Notable eco-cars (old & new) spotted in the wild: post your pics!

[Fat Charlie]

The owner's ego and insecurity are a much heavier payload than any physical cargo.

[bikeprof]

THAT'S the way to do it properly! Bump from a higher gear, then shift to the proper one for the speeding up...

Using much higher gear lets the engine have less retarding/slowing when the "bump" is done...


My three cents!
Two normal ones plus the extra one I've saved learning how to HYPERMILING

Originally Posted by cowmeat

Lol, you know it!

Thanks for the heads up, you were one hundred percent correct, and I'd have never thought to even try it.

I now bump start in fifth all the way down to 5 mph, then switch straight into the correct gear (or neutral at a stop sign), and it's waaaaayyy smoother!

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

This Fiat Palio became literally an old beater...

[bikeprof]

Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

This Fiat Palio became literally an old beater...

Looks like the REAR wheels are more expensive than the rest of the vehicle, kinda like my stuff.
My bicycle probably has a higher resale value than my minivan,

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Opel Tigra, in my country it was rebadged as a Chevy


Chery S-18, made in China


2WD low ground clearance Toyota Hilux from mid-90s


'96-'99 Ford Fiesta

On a sidenote, a cousin of mine as a red one, so stripped that doesn't even had a heater

Hyundai H-100 panel van, nowadays they're kinda rare compared to the passenger versions


Chery New QQ


Renault Trafic, badged here as Chevrolet Trafic until Renault came back to the Brazilian market in '96


Dacia Duster Oroch, kinda like a Romanian equivalent to the Ridgeline

Dacia cars in Brazil are badged Renault

This one might be familiar to most of y'all


Maruti 800



Renault Gordini


In Brazil it was made by Willys-Overland in a joint-venture with Renault

Uruguayan Hilux from the 80s with a 2.2L Diesel


Fiat Premio, a local derivative of the Fiat Uno


In export markets and in Argentina it was badged Fiat Duna, with 4-door versions outnumbering the 2-door which had been more popular in Brazil

[freebeard]

I always liked the Dauphine, so i looked at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaul...ne#Manufacture to confirm Gordini was a tuner. They suggest this example is from Argentina, manufactured by Kaiser:

Argentina: Industrias Kaiser Argentina produced under the Renault License in the Santa Isabel facility 97,209 units of IKA Dauphine and Gordinis. Dauphine (1960–66), Gordini (1962–70) Renault 850 (1967–70, was a simplified model, without accessories). In Argentina the law asks the manufacturers to put an additional piece over the bumpers, seen in the photographs of an Argentine unit. Was a very popular car.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

There was also a local version of the Alpine, known here as Willys Interlagos.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

'86 Gurgel Carajás factory-fitted with the Volkswagen 1.6D


Even with the low tech available in the 80's it could still get 35-40MPG regularly.

Fiat Fiorino


Fiat Strada, currently available in Mexico as Ram 750

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Previous generation Ford Transit, this one fitted with a 4-cyl turbodiesel


Argentinian Ford Escort from mid-90s


Another Renault Trafic rebadged as a Chevy


Brazilian Chevrolet D-10, a Diesel equivalent to the C-10. Unlike its American counterpart, it had a modest 4-cyl Perkins 4.236


1st-generation pre-facelift Peugeot Partner


And it had a tow hitch...

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Not sure if an Audi Q3 TDI would be deemed so "eco" nowadays...




Flexfuel Kombi with some custom paint job


Ford Escort with the Brazilian 1.6L engine, converted to CNG