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One thing about Utrecht (and the Netherlands generally): car drivers are automatically liable for any injury or damage in an accident with a pedestrian or cyclist.

These things are fantastic- perfect automotive minimalism.

Wait, so Canada doesn’t get the new Euro version?

Hmm, they look like Vespa to me...

With regard to that related actual city car with FWD; the general shape of the Volkicar strongly reminds me of the Fiat Fiorino / Citroën Nemo / Peugeot Bipper triplets. Those have been made in Turkey for quite a while now. Most are tiny vans, but there are civilian versions:

And also: Des Knaben Wunsch (The Little Boy’s Wish) which is still the oddest automative acronym derivation I can think of.

* and DKW, which was one of the other rings in the Auto Union company, direct progenitor of modern Audi and pioneer of the first mass market FWD car with 1931's F1 (F for Front)

Were there any other completely new, clean sheet designs for a sports car that were debuted recently?

But, as far as I know, all the Hawks ultimately derive from the ‘53 Starlight coupé,

You’re not wrong, but if somebody manages to do that over my Apple lightning to audio jack to cassette adapter to semi-functional 1987 Blaupunkt stereo rig, I'm going to do a Ron Burgundy.

🤷🏻‍♂️

*sigh*

Why copy the old Hilux when the new one has been around for four years now?

It took me a split second to realise that it wasn’t a MCW Metrocab

Those balls contain both, hence the name 'hydropneumatic'

Even fixing them wasn’t that big of a deal- as long as the mechanics were familiar with the system. It’s like anything; practice makes perfect.

OMG.

...this year is the 100th anniversary of Citroën. We’ve been shooting a Jason Drives special mini-series for this centenary

Not in Europe 😊