Doppelganger Cars

Isuzu Hombre/GMC Sonoma/Chevy S10

They've been doing it for decades. Tons of them out there.

Ford Pinto and Mercury Bobcat

Chevy S-10 and Isuzu Hombre

Dodge Grand Caravan and VW Routan

Chevy Suburban and Caddy 'Slade

Nissan Armada and Infiniti QX56

It may be easier to name a car that doesn't have a twin now...

Wow, you guys are thorough.

My contribution:

1. Ford Granada and Mercury Monarch
2. Subaru Impreza Wagon and Saab 9-2x
3. WRX Wagon and Saab 9-2x Aero

Johnboyjjb wrote: I was also under the impression that the Nitro and the Wrangler are the same under the skin.

Not even close.

yeah minus the frame

Isn't the GLK class or some little boxy benz really a Mitsubishi? Edit - maybe thinking of somthing else..

Oh the biggest sin now is the Grand Cherokee, Durango, and the ML350(?), IMO.

Alfa 164, Lancia Thema, Fiat Croma and Saab 9000. One example of pretty different cars from the same chassis!

GM was famous for having a Chevy (Celebrity) a Buick (Regal) and an Olds (Cutlass Sierra) and Pontiac (6000) that were almost the same. Cadillac luckily was left out of the horrid A body list.

The J body was not so lucky, with:
* Chevrolet Cavalier
* Cadillac Cimmaron
* Buick Skyhawk
* Pontiac 2000/Sunbird
* Oldsmobile Firenza

And I forgot one of the worst ever, the Dodge Neon and the Plymouth....uh, Neon.

Dodge shadow, Duster, Plymouth had a name for it..

Cadillac Catera was the Opal Omega - The car that zigs.. actually liked that car.. Oh and the GTO wasn't it some Aussi car minus the engine?

Porsche Cayenne & VW Touareg

GrantMLS wrote: Cadillac Catera was the Opal Omega - The car that zigs.. actually liked that car.. Oh and the GTO wasn't it some Aussi car minus the engine?

Same thing with the G8. It was the Holden Commodore.

oldtin wrote: Porsche Cayenne & VW Touareg

And an Audi version...

I love the shared DNA type cars as the parts hunter that I am loves a bargain. A recent project Mercury Mountaineer was needing some parts. Being unable to find them at the Pick and Pull as it seems these parts self destruct quickly (cruise control buttons) I went online and discovered that new and better parts were available. Mountaineer part was $130-$170 dollars but if I found the same part number for an Explorer this part was $60-$90!! The same part was used on a couple of years in the Ranger and could be found for $30-$60!!

I think that any more, finding the unique cars would be the trick!

Didn't the Aztek become a Sonoma or Bravia or something like that?

Grand Am and Cavilier are really close. Geo Tracker and the Pontiac Sunrunner and the Suzuki Vitara/Sidekick/Samuri/Grand Vitara and others are closely related.

The revived GTO was a Monaro.

I also submit the Eldorado/Olds Toronado from the EARLY days. Saw the olds in a lot once and was REALLY confused as to why the caddy had the wrong hood ornament on it.

Back on the subject of Doppelgangers, we also have the Ford Fusion, Mercury (RIP) Milan and the Lincoln Zephyr/MK-Z.... all of which are clones of themselves and stablemates to the Mazda 6.

sebring/breeze
trooper/acura slx
rodeo/crv

Enzo and MC12...

and heck the audi r8 and the baby lambo, eh what?

Some more:

Mitsubishi Raider/Dodge Dakota

Nissan Frontier/Suzuki Equator

GM B-Bodies: Chevy Caprice/ Chevy Impala/Olds Delta 88/ Olds 98/ Buick Lesabre/ Buick Electra/ Caddy Fleetwood/ Pontiac Parisienne/ Pontiac Bonneville...

Hell, I give up with GM. Their divisions are just clones of each other at this point for the most part!

In fact, come to think of it, it's more unique for a car NOT to have a clone than to be a one-off.

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:

Luke wrote:

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote: Tracer - Escort - Protege - 323 - mx3 - Kia Sephia. No. Really. Pretty sure i'm missing another Kia variant, as well.

I think you can add (Ford) Laser to that, too.

Yep, overseas, the TX3 Laser. And the Mazda Familia.

And the Capri.

Joey

And the Capri and Mustang.

Joey

Since 2005 the Mustang has had it's own chassis designation, per wiki: Ford D2C.

As a Canadian we got even more:

Chevette and Pontiac T-1000

Chevelle and Pontiac Beaumont

Nova and Pontiac Acadian

How about Fargo trucks, if you want to go way back?

pinchvalve wrote: GM was famous for having a Chevy (Celebrity) a Buick (Regal) and an Olds (Cutlass Sierra) and Pontiac (6000) that were almost the same.

Actually that would be the Celebrity, Ciera, Century, and 6000.

Also earlier someone mentioned that the Samurai = Tracker. Actually the Sidekick = Tracker, not the Samurai.

Cloud cars:

Dodge Stratus Chrysler Cirrus Plymouth Breeze