"D" (danjee) 10/16/2013 at 20:47 • Filed to: ghostride the blip

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Why is there a Peugeot 206 in NFS Underground?

PanchoVilleneuve ST > D 10/16/2013 at 20:47

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Because why not?

D > PanchoVilleneuve ST 10/16/2013 at 20:49

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Because aren't all the cars ones found stateside?

PanchoVilleneuve ST > D 10/16/2013 at 20:49

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Doesn't it take place in some fictional city of magic and dreams?

D > PanchoVilleneuve ST 10/16/2013 at 20:51

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Yeah but like Gotham City, I always thought it was implied it was in the U.S.

daender > D 10/16/2013 at 20:53

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Probably for diversity for all region. I think the Neon made it's way over to the European version though I don't think it was sold over there.

RotaryLover > D 10/16/2013 at 20:53

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That's a good question...I never thought about that much.

Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > D 10/16/2013 at 20:57

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Was the Alfa Romeo that you could choose at the beginning (can't remember the model off hand) ever sold in the states?

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > D 10/16/2013 at 20:58

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The Fiat Punto was in Most Wanted and the Renault Clio

Blondude > D 10/16/2013 at 20:59

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If there's Skylines why not Peugeots?

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > D 10/16/2013 at 21:01

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ah, back in the day when I didn't pay attention to the lyrics and I thought Get Low was about lowering your car.

y'all skid skid motherfucker y'all skid skid god damn.

Mikeado > D 10/16/2013 at 21:03

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Pretty sure it's a 106.

At any rate, it's for pimpin'. When NFSU came out, "Chav" culture was in its prime, so being able to rice the hell out of a small Peugeot was perfect. In many ways the Underground games were completely of their time like that.

Mikeado > daender 10/16/2013 at 21:05

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We got the Chrysler Neon for a few years. It was terrible. I haven't seen one for absolutely ages. You only bought it if you'd failed at life.

anonsagainstanonymous > daender 10/16/2013 at 21:07

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The neon was sold here. At least on the mainland. Even a neon cup racing series in Scandinavia.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Mikeado 10/16/2013 at 21:09

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Did other countries get anything like the ACR or the later SRT-4s? Since those were pretty great cars.

Dogapult > Mikeado 10/16/2013 at 21:13

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No, the 106 was in the european release, but the 206 was in both USA and Europe release.

D > Blondude 10/16/2013 at 21:14

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Good point

Well, I guess the Skyline is desirable and the 206 is a euro shitbox?

carcrasher88 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 10/16/2013 at 21:24

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Yeah, but the Clio in MW was the highly desirable Clio V6. One of the greatest hot hatches of all time.

DasWauto > D 10/16/2013 at 21:43

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The Civic is/was the primary car to rice in North America at the time. Small Peugeots (and VWs) held that ground in Europe (and still pretty much do). That would be why.

Mikeado > PanchoVilleneuve ST 10/17/2013 at 03:23

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Nope. I think because it was sold as a Chrysler and not a Dodge, we didn't get those versions AFAIK.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Mikeado 10/17/2013 at 03:36

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That's a shame, since if any Neons could have won the Europeans over, it was those. The first generation Neon ACR was designed to be an autocross monster right out of the box, and it was, and the SRT-4 was WRX fast, in a straight line and around the corners.