#fiat multipla

[things-about-cars-in-posts]

Which cars are most bisexual?

Ever get the chilling feeling that you made a grave mistake long ago and you are about to reap what you sowed?

In short, I hit some of my friends up to ask for help. In random alphabetical order:

@jettacar suggested the fourth gen Nissan Quest:

"It's like, no one really bought these. They aren't particularly common. But also, there's no one type of person that buys a car like this. Rationality would have you believe only families are buying this, because it's a giant minivan - but i can't immediately think of another car with a wider variety of types of people that own them right now (excluding cars that just sell incredibly well)"

Unfortunately, that made the conversation derail into minivan talk.

Up next, @rabidragon suggested the Fiat Multipla, due to its peculiar seating arrangement of two rows of three seats:

"3 seats in the front for you and your man and your woman".

Indeed, the peculiar thing about the Multipla is its row of three full-sized seats in front (many old cars had a front bench with some having three lap belts, but the Three Individual Front Seats club is as exclusive as it is devoid of prestige) and the many peculiarities that it caused, like off-center pretty much everything (mirror included) because the driver is further to the side than usual and where most of the centered things go there's now a passenger who would like to be.

But the even more peculiar thing about the Multipla is how spectacularly ugly it is. It's one of the few cars I've ever actually seen that manages to be full-on ugly not just outside but inside. Click on any list of ugliest cars in the world and if it doesn't contain the Multipla I can promise you that list was created by a machine that has since been physically shot. And if you're thinking "Well, it's not bad enough to warrant that hyperbole" - you are looking at the second generation. This is the pretty one. I put the first one and its interior at the end of the post under a read more because I genuinely did not want to be responsible for you seeing it.

I noted that Honda's FR-V managed the same seating layout with downright smart looks inside and out...

...and unfortunately that made the conversation derail into engine swap regulation loopholes.

Finally, @chevyventure suggested multiple. In (roughly) his words:

First generation Mazda 3 "It's a hatchback, good for many different uses - and Mazda is a little silly, charming and off the beaten path (if you were getting a Japanese hatchback you'd probably get a Toyota or a Honda) with a cute lil' smile like a Miata"

1988 Volvo 240 Wagon "Volvos are frequent hand me downs from family like all the cool childhood trauma the LGBTQs get"

[Editor's Note: bro.]

Renault Clio "It's peak hotness while also being cute in its own way, not necessarily preferring a masculine or feminine audience. I've never seen an ad for a Clio before, but if my assumptions about the car market are correct my guess is the normal one is kinda marketed towards women"

[Editor's note: So, I wanted to check that, so I just looked up "Renault Clio ad". These were the first two ads I found.

So yeah. I feel it qualifies.]

Unfortunately, talking about the Clio made the conversation derail into TWR's involvement in- oh wait, you're not gonna know about that Clio variant, are you.

So, many racing series can only be entered with racecars based on some production car - which is great for manufacturers, because they get to advertise their brand and one of their models simultaneously! But since there are rules on how much of the base car can be changed and how much of it must be retained, the stricter they are the more what you want as a base for your racecar is something high performance. So when you want to go racing with a dinky little thing like, say, first car to ever use plastic bumpers and only car to ever be called Renault Le Car in America Renault 5...

...what you are going to want to do is what, among many others, Toyota did with the Yaris GR and Lancia did with the Delta: the homologation special. Basically, you make a special version of the car with the characteristics you'd want in racing, sell enough to clear the rules's bar for "production car" (or at least, convince the officials you've done that), and go racing with that. So Renault did that to the 5 and hit up one Marcello Gandini to redesign it around the changes. You know, Marcello Gandini, guy most famous for designing mid-engined Ferrari-slayers:

Which makes sense, because the Renault 5 Turbo was a mid-engined Ferrari slayer. It was faster than the top-of-the-line Ferrari both in acceleration and in cornering speed. This thing.

(sidenote: The Interior. end of sidenote)

Well, twenty years on, some legend at Renault thought "You know what? We were onto something with that. Let's do that again but HARDER." Presumably, into the headquarters of Tom Walkinshaw Racing, a racing team that developed for Aston Martin, F1 teams, and made Jaguar's Fastest Production Car Ever record holder, and of course a fuckton of the most exciting racecars around, showed up uninvited that Renault madman saying "Y'all wanna work on something REAL prestigious?" before chucking them the keys to a second generation Clio and walking off with a "Don't thank me".

The result was the Clio V6, most notable for HAVING A FUCKING V6 WHERE THE BACKSEATS WERE. This car is genuinely incredible. Like, you see it and you go "Ooh ahh, the Clio V6!" and you look inside to see, you know, the huge V6 compartment thing and you see the interior and you realize this thing cost good sportscar money and when you got in it was a fucking Clio.

Mental stuff- wait shit this post was about bisexual cars wasn't it? How did the conversation derail like this? I swear this never happens. Well, I guess it's time for my pick.

Personally, chatting with Mr. Venture about hatchbacks, I realized that I cannot think of a more "girls car" than a Fiat 500 Cabriolet (which actually is called 500C) and cannot think of a more "boys car" than a Fiat 500 Abarth (which actually is called Abarth 500)...

...so how about the Fiat 500 Cabriolet Abarth?

It actually isn't called that but I think you could piece that together. As though a spoiler on a canvas roof wasn't weird enough, it contains the third brake light, probably making this the only car out there in which it can change position during use. Although I assure you, you're not gonna be thinking about that when driving it. Thing's a RIOT.

But honestly, that wasn't what I started off wanting to answer. So, last but most definitely not least, I candidate my first, gut-reaction answer: the NA Mazda Miata.

See, to me bisexuality (and pansexuality, but awareness of the nuances between them is so low they may as well be picked over flag preference) is someone appreciating all the beauty in the world, seeing no point in gatekeeping themselves out of half of it. And is that not what a spider is about? Is it not about saying "this world we're in is so full of beauty, who would rather blind themselves to half of it?". And look at the damn thing. It's bursting with exactly the kind of joie de vivre one would associate with such sentiment. It oozes enthusiastic curiosity. OwO what's this?: The Car.

Also, just look at this picture.

It can drift. IT CAN WINK. IT CAN WINK MID-DRIFT. I mean, what more than this degree of flirtatious playfulness can you possibly need to be convinced?

Links in blue are posts of mine explaining the words in question - if you liked this post, you might like those!

...

...are they gone? I think they're gone.

The Multipla pictures are down here. Go on then if you're gonna, you sick fuck.

If you have dealt with traumatic tumor-related experiences and seeing that dashboard caused you genuine discomfort, well, do not say I didn't warn you.

#lgbt cars #nissan quest #fiat multipla #honda fr-v #mazda 3 #volvo 240 #renault clio #homologation cars #renault 5 turbo #twr #renault clio V6 #fiat 500C #abarth 500C #na mazda miata

[308ferrari]

#fiat multipla

[marsuro]

Huetobervember day 22

Purple Multipla’s

#huetobervember #art challenge 2023 #traditional art #car art #cars #fiat multipla #fiat multipla my beloved #theyre having a meeting :) #the way this car looks like some kind of creature or beetle #no hate for this car allowed. thats my son #you attack fiat multipla you attack me #chose this one for purple bc we had one and it was ‘aubergine’ colored #which was just black but i can make it purple

[diabolofraise]

I love renault twingos a very normal amount but I feel like we are forgeting other weirdly shaped lovable cars

look at this fiat multipla and tell me it doesn't deserve to be known

#it's surprisingly comfortable too ! #twingo #fiat multipla #weird little cars #cars

[davidmondja]

Vicces méregzsák

#fiat multipla

[lartenascosta]

Fiat Multipla 

“designed by a group of people who have seemingly never met”

#top gear #fiat #fiat multipla #multipla #cars #italian cars

[kazifatagar]

The Fiat Multipla Gets a Reevaluation Now

The Fiat Multipla, once deemed the world’s ugliest car, is gaining a cult following 25 years after its unconventional design. Initially mocked, it’s now considered a potential cult classic, with fans praising its clever and spacious interior. Despite past critiques, recent appraisals highlight its uniqueness and purpose-driven design, emphasizing interior volume and utility. Social Media…

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#cult #Fiat Multipla #misunderstood cars

[drivezonecz]

#Nejbizarnější #karoserie #DriveZone #DriveZoneCZ #Fiat #Multipla #Fiat Multipla #Aston Martin Bulldog #Citroën Karin #Citroën Osmose #Honda Fuya Jo #Mazda EX 005 #Mercedes Bionic #Peugeot Proxima #Renault Zoom #Vtipné #Vtipná auta #K zasmání #Úlety automobilek #špatný směr

[specialcar]

1959 fiat 600 multipla

#vintage car #vintage #1959 #fiat 600 #multipla

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Fiat 600 Multipla, 1995 (1956), by I.DE.A. A restomod Multiple that was presented at the “Torino Design” exhibition, the Institute chose the car as the symbol of Italian car design and an example of the incredibly efficient use of space, seating 6 people in its 3.5 metre length. The interior was updated with modern materials and technology including airbags while the exterior was painted to match the interior. The car remains on display at the Museo dell'Automobile in Turin.

#Fiat #Fiat 600 Multipla #restomod #I.DE.A Institute #concept #one-off #forward control #design study #1995 #1950s style #Italian design #show car #Museo dell'Automobile

[livetogether--diealone]

mission impossible AU - x

#wait wait i actually have a soft spot for cringy ads #like schumi with the fiat multipla #give me more #charles leclerc #f1 #jo.gif

[nsdclassic]

Fiat Multipla

#fiat #multipla #san clemente

[308ferrari]

#fiat multipla #fiat #cool car #wood

[italiancarssince1946]

1961 Ghia Fiat Multipla Jolly

My tumblr-blogs: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/germancarssince1946 & https://www.tumblr.com/blog/frenchcarssince1946 & https://www.tumblr.com/blog/englishcarssince1946 & https://www.tumblr.com/blog/italiancarssince1946 & https://www.tumblr.com/blog/japanesecarssince1947

#1961 #ghia #fiat multipla jolly

[jaszczur-pank]

No joke here. Only fiat multipla.

#please get this car as far away from me as possible #oh god oh fuck #why #fiat 600 multipla #fiat #cars #ugly ass #i love him

[diabolus1exmachina]

Fiat 600 Multipla 

The Fiat 600 was a small car built by the Italian company Fiat from 1955 to 1982. A worldwide success marketed in several countries under the Fiat brand, it was also manufactured under the SEAT license in Spain and Zastava in Yugoslavia. The Fiat 600 Multipla was a four-door minivan based on the Fiat 600 powertrain with seating for six people. The engine was located in the rear of the vehicle, therefore, it is a rear-wheel drive four-cylinder in-line engine, with 633 cubic centimeters, which offered a power of 21.5 horsepower at 4600 rpm, associated with a four-speed manual transmission with drum brakes on all four wheels.

#Fiat 600 Multipla #SEAT #Zastava