Class: Cars, Supermini — Model origin:
Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase
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◊ 2019-04-27 19:56 |
I had always wondered whether the designer of 2007 Renault Twingo II Phase One was somehow inspired by this generation Minica. Or is it just me? 🤔 |
◊ 2019-04-27 21:42 |
Well, I never noticed that and now I can't unsee it. Kind of ironic, given the recent Mitsubishi-Renault partnership... |
-- ◊ 2019-04-28 22:41 |
What else is similar than the rear hatch handle and the silver color really? I doubt Renault wanted to get inspired by a 9 year old obscure Japanese car back then. |
◊ 2019-04-28 22:57 |
The curved boot lid? tail lights? It's just a thought. And besides, why not? For example, the Soviets directly took the design of this 1984+ Minica And incorporated it to their own 1988+ Lada Oka -- Last edit: 2019-04-28 23:20:53 |
-- ◊ 2019-04-28 23:28 |
"It must be a copy because the Soviets did it too" isn't a solid reason. |
◊ 2019-04-28 23:37 |
Where did I say Twingo was a direct "copy" of a Minica? I just gave an example on how an "obscure" kei-car helped to inspire designers from a different country to create their own kei-car (the Oka), that's it Edit: for the sake of ending this little argument, let's agree that the 2 cars don't look similar. It was just a spontaneous thought, because I thought I saw similarities in the boot lid and tail lights. Peace -- Last edit: 2019-04-29 01:12:26 |
◊ 2019-04-29 20:39 |
There are always such rumours and conspiraction theories. Usually told by the inferior rival. So since decades convinced DDR-nostalgists assert, that the Wartburg 355 prototype https://motorostalgie.de/hersteller/prototypen/prototypen-aus-eisenach was the pattern for the VW Golf I and Volkswagen somehow has stolen the blueprints |
◊ 2019-05-03 02:29 |
And don't forget the polish Beskid 106 prototype that someone is deperate to prove is the inspiration for the first gen. Renalt Twingo. |