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What car did I see yesterday?

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BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 21/02/2025 11:35

I drove past it in the opposite direction so the description is a little vague as I only had a brief view.

It was a boxy little car, similar size to a Hyundai Inster. The logo on the middle front and middle back was a circle, possibly with something inside it. The logo was smaller than the Citroen logo, so not an E-C3. It was two tone with a bronze/orange body and a cream/white top (I think cream from the bottom of the windows upwards).

Any ideas?

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Iheartmysmart · 21/02/2025 17:27

I’m now falling into a rabbit hole of small boxy shaped cars and fancy one of these….

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fiorentina · 21/02/2025 17:31

New Renault 5

BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 21/02/2025 17:40

Not the Pixis Mega or the Daihatsu Wake, although they are much closer to what I saw than other suggestions, and they are also ugly-cute like the Ami.

Not the Renault 5, I watch a lot of electric car YouTube videos so I've already seen that enough to recognise it if I saw it in the flesh.

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BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 21/02/2025 19:14

It's also not a Leapmotor T03, although it's similar and has a sort of circular logo. The Baojun Kiwi is two-tone but the wrong shape.

Still looking online.

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BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 21/02/2025 19:22

It might possibly be an Ora R1, right colour, two tone, slightly odd looking, circular-ish logo. https://zbtchina.en.made-in-china.com/product/udSaxGLTTpYR/China-Gwm-Ora-R1-High-Speed-Motor-SUV-Nedc-301km-351km-401km-Long-Range-Mini-Sedan-Electric-Car-Price-Autos-with-ABS-Ebd-Bas-Asr.html

I'm not sure what one would be doing in Dublin if that's what it was, it must have either been a review car for motor journalists or a special import.

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crocodilesnap · 21/02/2025 21:07

Dacia spring?

pompey38 · 21/02/2025 21:17

BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 21/02/2025 15:10

Yes, it's almost certainly something weird from somewhere like China or Korea. I'm pretty sure I've never seen it before, so not any of the mentions above.

I think the logo/badge is similar in size and shape to Skoda, but Skoda don't do that shape of small car.

Not a SsangYong?

WindDothBlow · 21/02/2025 21:38

This?

What car did I see yesterday?
BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 21/02/2025 21:41

WindDothBlow · 21/02/2025 21:38

This?

Possibly, it's the closest I've seen so far.

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Survivingnotthriving24 · 25/02/2025 14:09

SsangYong Tivoli?

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BourbonsAreOverated · 25/02/2025 14:13

New little Lexus?
it’s not that boxy though

LadyLucyWells · 25/02/2025 14:14

I did see an electric Mini in this colour combo. a while ago. partner is a car expert (car related job) and he stopped to look at it as he had not seen one before and wasn't sure what it was.

Eviebeans · 25/02/2025 14:20

Subaru Sambar?

CaptainBeanThief · 25/02/2025 14:25

Was it a type of MG car ?

Razzlefrazzle · 25/02/2025 14:33

Could it be a Smart car?

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