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[skippybangkok]

 

 

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[Kwasaki]

QR cars.

[OneEyedPie]

Test track motors?

[KhunBENQ]

The "TC" plates were a topic a while ago.

Just another proof that these are next season models under field test with camouflage (not having official certification yet)

Can someone tell what manufacturer they are?

Edited May 11, 2019 by KhunBENQ

[JoeW]

Updated Mazda 3

[OneEyedPie]

1 hour ago, KhunBENQ said:

Just another proof that these are next season models under field test with camouflage (not having official certification yet)

Glad they passed the parking test.  

[davidst01]

15 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

The "TC" plates were a topic a while ago.

Just another proof that these are next season models under field test with camouflage (not having official certification yet)

Can someone tell what manufacturer they are?

Does this indicate that personalised number plates are available in thailand?

[KhunBENQ]

Just now, davidst01 said:

Does this indicate that personalised number plates are available in thailand?

I don't understand your question in regard to the "TC".

TC is issued to car manufacturers for their vehicles under test (might stand for "test car"). A rare and very special case.

 

There are no personalized number plates to my knowledge.

All you can get are vanity numbers at auctions with prices going up to two digit million Baht numbers. And those are still in Thai script.

Romanization can be done for traveling abroad (Malaysia).

[nahkit]

4 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

I don't understand your question in regard to the "TC".

TC is issued to car manufacturers for their vehicles under test (might stand for "test car"). A rare and very special case.

 

There are no personalized number plates to my knowledge.

All you can get are vanity numbers at auctions with prices going up to two digit million Baht numbers. And those are still in Thai script.

Romanization can be done for traveling abroad (Malaysia).

You can get personalised plates to a certain extent - you can request what numbers (up to 4) that you want on the plates for a few thousand extra but the ones that are considered "lucky" will cost a lot more.

 

I was passed by one of those black and white jobs up in Khon Kaen last Friday, didn't realise it was a test car, just sat there thinking what sort of plonker would do that to their car? 

[a10ams]

Should've taken a few more pics and contacted a car magazine. Might be worth a 'few quid' to you. Motoring papparazzi would kill for these. There are people who make a living taking these pics, hiding up trees at the Nurburgring etc waiting on something new from Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari going past on test. That's where the big money is. Not so much for run of the mill Jap family cars though.

[AhFarangJa]

I think this paint job is more pleasing to the eye..............

 

[ballpoint]

45 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

TC is issued to car manufacturers for their vehicles under test (might stand for "test car"). A rare and very special case.

Yes.  A local car magazine often has photos of new models sent in by readers.  A pre-release Nissan terra being one example from last year.  (I removed the Thai script from the original caption, as per forum 'English only' rules).

http://www.headlightmag.com/spyshot-nissan-terra-navara-ppv-thailand/

 

 

And this is what the cars in the OP look like without the camouflage.

 

 

[tandor]

2 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

I think this paint job is more pleasing to the eye..............

 

...ah!...so that's what a car bra is..i always wondered.

[dotpoom]

After reading the replies....still haven't a clue what they are?

[LawrenceN]

1 hour ago, dotpoom said:

After reading the replies....still haven't a clue what they are?

Mazdas

[tifino]

would love to see some tongue-in-cheek TC driver;

sitting at a cafe break - in crashtest dummy clothes!

[malt25]

3 hours ago, dotpoom said:

After reading the replies....still haven't a clue what they are?

Black & white ones !

[ballpoint]

3 hours ago, dotpoom said:

After reading the replies....still haven't a clue what they are?

Cars.

[taichiplanet]

7 hours ago, ballpoint said:

 

And this is what the cars in the OP look like without the camouflage.

 

 

it would be interesting to know what is under the hood of those Thai Mazda 3 test cars; hopefully they are running the new skyactiv-x engines.

https://www.mazda.com/en/innovation/mazda-stories/engineers/skyactiv-x/

 

don't know why that are camouflaging them, as they have been released in most countries around the world for a couple of months now (mostly with the skyactive-g engine).

Edited May 12, 2019 by taichiplanet

[RotBenz8888]

8 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

I think this paint job is more pleasing to the eye..............

 

 

5 hours ago, dotpoom said:

After reading the replies....still haven't a clue what they are?

They are boobs.

[transam]

21 hours ago, dotpoom said:

After reading the replies....still haven't a clue what they are?

If you are gay hansum bloke you plobably won't....????

[pattayapip]

Pattaya Yesterday 

[JoeW]

3 hours ago, pattayapip said:

Pattaya Yesterday 

Probably the new MG truck being tested...

[skippybangkok]

Probably the new MG truck being tested...

OmG - is that a Ferrari ? The camouflage is so deceiving


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[transam]

45 minutes ago, JoeW said:

Probably the new MG truck being tested...

Or Tata....????

[JoeW]

Nah, I think it's the MG. I think the sloped rear window gave it away ????

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maxus_T60_GLX_2.8_VGT_4x4_2018_(41164741200).jpg

[ballpoint]

3 hours ago, JoeW said:

Probably the new MG truck being tested...

Nice.

[ballpoint]

19 minutes ago, JoeW said:

Nah, I think it's the MG. I think the sloped rear window gave it away ????

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maxus_T60_GLX_2.8_VGT_4x4_2018_(41164741200).jpg

Interesting how its being branded as a Maxus, with no MG logos to be seen.

http://www.headlightmag.com/mg-pickup-truck-is-coming-soon/

Edited May 14, 2019 by ballpoint

[JoeW]

Not sure what SAIC is going to do, but they are either

 

1. Going to put an MG badge on it once it arrives in Thailand

2. Keep the Maxus name and make it a sub-brand of MG like what Hyundai has done with Genesis in the past. 

[skippybangkok]

Not sure what SAIC is going to do, but they are either
 
1. Going to put an MG badge on it once it arrives in Thailand
2. Keep the Maxus name and make it a sub-brand of MG like what Hyundai has done with Genesis in the past. 

Make a new brand in the consumer mind is expensive and time consuming - assume option 2


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