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Developed specifically for a varied selection of body options, the Ford C2 vehicle architecture underpins everything from five-door hatchbacks to wagons, crossovers, and even a pickup truck. The latter is called Maverick, a compact-sized trucklet assembled in Mexico alongside the Bronco Sport.
Introduced in 1991 for the 1992 model year, the Astra was originally available as a three-door hatchback. Opel kept this body style alive for the GTC, the sporty model that never managed to steal the Golf GTI’s thunder. Previously owned by General Motors, the German automaker couldn’t make a case for three doors for the fifth gen from 2015. The same can be said about the all-new Astra, which features a French vehicle architecture and oily bits from Groupe PSA even though it’s still made in Deutschland.
Codenamed W201, the precursor to the Mercedes-Benz C-Class line of compact executive sedans entered production in 1982 after eight years of research and development to the tune of two billion German marks. That’s more than two billion dollars in today’s money, which explains the brand’s industry-leading build quality and reliability during that bygone epoch.
For this year’s Halloween, the peeps at Dodge have Frankensteined a Charger with bits and bobs from the Challenger to create a rendering.
Introduced in 1952 by the W194 racing car, the SL has entered the 2022 model year with a brand-new platform developed by AMG. The seventh-generation will be available in 55 and 63 specifications at launch, both of them with 4Matic+ all-wheel drive and fully variable torque distribution.