Do you sometimes find yourself looking at cars on the market and thinking "hmm, I'd buy something like..."? Well, if you do, I want to ask you about the objects of such thoughts. My ideas: A 90s Mercedes built to standards as high as the ones the brand had in the 70s and 80s. Smaller-engined, Europe-aimed versions of the 90s Lexus GS, or maybe an older Lexus IS. I'd gladly get an early-to-mid 90s GS200 or IS180. A Ford Cougar-like car, but RWD and sportier. Kinda like an Euro SN95, or a Ford E46 coupe.
Saab 99 turbo Wagon A modern tribute to the standard vanguard Project Binky Austin FX4 Sedan Mazda RX3 Wagon
A BMW E90 with the 8spd ZF gearbox and the new-style shifter. The 6spd auto is a big knockdown for me. An F10 with hydraulic steering
A Dacia C-segment hatch (like cheaper Megane) Heavily modernized Zastava Florida In (with airbags, ABS, and other modern features) and also sedan variant Saab 9-3, but generation after the last one IRL An Alfa Romeo 147, 156 or Giulietta with boxer engine Lada SUV (size like Hyundai Tucson, Renault Kadjar, etc.)
-Some sort of modern porsche 944 -4th gen beetle (e-beetle?) -tesla pickup truck -a modern lambo GT car like the Jarama -a dodge journey SRT-6
Modern body-on-frame Blazer, like a 2-door Tahoe. New Subaru Impreza coupe. Current Suzuki Swift, US-spec. Honda Civic Type R Wagon. Successor of the AMC Spirit. Upcoming Acura TLX, with major Type S Concept influences. "Ex-Grand Lancer" New-gen Mitsubishi Lancer and Evolution XI.
Oh man, the Lancer. I am genuinelly mad with Mitsubishi for trying to convert the Lancer into a crossover. I would like to see what a Lancer hatchback for WRC (Just like WRC's Yaris) would look like
After all, it isn't like sedans or hatchbacks are dying in Japan (and they do pretty well in North America), so a proper new gen Lancer would save them a good amount of reputation and get them a decent amount of sales (considering that there's still a lot of Lancer and Evo fans around the world). I would especially love to see a Evolution XI, since I do like Lancer Evos in general.
Lighter, Aluminium Pacer with a Two-rotor Hydrogen rotary engine and Dyna-Solid glass (Rollover standards/10).
somehow a modern-ish car with simple enough architecture that you could coachbuild your own body for it, like an austin seven chassis.
trucks don't have the capability of being the base for a cool speedster, and later body-on-frame cars like panther bodies don't have enough structural rigidity for making a flimsy homemade body viable. maybe I just need to man up, find an old rusty austin somewhere, and just fix the rust on it beforehand. or, you know, use a caterham/locost.
