Forget about the new Bronco, get the Mitsuoka Buddy!

[ElectroBoy]

I missed this, but have any of you heard of this hideous beast?
The Mitsuoka Buddy.

From Wikipedia:Mitsuoka Motor is a small Japanese automobile company. It is noted for building unique cars with unconventional styling, some of which are modern while others imitate the look of American, European and particularly British retro cars of the 1950s and 1960s.

They sold out of all their planned model builds.

Mitsuoka Buddy retro-styled Toyota RAV4 introduced in Japan | Autoblog

Toyota RAV4-based Mitsuoka Buddy retro-styled SUV is sold out | Autoblog

 

[Gamma Ray]

Is it front wheel drive or FWD-based?

 

[Mudballz]

Actually cool :car:
I love the 60/70’s Chevy k vibe
Where’s my flannel :yo:
Mike

 

[Ogre75]

I don't know why, but I like the styling. Reminds me of an early 80's chevy citation 4dr hatch

 

[LandCruiser]

Front and back look great but they can’t cover up the modern crossover styling from the side.

 

[zig553]

Buy Rav4 + graft Squarebody Chevy front end on to it + ??? = Profit!

 

[ElectroBoy]

Front and back look great but they can’t cover up the modern crossover styling from the side.

I dunno, the side view kind of looks like an AMC Pacer.

 

[LandCruiser]

Rock Star.

 

[ElectroBoy]

Rock Star.

Now that’s a good looking car.
The website has great photos but the engrish text is odd.
“ Even when people looked down on me, I believed in my dreams. But truth is I was scared. I pretended to be alright. Truth is I was eager for love, I wanted you to see. In a town that shines under the rain, Your eyes lead me. You told me 'Just fly freely'. I can fly! Now I can fly. I can do it! Now I am free.”

 

[Gamma Ray]

The website has great photos but the engrish text is odd.
“ Even when people looked down on me, I believed in my dreams. But truth is I was scared. I pretended to be alright. Truth is I was eager for love, I wanted you to see. In a town that shines under the rain, Your eyes lead me. You told me 'Just fly freely'. I can fly! Now I can fly. I can do it! Now I am free.”

They made some clitical errors when writing that.

 

[5thToy]

Styling is definitely subjective. That thing is fugly.

 

[Ogre75]

Rock Star.

Whats that car based from? pretty good looking

 

[LandCruiser]

Whats that car based from? pretty good looking

Miata

 

[T4R2014]

Why do modern crossovers always have to have that ugly af bulbous styling from the side? More importantly how is that styling selling?

 

[LandCruiser]

Why do modern crossovers always have to have that ugly af bulbous styling from the side? More importantly how is that styling selling?

Trying to get low drag and make them look sleek because people who buy wagons and hatchbacks don’t want them to look like one or have useful cargo space.

 

[Paragon1]

Ford called, they want their Pinto design back....

 

[ElectroBoy]

I don't know why, but I like the styling. Reminds me of an early 80's chevy citation 4dr hatch

I do like the retro chrome, versus the plastic bumper we get nowadays.

 

[Ogre75]

I do like the retro chrome, versus the plastic bumper we get nowadays.

The thing I like best is the top of the front end overhangs... its not a wedge like literally everything else nowadays

 

[Iffykid]

Whats that car based from? pretty good looking

From the rear it reminds me of a Corvette

 

[Ghostrider]

I'm impressed. I really like the retro headlights and bumper stuff