Built over the span of fucking 2 DECADES

>still looked modern in 1990
are you high? That thing didn't look modern in the '60s let alone the '90s

looks like a 1930s car

holy shit those came out in 48?

lamo

looks older than the Beetle

ffs this was out 48

>145hp
>aerodynamic
>safe
>practical
>comfy

And the GTI box on wheels is considered the best (or first) hot hatch of the time or it was that this was considered as a coupe?

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the GTi came out before that
the GTi wasnt the 1st hot hatch

best is subjective but Id say the 99 was too expensive to compete with other hot hatches

It was dated in 1948, it's literally a 1935 design

At least the Beetle was 38, and revised in 46 for production

Hydropneumatic system bits need somewhere to go, and obviously aesthetics.

You're right but I think that you got what you paid for. Guess that a hot hatch is supposed to be cheap in definition.

>Holyshit! These were designed in 1936 and look at them now.

>tfw no 70's Maserati-powered road-going spaceship on hydropneumatics

The original "ahead of its time"-mobile.

This car is not from the late 50s even though it looks it.

>The original "ahead of its time"-mobile.

No.

1955 actually.

>The original "ahead of its time"-mobile.
Except that by the time they cut down all the unrealistic pipedreams they were left with something that did little to nothing more than a Tatra over 10 years earlier. The Tucker is the Delorean of innovation.

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Very original, the first of its kind or the best of its time is what I would say about all of these cars cause all of them actually suit their time.

Noice

Yes, this is more than 100 year old DOHC 16v 4 cylinder engine, and it did absolutely wreck the competition.

Because it's the most beautiful car ever made.

autoblog.com/2009/02/12/car-designers-name-citroen-ds-most-beautiful-car-ever/

That car just says "Real Genius".

>Because it's the most beautiful car ever made.

its so ugly tho

>not the SM
>not the XKE
>not the 300SL Coupe

They're wrong and you are wrong

I think it still looks incredibly modern even by today's standards.

it's the small windows

Peugeot 206 and Focus Mk1

Came out almost 20 years ago and they still looks like they started to produce them in 2004.

Twingo of course, just look at it. Futuristic af when it came out in 1993 and still modern when the new one came out in 2007 and still in production somewhere in South America

The lancia aurelia B20 gt. Remove the chrome bumpers and add some ugly headlamps and it would look brand new. Came out at the same time as the citroen ds, also very technically advanced with the first transaxle transmission, independent suspension on all 4 wheels, inboard rear brakes, first mass produced V6 engine (and perfectly balanced as well)

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production in south america ended in 2012 (so it really was the doom year)

Futuristic? It seemed modern but the design resembled the pop culture of the time and place.

MK1 Focus looks really dated though.

old peugeot had so fucking glorious light and front grill

angry eyes done right

it looks 70's from the rear though.

And from which angle it doesn't look 70's?