ITT: We post the most culturally significant vehicles ever made
the original Mustang, and to a degree, the Shelby variant of it for introducing pony cars. the whole idea of a stylish vehicle in which mere ownership is the pleasure, and high performance options on mundane vehicles in the form of the shelby variant.probably wasn't the first to do it, but it definitely popularized it.
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This is the only reason anyone outside euro boomers cares about le mans. the GT40's legacy overshadows the race that made it famous itself. an entire generation of people wouldn't even know what le mans is if not for this car and the movie based on its story.its possibly the single greatest story ever told in motorsports. definitely the most famous motorsports story.
>>28097870you posted the wrong one, you should've posted the R34, and it would've only been because of Paul Walker.
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You hate to see it, but Tesla turned the automotive industry on its head. everyone knew EVs had a lot of potential since the GM EV-1. it took a pure EV company to force legacy automakers to finally start investing in EVs. it all started with the Model S. not Tesla's first car, but the first one that made people pay attention.who knows where we'd be if GM heavily leaned on this shit after the EV-1. EVs would probably have a much larger market share than they already do.
>>28097876>first AWD skyline>introduction of the RB26>first japanese car to consistently dominate aussie and japanese touring car championships>first japanese car to gain a supercar reputation overseas>godzillaYou're also retarded for thinking that skylines are only known because of f&f
>>28097866>>28097874>>28097882Fordchads, we won. Every other fag brand BTFO forever.
The first ever supercar, still considered one of the most beautiful vehicles ever made. Yanks could never design anything like it.
>>28097876fuck off amerifat
>>28097907>>first AWD skylineno one cares. that's not iconic for anyone but nigsan and its fans.>introduction of the RB26see above>first japanese car to gain a supercar reputation overseasIt wasn't, the 2000GT was, and the GT-R was never seen in the same vein as even that.>godzillaPaul Walker's name means more to the Skyline brand than "Godzilla" ever did."Skylines" were known, they just weren't iconic until the fast and the furious.weebs will cope, but its true.
>>28097982your country only pretended to give a shit about skylines after americans could import them. they weren't worth shit until then.
>>28097863singlehandedly revived the small roadster segment, everyone and their dog wanted a piece of that pie coming out with a competitor when they saw it be a surprise smash hit overnight. yet it's the only one that remains to this day.
>>28097892GM were too early. Batteries were still too shit. Plus GM could never make a «cool» EV the way Tesla did.Even Tesla themselves did not believe every car could be a EV at first. They just wanted to make a cool sports car. It’s only thanks to Elon’s autism that the initial founders were pushed out and that they ended trying to make a mainstream car like the Model S.
>Ford Model T>VW Beetle>Toyota HiluxThose are the cars that defined the 20th century. Maybe you could add the Mini and the Trabant to the list but everything else is a sideshow.
>>28098207>>Toyota Hiluxnot even the best selling truck.
>>28097870Those have zero cultural impact outside of ricer circles and 99% of people don't even know what a Skyline is. Dogshit submission to the thread.
For all the wrong reasons (undeserved)
>>28098223The technical completely changed irregular warfare in the post-colonial world. The history of whole nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia has been written by mounting a submachine gun on a Hilux. It might be a normie truck in the 1st world, but in the 3rd world it's a different story.
>>28098107>everyone and their dog wanted a piece of thatHahahahahhhahahahahaha. No.Just no.Annual US sales: In 2019, 7,753 Miatas were sold, 8,807 in 2020, 10,470 in 2021, and 6,172 in 2022. Global sales: Mazda has sold 37,037 Miatas globally per year since 1989. Production: Mazda has produced over 1.2 million MX-5 Miatas since the model's debut in 1989. Ford sold more of the original Mustang (1964 1/2-1966) than ALL miatas EVER produced.
>>28098376Just for comparison, Ford sold about 10k Cobra II's in 1977.
>>28098313The R32 GTR absolutely left a major cultural footprint, both in car culture and pop culture worldwide. First off, it’s a car that fundamentally changed the perception of what Japanese manufacturers could do with performance. When it debuted, the R32 wasn’t just fast, it was revolutionary with its AWD system and the RB26DETT engine, which made it capable of outpacing much more expensive and established European sports cars. The R32 also dominated Group A racing, famously winning every single race in the Japanese Touring Car Championship from 1989 to 1993. This dominance earned it the nickname "Godzilla". Beyond the track, it became an icon in video games, anime, and movies, reaching fans worldwide and introducing many to Japanese performance engineering. Even today, its legacy lives on. Enthusiasts still seek out the R32 GTR as a benchmark of raw, tunable power and Japanese ingenuity. Saying it wasn't culturally impactful is like overlooking the influence of the Mustang or 911, it’s a car that genuinely redefined what people thought was possible, you faggot.
>>28097863definitely culturally significant in the UK
>>28098386cozzeh
>>28098376>"no other makes wanted in on the roadster market in the 90s">proceeds to go off on some tangent about a car that was not in that market segment Fuck off, retard. "Everyone and their dog" referred to the manufacturers, not buyers.
>>28098384that's a lot of nigger babel just to say its successors starred in a movie and it cheated in some races in australia.unremarkable otherwise.
>>28097863C2 corvette.The pinnacle of the post-war boom. These are the most valuable restomods for a reason. They're also the most exotic corvettes, every other corvette was just following an already common styling trend
>>28098422c1 way more exotic.
The 2nd gen Escalade was a pop culture icon that took over the '00s, with an honorable mention to the Hummer H2 and the earlier Navigator. Old people wanted them, young people wanted them, in basically every walk of life this thing was a status symbol to all except those "Greenpeace" types that hated the large SUVs of the era. Whether it's video games such as NFS Underground 2, Midnight Club 3, even GTA IV and V to an extent (Cavalcade), TV shows such as The Sopranos, Entourage, and however many episodes of MTV Cribs/Monster Garage/etc this might've appeared in, and even movies such as The Matrix Reloaded and Zombieland, not to mention lining every single toy aisle with those Jada Toys and similar diecasts with these rolling on "dubs". These things were everywhere.Of course I'm biased and own one, but I don't think I'm entirely wrong either. Maybe it's not the most culturally significant vehicle in history, but definitely one of the most significant of the '00s which I think earns it a place on the overall list.
>>28098384ChatGPT ahh answer
>>28098073This. The Volkswagen (Type 1), along the Ford T, the Toyota Corolla and the Morris Mini are breakthroughs in the automobile industry.
>>28097921You should look six posts up, slick.
Dey culcha.
Posting a Mini because it showed how a small economy car could be fun, and introduced the small FWD to the masses.
My nomination to the topic is the BMW E32 750i.It was a shocker to the whole world when it was unveiled back in 1986, big enough of a shock that Mercedes had to cancel the release of their new S class to completely rework it so it wouldn't be considered obsolete in comparison.The E32 was a new page for luxury cars and the whole concept of a "modern car".Before it luxury was having fine leather and woodgrain panels in the interior, maybe a bit of fancy ivory around the gauge cluster and a lazy vee ayte on a soft suspension. After it luxury was to have every single electronic gadget and gizmo in the cockpit to massage your ballsack and ego, equipment lists for days, a fairly firm and "sporty" suspension and road feel.It could also be considered the reason why every modern car is chock full of useless bullshit, to the point that even base model cars have electronics up the ass and infotainment for days.It was also the first time an engine was completely computer controlled with no mechanical backup systems, throttle by wire and all.
>>28098012actually kys
>>28097921You dumb Brit, a Yank DID design it.
>>28097863Dio porco
>>28098277Imagine calling a car "Willies"
>>28098384This is like the child who's confused why everyone else doesnt know/care about their hobby.
>>28099238But....they do?
>>28098432nah nigger
>>28099183Dumb Yank, since when was Marcello Gandini American?
>>28099179so basically, this is the car that ruined luxury cars?
>>28098404:(((
>>28097863>peak reliable transport
>>28098974That was a British design lmao, Lola GT. To parade that as an example of americant's being able to design cars is a joke that tells itself.The last time something actually great came out of America it was the Duesen(((berg)))
>>28099248And cars in general
>>28098384I'm sorry anon but no one is impressed when they see your clapped out Skyline with a chink turbo kit.
>>28099248>>28099276Weird considering that the E38 > e32
>>28098394Ya sure.Manufacturers were clamoring for a piece of 10,000 units per year sales....That's not even worth the R&D.Factory Five sells more cars than that.Can-am sells that many 3 wheel slingshots a year. And they're not even a real car company.Literally hobby grade numbers in the automotive world.Miata is a flop and only faggot (literally) fanbois keep the nameplate alive.
>>28098008>Skylines" were known, they just weren't iconic until the fast and the furious.Before f&f came out (You) had no idea the car existed since you were stil sucking mommies tits dry ROMFLAMAHAHAHA fucking wrenchlet
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>>28097892>>28098194kill yourself shills
>>28099262If the GT40 is the Lola GT, why didn't the Lola GT win anything?
>>28098008>(Skyline R32 GTR) weren't iconic until the fast and the furiousMaybe true in America, but not where they were winning races.
>>28098384The nickname Godzilla comes from aussies.
Nothing to see here just an old Lincoln
>>28098974Holy fuck you couldn't be more retarded. Couldn't you?
>>28101480I'm talking about design not power, retard. LMAO
>>28102303they were both powered by Ford engines. why didn't it win anything?
>>28102258so they were only iconic in Japan?
>>28103171>Posts Australian magazine cover>only iconic in Japan?1932 Ford Model B introduced a low cost V8 to the masses. Performance for everyman.
>>28097892That wasnt any reason of innovation or quality. It was just some guy being a dick and having enough leverage to sway people.I dont hate ev's in the slightest. But Musky has some sort of special grip on the shadow people's balls so he gets put on a pedestal which he really doesnt deserve.
>>28097863Not necessarily the car itself, but mainly because of Ralph Naders retarded autistic hissy fit about car safety where he singled out the corvair despite it not actually being all that more dangerous then other cars of the time and causing the NHTSA and the Department of transportation to be created.
pic and Godzilla changed motoring in a way only Lotus could have made real.
Yellow thing on the steering wheel is very period.Club?
>>28097892No bro /o/ said that tesla was going to die in 2 weeks, trust me .
>>28104262Just like henry ford had the government and oil industries by its balls to promote his products (even changing the way cities were designed for it)
>>28104460Disklock.
>>28098384don't care fast and the furious was cooler
love it or hate it's still became iconic
>no tricky victhis board is dead
>>28099262>>28102290What the fuck do they put in the water over there that causes this endless europoor seethe?>After disappointing race results, the engineering team was moved in 1964 to Dearborn, Michigan, USA, to design and build cars by its advanced developer, Kar Kraft. All chassis versions were powered by a series of American-built Ford V8 OHV engines modified for racing.
>>28097863The 1939 Packard was the first car offered with factory fitted air conditioning.
>>28098404I prefer this version
>>28097866That fact they sold over 600k in one year is insane. I can't think of anything that comes close
Woody station wagon
>>28097892musks personal advertising army is online I see.
>>28098073the one and only.
>>28104192nigger, you can post magazine covers of the most obscure kit cars and super cars. i don't think that makes them iconic.most aussie boomers just walked right on by skylines and kept on admiring their falcons and commodores.
>>28105896Touring car racing has always been the most popular form of motorsport in Australia. When the R32 was released it totally dominated the sport, until they changed the rules so it could no longer compete. They may not have liked it but everyone was talking about it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBkGrvdE680
Iconic
>>28104536it is, and that saddens me, but the last of the B-bodies is also noteworthy, and the marathons before that for being the de facto taxi of generations
>>28106093It won because it cheated. and that's all anyone was talking about.
>>28106968Bullshit. Evidence?
>>28109356are you seriously the one nigger who doesn't know about the R32 cheating in australia? they didn't even allow the australian R32 to race in JGTC because of it. the team was more impressive than the car.
>>28102267Perfect car to get shot in and rally in Forza Horizon 5.
>>28104262>>28105865People who downplay the efforts and initiatives spurred by musk are like Columbus haters who say "he just sailed on a boat and got lost". He will forever be known as the bastion of the electric automotive revolution, while you faggots will die having never contributed anything positive or significant to society.
>>28097892It's funny how much seethe gets generated just by posting one of these. Like it or not the automotive landscaped changed with the adoption of the model S. It made EVs mainstream and a viable option for a lot of people. Therefore it's a culturally significant car. I don't even like EVs but facts are facts
>>28105237Well at least you posted the name.
>>28109403>abloo bloo bloo muh hecking cheating!cheating is based fuck you
>>28097892Its cultural impact was entirely negative. Not even because of EVs as a whole. It's a faceless aesthetically absent product that would not look out of place rolling around Aperture Science.
>>28097892EV-1 was a project designed to fail.>Shit range>Prototype quality>Lease only>Confiscate and crush cars prematurely.>Lock away all the data. People basically have to go by rumor about how comfy it is to charge at home.Might as well have been the Exxon EV-1
>>28109403Australian interpretation of Group A rules was more liberal than other countries, that's all. Nissan wasn't doing anything anyone else in Australia wasn't doing.
>>28097882>>28097866>>28098073>>28098277>>28098523>>28104536TheseDidn't think of the Jeep but it ticketed millions into buying overpriced mall crawlers for decades.
