What Car Do You Think Changed the World?

[Stephen]

e30 owners are still the worst.

and he hasn't had a mini for a while

like duder said...ford model t.

You dont get to say, dubber

[Francois Dillinger]

uhh...pretty sure i've owned more bmw's than you, homegirl.

[Stephen]

uhh...pretty sure i've owned more bmw's than you, homegirl.

I think you actually have to drive or work on them for it to count bromeo

[Oxer]

this

Do I close the thread now? or...


All hail Rusty!

[Zayan]

LOL at Skrapez's e36m3nationalism.

[GLi16v]

Tits or gtfo, hippy.

i just spit food all over the computer at work

[stayclassy]

The idea of a small, efficient car is a common idea for sure, but when Fiat decided to create their own version of this idea, something magical happened in the process. The new category of the "city car", or a car so very small and made for heavily populated areas, came to be. The Mini Cooper was another example, yes, but that would not happen for another two years, so technically the Fiat 500 was the first small car that maximized interior space.

Its dimensions are 9 feet 9 inches long, 4.3 feet wide and 4.3 feet tall! Its wheelbase is 6 feet and it only weighed 1,100 pounds, which is unprecedented for a car these days in the USA! In 1957, when Fiat created this car, it was a phenomenon. People loved it, and not only that, it was an absolutely gorgeous car. It was fuel efficient, fun, and actually spacious. People today called it the people's car for Italy, referring to the Volkswagen Beetle (Volkswagen itself means "the peoples car" in German). In fact a lot of the car was based on the Beetle, more specifically the rear engine mounting in the Fiat 500.

The 2CV epitomised the hopes and aspirations of post-war Europe and, more particularly, a liberated Gallic conscience. In every sense it was truly a people's car. It was designed by Pierre Boulanger to the formula of 'four wheels under an umbrella, enabling a countryman to carry a basket of eggs without breaking one of them'.

[TiiTO]

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All hail Rusty!

hehe

[NickBlais]

Colin's Subaru Legacy and his Impreza. also the Audi Quattro.

[P78]

all benz S-class

they all had some gizmo that became standard in future cars (of all brands)

abs (well not invented it, but perfected and commercialised)

crumple zones

esp

brake assist

the list is endless

[stinkinrich]

[nickskater09]

Hands down....

No but really, all joking aside,

[Jorge]

I'm going with the Jaguar E-type, still the most beautiful car ever made. I feel aesthetics make the car 99% of the time as you will always judge a book by its cover no matter what people say.

[Dibaltic]

I still say the bug

[pitbulldrifter]

the corvette and the mk4 supra they both changed sports cars forever