Audi and Lambo...Gallardo is a r8 basically i believe. its not uncommon. just the twins look very very alike.

Hyundai and Mitsubishi were supposed to collaborate; but in the end Hyundai got a kick start in the auto industry and Mitsubishi got a 'lol j/k'.

The Chrysler Grand Caravan and VW Routan. That's gotta be reliable eh?

Also the Saturn VUE used a Honda V6.

An Isuzu Rodeo and Honda Passport were the same thing, badge engineered.

Nissan Frontier and Suzuki Equator

http://image.trucktrend.com/f/970074...front_view.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....rge_05_opt.jpg

Buick Regal and Suzuki Kizashi

http://o.aolcdn.com/os/autos/photos/...ront_614mz.jpg
http://gmauthority.com/blog/wp-conte.../kizashi-1.jpg

Edit: Might be wrong on the Buick/Suzuki, but I swear I've seen a Buick clone on the road...thought it was Buick until I rolled up closer and saw the badges.

Come on guys, don't forget this baby:

AC Ace
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ar_Spy_(5).jpg

Shelby/AC Cobra:
http://fivesgear.com/pics/AC/5b/e2/32_AC-Cobra_5.jpg

I would consider this one to be one of the more successful actual collaborations (British sports car body and American motor engineering), although only in retrospect. At the time it was a financial failure, which is why they only lasted until 1967 here in the States...

Too bad for me because now all the originals cost a fortune! :cry:

Oh, and just so everyone is on the same page:

Badge engineered (Rebadged) - Applying a different brand or trademark to an existing model of product (especially automobiles) and marketing the result as a "different model".

Platform Sharing - Platform sharing is different from rebadging, as an automobile platform may be used in many different ways and applications, such as using a single platform to produce and sell a sedan and a Sport Utility Vehicle. Two such products are different vehicles, whereas badge engineering involves the sale of essentially a single vehicle.

Joint Development - This is where two or more automobiles manufacturers develop parts simultaneously in order to produce one of more vehicles that share parts between them. Differs from the previous due to the automobile being designed concurrently (such as the BRZ/FRS).

For an example of collaboration, look towards NUMMI, the plant in Fremont owned by both GM and Toyota (oddly, now a Tesla factory). This is where the Vibe/Matrix was built.

The Sunbeam Tiger was successful, same concept, but does it qualify as a "collaboration" when it's buying someone else's car and (essentially) tuning it? Does RUF or Brabus or (old) Abarth count as a collaboration? That's basically all Shelby is, a factory supported tuner. If GM had given him the money I'm sure we could all go out and buy Shelby Camaros today.

Edit: Nobody mentioned Corolla/Nova

Toyota Matrix & Pontiac Vibe

The Kizashi is its own car.
The Buick Regal is a rebadged European Opel Insignia I think. (its a rebadged Opel something, like all of Buick)

Those two aren't related in any way.

I don't think Lotus ever used a Honda motor.
The Elise/Exige used Rover K engines over in Europe and the Toyota 2ZZ-GE(Matrix XRS, Celica GTS, Corolla XRS) when they came to North America due to emissions.

The 2ZZ-GE acted and sounded very similar to an integra Type R motor, so you might be thinking of that, or someone swapped it in.

I would consider it so because AC dropped the Ace right when they started working with Shelby to produce the Cobra in 1962. Neither could have produced such a car without help from the other. Just because the initial design of the Ace was developed before doesn't make Shelby's contribution any less significant.

Also, regarding Ruf (from wiki): Because the labor is so thorough, including the installation of Ruf-made parts instead of Bade Engineering, the company is recognized as a manufacturer by the German government.

While they are very closely tied to another manufacturer's base model, they are too different at heart to be classified simply as a "tuned" version. I would classify them as being a collaboration (albeit not a simultaneous one). It's a close call though, and you do bring up a valid point about what truly constitutes a "collaboration". :thumbup:

Also, what about the Callaway C16? Technically speaking, it's a Corvette, but is it really a Corvette?

Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice... but they were both GM companies.

De Tamaso Pantera with Ford.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...antera_GT5.jpg

I never realized AC did the accommodations to the chassis, I always figured Carol had just bought the cars and hacked them up in his shop.

:happy0180:

Still with RUF and Callaway, the OEM isn't doing any changes on their end, just selling the car to the "tuner" like they would any other consumer as far as I can tell.

aston martin cygnet and toyota/scion iq

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...WcyGfQxBXos6dHhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...0621_front.JPG

Acura SLX and Isuzu Trooper/Holden Monterey.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...9_wagon_02.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...03-30-2012.JPG
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-Acura-SLX.jpg

The chevy cavelier and whatever the hell it was called by Toyota.

Cadillac Catera and Opel Omega/Vauxhall Omega.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...lac_Catera.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...l_Omega_VR.jpg

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Dodge Sprinter.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...e-Sprinter.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...er_2_v_sst.jpg

Mazda Protégé and Kia Sephia.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Kia-Sephia.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Protege_LX.jpg

A few more

It was also sold as the Geo Metro in the states.

I always laughed because you could buy GM's most POS car from its most POS division or you could buy the same thing from their "best" division for alot more money....who the hell would actually buy the caddy?

Dodge dakota and Mistubishi Raider(?)

Freightliner had a copy of this too.

Same as Cosworth...

Cosworth Sierra FTW!

Vw and Porsche. 914.

Firebird and Trans Am we're both Pontiac actually. Firebird had a v6 except for the formula and Trans Am had a v8.

It was called....

The Toyota Cavalier :barf:

Scion xB and the Dihatsu Materia....Although they aren't sold in the same countries. I first saw the Materia on top gear when Jeremy tested one against an Ascari A10 for a "real world comparison test" :lol:

That doesn't count at all because Toyota owns Daihatsu (and Scion obviously)

Wrong section for this discussion...

And before anyone calls me out, the more "off topic" threads we have, the lesser the quality of the forum in the long run.

If not, then what is the point of separating discussion topics?

Been seeing too many of these types of threads lately in the wrong areas.

-alex

Hey guys, while we're on the topic of the Cavalier don't forget about the rebadged version that became the Cadillac Cimarron. It almost killed off Cadillac in the late 80's.

Cavalier (love the graffiti behind it, just seems so...appropriate :D):
http://autofrei.files.wordpress.com/...3/p2194272.jpg

Cimarron:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...07-01-2009.jpg

Anyone remember the Buick Skyhawk? No? Nobody? That's because you probably mistook it for a Cavalier with a kit.
http://static.cargurus.com/images/si...590913276.jpeg

Does anyone even remember Oldsmobile?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...enza_sedan.jpg

Bonus! (Pontiac Sunbird):
http://static.cargurus.com/images/si...pic-64383.jpeg

:sigh: It's like they got together, found the perfect body style and said, "yep, this is the one everyone wants, the only differences they might like are headlights and rims. Now let's go snort some coke! (this being the 80's and all)".

And good times were had by all (except Cimarron drivers, whom many of which said they would never drive a Cadillac again).

I was going to bring up the GM 5 cars out of one car thing, but they pretty much do that across the board...all junk and it just about killed GM.

I don't remember a Toyota version of the cavalier as mentioned earlier, but I do remember the Toyota Nova/Chevrolet Corolla. The Chevy LUV pick up of the 70's was a rebadged Toyota, iirc. The Suzuki/Chevrolet/Pontiac/GMC Tracker and Asuna sunrunner were all the same. Same goes for the Chev Sprint/Pontiac Firefly/Geo Metro/Suzuki Swift (or was it a forza?...I can't remember). Not really collaborations, just more badge trading.

A collaboration isn't a rebadged car by the same company. General Motors owned Chevy and Pontiac. Not really a collaboration.
Ford imported the pantera but it was not a collaboration

Geo Prism and Toyota Corolla

Actually, late 1980's dodge Caravan engines were made by Mitsubishi.

One of the locals that worked in the base food court in Okinawa had one. I had to wonder if his Toyota Cavalier soured his opinion on Toyota at all.

Don't forget.. like... Everything made by GM...

Current line up examples:

Chev Equinox = GMC Terrain = Cadillac SRX
Chev Traverse = GMC Acadia = Buick Enclave
Chev Silverado = GMC Sierra
Chevrolet tahoe/suburban = GMC Yukon = Cadillac Escalade

I could go all day.