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Unlike most people on Jalopnik, I like a good automaker special edition. The Frankfurt Motor Show was full of them from the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Squadra Corse to the Maserati Quattroporte Ermenegildo Zegna Limited Edition to the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Jean Bugatti Legend Edition, demonstrating that European automakers will lengthen the name of their cars with any chance they get, mainly so owners can say they're better than anyone with a "normal" Veyron or an "ordinary" Quattroporte.
Now you may say, "The Squadra Corse Edition is exactly the same as a Blancpain Edition!" and "What's so great about Ermenegildo Zegna when Perry Ellis is just as good?"
Meanwhile, I'm just thinking "What special-editions would I want to buy?" because that's what I do. So I decided to come up with a list for that. I think of silly product ideas so the product planners at major car companies don't have to. You're welcome.
Author's Note: Special thanks to Matt Hardigree for having the Jalopnik Film Festival after Fashion Week. Otherwise Anna Wintour would have eaten me alive for that Perry Ellis comment.
Lotus Evora Richard Mille
Watchmakers and automaker partnerships resulting in branded cars are common. Witness the Lamborghini Gallardo !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . But Richard Mille and Lotus would take the cake, because of their many similarities. They both sponsor the Lotus F1 Team. They make products that are very light and very expensive. And they aren't immune from providing endless special-editions of their products.
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For instance, Lotus so far has offered an Evora GTE, GP Edition, Freddie Mercury Edition, and the current Evora " !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ." Despite that, it gets more ridiculous with Richard Mille. On their website, there are special-edition watches honoring Jean Todt, Rafael Nadal, Yohan Blake, Jackie Chan, the Americas, and Spain. This is when you know you're trying too hard.
It also provides the perfect gambit for Lotus and Richard Mille to sell (read: get rid of) more Evoras and watches. The deal would be, "Buy a $300,000 Richard Mille special-edition watch, get a complimentary Lotus Evora!" Or "Order a $150,000 Lotus Evora, get a free Richard Mille watch with purchase!"
McLaren MP4-12C Hugo Boss Edition
I'll admit it, Fashion Week has gotten to me more this week than the Frankfurt Auto Show did. That and my compelling need for Anna Wintour to like my fashion sense. In a world where a Veyron Fbg Par Hermès and a Quattroporte !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! exist, McLaren would be served well by having Hugo Boss, an F1 sponsor of theirs, make a mark on the MP4-12C. A Hugo Boss interior would look very much the business, like its suits, while the outside would be a special shade of black and/or grey. And also, standard Hugo Boss special luggage, because if the Lexus Coach editions have taught me anything, that needs to be on every designer car.
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In a perfect world, they might even make some cosmetic changes for the Hugo Boss edition to make the MP4-12C more stylish, mainly to overcome the fact it's named after an inkjet printer. That and it'll steal sales from all the special-edition Gallardos. Especially the people considering Gallardos named only for their color scheme, like the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon Apple Edition
Steve Jobs was always a Mercedes man. So he would bless a Mercedes E-Class wagon bundled with a bunch of Apple products with standard special-edition iPads, iPods, iPhones, and MacBooks that connect with the outside world right up until you crack the screen or need that software update. I can even see some Tesla Model S sales lost. Most importantly, station wagons would be cool again and show automakers what they're missing by not offering wagons in America.
The best part would be, much like Apple products, we would have people camping outside the Mercedes dealership to be the first to buy an E-Class wagon. All so they can get some special-edition Apple products. After that, all Jalops can then pick up some nice used E-Class wagons after a three-year lease. Because after all, the people who bought these would get rid of them once they're perceived as obsolete. I call dibs on the E63 AMG S-Model wagons.
Toyota Corolla Nike Edition
Toyota's Corolla is one of the best-selling cars in the world. And Nike is about to become a blue-chip stock. And for a true Nike edition, Toyota could get the tune the engine, steering, suspension, and gearboxes more in line of that of a front-drive fun sedan, like a Jetta GLI. Unfortunately, people across the world will care more about the Nike bits that come with the car rather than the engineering changes. Why? Because Air Jordans.
The best part is, people will also wait in lines, but on a much-larger scale, to buy a Nike-edition Corolla, because special-edition Nike sneakers and clothing will come with the car. And we all know how crazy people get for some limited-edition Air Force Ones. It would be the only time crowds were literally banging at the doors to buy a Corolla. At least before the insane dealer markup.
Infiniti Q50 Red Bull Racing Edition
I want this to happen. Mainly so I can ensure Infiniti's !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! is doing his job. You know, instead of seeing off poor Mark Webber. And also so Infiniti can get !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! right. This is because having driven the Q50 3.7S (admittedly one without Direct Adaptive Steering), the car has so much potential, but it needs the perfect suspension and steering weighting. And who better to provide that than a three-time world champion?
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Imagine, the entire world would be able to drive a road car sorted out like how a three-time world champion would want it set up. In fact, the Hybrid version could be set up to work like KERS on an F1 car. Additionally, Adrian Newey could put some aero bits on it to handle even better. The possibilities with this tie-up are endless. Maybe even better than any BMW M3 produced. And the Q50 would sell well and make the Infiniti brand popular around the world.
What branded special-editions of current cars do you think should exist?
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All photos courtesy respective manufacturers.
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Bugatti Veyron Diesel Rally Shooting Brake Edition.
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With a manual gearbox.
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Totally. Should. Happen.
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That nose better be yellow...
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BMW M5 650hp We lied about the horsepower edition
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I'd like to suggest an available-to-the-public, slightly insane version of any one of a number of "sporty" cars with upgrades from the likes of Monster or Rockstar (or Red Bull, a few years ago). Give those niche-niche buyers something that'll let them connect with their favorite smoky drift star.
Ie; a Monster Energy themed BRZ/FRS with a bit more noise, power and drift available through your Scion dealership.
A few stickers, parts and brand name that will let you sell the car for significantly more then it cost to spec it up? Why not.
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Mazda Miata 787B Edition.
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Could totally happen....think Jaguar & Bentley SUVs.
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5-door diesel miata.
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Jalopnik edition Mazda MX-5 Miata.
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Jalopnik-edition, manual-transmission, turbo-diesel Volvo V60 AWD wagon with flip-fold, rear-facing 3rd row of seats in your choice of "Caffé" brown or "Butternut" yellow. Only. No Bluetooth, no power anything (except power steering and ABS, maybe), and steelie wheels as standard.
Tow-hitch and roof-rack optional.
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I have one. FSO Polonez Caro SuperSports.
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So it will be a inline 6 turbo diesel shooting estate wagon with a 6 speed manual and RWD?
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Bugatti Veyron Lee Jeans Edition.
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AWD. And pop-up headlights.
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White sidewall tires and rich mahogany.
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Definitely some kind of brown paint.
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BMW should offer a "DoubleParker" edition with extra plastic bits to protect against doors and shopping carts.
Or maybe just all plastic, like a Fiero?
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A record player that only plays Barry White
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A jacked up, diesel, light blue F-350 Viagra edition would sell billions.
Tune it for extra smoke at the factory.
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Fridge in back stocked with the kind of ales that only Gamecat knows about.
Rotating cast of $kaycog babes as [ahem] codrivers.
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There is a humidor filled with fine Cuban cigars and finer Columbian cocaine.
A VHS of Scarface is the only on screen entertainment available.
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Don't forget a GPS with all the oppo-competition race track layouts installed, for that optimum lap time!
also it should have exausts that go off to the side, so it can have a trailer tow hook in the back
speaking of towing, adjustable air suspension is a must!
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How about a "Snap into a Slim Jim" Ford Raptor edition.
RIP. Macho Man.
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...working on a horrible drawing of this miata right now
give me a few minutes...
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I would love a Lamborghini Aventador : Affordable Edition...
Really any car that I lust over as an Affordable Edition would be great.
Make the car out of fiberglass and sheetmetel instead of carbon fiber. Remove some of the ridiculous features... my leather can be made from any old cow, cheap plastic interiors that I've become used to, put normal $2000 rims and tires on instead of $20,000 rims and tires, etc.
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I was literally thinking Mazda should do a Jalopnik Mazda MX5/Eunos/Miata today and I hadn't even been on the internet to see this article...
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And then that one'll have 700 hp. It's a never-ending cycle. Thankfully.
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I can suggest Super Replicas...
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there you go oppo! :D
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That is just perfect. Even though the suspension would certainly need to be retuned.
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That black Veyron with large red dots. Call it the Ladybird Edition. For First Ladies everywhere.
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With rotary. Now that would be a lot of fun.
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It would need a very powerful engine. And be rear-drive.
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Only concern is the 3rd row. There's seriously not enough space.
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Soichiro Honda Edition Civic Si
Back to basics edition Honda CVCC..but with a K24 and a proper suspension
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How about the Porsche NEIN! Eleven Hugo Boss Edition.
Because...well you know.
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The only problem with that is that anyone who would drive a Monster or Rockstar edition Subaru would probably be an insufferably blowhard.
[And this coming from someone who drinks Monster and drives a Subaru.]
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Can't I just have a fucking Alfa in the U.S.? Call it the Ralph Nader edition, just give me a Giulietta.
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That's what I thought.
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And down in the real world: Just give me a true Fit Si, and I'd be happy.
And remember: it's more fun to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow. So, make it more like original Miata than like, say, S2000.
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Scion XB. Geritol edition.
Comes with a pill organizer, back up alarm, and Hoverround carrier.
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Diesel Rotary with optional shooting-brake hardtop. I'll give a hearty yes to that!
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Bro, it's Polish. Every single Polonez ever, be it the so-called Borewicz, Przejciówka , Truck, Coupé, Caro, Caro+, Atu or Atu+ has had a manual transmission and rear-drive :D
^why Polish cars kick ass
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of all the vipers id choose the voodoo edition, very limited in numbers, all blacked out, a viper, and the name voodoo.... its a great combination
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A Wankel edition Miata sounds nice.
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Fiat 500 Gucci edition. I know, I know... Flame suit is on. I dont care. I love it. I dont care.
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MINI Familyman with optional third-row seating and Handyman with locking tool boxes in the rocker panels.
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Ok, I'm game:
Saab 9-3 Hamptons Edition: modern 9-3 XWD running gear over a 80's 900 Turbo Cabriolet body, with an alternate power-sourced dedicated elicopter turbine forced induction system (Reference: http://jalopnik.com/5098871/manic-… )
Aston Martin DB9 Jaeger-Lecoultre Edition:
NOT the Vanquish; the DB9 is for understated grand touring
Transponder watch for access and keyless start
BMW 1-Series "E30ii"
Remove rear seats
Integrated roll cage
Top-spec suspension and brake upgrade
Hydraulic handbrake
Carbon fiber skin, driveshaft (and wheels???); lightest flywheel possible
30 gal fuel tank
6-speed manual
[Any Car] Concept Spec
Request-only reproduction of the concept version of a production vehicle, be it a simple special paint tone, or a drastically different exterior/build materials/power train.
(I'm staring right at you, Jaguar XJ220 and CX-75)
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That is a sexy little car. That would be perfect for my daily use.
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LGBT Subaru Forester
Comes in blue with yellow racing stripes and 2 black Labradors.
No stick shifts allowed.
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Haliburton Edition Suburban
Fully armored. Includes an M-4, a Randall knife, and a beard.
Contractors optional
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It's really not that hard to get a SBC in a Fiero.
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Ford Flex Family Truckster Edition
(Since I found this pic, somebody else also had this excellent idea.)
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I knew a guy in Atlanta who had an NB with that livery. Really cool looking car.
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How about a Justin Bieber Douche Edition? Sure, it'll make roads that much uglier by having a handful of these running around, but from the business standpoint, it makes perfect sense. You have a ton of douchebags that will jump at the chance to own one.
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More like Diesel. Oh wait...
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This should happen. But then the buyers will think they know better than the actual drifters and then put their own parts on it anyway.
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Ha! BMW will never acknowledge that phenomenon.
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You're absolutely right. Those are the most insecure owners in the world.
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And actual front vent windows.
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Do you really think I want more cars with a chrome wrap running around? It's a public safety hazard!
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You'd be surprised how many manual Foresters I come across in Berkeley.
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A Fit Si would be amazing. And the Fiesta ST (an excellent car) would have some serious competition.
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I'll sign a petition asking Sergio to give us Alfas. But the 4C is coming.
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Unfortunately, Honda cares too much about safety now. So there really wouldn't be much weight savings.
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Mainly those in dictatorships.
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Ha!
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I wanted to see what FSO was making now, and it was mainly Chevy Aveos, so I was thinking the cars they made now were front-drive only.
I guess it's a pity they don't make the Polonez anymore.
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I don't think it would be so mini after all you described...
It would be the perfect competition to the Zafira and S-MAX though.
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Perfect. And they'd sell thousands.
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A modern-day 1-Series tii needs to happen. Closest now is buying a 135is and tearing out everything. DB9 JLC Edition would be cool, but the transponder thing does get gimicky after a while.
And Saab 9-3 Hamptons would definitely sell in a neighborhood where people have to restore their Wagoneers.
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So is allowing douchebags to continue to exist in this world. But until we can take care of it, they will continue to co-exist.
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Is this a thing? A real, live thing? Please let it be so.
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Bill Blass Edition Veyron. Or. A Dockers edition Volvo XC70.
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i know thats a miata and a subi but it looks like a cross of a Z4 coupe and a panamara
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You must have crashed your car into a bridge...
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Believe it or not, there was a Bill Blass edition Lincoln Continental. Dockers XC70 should be interesting. And would certainly sell, especially in the Bay Area.
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...or be left to die, which is what would happen.
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Mercedes-Benz and VW can get in on some of that action.
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It is, it really is. The Polonez is an excellent car, my brother has two and they never break down. Plus I've heard they're fun on rainy days on roundabouts ;)
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Well, okay.
At least we know what basis we're using.
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Dodge Ram 3500 Cummings Bro edition. Complete with giant lift kit, super swampers, "rolling coal" smokestack, and a limited-edition fitted cap, wife beater and lax pinnie . Also comes with a case of Natty Light and some Truck Nutz.
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Buick Lord Vader edition
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Lamborghini Urus, Ernest Borgnine edition. Lamborgnine...Urnust Lamborgnine.
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I'm thinking they should make a Highlander Edition Toyota Highlander. Problem is that it could only be 1 of 1.
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More like Death Star edition...
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Note to self: Avoid people who have trucks like that. Nothing good comes out of meeting them.
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I'd love to meet the buyer.
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Haven't seen the movie yet!
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"So, what color should the car be?"
"...Erm...."
"Well, George Lucas said that he wanted Darth Vader to be more of a lighter color, so maybe we should..."
"Hey, who shot first?"
"Greedo. Why?"
"GET OUT. JUST GET OUT. And make the car BLACK. ALL BLACK."
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2014 G8 GT.
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Newest Subaru WRC should be a flat out rally edition, Colin McRae edition. Self explanatory.
Taurus should have a ROBOCOP edition. Just look at the classic and you know how this new one should look.
"Dedicated buyers" edition Miata, all rainbow. ;)
"Walker Texas Ranger" Dodge Ram
"Reich" edition VW Beetles that can come in "staff car" black, to all the camo's representing all the wonderful theaters the Wermacht fought in! No not Nazi propaganda you dolts, just WWII History Buff stuff.
Any warbird special editions. Tuned cars that are painted like the warbirds they represent. So for example "Battle of Britain" edition Aston Martin painted like a Hurricane or Typhoon.
I got tons of ideas, just grab a beer with me. :P
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Everything would probably work except for the Beetle "Reich" edition (even though I'm a history major). And if you're in the SF Bay Area, I'll definitely grab a beer with you. :)
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Apple should make a car with Audi. NOT with Mercedes. Audi knows design. Mercedes knows how to appeal to some old and or otherwise tasteless people.
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It will either get fantastic or abysmal gas mileage, and the community will provide equal parts of praise and complaint either way.
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Where's my Beats by Dre edition Buick?
Also, that Nike Corolla better have rubber by Nike.
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I don't know, Mercedes is getting there. You wouldn't believe how many young people want that new CLA.