# What's the most interesting car you saw today? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 21, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889 "2014-05-21T02:35:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 371
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7407 "2025-06-02T13:31:28Z")
Yeah that’s not a factory option. And yeah, red in the front is stupid. And you can’t fix stupid. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7408 "2025-06-03T18:52:15Z")
On the way to work this morning I saw a 1980s Mustang coming towards me. I normally don’t consider Mustangs from that era all that interesting, but then I noticed this one had a slightly different “face” and a hood scoop. This wasn’t an ordinary Mustang, this was a rare Mustang SVO! Fewer than 10,000 were built from 1984-86. The Mustang SVO used a turbo 4 cylinder, and despite its small displacement was the best performing Mustang you could get at the time, as it had similar horsepower to the naturally aspirated V8, and lighter weight. That also made it the best handling Mustang. But it was also by far the most expensive Mustang, so most people opted for the V8. > **[Ford Mustang SVO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_SVO)** > > The Mustang SVO is a limited-production version of the third generation Ford Mustang sold from 1984 to 1986, with fewer than 10,000 built. SVO is an acronym referring to Special Vehicle Operations, Ford Motor Company's racing division formed in 1980 to oversee all motorsports operations, distribute performance parts developed in racing programs, and develop high-performance production vehicles derived from motorsports technologies.. Although it departed both physically and mechanically from an Th... ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7409 "2025-06-03T20:20:46Z")
Heh. My Wifes grocery car looking Subaru Accent has a turbo charged 4 cylinder boxer engine. It’s AWD. Not exactly a lightweight car. It runs like a scared rabbit (though doesn’t handle quite as well). But the thing astounds me. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7410 "2025-06-04T04:13:09Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > … a rare Mustang SVO! The Mustang SVO was a very cool car. A friend had one and that was probably the only one I ever saw. Very cool, the SVO! > [@enipla](#): > > Heh. My Wifes grocery car looking Subaru Accent has a turbo charged 4 cylinder boxer engine. It’s AWD. Not exactly a lightweight car. > > It runs like a scared rabbit (though doesn’t handle quite as well). But the thing astounds me. After owning a Jeep for 10 years I recently bought my first Subaru. It’s an Outback Wilderness Edition (or, OBW), and it has the 2.4L turbo 4 boxer. That engine moves it pretty well! And it is quite capable as an off-roader and winter snow car too. I’m impressed by what it can do. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7411 "2025-06-04T13:30:35Z")
Just remembered the Rivian pickup I saw in traffic on Friday while I was waiting to cross a street. > **[Rivian R1T](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivian_R1T)** > > The Rivian R1T is a battery electric mid-size light duty luxury pickup truck produced by the American company Rivian. The first production R1T was manufactured in Illinois on September 28, 2021, and was delivered to a customer. The official EPA range for the Rivian R1T (MY 2022–2024) ranges from 255–420 miles (410–676 km), depending on drivetrain, battery pack capacity and wheel size. > Rivian unveiled the upcoming truck under the working name A1T in May 2018 but rebadged the vehicle in Novembe... ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7412 "2025-06-04T14:02:37Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > The Mustang SVO used a turbo 4 cylinder, and despite its small displacement was the _best performing Mustang you could get **at the time** _ Lipstick. Pig. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7413 "2025-06-04T15:52:23Z")
Fox bodied Mustangs were good cars. The SVOs had good power on paper but had a lot of turbo lag. Their lighter weight helped handling, but even the V8 cars handled well. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7414 "2025-06-04T19:12:47Z")
A friend modded an SVO for racing, got it up to over 500 HP, but it could barely make 2 laps before something blew up. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7415 "2025-06-06T05:30:06Z")
**The Ford Mustang Dark Horse** [[Album] The Ford Mustang Dark Horse ![](https://i.imgur.com/fELuOYA.jpeg?fb "The Ford Mustang Dark Horse") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/LfJVYoj) The Ford Mustang Dark Horse is a new performance-oriented edition for the 7th-generation Mustang which came out for 2024. It is a track oriented, street-legal, enhanced performance Mustang. This owner was at the car wash and graciously let me take these pictures (some owners don’t like that, and that has led to some interesting encounters; but that’s another story for another day). The Mustang Dark Horse is a track car, but this particular owner does not do any track days with his baby. The Mustang Dark Horse comes with either a 6-speed manual or a 10-speed automatic transmission. Good for Ford for offering the 6-speed manual!! (These days it’s difficult getting a new Porsche 911 with a manual transmission. A sad state of affairs.) Special for the Dark Horse: a unique logo, and the DARK HORSE label on the front hood. It has Ford’s Coyote V8 engine, a 32-valve DOHC crate engine with direct and port fuel injection, twin independent variable camshaft timing, and high-flow cylinder heads that produces 500 horsepower and 418 lb-ft of torque. The Ford Mustang Dark Horse can be yours starting at about $70,000. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7416 "2025-06-06T12:07:05Z")
I think this is a Holden Commodore SS, probably the final generation. I didn’t realize what it was when I saw it in the parking lot at work, so I never checked whether it was right or left hand drive. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/XQ9ZPZx.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/lcmM5Gy) [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/FyUXPyl.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/SuBJJyA) ---
**Author:** ![Hook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@Hook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hook)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7417 "2025-06-06T14:52:53Z")
I don’t have enough knowledge to definitely identify it, but the last gen Commodore was sold in the US a a Chevrolet SS (I think). Maybe rebadged, as were many of the Pontiac GTO to look like a Monaro. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7418 "2025-06-06T15:38:49Z")
Yeah, at least from what I have read on the internet, it’s not uncommon for people to replace the Chevy badges on a US market Chevy SS with Holden badges. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7419 "2025-06-06T16:24:49Z")
That must be it, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7420 "2025-06-06T19:55:31Z")
Accompanied my better half to a hospital complex today. Didn’t get a chance to ride in it but they have an electric shuttle bus for getting around all the different buildings, these apparently are becoming more common in various places. Until today, I had only seen similar things in _Watch Dogs: Legion_. > **[Electric Shuttle | 6 Passenger Electric Vehicle | GEM e6](https://www.gemcar.com/gem-e6/)** > > The GEM e6 electric shuttle is spaciously comfortable with 6 seats and 6 doors for all passengers—a sustainable alternative to SUVs or vans. Later on, I noticed my first Ford Flex. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7421 "2025-06-06T22:17:55Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > I never checked whether it was right or left hand drive. Looks to be left hand. You can barely see the wheel through the glare on the window. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7422 "2025-06-06T22:19:31Z")
67(?) Malibu Didn’t mean to frame the picture like that, but I think it works. [![](https://i.imgur.com/qSSF21J.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/qSSF21J.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7423 "2025-06-06T22:43:38Z")
I just got back from a grocery run; among the interesting vehicles spotted: a ~45 year old Camaro (Z28?) showing its age\*, a bright red Hummer H3, and some little electric unicycle thing. \*Gray primer with a few obvious Bondo patches, parked outside a mechanic shop. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7424 "2025-06-07T02:53:41Z")
On a walk tonight I saw a 2003 Mercury Marauder, looked like a daily driver. No picture, but it looked like this, only beat to hell. [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Mercury-Marauder-1.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Mercury-Marauder-1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7425 "2025-06-11T15:35:26Z")
Aston Martin DB11 convertible in the office parking lot guest spaces. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/Nyr1CD0.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/ed6m7LL) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7426 "2025-06-11T15:41:20Z")
I had an ‘86 Mustang GT convertible (the heaviest version). A friend had the ‘86 SVO. I could beat him off the line, but he would trounce me after 1/4 mile. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=370) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=372)