affordable British sportscar
was dead. So along came Reliant with the Michelotti-designed SS1 promising a car that was fun to drive, quick enough and cheap to buy. Sadly its design, and it was slow. The introduction of a turbocharged 1.8-litre edition and a restyle in 1990 helped to fix things – but by then the Mazda MX-5 had arrived to sweep away all before it.The Jaguar XJ was revolutionary when it arrived in 1968, but by the early 1980s it was looking rather tired despite a couple of.
Later cars were better, as is so often the case, but the damage was already done. Jaguar once ruled the luxury class in the UK and certain other markets, but today Mercedes. In 2020, Jaguar will seek to change the rules with a new, all-electric XJ.With a history of building trucks and off-roaders, Isuzu wasn't ideally placed to build a sports car – but that didn't stop the company giving it a go anyway. The result was a car that handled poorly, with the interior plastics to match.
The SD1 hadn't done British Leyland's reputation any favours, and when that company morphed into Austin Rover there was a chance to make a fresh start with anand hatch. So when the Rover 800 arrived in 1986 hopes were high, but as before the car had been releasedand the 800 suffered from reliability and build quality glitches. The car launched branded as a Sterling in the US, but
Two cars CityRover ( Indica ) & Ecosport were super hits in India selling very high volumes for years.
is that a Tata Indica in the 3rd pic ?
Add the Rover 75 to the list.
If smaller grills ever come back into vogue, another attempt at the S-Type heart grill could be interesting to see. Would have to be a faux grill of course in an EV era Jaguar jaguarlandrover JLR
Nothing tops the Vector in this scenario. So much wasted potential.