What are the coolest cars that were only available in limited markets? This BMW E30 320is was only sold in Italy and Portugal...
It had a 1990cc version of the E30 M3 S14 engine to take advantage of the tax breaks for sub-2.0-litre engines in those countries. It also got the M3’s close ratio Getrag gearbox, but the rest was pretty much standard 3-series. Still, it’s sort of a slightly detuned M3, and that’s cool!
It had a 1990cc version of the E30 M3 S14 engine to take advantage of the tax breaks for sub-2.0-litre engines in those countries. It also got the M3’s close ratio Getrag gearbox, but the rest was pretty much standard 3-series. Still, it’s sort of a slightly detuned M3, and that’s cool!
Then there’s the Volkswagen SP2 which was only available in Brazil, as well as countless special editions you’ll find in Japan.
Got any more suggestions for cool cars that were only found in one (or very few) markets? Let us know in the comments, and we’ll share the best.
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Lamborgini Aventador Buon Mercato - Only sold in India and only 1 was built
The picture is of a Santana based replica from China
The Subau Levorg, Sold in Japan and European markets. A kind of modern Wrx Wagon/Forester XT combo.
Are these sold anywhere else?
there’s a lot of cars made on certain markets, here some examples:
-http://boitierrouge.com/2015/11/24/alfa-romeo-155-ti-z-gta-z-des-zagato-pour-le-japon/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2015/09/01/skoda-rapid-cabriolet-specificite-britannique/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2015/08/26/citroen-gs-birotor-la-fin-des-illusions/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2015/08/17/bmw-333i-lalpina-des-antipodes/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2015/06/22/simca-1204-usa-la-frenchy-de-chrysler/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2015/04/30/alfa-romeo-gtv6-3-litres-la-bombe-sud-africaine/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2015/04/16/renault-fuego-gta-max-la-meilleure-des-fuego-atmo/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2015/03/14/subaru-traviq-un-zafira-au-pays-du-soleil-levant/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2015/02/11/volkswagen-golf-gti-16s-oettinger-une-exclusivite-francaise/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2015/01/18/lancia-scorpion-une-monte-carlo-degonflee-pour-les-etats-unis/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2015/01/16/ford-sierra-xr8-la-muscle-car-sud-africaine/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/12/26/volkswagen-polo-arlequin-quand-vw-se-lache-et-revisite-son-passe/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/12/21/citroen-m35-moteur-rotatif-clients-cobayes-et-bide-monumental/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/12/18/kaengsaeng-88-le-renouveau-nord-coreen-copie-presque-conforme-dune-mercedes-190-e/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/12/11/opel-omega-evolution-500-plus-rare-encore-que-lomega-lotus/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/11/09/lancia-a112-la-mini-de-saab/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/11/06/309-gti-turbo-165-peut-etre-la-plus-rare-des-peugeot/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/10/18/henney-kilowatt-une-dauphine-ricaine-et-electrique/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/07/19/bmw-m535i-et-m5-e28-deux-m-dans-une-meme-gamme/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/06/16/alpine-gta-us-un-vrai-collector/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/05/31/renault-pulse-une-micra-deguisee-pour-le-marche-indien/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/05/25/cadillac-catera-quand-gm-veut-faire-du-cadillac-avec-de-lopel-ca-ne-marche-pas/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/05/24/kia-604-la-peugeot-du-matin-calme/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/05/14/citroen-bx-4tc-la-voiture-que-citroen-prefere-oublier/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/04/28/la-rarissime-bmw-745i-m88-sud-africaine/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/04/27/renault-12-alpine-la-sportive-de-la-pampa/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/04/13/renault-siete7-linconnue-iberique/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/03/31/peugeot-405-t16-la-performance-sous-une-robe-discrete/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/03/24/saab-600-la-lancia-du-grand-nord/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/03/18/la-drole-dalliance-de-citroen-et-de-carlsson/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2014/03/04/swinging-seoul/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2016/01/24/alfa-romeo-alfetta-gtv8-2-6i-4-places-et-v8-de-montreal/
-http://boitierrouge.com/2016/04/16/citroen-citroneta-la-2cv-andine/
Japan as far as I know are the only ones to get the BZ-Touring, G-Touring, BZ-Touring AWD and G-Touring AWD the BZ came with the 4AGE 20V same engine in the A86 just 20V not 16V and the G came with one of two engines the 5AFE or 5AFHE. I have a imported G-Touring one of a handful in Ireland
Celica Gt Four ST185 Carlos Sainz only 5000 models out there, i got one in my backyard. Just a piece of rally history, thought I’d share :)
Technically it’s not correct. I know there is a vignette in that car with number x/5000 but from the 5000 are only 3500 a carlos sainz edition. (european version)
At the japanese market for example there were sold as the celica gt4 rc. By the way the japanese version had more power then the european version because they had a different turbo and some other changing s at the engine.
Latin America….take that James May
Supercharged 4A-GZE in AE92 and AE101 levins only in japan
I’m not sure if this counts, but the SEAT Gredos was a name only used in Greece because the original name, SEAT Malaga was deemed to be offense because Malaga sounds too much like Malaka, which means assh*le in Greek.
https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3938/15349388677_71ee834028_b.jpg
I’m sad only Japan and the US got the 5-cyl Honda’s.
The e36 m3-r basically a race spec m3 only ever sold in australia and the most powerful e36 sold
Aust. Delivered r32 gtr’s while techcally sold as gray imports through nissan these were modifed for endurance by nissan and from memory also had a bit more power than the stock gtr