Question of the Night: What would be the best new vehicle mashup from different brands?

"boxrocket" (boxrocket) 09/20/2015 at 21:42 • Filed to: question of the Night, qotn, mashup

0

20

Hey, it’s Sunday! Time for some whimsy.

I love Volvo wagons. I don’t love that modern ones are FWD, or FWD-based AWD. I also love Mustangs, and I aspire to someday own a GT350 AMD/or GT500. It’s hard to justify a Mustang though, as my wife and I frequently carry people, pets, and cargo in the back seats and trunks of our sedans. The most appealing RWD wagon isn’t available in the U.S. (hello, Jaguar XFR-S Estate!), and crossovers/SUVs have high centers of gravity. So what is an Opponaut to do? Make my own!

Take one GT350R,

and add the cabin and rear of the eventual production Volvo V90 (previewed in shape by the Concept Estate, allegedly).

Keep the Volvo’s interior, but stick with Ford’s infotainment system to access track apps, and of course the GT350R’s magnetic suspension, wheels, and front end.

End result: RWD, flat-plane crank V8-powered wagon with stunning looks, good handling, and Volvo’s legendary seats.

Opponauts: spitball your automotive mashup ideas!
-They have to be from different brand families (so no Holden and Cadillac blend - sorry, no CTS-V Utes -because they’re both GM, but a Holden and Honda mashup would be OK).
-There’s no barriers to making it feasible other than your own imagination. It might be ugly or awkward, but that doesn’t matter.
-The vehicles used must be in production or confirmed preproduction as of right now.

TheHondaBro > boxrocket 09/20/2015 at 21:49

1

SH-AWD Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > boxrocket 09/20/2015 at 21:54

1

2016 Tacoma TRD with a Voodoo 5.2.

Alex from Toronto > boxrocket 09/20/2015 at 22:05

1

Ford Transit + Hellcat v8 = super sleeper

Wobbles the Mind > boxrocket 09/20/2015 at 22:10

1

Combine these two to make a hybrid sport wagon with a V12 and AWD system. That way I can tell everyone I have Bad Karma.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > boxrocket 09/20/2015 at 22:13

2

I'll take the Ford Raptor suspension and drivetrain in an SUV like the 4Runner.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > boxrocket 09/20/2015 at 22:19

0

I would love a high strung V6 in a Conquest. Lots of RPMs and a six speed.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > boxrocket 09/20/2015 at 22:21

1

The Spanish company remaking the Pontiac solstice in Spain by “artisans” and Volvo.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > boxrocket 09/20/2015 at 22:34

0

BMW F01 7 series with a turbocharged GM 5.3 LT engine. That engine will have room for days.

OPPOsaurus WRX > boxrocket 09/20/2015 at 22:42

0

i think this is happening....

with the suspension / traction control etc from this

Amoore100 > boxrocket 09/20/2015 at 23:18

2

trollollololo

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/these-ast…

boxrocket > Amoore100 09/21/2015 at 00:00

1

I saw those the other day. I like them all.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Amoore100 09/21/2015 at 00:06

1

+

*mic drop*

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > boxrocket 09/21/2015 at 00:16

1

Engine from this, put into this

C63 is a V8, S65 is a V12; I present the new 600hp V10 E64 AMG. You know you want one!!!

Amoore100 > boxrocket 09/21/2015 at 00:19

0

Me too, and they’re a scarily accurate representation of what modern Fords actually look like...I do love the ‘Vantage S (Max)’ though, talk about a classy MPV...

boxrocket > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 09/21/2015 at 08:52

0

I’d have gone the other way, the 5.2L Voodoo flat-plane crank V8 from the GT350 in a DBS.

boxrocket > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 09/21/2015 at 08:56

1

So that’d be a new version of the RS6 in a Mercedes body?

...I like where your head's at.

coelacanthist > boxrocket 09/21/2015 at 11:56

1

How about an affordable Porsche? Something along the lines of a cayman or Boxter, stripped of any creature comforts and powered by a naturally aspirated Subaru.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > boxrocket 09/22/2015 at 00:03

1

But what’s more impressive? A V12 Mustang or a V8 DBS?

Also, More Dakka

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > boxrocket 09/22/2015 at 00:08

1

Everybody else is losing cylinders in their super sedans, that’s boring. If I’m spending $100k on a car, it better not be boring!

boxrocket > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 09/22/2015 at 07:37

0

I agree a V12 Mustang sounds like a great idea, but it’s not the fastest or most powerful engine out there, and is suited to the “Grand Touring” nature of Astons. I’d want the comfort, luxury, and tech in the gorgeous Aston body, but with more potent and sonorous motivation from that Voodoo.