Game - What's this car?

[confusis]

 

[SFFMunkee]

Oh WTF.. it is actually the Geely Beauty Leopard "Leading" - Geely Meirenbao Lijing

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The Tiburo.... Supr.. Integ... uhhhh Geely MeiRenBao Beauty Leopard yep!

 

[riba2233]

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very cursed outback or legacy?

 

[confusis]

Nope, this is a mainstream vehicle, with some versions being equipped with a popular performance engine, and another variant being the first in the line for a modern technology!

 

[Solo]

It looks like an RX 300 mixed with random Subaru elements. I still have no idea.

 

[SFFMunkee]

It looks like an RX 300 mixed with random Subaru elements. I still have no idea.

That's almost exactly what I was thinking... Hmmmm

Was this photo taken locally @confusis?

 

[SFFMunkee]

It's not like a weird Nissan Pulsar wagon variant is it??

Pulsar:

 

[SFFMunkee]

The grille makes me think of like a Subaru Liberty/Legacy/Outback front though.. hm gonna keep trawling through AutoTrader NZ hahaha

::EDIT:: Christ I wish you could sort AutoTrader by make/model alphabetically, would make this so much faster

 

[SFFMunkee]

FOUND IT

It was another long wikipedia hover through all the Subaru models (I never knew there was an Impreza-Saab!), all the Lexus models... and.... all the Nissan models...

Nissan R'nessa - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Never even heard of it! But apparently there's a variant called the Altra which was an EV in 1998-2002 - the first to use Lithium Ion batteries!! (Would've been a great clue if I'd known of its existence at all)

 

[SFFMunkee]

Ok everyone, here's a fun one, hopefully!

 

[SFFMunkee]

Nobody’s even gonna have a guess, huh?
Hints: it’s electric, it’s from the 20th century

 

[confusis]

I've been busy

Hmmmmmmm. Also, is that the front or the back of the car?!

Did the manufacturer modify Toyota/Scion BB/XBs into EVs and feature on a relatively recent Aging Wheels video?

 

[Dampfbox]

Oh WTF.. it is actually the Geely Beauty Leopard "Leading" - Geely Meirenbao Lijing

What an outright amazing and fitting name that is.

 

[SFFMunkee]

I've been busy

Hmmmmmmm. Also, is that the front or the back of the car?!

Did the manufacturer modify Toyota/Scion BB/XBs into EVs and feature on a relatively recent Aging Wheels video?

1) I'm glad you asked, I was sure this would be the first comment! This is the REAR of the car

2) That's..... a good question. I'm not sure! I think they were 100% hand-built, and possibly only 2 or 3 made.
They've been attributed as a direct inspiration for Eberhard and Tarpenning to build the Tesla Roadster after the original makers decided not to move forward with developing the car for production.

 

[confusis]

It's the AC Propulsion Tzero.



Elon Musk was interested in investing in AC Propulsion to get their Tzero in production, which was Eberhand's plan as well. Instead, Musk invested his money in Tesla Motors. AC Propulsion started doing electric conversions on the Scion xB, renaming it eBox, and focused on contract work, such as helping electrify the Mini. This journey from EV1 to Tesla involved San Dimas and has become a significant part of electric-car history.

 

[riba2233]

oh boy, that is a certain design language for sure

 

[confusis]

Woops, forgot it was my turn..

Good luck

 

[SFFMunkee]

Woops, forgot it was my turn..

Good luck
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Nissan Navara based— Amarok or Mercedes Ute maybe?

 

[confusis]

Nope!

 

[SFFMunkee]

Damnit, I was so sure too HMMM