The Day’s Forgotten Car: 1996 Renault Sport Spider

On sale for just three years, the Renault Sport Spider weighed under a tonne and was yellow**.

1996 Renault Spider: selling.buycarnow.org
1996 Renault Spider: selling.buycarnow.org

Speaking of redundant names, was it really necessary to call it a Sport Spider? Or did Renault have plans for a Non-Sport version such as an estate variant or one with a weak powerplant meant strictly for posing? Continue reading “The Day’s Forgotten Car: 1996 Renault Sport Spider”

Something Rotten In Denmark: 1995 Nissan Maxima QX V6

There is one of these on sale in Denmark and the dealer does not know how to sell it. Look at these photos.

1995 Nissan Maxima, with the light coming from behind the car: bilbasen.dk
1995 Nissan Maxima, with the light coming from behind the car: bilbasen.dk

I wonder if is there money to be made in offering a photography service for cars? The seller is trying to flog this rather good car for about €7000 and has made every mistake possible in taking the photos. The photo above shows the car with the sun illuminating the side we can’t see. In this photo the car is just too damn big to Continue reading “Something Rotten In Denmark: 1995 Nissan Maxima QX V6”

Another Set Of Meaningless Alphanumerics, This Time From Cadillac

The very informative website GM Authority, reports Cadillac has a new naming scheme. And it’s terrible.

1995 Cadillac Fleetwood, a name that meant something and still does:zombdrive.com
1995 Cadillac Fleetwood, a name that meant something and still does. Image source: zombdrive.com

It’s very simple: CT2 through to CT8 designates the cars, coupes and estates. XT2 through to XT8 will be names for CUVs and SUVs. As with Lincoln’s hopeless MK-naming system, a large part of the names are made up of uninformative prefixes. Continue reading “Another Set Of Meaningless Alphanumerics, This Time From Cadillac”