Same name, very different cars.

Lumina

Lumina

1959 Challenger, 285 ft. lbs. of torque

1969 Challenger, as much as 490 ft. lbs.

1982 Challenger, 500,000 lbs. thrust

1986 Challenger, 187 ft. lbs.

Mazda Cosmo:

And:

Surprised nobody has brought this one up yet...

1953 - a whopping 150hp 6cyl, 2 speed auto trans. 0-60 in a glacial 11 seconds. It would get whipped by a Honda Fit.

2015 - 650hp monsterous and snorting V8, every day civilized, and can keep up with "exotics" costing twice its' price.

aircooled wrote:

Keith Tanner wrote: Porsche 911. well, nuts. The exception that proves the rule, I guess.

No, not really. Almost nothing in common between the two. One is a minimalist sports car, the other is effectively a 2 seat GT car. The Cayman is the modern 911.

Remember your history. Back in 1965 the Porsche faithful were nashing their teeth in anguish as the new 911 was just a big fat bloated GT car compared to their beloved small light weight 'real' Porsches. I'm with Keith on this one. The ethos and execution is exactly the same given 50 years of technology, safety, emissions and customer’s needs.

Hungary Bill wrote: This one is probably my favorite though:

I have to disagree on this one.
This is the first GTR

And it could be argued this is the successor to the Skyline lineage

Trans_Maro wrote: Yes: Oh God, YES: WTF?

Don't forget this GTO (the JDM name of the 3000GT):

Also:

Dodge Lancer:

Mitsubishi Lancer:

RexSeven wrote: Dodge Lancer: Mitsubishi Lancer:

Wow, there must be some rule that states the name Lancer can only be given to spectacularly ugly cars.

Adrian_Thompson wrote:

RexSeven wrote: Dodge Lancer: Mitsubishi Lancer:

Wow, there must be some rule that states the name Lancer can only be given to spectacularly ugly cars.

Can't forget this one:

Hungary Bill wrote: This one is probably my favorite though:

The latter actually isn't a skyline......

Same vintage as well....... all E7 Corollas (1979-1983)

DrBoost wrote:

1959 Challenger, 285 ft. lbs. of torque

1969 Challenger, as much as 490 ft. lbs.

1982 Challenger, 500,000 lbs. thrust

1986 Challenger, 187 ft. lbs.

2016 Challenger, 650 ft. lbs.

You forgot one.

1972 malibu

2003 malibu

Firebird (50's concept):

1967 Firebird:

1979 Firebird:

1987 Firebird:

I would suggest including names with the pictures...some of the Japanese cars above I can't identify, either the new or old versions.

When in doubt, just give your new car an acronym that has a C, R, X or T, and you'll have a hit!

Ford Taurus:

Ford Taurus X:

Celica. I'm too lazy to google but that went through some fun and weird generations.