XUV with the retractable roof/tailgate thing. I haven't seen one in 10 years.
And the Aspen also came as a Hybrid. Maybe about 7 were built.
Might see one of those at Barrett-Jackson one of these days! Talk about rare!
Speaking of Envoy's, how about the Envoy XUV with the retractable roof/tailgate thing. I haven't seen one in 10 years.
Originally Posted By: eljefino
How about an Isuzu i-290? Kinda looks like a chevy colorado.
Originally Posted By: Wikipedia
the i-Series shares its platform with the General Motors mid-size pickups. It is built at the same plant in Shreveport, Louisiana which produces the Chevrolet Colorado an GMC Canyon.
How about an Isuzu i-290? Kinda looks like a chevy colorado.
Originally Posted By: Wikipedia
the i-Series shares its platform with the General Motors mid-size pickups. It is built at the same plant in Shreveport, Louisiana which produces the Chevrolet Colorado an GMC Canyon.
Originally Posted By: laserred96gt
Come on man, Aspen and Envoys are all over the place.
I was surprised to see both names recycled; the Envoy Epic (a.k.a. Epidemic) was a very unreliable (in this climate) British car sold by Chevy dealers in Canada c. '65 - '70, and the Dodge Aspen was the twin to the Plymouth Volare, and the disappointing replacement for the Dodge Dart. It would be a bit like Ford reviving the Pinto.
Come on man, Aspen and Envoys are all over the place.
I was surprised to see both names recycled; the Envoy Epic (a.k.a. Epidemic) was a very unreliable (in this climate) British car sold by Chevy dealers in Canada c. '65 - '70, and the Dodge Aspen was the twin to the Plymouth Volare, and the disappointing replacement for the Dodge Dart. It would be a bit like Ford reviving the Pinto.
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The Aspen is a Chrysler Durango and the Taurus X is a renamed Freestyle.
Originally Posted By: Aichiguy
My son flew to Florida to buy a particular car but when that didn't work out he bought a Suzuki Oasis. That was a new one on me.
Actually it was a Isuzu Oasis, a badge engineering Honda Odyssey.
Also, there was the badge engineering Honda Passport / Isuzu Trooper / Acura SLX / Subaru Bighorn. I personaly have never seen the Acura SLX on the roads, and the Subaru Bighorn didn't make it to our shores after all.
My son flew to Florida to buy a particular car but when that didn't work out he bought a Suzuki Oasis. That was a new one on me.
Actually it was a Isuzu Oasis, a badge engineering Honda Odyssey.
Also, there was the badge engineering Honda Passport / Isuzu Trooper / Acura SLX / Subaru Bighorn. I personaly have never seen the Acura SLX on the roads, and the Subaru Bighorn didn't make it to our shores after all.
Originally Posted By: AZjeff
The Aspen is a Chrysler Durango and the Taurus X is a renamed Freestyle.
Uh, maybe.
It got a different engine 3.5 and an AT trans against Freestyle's CVT.
Our own user G-Man, had one and a couple threads about it some years ago....
The Aspen is a Chrysler Durango and the Taurus X is a renamed Freestyle.
Uh, maybe.
It got a different engine 3.5 and an AT trans against Freestyle's CVT.
Our own user G-Man, had one and a couple threads about it some years ago....
Anyone see a Suzuki Equator on the road? Its a Frontier with a suzuki nose.
Originally Posted By: Voleak
Originally Posted By: Aichiguy
My son flew to Florida to buy a particular car but when that didn't work out he bought a Suzuki Oasis. That was a new one on me.
Actually it was a Isuzu Oasis, a badge engineering Honda Odyssey.
Also, there was the badge engineering Honda Passport / Isuzu Trooper / Acura SLX / Subaru Bighorn. I personaly have never seen the Acura SLX on the roads, and the Subaru Bighorn didn't make it to our shores after all.
Honda Passport is an Isuzu Rodeo, not a Trooper.
Originally Posted By: Aichiguy
My son flew to Florida to buy a particular car but when that didn't work out he bought a Suzuki Oasis. That was a new one on me.
Actually it was a Isuzu Oasis, a badge engineering Honda Odyssey.
Also, there was the badge engineering Honda Passport / Isuzu Trooper / Acura SLX / Subaru Bighorn. I personaly have never seen the Acura SLX on the roads, and the Subaru Bighorn didn't make it to our shores after all.
Honda Passport is an Isuzu Rodeo, not a Trooper.
Anyone ever see a Mitsubishi Raider pickup? It's a rebadged Dodge Dakota with an absolutely hideous front clip.
I've seen a few Aspens but not the Taurus X.
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Originally Posted By: pandus13
Originally Posted By: AZjeff
The Aspen is a Chrysler Durango and the Taurus X is a renamed Freestyle.
Uh, maybe.
It got a different engine 3.5 and an AT trans against Freestyle's CVT.
Our own user G-Man, had one and a couple threads about it some years ago....
OK, not sure a different drivetrain makes it a different vehicle..
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The Ford Taurus X (originally known as Ford Freestyle) is a crossover utility vehicle that was sold by Ford from 2005 to 2009. Essentially the replacement for the Ford Taurus station wagon, the 2005-2007 Freestyle was produced in a single bodystyle with six or seven-passenger seating. As the Taurus made its return for 2008, the Freestyle was rebadged the Taurus X.
Manufactured alongside the Ford Five Hundred, Mercury Montego, Mercury Sable, and the 2008-2009 Ford Taurus, the Ford Freestyle/Taurus X shared the Volvo-derived Ford D3 platform. Front-wheel drive was standard, with all-wheel drive as an option. All versions were produced at Chicago Assembly, in Chicago, Illinois. Unlike the D3 sedans, the Freestyle/Taurus X was sold exclusively as a Ford. Following its discontinuation in 2009, it was not directly replaced, but its role in the Ford line was largely taken over by the larger Ford Flex.
Originally Posted By: AZjeff
The Aspen is a Chrysler Durango and the Taurus X is a renamed Freestyle.
Uh, maybe.
It got a different engine 3.5 and an AT trans against Freestyle's CVT.
Our own user G-Man, had one and a couple threads about it some years ago....
OK, not sure a different drivetrain makes it a different vehicle..
Quote:
The Ford Taurus X (originally known as Ford Freestyle) is a crossover utility vehicle that was sold by Ford from 2005 to 2009. Essentially the replacement for the Ford Taurus station wagon, the 2005-2007 Freestyle was produced in a single bodystyle with six or seven-passenger seating. As the Taurus made its return for 2008, the Freestyle was rebadged the Taurus X.
Manufactured alongside the Ford Five Hundred, Mercury Montego, Mercury Sable, and the 2008-2009 Ford Taurus, the Ford Freestyle/Taurus X shared the Volvo-derived Ford D3 platform. Front-wheel drive was standard, with all-wheel drive as an option. All versions were produced at Chicago Assembly, in Chicago, Illinois. Unlike the D3 sedans, the Freestyle/Taurus X was sold exclusively as a Ford. Following its discontinuation in 2009, it was not directly replaced, but its role in the Ford line was largely taken over by the larger Ford Flex.
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