Unnecessary models in the range

[stephen85]

This!! Did anyone actually buy one of these horrible looking cars! Surly there was no need for it

 

[Rocko]

My friends dad did. It was a total piece of sh*t.

 

[hutchy_belfast]

I love the A7 would have one tomorrow if I aged 15years overnight.
Cannot believe Mercedes haven't been mentioned yet. C class, CLC etc etc they have been subdividing niches for years.

 

[vtec1]

ford fusion

 

[Dave..]

I love the A7 would have one tomorrow if I aged 15years overnight.
Cannot believe Mercedes haven't been mentioned yet. C class, CLC etc etc they have been subdividing niches for years.

When I went to look for my Merc my head was busted by all the different models.

 

[cormac81]

Renault went the other direction a few years back, dropped the Laguna and wind iirc due to the lack of sales.

 

[Gavlar]

A5 sportback, same size as an A4 and overlaps into A6 territory

 

[brendy]

Seat Leon and Altea... never got the Altea reasoning myself, then they bring out an Altea XL.

 

[Rocko]

A5 sportback, same size as an A4 and overlaps into A6 territory

A5 Sportback is a hatchback, A4/A6 are saloons.

 

[Paul.]

Renault went the other direction a few years back, dropped the Laguna and wind iirc due to the lack of sales.

Still sold outside the UK I think, they just weren't moving them in this country for whatever reason (were they a bit crap?). You occasionally see what looks like a Megane with a boot on ROI plates, but badged as the Fluence, so Renault could be accused of going down the same path of redundant models. Volkswagen was interesting in this regard: as @Nicky said there was the Bora/Golf, but then also the Vento/Golf and Jetta/Golf. The frequent changes of names always left me wondering if they even knew what they were marketing over here. For me, the Volkswagen Fox and Polo were always a weird overlap. The Fox doesn't look any smaller than the Polo, while the Up does at least look more compact.

 

[Lyons]

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This!! Did anyone actually buy one of these horrible looking cars! Surly there was no need for it

I'd love one of them now to be honest, or an Avantime. Probably get one for about £4.

 

[Pumesta]

Instantly put me off the car when I seen the interior lol

Agreed Morris Marina air vents and a Sony Xplod head unit slapped in big lump of shiny plastic

 

[hutchy_belfast]

I've no doubt it was a parcel of dung but the last Laguna looked great, like a mini Aston from the back almost.

 

[Andy044]

I hate that the BMW 2 - Series looks so good, i really wanted to hate it but the 235i MSport looks great

 

[AlpineF30]

That new 4 grand coupe thing. If you want a 4 door buy a 3 series.

 

[eamon343]

There's probably a model out there that suits everyone's needs. But the downsides is that these vehicles lose a lot of their individuality and dare I say it, 'character'.

Golf estate, all the car anyone will ever need

 

[davecoupe]

Renault went the other direction a few years back, dropped the Laguna and wind iirc due to the lack of sales.

In the UK only.

Their model range outside the UK is a lot bigger with the Fluence sitting between the Megane and the Laguna for example taking the place of the Megane Classic (the one with the boot)

 

[Gavlar]

A5 Sportback is a hatchback, A4/A6 are saloons.

Touche! Still extremely similar though lol

 

[Rocko]

A5 Sportback and A7 would be similar, but one says I've got bit of dough, the other says, I have a fair bit.

 

[Big Jon]

Golf estate, all the car anyone will ever need

Thereby proving Gaz's point

.......these vehicles lose a lot of their individuality and dare I say it, 'character'.

Although in the case of the Golf, it's hard to lose what you don't already have

 

[JT_EVO]

Sorry if this upsets any owners, its your car, if it makes you happy im happy!

Here goes:

Any sport model when there is a proper sport model!

Examples:

Zetec s when theres an ST
Civic sport when theres a type R
Sport when theres GTI

Theres no need, go hard or go home!

And:

After this any new vauxhall limited edition model! Theres nothing limited about them!

Any non turbo model of a performance car:

Supra non turbo
Skyline non turbo

Finally:

Any limited edition, end of line thrown together piece of crap that was built to clear shelves in the warehouse!

 

[DWDarkWheels]

This also leads to overloaded automotive design engineers who dream about early retirement on a sandy island while they sift through thousands of pieces of paper every day and try to communicate with other engineers who are too busy to give answers, attending pointless meetings, waiting for project direction from the incompetent, dealing with lying suppliers who know they can't deliver but flag up a problem on the day they have promised to do so.......... Rant over, off to another pointless meeting.

I would say you sound like you work for an international corporation too, but perhaps not if you have time to post on a car forum at 11:15am

 

[Mark315]

In renaults defence...the cars like the avantime and vel satis sold well, but not here. For example in France theres a vel satis on nearly every street!

 

[DWDarkWheels]

Sorry if this upsets any owners, its your car, if it makes you happy im happy!

Here goes:

Any sport model when there is a proper sport model!

Examples:

Zetec s when theres an ST
Civic sport when theres a type R
Sport when theres GTI

that goes far back ...like the 80's Fiesta 1.4S when there was an XR2, and a Corsa SR when there was a GTE. Probably more models before my day too.

 

[Eager]

Was sitting in traffic earlier beside a 3 Series and a 4 Series and it got me thinking; was there any need for the 4?

A few more models that I'd see as unnecessary from other manufacturers would be the Signum when there was already a Vectra, the Bora when there was already the Passat, the A8 when there's already an A6 and A8 etc.

BMW lost the plot IMO. Should have kept the original sizing of 3 5 and 7 series. from 90's. That was the range covered. With these new releases all they have done is replace ones they made bigger. Ooops