After seeing this pic of a 'Subaru Traviq' in the comments, I wondered: what are the most horrific examples of rubbish badge engineering? Suggestions please!
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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This ferrari shamelessly posing as a chrysler voyager!
Does it have a boxer engine at least?
Saabaru! Saab 9-2x. Rebadged WRX. I think they are awesome.
I love this cat and almost bought one a few years ago (ended up getting an 05 wrx). I really don’t think it belongs in this list though because these are the rebadged cars that SHOULDN’T exist.
Chevy Aveo/ Pontiac G3/ Holden Barina. AKA Daewoo Kalos. Also rebadged as ZAZ Vida.
This isn’t really a cross badge, more of a cross engine. The Saturn Vue V6 was packing a Honda J35.
Ok.. a minus? Look it up.
Can’t believe that’s a Subaru in some countries. Here (argentina) it’s delivered by Chevrolet and called Chevy Zafira
here we call that een opel zafira
The VW Routan. Which, as some pointed out, is a Chrysler Town and Country, Dodge Grand Caravan, Ram Cargo Van, and a Lancia. With a German engine. Typical American blunder.
Mitsubishi i as the Citroen C-ZERO
And the Peugeot iOn
Practically any Buick, Pontiac, GMC, Oldsmobile, Lincoln, or Mercury ever made.
At least after 1980, anyway.
I know it’s not a car as such but the vans also have badge engineering, like the Renault Trafic/Vauxhall Vivaro/Nissan Primastar.