Proof once again that the milestones aren’t always planned, we reached 5,500 with the unlikely Fulwin T6, the plug-in hybrid version of the Chery Tansuo 06. As far as the Fulwin line-up goes, it’s one of the more interesting shapes, being more avant-garde than the T8, which really is a Chery Tiggo 8 with a plug-in… Read More »Autocade reaches 5,500 models
One of the lesser known Chinese brands, Kaiyi, is now online on the main site. You may know it as Cowin, the budget brand spun off by Chery in 2014. Not unlike Jetta, the brand that Volkswagen spun off from a model line in 2019, Cowin was tasked with selling obsolete Chery cast-offs, and Autocade… Read More »A more modern turn
Recently completed on the main site: the entire history of Leapmotor (not hard considering the firm is only a decade old) and the Dongfeng Yipai (eπ) sub-brand (only two models, the 007 and 008). The BMW X3 and iX3 nameplate and model pages are also complete. We are still seeing some odd traffic patterns, even… Read More »Leapmotor, Dongfeng Yipai up
We’ve reached 5,400 model entries on Autocade, and the car that got us there is particularly special, launched just this week. The Ferrari 849 Testarossa wasn’t what we thought we’d be adding, but for a friend of mine placing an order and showing me what he was planning to get. (He already owns a 512… Read More »Ferrari 849 Testarossa takes Autocade to 5,400
Two very different Asian ranges are now up on Autocade. We believe everything from Geely (the core brand) is up, including its historical models. We were missing a few entries for the Englon SC5 derivatives: strangely, we hadn’t added the four-door saloon; the badge-engineered Gleagle GC5, which did exist, and the Geely New Meiri, which… Read More »Lexus ES and all the Geelys are up
Unfortunately, it’s hard to check directly with the manufacturer since its site is blocked to us in New Zealand (and we’ve tried US and Dutch VPNs), but we know from the Iranian press that the Peugeot Pars is no more at IKCO, finally having been cancelled in spring 2024, and our listing has been updated.… Read More »Farewell to the Peugeot 405
Two very different Japanese model lines have been completed on Autocade. The first is the Suzuki MR Wagon (not to be confused with the Suzuki Wagon R), which, once upon a time and badged as the Maruti Suzuki Zen Estilo, replaced the original Zen. Despite the name, it never had a mid-mounted engine or rear-wheel… Read More »Z cars (plus one)
Ford Falcon is the most-visited model line page on Autocade. No surprises: it was once the longest-running passenger-car nameplate that Ford had (1959–2016), covering production in North America, Australia and Argentina. Mustang has since surpassed that time span. We started adding Falcons to the main site early on. The BF was the current model in… Read More »Fifty-seven years of Ford Falcons
All the Suzuki Cervos are up on Autocade, after having only the first and fourth on there since 2017. We filled in the gaps yesterday. The first remains the most memorable—the Giugiaro styling is still referenced by modern Suzukis such as the Ignis (the three strakes in the C-pillar) and the previous Alto (the overall… Read More »Suzuki and Aston Martin nameplate pages added
All 13 generations of the Ford Thunderbird are on Autocade now. I believe the first entry of the 13 that we put in was the boxy, Fox-platform 1980 generation, completed on August 17, 2009. The 1977–9 Thunderbird was added in 2011. A few more generations were added in the first few days of January 2014.… Read More »Thunderbirds are go
