Scale Models of Bigger Cars

Surprisingly, I'm not talking about diecasts.

This is the 2015 Mercedes C300 Luxury with Distronic. It's pretty much a perfect 5/8 scale model of an S550. What are some other "scale models" of their bigger brothers?

How about an opposite example where a car is scaled up from a smaller one?

A MINI is sort of cartoonish scaled up versions of a Mini. They are maybe 5/4 scale, except the tires and wheels which are closer to 2:1 scale.

For a while Audi made one car in several sizes.

ATSV?

Lots of Kei trucks look like chibi-character versions of lorries...especially the Daihatsu HiJet and 2-ton.

The Sunbeam Rapier was pretty much a 3/4 scale barracuda

NSU admitted to copying the Corvair in an attempt to appeal to younger buyers.

Looks like a Taurus/Jag

Mazda 3

Mazda 6

G_Body_Man wrote: Surprisingly, I'm not talking about diecasts. This is the 2015 Mercedes C300 Luxury with Distronic.

Sorry to go OT, but that thing is astonishingly, breathtakingly hideous.

I have heard the NA Miata called a 5/4 scale Lotus Elan.

I think there is room here for the giant VW Phaeton looking like just another Jetta/Passat of the era.
Of course, this ties to the comment earlier of Audi selling 3 cars that all looked the same around the same time.

Thank God for scale model cars...

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I thought this thread was going to be about what car I'd like to have as a scaled down model of the real one. To that I'd say a 3/4 size Camaro, 7/8 size mustang, or 3/4 size challenger.

Volvo 544 is essentially a 3/4 scale '46 Ford

Missed an obvious one

The Mercedes 220-whatever hatch is out now is a 5/4 scale Corrado

Corolla 4/5 wrx

A Mini Moke:

has been called a miniature Willy's Jeep:

Some folks say that the early Celica fastbacks:

Remind them of smaller Mustang fastbacks:

Nearly every current make has a S/M/L version of the same basic design - Especially if you include SUV/crossovers

Start posting pics or those retro Kei cars from Nissan.