Thoughts about Adam

"DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke) 04/09/2015 at 01:06 • Filed to: None

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The Opel, not my friend who loves Hondas.

When are we getting this thing? I think it's one of the most adorable cars built anywhere in the world, and I think it would sell well here in the vein of the Fiat 500 and smart fortwo.

Am I going to have to suffer until 2040 before I get my hands on one? Come on GM!

HammerheadFistpunch > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 04/09/2015 at 01:25

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fiat 500 and smart fourtwo:

Two cars that are not selling well.

TheHondaBro > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 04/09/2015 at 01:26

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"That thing is a rolling deathtrap! Buy the IIHS-approved Chevy Spark instead! It's so safe!"

Dunnik > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 04/09/2015 at 01:28

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That hat is wearing is just ruining it for me. Some kind of 21st century landau roof? O_o

Seems to have good proportions for a hatch, but in my opinion the front is too Mazda Smiley Face for my taste.

Patrick George reports GM's CEO as saying they'd badge this as...a Buick. I guess they have nowhere else to put it. Oh, wait! They could make this a Pontiac! EXCEPT NOT BECAUSE THEY KILLED IT ARE YOU SORRY NOW GM?

Svend > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 04/09/2015 at 01:47

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The Adam is a nice little car for as you say going up against the Smart FourTwo and the Fiat 500. But it's slightly bigger sister the Corsa would be a better option as it's more Ford Fiesta sized and available as the Fiesta in three and five door hatch (granted the three door isn't available in the U.S.) with even a sporty option to take on the Fiesta ST.

GM are really missing a trick with this car.

 V8 Rustler > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 04/09/2015 at 01:49

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Poor man's Audi A1?

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > HammerheadFistpunch 04/09/2015 at 01:53

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Hmm...I've been using the, "I see them often around here," way of thinking again.

FastIndy > TheHondaBro 04/09/2015 at 01:53

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The fact that the performance above earned it the title as the best-performing minicar for the small overlap collision is somewhat disconcerting.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Svend 04/09/2015 at 01:54

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Had no idea about the Corsa, but now I'm extremely interested.

Svend > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 04/09/2015 at 02:19

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The Corsa is the in between of the Adam and Astra. Equivalent to Ford Ka, Fiesta then Focus. Although the Corsa doesn't get much love it is a cheap practical small car that new young drivers tend to add nasty performance mods to but Vauxhall/Opel do their own in house performance version in a VXR.

From the Vauxhall configurator website:

http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/vehicles/vxr-r…

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The New Corsa VXR – Vauxhall's ultra-powerful hot-hatch – is set to raise the bar for small, fast hatchbacks when it appears in UK showrooms in May 2015

With a fierce acceleration of 0-60mph in 6.5 seconds and a top speed of 143mph, New Corsa VXR delivers 205PS and up to 280Nm from its powerful 1.6-litre turbocharged engine.

Current Vauxhall model line up.

http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/tools/model-se…

Anon > HammerheadFistpunch 04/09/2015 at 02:22

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That's because they're both built like shit. On the other hand Mini is doing very well in America.

Leon711 > Anon 04/09/2015 at 04:40

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everyone seems to love the new renault based one.

Cé hé sin >  V8 Rustler 04/09/2015 at 04:48

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It's a bit smaller. More of an A0.

pip bip - choose Corrour > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 04/09/2015 at 05:34

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not sold here in australia either :(