Brand Jumpers!!!

"RazoE" (razoe) 08/20/2014 at 09:46 • Filed to: brand jumpers

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Can you name any other brand jumpers?

Here are 3 I can think of.

Toyota Soarer -> Lexus SC430. The Soarer jumped ship from Toyota to Lexus once Lexus was introduced in the land of the rising sun:

The Dino 208/308 GT4-> Ferrari 208/308 GT4. The only Dino to jump to the prancing horse brand.

Lotus Elan -> Kia Elan (!) That's right, Kia bought the rights to the Elan and produced it themselves.

So Opponauts. Any other brand jumpers you can think of?

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > RazoE 08/20/2014 at 09:49

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The élan was the first thing I thought of. Interesting because it didn't jump between related brands like the SC/Toyota and Ferrari/Dino

EL_ULY > RazoE 08/20/2014 at 09:56

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The Chrysler 300 and the Lancia something

RazoE > EL_ULY 08/20/2014 at 09:59

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Thema, I think? That doesn't really count though because they're both sold at the same time, but under different brands for different countries. I'm talking about the Chrysler Sebring/Dodge Stratus sold as the Volga Siber after Chrysler stopped making it.

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TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > RazoE 08/20/2014 at 10:04

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Honda NSX and Acura NSX.

RazoE > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 08/20/2014 at 10:10

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They were sold at the same time, weren't they? That doesn't count.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > RazoE 08/20/2014 at 10:11

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Different countries though?

EL_ULY > RazoE 08/20/2014 at 10:13

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ohh ok. Well then I choose the triplets. (first gen) Volvo S40 , Mitsubishi Carisma , and the Proton Waja .

RazoE > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 08/20/2014 at 10:18

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Still, same time..Think of cars like the Morris Oxford -> Hindustan Ambassador

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > RazoE 08/20/2014 at 10:27

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Okay then, hmmmm...

TotallyThatStupid > RazoE 08/20/2014 at 11:41

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Land Rover Discovery and its Honda doppelganger, the Crossroad.

Bad Idea Theatre?

Just4GP > RazoE 08/20/2014 at 12:39

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Does going from Toyota to Lexus or Honda to Acura really count? I mean in both cases it's the same company. I had a Lexus SC400 (Toyota Soarer). Despite the Lexus badges, all of the glass engravings and body part stamps said Toyota. The same can be said for Nissan/Infinity and a whole slew of GM based vehicles. It seems that car companies just like to rebadge stuff for the US.

RazoE > Just4GP 08/20/2014 at 12:51

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It does have significance because it'd be like a Saturn going to Chevrolet (Saturn Vue -> Chevy Captiva). The thing is, it's no longer produced as a Toyota, and exclusively as a Lexus. I have tons of "Toyota" stamped parts on my IS300, but it doesn't count because it was sold as a Toyota AND Lexus at the same time.

Just4GP > RazoE 08/20/2014 at 12:58

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But aren't Saturn and Chevy both GM divisions? I see your point with Lexus and Toyota selling the same car at the same time though.

julienjj > RazoE 08/22/2014 at 12:24

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Eagle talon ?

RazoE > julienjj 08/22/2014 at 12:34

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That didn't jump brands. The Plymouth Prowler EXCLUSIVELY became the Chrysler Prowler. That's an example of a brand jumper.