Some cars are our guilty pleasure - we'd rather not tell anyone about them, but here are the motors we can't help but like
Subaru’s attempt at a two-door luxury coupe started from a tricky spot. Its left-field looks and glasshouse-like canopy were courtesy of DeLorean designer Giorgetto Giugiaro, but were rather different from would-be competitors like Mercedes. Furthermore, a bespoke 24-valve 3.3-litre Boxer engine was dropped in producing around 230bhp 0 but was only available in a questionable four-speed automatic gearbox which restricted the car’s capabilities.
Very few people liked its elongated bonnet, curved headlights and tacked-on side grilles. However, next to a competitor like the X6, it looks unconventional and from some angles it looks posher; it’s almost like it should sit in a class of its own, and that’s exactly why we like it.When unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1969, people couldn’t decide whether the Porsche 914 was a Volkswagen or a Porsche due to it being a collaboration between the two German giants.
Forgetting its woes, we think the DMC-12's design cues, such as its brushed stainless steel body panels, quad headlights, slated rear boot lid and tyres that were almost too big for the bodywork, isolate it from anything ever produced by any other manufacturer. This, combined with a supple Lotus-tuned chassis, means that it sits comfortably in the cool category.
But we reckon the sloped futuristic rear is pleasant, the chrome grille sits perfectly at the end of its long nose and there’s just something oddly satisfying about it when it's caked in mud after an offroad venture – but it’s vital to get the right colour-and-wheel combination – such as the one pictured.
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