Some of the Weirdest cars from Dubai motor Show..

"Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW." (aya-yu) 11/10/2013 at 10:25 • Filed to: Dubai Motor Show

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Well, because Dubai is a Mixture between first and third world countries, you will wonder what is the weirdest cars that on show in there?
Well, let's see..

There's a Nissan NV200..

And his Chinese Cousin..

Faux Hummer..

AAAAAAAARRRGH!!!

Faux Toyota Hatchback.

At first, I was thinking this Mitsubishi is not finished yet.

That is desperate.

And that is as bland as a tap water.

I can't belive the company that made something like Lancer Evo could come up with that sort of... thing.

That didn't look like a Joy for me.

And this is just hopeless..
I mean..
Piaggio thinks that the Ape Extra will survive in Dubai and it's vicious desert storm, and decide to sell it there. That's insane

There's the passenger version too!
But that's better than what lexus has done.

I mean..
This is a CAR SHOW, Lexus. Keep your bike for a bike show.

Anyway, which one is the worst?
Here's 3 Supercars to reset your mind back to the normal state.

The Transporter > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 10:53

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I can't belive the company that made something like Lancer Evo could come up with that sort of... thing.

Welcome to the Japanese malaise.

Gimmi-Sagan-Om-Draken > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 12:31

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Remember how many boring people there are in the world that want an A to B car. It ruins things sometimes.

Foo2rama > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 12:47

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It's not Faux... Those are License built, so they are actually real.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EQ2050

daender > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 12:50

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Porsche I choose you!

Bats Aren't Bugs!!! > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 12:51

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Better Products*
Sold by other manufacturers and copied to look like them by us.

The Sparkytooth Ring Lapper > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 12:57

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Pajero.....

Dohohohohohohohoho

M54B30 > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 13:02

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The Hummer looks like something I'd buy just for fun. It's undoubtedly cheaper than the 6 figure H1...

The 301 might make a decent wagon. I like the front end on the Mitsubishi SUV - next Montero/Pajero?

Sgt.flippy > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 13:09

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What's weird about some of them? The Peugeot 301 is supposed to come to Europe as well. The tiny red car looks like a copy of the peugeot/toyota/citroen 107/aygo/c1, which is widely spread here as well.

Don't forget a lot of American cars aren't sold here because they're labeled crap over here.

Well Spoken Waffle > daender 11/10/2013 at 13:09

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porsche used rev engine. it was super effective. the hoarde of cheap and tacky cars fainted. porsche leveled up *level up jingle*. porsche wants to learn a new move

Stradale > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 13:10

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I can't believe the company that made something like Lancer Evo could come up with that sort of... thing.

Idk the Evo X is headed that way.

NoahthePorscheGuy > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 13:19

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STRASSENVERSION! XD NEED MOAR PICS

Sparf > Foo2rama 11/10/2013 at 13:22

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The engine is a license-built Cummins Diesel and the chassis is from an H1 which they import from the US. That isn't the same thing as the entire vehicle being built under license.

mcarp22 > daender 11/10/2013 at 13:24

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PORSCHE learned BLOWOVER

iwantastarbutihaveaburneraccount > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 13:28

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Least ugly Lexus since the LFA.

banjo cat ghost of oppo past > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 13:37

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"Patience has cost you your strength, victory has defeated youu"

...Bane

RazorGP > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 13:42

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This should be released here instead of that bland pos heading this way. Hope a few dealers do a front end conversion.

RazorGP > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 13:45

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Don't let Marc Webber drive it. He can cause these to fly.

daender > mcarp22 11/10/2013 at 13:47

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It was forgotten for VICTORY DANCE.

Nedus > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 13:51

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What an odd choice of supercars to display. Those aren't exactly new. It's great to see a CLK GTR getting some exposure, though.

J-Tenno > daender 11/10/2013 at 13:56

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I'll choose the CLK GTR.

daender > J-Tenno 11/10/2013 at 14:02

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"Catch me!"

Maxaxle > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 14:04

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WHAT
WHY

Blondude > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 14:15

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Two of the three cars here are notorious for having their racing versions back flip at high speed. Hmmm...

(But, the CLK GTR isn't the same as the CLR GTR blah blah blah! Whatever, they're essentially the same thing.)

J-Tenno > daender 11/10/2013 at 14:21

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It's like choosing between say, Emma Watson and Scarlett Johansson.. Or Christina Hendricks.. Or.. you get my drift I'm sure.

Scartto > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 14:44

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Companies should always google names before they put it on something. Pajero, hahahahaha.

ThatbastardKurtis > Blondude 11/10/2013 at 14:51

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And the Porsche GT1 98s are different from this one as well. The 98s were the ones that flipped.
They all had flat bottoms, correct? It seems like the curvier bodywork of the 98s and the CLR made the cars more like wings along with the flat bottoms.

Incredibletub > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 15:08

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HAH! That's me the guy talking on the phone.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 15:19

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CLK GTR!!! AWESOME!

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Nedus 11/10/2013 at 15:38

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Ya.
They're the part of Classic Show i believe. They also have a Brabus Classic and a Aston Martin DB6.

ThatbastardKurtis > Blondude 11/10/2013 at 15:47

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I often times have wondered what a racing version of the Enzo would have looked like, had the FXX not existed. But, the era of the GT1s was shorted lived. Would have been nice to see what the F50 GT1 would have done.

the7thearlofgrey > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 16:00

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they also had this hump humping demonstration for those who appreciate old school desert transportation

Spiderman, Non-Italian Imposter of Italian Spiderman. > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 17:21

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I actually dig how all the windows and headlights and grill are connected. Kinda neat.

427cobraHeaven > mcarp22 11/10/2013 at 17:45

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FERRARI USES "CATCHES ON FIRE"

:(

Jaxxxin > Foo2rama 11/10/2013 at 18:48

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Did you read the wiki article you linked?
These things are reversed engineered.

stoke > Gimmi-Sagan-Om-Draken 11/10/2013 at 18:53

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I dunno, that kinda makes me feel special. Like I'm in on something they're not.

goto(andLego); > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 19:16

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Dear Gawker, please put a line separating the images. Its impossible to tell whether some captions belong to the image above or image below.

Gaseous Clay > Blondude 11/10/2013 at 19:55

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They're essentially the same thing in that you're essentially the same person as Lena Dunham (except I bet you're better looking)

The CLK GTR is not notorious for flipping at Le Mans. The CLK GTR never even went to Le Mans (it's instead "notorious" for winning the FIA GT Championship for the Mercedes team and not having any flips). The CLK LM DID go to Le Mans, having been designed specifically for it, with a new (old) V8 engine as well as various other things, but it didn't flip either, it just had a humiliating engine failure because taking the turbos off a Group C engine doesn't make it reliable.

The car that did flip was entirely new, because the ninnies in the FIA closed the loophole that Porsche, Mercedes, Nissan, and Toyota had been exploiting to enter purpose-built racers as GT cars, and so Mercedes entered the LMP class, and, not having to make even tiny concessions to a road car, was able to design an entirely new, "improved" car. (On the other hand, Toyota simply modified their "GT" car for the LMP class, and they were very nearly successful)

For what it's worth, this 911 GT1 is the lightly updated road version of the first GT1, another car that never flipped. Apparently the GT1-98 and CLR aren't quite notorious enough for people to actually know the difference between them and the older cars, and weirdly NOBODY ever gives BMW shit for their ugly LMP winner flipping at the exact same place that the Porsche did

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Sparf 11/10/2013 at 19:56

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ha, It's probably better than a real one ;)

Foo2rama > Jaxxxin 11/10/2013 at 20:22

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Not really... who is selling them the H1 chassis... give you a hint.. AM General is...

900turbo > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 21:27

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That's a lot of leg for Dubai...

TurboV6 > iwantastarbutihaveaburneraccount 11/10/2013 at 21:59

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What about the new RC 350 Coupe?

seriouslywhyiskinjastillterrible > daender 11/10/2013 at 23:27

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I blame the viper. its proximity causes aero problems for everyone.

seriouslywhyiskinjastillterrible > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/10/2013 at 23:31

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everything in this post gets increasingly better.

which means Mitsubishi's line-up was beaten by a bicycle.

deletraz > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/11/2013 at 01:58

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I'm going to be the beige guy here and state that I actually really, really like the general look and feel of the 301 and its sister, the Citroën C-Élysée (shit those accents are difficult). I mean, how often do you see a new car promoted with sentences like these: "The clearance and the tyres are comfortable, additional underbody protection has been installed, the design of the bodywork parts has been reinforced and the clip attachments have been replaced by stronger screw-based attachments."
I have mortgage and stuff like that to take care of. Doesn't matter if the new daily driver isn't completely bonkus and filled to the brim with new tech — my "hobby car" is a completely different story, then.

Israeli Jalop > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/11/2013 at 03:56

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AN OUTRAGE!!!

Saf1 > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/11/2013 at 06:48

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You've switched where you wanted to put the Mirage and Attrage I think ;D

Saf1 > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/11/2013 at 06:50

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Oh wow! Glad they stuck with the older more elegant supercars!

Saf1 > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/11/2013 at 06:54

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Nostalgia!! Minibus, or "baiza bus" as it's known in Oman where I lived serve as the main public transport (no public buses or trains), att (~8 years ago) it cost 200bz (fifth of a Rial or 32p/51c :)

xx45xx > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/11/2013 at 07:55

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id bet that they didn't have a package for this car that actually had the fog light here

Jaxxxin > Foo2rama 11/11/2013 at 08:03

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SMH
Why would you supply a link and then ignore the information within it?
face palm

TinyTurboGotHisTwingoBack > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/11/2013 at 08:25

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CLK GTR... Making Enzos feel common since 1997...

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/11/2013 at 08:37

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Same exhibit hall. Fascinating.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/11/2013 at 08:40

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Do you think these Chinese engineers are happy with their jobs? Do you think they feel some sense of satisfaction from the work they provide or do you think they have a nagging suspicion their work is hollow? I get the thrill of counterfeit currency, but whole counterfeit cars? Entire counterfeit Apple stores with faux goods and employees who are duped into thinking they actually work for Steve Jobs?

I'm in my mum's car, vroom vroom > Spiderman, Non-Italian Imposter of Italian Spiderman. 11/11/2013 at 09:08

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Y'know, Mazda already has one of those if you're interested.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Blondude 11/11/2013 at 12:56

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That's why they've got barriers.

Foo2rama > Jaxxxin 11/11/2013 at 18:04

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No they are not not clones, if AM General is helping them they are not fakes. I did read the article with a critical eye. The not really was in response to the reverse engineering.

ocbrad1 used to be iamhoff but is now just wandering around > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/11/2013 at 18:07

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Pretty well floored me the last time I was in Dubai and actually came across a Great Wall dealership. Can't say I've seen any Chinese vehicles on the roads there (besides some cargo trucks and buses), but there I am at 11:30 at night, snapping pics on my phone when I really needed to be heading back to DXB to catch my 2 am flight back to San Diego. Good stuff.

AMC/Renauledge > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/12/2013 at 12:01

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Attrage DE?

Certainly looks like one.