Cars I didn't know existed until this morning

"CB" (jrcb) 01/18/2017 at 08:59 • Filed to: The More You Know

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . I don’t remember ever hearing about this. From what I read, it’s basically a GT version of the Elise/Exige. Huh, weird.

Wacko > CB 01/18/2017 at 09:05

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then what about this

CB > Wacko 01/18/2017 at 09:06

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See, I knew about that. I actually found out about the Europa by Googling the Dodge EV not ten minutes ago.

Wacko > CB 01/18/2017 at 09:09

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not to judge you but how old are you, cause I remember these quite well when they came out. you just might of been too young at the time.  

CB > Wacko 01/18/2017 at 09:13

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Currently 22. So I would have been 11 or 12 when it came out. Considering I was still pretty avidly into vehicles at the time, it definitely slipped through the cracks, but I’ve also been on Oppo since 2012 and never recall seeing it posted, either.

X37.9XXS > CB 01/18/2017 at 09:15

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That is not an Europa

This is

Properly accessorised

RT > CB 01/18/2017 at 09:18

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I remember when it was new, and it was criticised by pretty much everyone since it was odd to do a plush version of a car which focused on bare-bones thrills as much as the Elise/Exige. I love to simplify and add lightness as much as the next guy, but the Evora filled this gap much better.

punkgoose17 > X37.9XXS 01/18/2017 at 09:18

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I learned about this Europa from GT2. I call it The Ugly Lotus. I would still love to have one though.

Moves-Like-Senna > CB 01/18/2017 at 09:19

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I believe I saw one or two at the dealership by Cleatus’ place

Steve in Manhattan > CB 01/18/2017 at 09:19

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Missed it as well.

Cé hé sin > CB 01/18/2017 at 09:21

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And it wasn’t even their first Europa.

CB > Moves-Like-Senna 01/18/2017 at 09:23

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Then why didn’t you buy one as your highway cruiser?

Blind Willie Tyresmoke Namington IV > CB 01/18/2017 at 09:24

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I vaguely remember when they launched it but it was never really a big deal.

It’s probably mostly known for being on NFS Carbon (I think it was Carbon, anyway)

Moves-Like-Senna > CB 01/18/2017 at 09:24

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Because I got a free Corolla meaning I can save up to get something past a Camaro SS :P

Wacko > CB 01/18/2017 at 09:26

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at 11 or 12 it’s normal for cars you see on the internet to slip through the cracks.

when i was that age, in the early 90s while my friends collected baseball cards and basketball cars, I had car cards. and magazines, information was way more scarce so I would re-read over and over what i had. not like now with all the info out there, now you take a little here and there.

scoob > Blind Willie Tyresmoke Namington IV 01/18/2017 at 09:31

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Yeah I first learned about this car on NFS Carbon.

marshknute > CB 01/18/2017 at 09:33

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Clarkson once reviewed one for Top Gear, but admitted in a later News segment that he decided to scrap the video because the car was so boring. I wonder if it still exists in cyberspace somewhere or if it was never edited in the first place.

64Mali > CB 01/18/2017 at 09:53

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I feel that Europa is more ugly than the original. But I might be biased having a 1970 Europa.

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > CB 01/18/2017 at 11:42

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The interior is WAY better than the regular models.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > CB 01/18/2017 at 13:15

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Only reason I know of it is I have 1/18 model of it.