"MegaSuper" (megasuper)
05/21/2015 at 07:21 • Filed to: None
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"MegaSuper" (megasuper)
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Are there any cars that are sold ONLY in South Korea that have a following outside South Korea? I realize their manufacturers are rather younger than Japan’s, but Hyundai and Kia in particular have come a long way.
Are there any other manufacturers from South Korea maybe that the West doesn’t even have? I know there’s Daewoo, but AFAIK they don’t really make anything Jalop-worthy. (I think they were once in the US but then had to leave due to poor sales, no?)
pip bip - choose Corrour
> MegaSuper
05/21/2015 at 07:30 |
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Proto / Oullim motors maybe with the Spirra.
not sure if sold outside South Korea
as for the rest , Kia , Hyundai , Asia , Daewoo , Renault-Samsung. got them all at some point.
Jayhawk Jake
> MegaSuper
05/21/2015 at 08:44 |
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There are some elements of ‘KDM’ style in Korea on Kias and Hyundais, but it's nothing like JDM is here
TylerLinner
> MegaSuper
05/21/2015 at 09:21 |
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I can’t say it’s a scene per se, and it’s not specific to Korea, but the Hyundai Pony is a rare and collectible car. I read an article recently (can’t find it again) about some journalist who test drove a mint example in Canada, and the car was sold shortly after to a gentleman in Korea who couldn’t find a nicer one.
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MegaSuper
> TylerLinner
05/21/2015 at 09:24 |
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Wow, interesting, thanks. I don’t find it to be much of a looker, but I guess it’s historically significant because it was South Korea’s first mass-produced car.
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MegaSuper
> pip bip - choose Corrour
05/21/2015 at 09:25 |
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Wow, I’ve actually never heard of this car until now. Rather good-looking.
Are there any reviews/test drives of it online?
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pip bip - choose Corrour
> MegaSuper
05/21/2015 at 09:27 |
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i’ll be honest , i’ve never looked.
never seen one , or a car mind you , only found out about it years ago when i saw a mention of it in an Australian newspaper.
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TylerLinner
> MegaSuper
05/21/2015 at 09:39 |
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Well it was styled by Italdesign Giugiaro, so you’ll have to take that up with ole Giorgetto himself.
TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut
> MegaSuper
05/21/2015 at 09:56 |
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Hardly, but here’s a music video with one. Or two.
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MegaSuper
> TylerLinner
05/22/2015 at 04:38 |
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Actually I changed my mind, it’s quite nice. The picture wasn’t loading for me at first, and I was looking at the wrong year on Wiki.
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TylerLinner
> MegaSuper
05/26/2015 at 09:09 |
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Yeah, the one in the article was a second gen (the one that looks like a stretched Omni) but I assume there are still one or two decent first generation Ponies (Ponys?) left in the world.
Here is the article, and indeed, it’s a second gen:
http://driving.ca/hyundai/pony/a…