Cincinnati OH
Cincinnati OH
Saw this Noble (or Rossion) near my house. Have always loved these since seeing one on Top Gear four wheel drifting all around a damp circuit.
I did a double take when I drove by it. I thought "something is just not right about this Envoy, and I can't put my finger on it!"
I ran it by a couple guys and got the answer. Who can spot what it is?
In reply to P3PPY :
XUV! Another case of "It is a great idea, but there is no way I would ever buy one."
Random internet pic to explain:
In reply to Oapfu :
Ding ding ding! You win!
Never had I ever heard of it. The guys at Motorweek were sure smitten with it though!
In reply to P3PPY :
There's an XUV in my neighborhood, I see it often enough that they don't feel rare to me. Definitely a neat idea, but I can't imagine how many parts for it are NLA.
In reply to Oapfu :
ive never actually seen one in SUV mode
If the sliding roof fails irreparably, you could convert one into a mini-Avalanche.
This is not a nice neighborhood.
Yesterday.
Today.
I like when the weather starts to get nicer.
Loved seeing this early Nova wagon on my recent trip to the bank. It was a random weekday so it struck me as a daily, and not yet relegated to "weekend-only" duty. Much respect.
I saw a lime green metallic Lotus Enora in town yesterday. It looked amazing. I've seen them before but none of the other colors I've seen do the car justice.
Picture for illustration:
In reply to jerrysarcastic (dork in training) :
Out front of Savage Kat Tattoo, might be a lifestyle daily. We go to roller derby and people drive some interesting cars there too
At local car show. Definitely a GRM car.
In reply to Purple Frog (Forum Supporter) :
What engine is that? Def not a 5S or 3S.
Looks like a K, no?
In reply to buzzboy :
Yep, the orange dipstick certainly does.
R/T TT, a couple of miles from my house. Very cool, and very stock-looking.
Gotta love the Stealth/3000gt stock wheel gap, haha. Every time I see it, I wonder what the heck the engineers were thinking. Such a wonderfully sporty and fun car, only to jack it up like a monster truck.
In reply to golfduke :
They are already very low to the ground. If they made the wheelwells smaller, then the wheelwell to beltline distance would get SUV-like. Look at a Tiburon to see how bad it is when those proportions get screwed up.
In reply to golfduke :
Didn't the VR4s have primitive electrically adjusted suspension and active aero?
johndej said:In reply to golfduke :
Didn't the VR4s have primitive electrically adjusted suspension and active aero?
Active aero, ECS, and 4 wheel steer were all options for the VR4 and RT/TT, yes! Granted, they're obsolete tehcnology, but that was some cutting edge stuff back in the 90s.
And I agree about the wheel-wells for the most part Pete, I just felt like they could have split the difference, with larger wheels and a slightly lower stock suspension. They are low cars, but its mostly the low roofline that truly makes it feel small. It's actually got a deceptively long wheelbase, which is why I think the proportions make the wheelwells look so out of place.
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