Clearly some inspiration from established sports cars of it's time.

Front has some third gen Toyota Celica, while the rear looks like it has elements of the Renault Fuego and Fiat X/19.

Is it just me, or does it look like a reverse-engineered Vauxhall Chevette?

Very interesting model, looks like they had been experimenting with two different designs, with the most visible one looking inspired by the second generation Ford Transit.

Kinda looks like a 3-door cross between an Audi A2 and a Daihatsu Sirion...and we may have found where the third-generation Hyundai Accent got it's taillight design from.

Nice little facelift. New front end sorta gives off some fifth-gen Alto vibes, aside from the front emblem placement.

I like it better than the pre-facelift, as that version looked a bit...plain. Which is a bit strange, for something that was largely Italian designed.

Origin should probably be China, looks to be a rebadged Golden Dragon X5.

Now this one's an odd one. Looks like they crossed a modern Lancia Ypsilon with a Renault Modus.

They literally made a shrunken down R60 MINI Countryman with vertically shrunken W205 C-Klasse taillights.

It's like a real life manifestation of the "We have (insert thing here) at home" meme.

Well, the original Ebro was bought up by Nissan in the 80s and still manufactures trucks in the same plant, so of course it's gonna be Navara based.

Note: This concept previewed the first generation Elysion [RR].

Judging from the front end, this car may have been the very first look at what would become Acura's new design language that wouldn't be seen previewed as an Acura until the 2006 Advanced Sedan Concept, and wouldn't appear on a production Acura until the 2009 model year.

Are those repurposed Citroen C1/Peugeot 107 taillights? Not a bad look, tbh. Seems to be a Casalini tradition, as their last two models used Volkswagen Fox taillights.

Kinda reminds me of the common use of passenger car lights on motorhomes here in the US.

Seeing this, part of me wonders if this is where Ford got some of the front styling of the original Econoline from...

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Is it just me, or does it look like they tried to knockoff the CUPRA Tavascan with this one?

Is it just me or does the facelift actually end up solidify that it looks like a 2010s Touareg/Q7 knockoff even more than it did in it's pre-facelift form?

Is this the first time a government has forced the change of a vehicle nameplate?

The name is rather interesting.

Solaris is the name of the Hyundai model related to the Russian/Chinese Kia Rio, and KRS is literally Kia Rio Sedan, with KRX being Kia Rio Cross, or X from X-Line.

It sounds like this is a similar situation to the owners of a former Stellantis plant restarting production of incomplete Citroen models.

Makes me wonder what Hyundai and Kia think about this...

Edit: Looks like they'll also be building versions of the Hyundai Creta (as Solaris HC, which literally stands for Hyundai Creta) and Solaris (as Solaris HS).

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Clearly, the front and rear styling of this ended up making it onto the Dodge Stealth, the brand's version of the Mitsubishi 3000GT/GTO.

Even the wheel design, which was turned into the wheels on the lower-spec ES trim.

Easiest way to identify the facelift is the grille, as the area where the forward safety equipment sensors are located...stick out like a sore thumb.

Not sure what they were thinking when they designed that part of the facelift.

It was announced in mid-January that the car has gone into production, but no word on any deliveries as of yet.

When you consider this is a hand-built machine intended to be of the same caliber of quality as a Rolls-Royce, the timeline from production to delvery is likely a lot longer than usual.

I'd imagine deliveries could start later in February, maybe early March.

Looks like, to an extent, this facelift is taking direct cues from the Chinese market facelift introduced in late 2022.

The biggest similarities being up front, where the headlights are pretty much taken directly from it, the shape of the grille is also the same, but with a different design within, and the bumper is almost identical.

The rear isn't as similar, with the outer lights being identical, and the lights extending onto the liftgate being similar, but not exactly the same, while everything else in the back is very different from it's Chinese market counterpart.

Man, those headlights are spectacular! Literally looks like lightning strikes on the front of the car.

Kinda like South Korea's take on Volvo's Thor's Hammer headlights. Love it!

Hmm...could this be a preview of an all-electric next-gen Hustler?

Would've been cool if Subaru had actually put this into production.

The late 90s-early 00s was full of retro cars, and with this basically being a modern take on the classic 360, I'd bet it would've sold well in Japan.

Shameless Lexus LC knockoff

Wow, that is one HIDEOUS Honda e knockoff.

You know what? It'd be pretty neat to see this rebadged as a Polaris for the US market.

It'd fit in pretty well in the NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle) market, especially in neighborhoods that are either designed with them in mind or are NEV-friendly, they'd just have to put a speed limiter of 25mph (40km/h), and allow Polaris (majority owner of the company) to expand their electric vehicle lineup, alongside the new Ranger XP Kinetic UTV, possibly even building them alongside them in Wyoming, Minnesota.

Looks to be based on the Nissan Rasheen, judging by the roof, side windows, and fuel filler door shape.

So, for those who are unaware of exactly what the 9-6X is, or was supposed to be, here's a little breakdown.

The 9-6X was planned to be the second Subaru-based Saab model for the North American market, following the Impreza-based 9-2X, as a partnership between General Motors and Subaru, based on the B9 Tribeca (later just Tribeca).

It was pretty much production ready, before GM abandoned the program after divesting of their stake in FHI, the parent company of Subaru, resulting in Saab introducing the Chevrolet TrailBlazer-based 9-7X, instead.

A number of part of the 9-6X were used by Subaru in the facelift of their model, which dropped the B9 designation at that point, including the entire rear (bumper, lights, and liftgate), as well as the front fenders and headlights (the bumper had a different grille, and the lower portion was identical to the pre-facelift).

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From the A-pillar back, it looks pretty good. The nose, though...not so much. Could also use much better looking wheels.

And the color combinations, inside and out, are horrid.

Love the exhaust, though. They look incredible.