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Post rebadging jobs that most people forgot about and/or don't know about.
Here's a good one as an example:
Honda Crossroad aka Land Rover Discovery Series 1 (sold in Japan and New Zeanland):



Modified by superleggera at 12:01 PM 1-29-2010
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Re: Obscure rebadged cars (superleggera)

Quote, originally posted by superleggera »
Post rebadging jobs that most people forgot about and/or don't know about.
Here's a good one as an example:
Honda Crossroad aka Land Rover Discovery Series 1 (sold in Japan and New Zeenland):
The most unreliable Honda evAr?
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Re: Obscure rebadged cars (enriquejcu)

Sold in Mexico:
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patrikman
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not exactly obscure but, I am always intrigued on the very rare occasion that I see one.
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The most unreliable Honda evAr?

http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif no doubt.
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This car has been rebadged as EVERYTHING! Honda, VW, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Kia, Koeniggsegg
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Gaki
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huh looked for this photo in Japan, found one with Cali plates


saw them a lot while I was in Tokyo many years ago.
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Lancia Delta rebadged as a Saab , believe this was just for the Swedish market.

Alfa Romeo ARNA. A real low point for Alfa when they rebadged a Nissan Cherry for an entry level model. Major failure.
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In North Korea, the Fiat Palio is the Pyonghwa Hwiparam. Locally produced too...
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That Honda Crossroad is truly weird, I thought that the Rover-Honda collaboration only produced rebadged Hondas. For instance, here's a Rover 416i, more well known as a Honda Integra:

This is also something that most people have forgotten - a VW Taro (Toyota Hilux):

Saab 600 (Lancia Delta) was also quite the oddball, since it was sold exclusively in Sweden.
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Also from North Korea, the Mercedes 190 rebadged as a Kaengsaeng 88 or a Pyongyang 4.10. Could be an "unauthorized" rebadge though.
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Re: Obscure rebadged cars (patrikman)

Never seen this one before. What is it?
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The Dacio Logan is a Nissan Aprio in some markets:
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Audi 100 is still produced in China as the FAW Hongqi ca7220e. I'd probably have it over any Chinese-engineered Geely, Cherry, Great-Wall, or Brilliance death trap.
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Mazda 121 (Ford Fiesta)
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Mazda 121 (Ford Fiesta)

Cheer up, emo car.
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Isuzu Gemini
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Volkswagen MKV R32

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Audi 100 is still produced in China as the FAW Hongqi ca7220e. I'd probably have it over any Chinese-engineered Geely, Cherry, Great-Wall, or Brilliance death trap.

I'm surprised they didn't call it the Krauti!
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Note that it's not strictly a rebadged Civic, but actually a rebadge of the Honda Domani, a more conservatively-styled "luxury" Civic. This was also built and sold in Canada as the Acura 1.6EL.
The Isuzu Gemini has a funny history, starting in the '70s as a rebadge of the Opel Kadett C, then becoming a unique Isuzu-designed car that was rebadged for the US as a Chevrolet (the Spectrum), then reverting to a rebadge (of the Domani) from 1993 on.
The Isuzu Aska is even more obscure, having been a rebadge of three completely unrelated models. The first Aska was introduced in the mid-'80s to replace the Isuzu-designed midsize Florian. It was a rebadge of the Opel Ascona C/Holden Camira, a GM J-body:

The second-generation Aska was a rebadged Subaru Legacy:

The third and fouth generations were JDM Accords:

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