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 Spider 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… 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
All the Baojuns are now up on Autocade. Since SAIC, GM and Wuling (a venture abbreviated to SGMW) created the marque in 2010, things have been rocky, though it wasn’t always so. Initially this was the parts’ bin brand: budget-priced cars which served as bases for Wuling, Chevrolet and even MG cars outside China. They… Read More »The three lives of Baojun (so far)
We have reached 5,300 models on Autocade, and the model that got us there was a pleasant surprise: the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Typ 34. No idea why we hadn’t done the Karmann Ghias, especially the Brazilian TC, which would be the sort of quirky car that I like seeing in Autocade. (The Brazilian SP2 was… Read More »Autocade reaches 5,300 models with something interesting
