Tell us an interesting car fact you know! Can be a less known fact, known fact or a weird one lol. A car fact I know is that an average car has about 30,000 parts (including) screws.
Wasn't it less back then ? I don't want to drop a false numbers (15000 in my memories) , but it was less back then. Another fun fact : the BX 4tc and, 205 T16 shares something alltogether : they are both some kind if Frankenstein underneath their panels The BX 4tc has the spoilers from the Trs version, the rear axle of a 505 turbo , the gearbox and Diravi system of an Sm , the Roc engine from the Simca, and wheels from a CX 25 turbo As for the T16 , it has the engine bloc of a diesel 305 and the SM's differential Another common point was the fact that they were both not supposed to compete. The 305 was supposed to enter group B instead of the 205, and the Visa was supposed to enter group B instead of the BX
i mean cars changed significantly over the years but im not saying the entire history of cars because no one is interested about history of cars anyway (except me) so yea it was less back then but i guess its around 30,000 parts now. I might not be right but ey its a good estimate
The 1983-1988 Chrysler New Yorker (among some other Chrysler cars) had a electronic voice alert (EVA). It would tell you your headlights were on, your key was still in the ignition, your lights were out and other stuff aswell. It also thanked you when you followed it's request (for example turning off the headlights). It was not very popular and people complained it thanked you too much. It got discontinued thanks to chrysler's 1 billion cost cutting programme.
It got quickly followed in 1984 by the Renault 25 , except that it didn't thanked you . If there was no problem , it would've told you so , a bit like Homer Simpson's fire alarm.
Between 1984 to the early 90s, V8 engines were banned in Mexico, leading to cars like the Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Ford Mustang getting discontinued. In the case of the Dodge Magnum, it became much smaller, leading to the release of the Dodge Magnum 400, one of the first turbocharged and injected vehicles sold in the Mexican market.
That's interesting, but why would they do that? I mean, there's nothing wrong with V8s (other than the fuel consumption ig, but tbh old American cars in general has rather bad fuel efficiency)
I've got no idea, honestly, but that could probably be why. Anyway, the Mexican market was in a decline between the early 70s and late 80s. Before then, there was a lot of car brands like Vauxhall, Skoda, Austin, Opel, and Citroën, but they ended up leaving the market. However, starting in the early 90s, it started to recover. Lots of cars and brands were (re)introduced to the market ever since then. Nowadays, there's been a huge, and I mean, HUGE tidal wave of Chinese cars since around 2016.
You mentionned all these brands, but didn't mentionned V.A.M ( and maybe dinalpin, but they left earlier) ?
VAM had quite a few special bodystyles and parts unique to South America. There was an Eagle wagon with an SX/4-like rear end, unique engines, and more. I could go on.
The L24 inline-6 in the 240Z is a Nissan L16 with two extra cylinders, which is a revised version of the L20 inline-six with two cylinders chopped off. The original Nissan L-series was a revised version of the Prince G-series I4, which is a liscenced version of a Mercedes I6 with two cylinders lopped off. So the 240Z engine is an I6 based on an I4 based on an I6 based on an I4 based on an I6.
Most of you probably know this already, but I'll throw it out anyways. BMW stands for Bayerische Motoren Werke, which translates to Bavarian Motor Works and is also why their logo incorporates the Bavarian flag. For some reason, there are still people who think it stands for "British Motor Works" when it's clearly a German company.
There was a popular thing (at least) in France, mostly used by Peugeot and Panhard, called the "plateau" , basically, trying to make a car look like a truck. Let me explain : You take a sedan, keep the front part as a cab , and at the rear , you put a Bed similar to the one used on trucks . And there you are , you have a "plateau" . Just like on trucks of the Time , you could have it covered , and so , they're called in french "camionette bâchée" . Don't get me wrong , i like the uncovered one , but i prefer the covered one Here's the models i know got these variants : Peugeot 203 Peugeot 403 . Little special thing about it is that it has a plateau variant without the bed , made to be paneled by companies specialised in that , and it did ( Surrey ambulance) Peugeot 404 Peugeot 504 Panhard did some , the Dyna-Z based W2 , replaced by the PL17-based F65 , but they didn't encountered the same succession as the Peugeots ( i mean , it's Panhard After all) Anyway , their success ? Enourmous , this bodystyle proved to be quite good , and did very Big success in developping countries. Heck, if Middle eastern now uses Toyotas pickup , their predecessors were the 404/504 plateaux.
Actually , the " plateau" is something between a pickup and a UTE Just like on the pickup, the Bed and Cab are two separate pieces, whereas UTE have the Cab and bed in a single pièce --- Post updated --- Another fact : if you think the DeLorean's V6 was Bad , be happy still about it , it was supposed to have a quad piston Wankel....
