Maybe not in the States but they still sell large volumes elsewhere.

Yeah the current Fusion is very similar to the current generation Mondeo, however the Mondeo pictured above is the previous generation, of which neither generations of the Fusions are similar.

Mondeo*, not Fusion. They are the earlier generation which shares very little with the Fusion.

Kia ora - don’t forget the Calibra and Tigra that were sold by Opel at the same time - which also came in as used imports from Japan, and rare Australian Holden badged Calibra and Tigras’s as well.

Developed by Ford of Europe in Dagenham, UK. So more of a UK/French effort.

Glad I wasn’t the only one thinking that..

Mitsubishi Starion or Chrysler Conquest.

I once had a Japanese imported version of the 7th generation Mitsubishi Galant VX-R. An anotherwise ordinary looking family sedan however it was packing a rather experimental quad cam 24V V6 engine with not only variable valve control (true MIVEC, just like VTEC) but also Modulated Displacement where it would…

Perhaps not the weirdest, but an unconventional family car to do a -Camino ‘ute’ conversion to. Points to who guesses what it started out as. Sporting twin turbo 2.5 V6 and AWD.

The Saturn L series was an Opel Vectra B and the Aura was the Vectra C. Cadillac Catera is an Opel Omega. But yes I don’t think any Chevys were directly re-badged as Opels.

Nothing to do with Fuso - Fuso is the commercial truck arm of Mitsubishi and they are not connected with GM or Isuzu in any way.

I had the vehicle it was based on, the Opel Vectra C - though mine was the base 2.2 4cyl 5spd manual trans version. It was a fairly good car, nothing spectacular but still did the job fine. Unfortunately the Vectra name was ruined by the earlier Vectra B which was a giant steaming pile of shite. I believe the Vectra B…

Technically only the 1st generation of Eclipse/Talon/Laser are classed as a DSM, in 1995 Mitsubishi purchased Chrysler’s stake of DSM and all subsequent Mitsubishi cars produced in Normal IL now have Mitsubishi Motors of North America stamps on the build plates under the hood as opposed to DSM on the earlier vehicles.…

It’s either a Mitsubishi Starion or a Dodge/Plymouth Conquest.

it’s called the Toyota Classic and uses the chassis/powertrain from a 2WD Hilux. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Cl…

Am guessing you don’t live in the UK? As an outsider to the UK who now lives in the UK.. I find the British don’t like confrontation in person.. behind your back however..

The Daihatsu Applause. No one is clapping.

This land barge shouldn’t even have been given the Galant name. It’s technically the replacement for the Diamante/Magna. It’s called the 380 in Australia/New Zealand and competes with the large sedan offerings from Ford and GM (Holden), rather than the mid-sizers like the Camry, Accord or Maxima etc. As mentioned by…

They were called the Ford Festiva around the rest of the world. Hardly a car that calls for festivities..

I know I’m dragging up an old post - sorry to break it to you both, but as an owner of a VG40 V8 Century I can tell you the ‘tell-tales’ do not repeat with the turn signals - they come on with the park/head lamps and mark the corners of the vehicle to make it easier for parking. Many other Japanese cars intended for…