Lightening John’s weekend workload with a post of two German machines from the opposide ends of the spectrum, shot just a couple of streetcorners away from each other; a 1990 Ford Scorpio and a 2003 Volkswagen Lupo 3L TDI join the ranks of cars posted from my Jakobstad camera run.
Am I correct in saying the Merkur Scorpio never came in four-door saloon guise? The original Ford Scorpio did, and the trunk on that one is formidable size. For some reason, I really like seeing Scorpios like this, even if they’re quite ordinary-looking. The car here has the regular 2.0-litre four, and pretty much the sole noteworthy thing about the specimen is that the rear window has a huge, wide sticker proclaiming its anti-lock brakes.
The Volkswagen Lupo, then, is quite a bit smaller than the kingsize Scorpio. While the Ford consists about 33% of rear overhang, the Lupo practically has none.
Lupos weren’t part of the official VW import program here, so all of them have swam here independently later on. A large number of those are 3L TDI:s like this one, and the 3L really doesn’t refer to the engine size. Apparently, you can manage 100km with only three liters of diesel fuel with this, or 78,4 mpg – quite a feat. The 1.2 turbodiesel is coupled with an eco-minded automatic gearbox.
On this car, note the moose whistles on the mirrors. They really don’t work.
[Images: Copyright 2013 Hooniverse/Antti Kautonen]
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