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Thu 27 Jan 2005 08:37
People's car - Garethj
There have been lots of "People's cars" over the years: The Ford Model T; Volkswagen Beetle; Tatra T12; Citroen 2CV; Fiat 500 etc. All these cars had the same idea of bringing motoring to the masses. They all survived incredibly long production runs, been evolved gradually and even now have legions of fans (and detractors)

I'm not sure there's a true people's car in production today, so what should it do, what spec should it have, how should it look and what else would you do if you were planning to design a car like this?

There are teams of designers at your disposal now to do the menial tasks, but your job is to come up with the idea and oversee it all - you could be the next Henry Ford, Ferdinand Porsche, Hans Ledwinka...

Ideas please?
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Thu 27 Jan 2005 09:45
People's car - Truckosaurus
The only vehicle which sells well across all world markets and is manufactured in multiple locations, is desirable yet fairly affordable is the BMW 3-series.
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Thu 27 Jan 2005 09:54
People's car - ajit
What about the Suzuki Alto in India - virtually put India on wheels
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