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Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:42 am
by mik
CLIKs.
They are all teh icon but now you can vote on teh iconestest of the lot!
I think JL petitioned them to do this.
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:48 am
by Jobbo
Gwaredd is going to hate this:
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:50 am
by NotoriousREV
I also hated that. It's like when people call Series Land Rovers "Defenders".
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:54 am
by Jobbo
But the Suzukis known as SJ over here were always called Jimny in their home market. It's like Miatas and MX5s. Both names are equally valid.
A Defender badge was not used on the series LRs so is demonstrably incorrect.
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 2:44 pm
by NotoriousREV
Jobbo wrote: Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:54 am
But the Suzukis known as SJ over here were always called Jimny in their home market. It's like Miatas and MX5s. Both names are equally valid.
A Defender badge was not used on the series LRs so is demonstrably incorrect.
I'd argue that it's only a Miata if it's a US spec MX5. An MX5 is not a Eunos Roadster
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 2:53 pm
by scotta
i could only see one choice...
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 3:02 pm
by GG.
So we all voted for our own car
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 3:31 pm
by Mito Man
Nope.
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 4:04 pm
by GG.
So you didn't vote for the land rover because it hadn't been lowered and had its number plate in the correct place?
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 4:27 pm
by Mito Man
I didn’t bother voting at all
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 4:33 pm
by GG.
Apathetic millenial
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:32 pm
by Pete_
Mustang, Mini, and possibly Beetle are the only 'iconic' ones there IMO
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 8:33 pm
by NotoriousREV
GG. wrote: Thu Feb 21, 2019 4:33 pm
Pathetic, even by millenial standards
EFA
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 8:33 pm
by NotoriousREV
Pete_ wrote: Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:32 pm
Mustang, Mini, and possibly Beetle are the only 'iconic' ones there IMO
This.
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:22 pm
by mik
NotoriousREV wrote: Thu Feb 21, 2019 8:33 pm
Pete_ wrote: Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:32 pm
Mustang, Mini, and possibly Beetle are the only 'iconic' ones there IMO
This.
The Lotus/Caterham 7 is not iconics?
The 911 is not iconics?
The Defender and those that went before it are not iconics?
But the what the who when why where?
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 3:59 am
by JLv3.0
mik wrote: Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:42 am
I think JL petitioned them to do this.
This seems unrealistic
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 9:00 am
by ZedLeg
mik wrote: Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:22 pm
NotoriousREV wrote: Thu Feb 21, 2019 8:33 pm
Pete_ wrote: Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:32 pm
Mustang, Mini, and possibly Beetle are the only 'iconic' ones there IMO
This.
The 911 is not iconics?
Pete has the Beetle on his list.
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 2:44 pm
by NotoriousREV
mik wrote: Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:22 pm
NotoriousREV wrote: Thu Feb 21, 2019 8:33 pm
Pete_ wrote: Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:32 pm
Mustang, Mini, and possibly Beetle are the only 'iconic' ones there IMO
This.
The Lotus/Caterham 7 is not iconics?
The 911 is not iconics?
The Defender and those that went before it are not iconics?
But the what the who when why where?
Lotus 7 isn’t iconic because a) it’s not that popular and b) didn’t really change the world.
911 hasn’t spawned any rear-engined copycats other than the Skoda Estelle. So, no dice. The Beetle spawned the 911 so it is iconic.
The Mustang and the Mini both set the template for their respective market segments. The Mini with its transverse engine and gearbox revolutionised small, family cars. The Mustang created the Pony car and, later, the muscle car.
Defender is a copy of the original jeeps, so the jeep is iconic, the Land Rover not.
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:11 am
by Rich B
NotoriousREV wrote: Fri Feb 22, 2019 2:44 pm
mik wrote: Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:22 pm
The Lotus/Caterham 7 is not iconics?
The 911 is not iconics?
The Defender and those that went before it are not iconics?
But the what the who when why where?
Lotus 7 isn’t iconic because a) it’s not that popular and b) didn’t really change the world.
911 hasn’t spawned any rear-engined copycats other than the Skoda Estelle. So, no dice. The Beetle spawned the 911 so it is iconic.
The Mustang and the Mini both set the template for their respective market segments. The Mini with its transverse engine and gearbox revolutionised small, family cars. The Mustang created the Pony car and, later, the muscle car.
Defender is a copy of the original jeeps, so the jeep is iconic, the Land Rover not.
Yay! we’re back to disagreeing again!
Re: Autocar - icon of icons
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:20 am
by NotoriousREV
Rich B wrote: Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:11 am
NotoriousREV wrote: Fri Feb 22, 2019 2:44 pm
mik wrote: Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:22 pm
The Lotus/Caterham 7 is not iconics?
The 911 is not iconics?
The Defender and those that went before it are not iconics?
But the what the who when why where?
Lotus 7 isn’t iconic because a) it’s not that popular and b) didn’t really change the world.
911 hasn’t spawned any rear-engined copycats other than the Skoda Estelle. So, no dice. The Beetle spawned the 911 so it is iconic.
The Mustang and the Mini both set the template for their respective market segments. The Mini with its transverse engine and gearbox revolutionised small, family cars. The Mustang created the Pony car and, later, the muscle car.
Defender is a copy of the original jeeps, so the jeep is iconic, the Land Rover not.
Yay! we’re back to disagreeing again!
Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.
