Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Automobiles

I feel, one of the key article of this wikiproject, Automotive engineering needs a good revision and copy edit. I would love to help in the process as much as viable. Being a civil engineering student I am unknown of some key terms. In addition, i see the need of forming a new article Automobile engineering much famous in South asian countries including Nepal and India to flourish the information regarding the subject and make the area of study open to fellow readers.Franked2004 (talk)

An article within this project's scope, CarProperty.com, has been nominated for deletion. Input is welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/CarProperty.com (3rd nomination). (Note: I have a declared COI on the article.) Robert-Cross-2804 (talk) 15:23, 17 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Criticism of SUVs is a ragtag collection of outdated tropes concerning what must be the highest selling body style (or whatever defines an SUV, wiki doesn't know) in western countries. How did it get a high importance rating? Greglocock (talk) 20:43, 21 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

• Maybe the article is poorly written or poorly sourced in its current state, but SUVs are widely criticised for a litany of reasons. Criticisms of SUVs are not "outdated tropes", they're common opinions or in some cases just objective factual statements that industry lobbyists would prefer people ignore. I would argue this should be treated as one of the highest importance articles within the Wikiproject. HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 11:44, 22 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

  Have you read the definition of High Importance? LMAO. The average wiki user has no interest in this collection of outdated factoids. Greglocock (talk) 12:22, 22 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

  Yes. I have. This clearly meets the definition because it's a broad topic that has received wide coverage in sources over a long period of time. And your tone suggests to me that you're just here to astroturf or get defensive about the fact that your oversized car is more likely to kill a child than one with a bonnet that isn't 120 centimetres off the ground. If the prose of the article is outdated or has issues with sourcing or being limited in scope then that has no intrinsic impact on the importance of the topic, and if anything only heightens the page's importance to the Wikiproject as it means that somebody needs to do more work on it. HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 12:46, 22 September 2026 (UTC)HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 12:57, 22 September 2026 (UTC)HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 12:59, 22 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

An editor has requested that BYD Seal 06 DM-i be moved to BYD Seal 6 DM-i, which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. S5A-0043🚎^(Talk) 03:01, 25 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

The article CarProperty.com is up for deletion; discussion is at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/CarProperty.com (3rd nomination). This WikiProject may have relevant expertise. All editors are welcome to comment whether you support keeping or deleting. Robert-Cross-2804 (talk) 19:19, 25 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Car, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has an RfC for value. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you.

I have posted a new topic on the Humber Super Snipe talk page. The article cites the 1974 edition of Culshaw & Horrobin's The Complete Catalogue of British Cars as a source for a "PRe-war Super Snipe", but that source does not substantiate the existence of such a model. The website of the Post Vintage Humber Car Club does say there was such a model, but there is inconsistency on it between different pages on that website. This article seems to need the attention of an expert in Humbers of that era. Thankyou. Motacilla (talk) 06:13, 11 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

There is a discussion at Talk:Turn on red#Turn on red with green arrow that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Thanks! -- P 1 9 9  ✉ 00:37, 16 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

I was looking to see if there was a halo car page or category and I can’t seem to find one. Would it be beneficial for me start either of those if they don’t exist? Braydendfox (talk) 14:36, 17 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

There was once an article for Halo car, but it was changed in 2010 to a redirect which at first pointed to the Flagship article, and which now points to a section about halo cars within the Halo effect article. I'm ambivalent regarding whether it should remain a redirect or be made into its own article again. Other editors may have stronger opinions. TKOIII (talk) 19:41, 17 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

If people in the industry use the term, great. If not, and it's just some journo waffle, no. Incidentally the section in flagship is misleading, it is not necessarily the most expensive car, it is something with a very strong image. Greglocock (talk) 21:17, 17 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

This is most likely a result of Tesla's "flying car" stock pumping spectacle. A lot of stans are babbling about "halo cars", which has brought the term some prominence this week.  Mr.choppers | ✎  03:03, 20 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

I just redone the article for this obscure Austrian car company that is currently becoming a hot topic. It was initially a low quality article made by new users. I added sale figures, model list and a brief history which was all sourced from an Auto Revue road test and contemporary articles about the brand. Unfortunately, this all got reverted by someone who believes it's all sourced from one YouTube video as well incorrectly identifying one of the models. It would be a big help if any of you on here could improve the article so it's less likely to get reverted or challenged. Sauber (automobile). Vauxford (talk) 13:30, 22 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

I just looked at the page and it currently looks like a collegial effort. Any specific issues remain?  Mr.choppers | ✎  20:31, 27 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

German-language sources presumably discuss this obscure topic in broader detail; I shall have a look. Best, Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 12:47, 28 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

I would recommend watching the Youtube video by Corsicar first, which is what brought renewed attention to the company. There are very few sources, even German language ones, which discuss it, and most of them have been thoroughly looked through. TKOIII (talk) 17:24, 28 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Well, there doesn't seem to be much information available. This is what I found following a brief skimming:

• According to the Schwechat Court Register, the firm behind Sauber had the Firmenbuchnummer 072840v and was registered on 12 January 1994. It was called "SAUBER AUTOMOBILE IMPORTG.mbH", but soon deleted from the Court Register, on 26 March 1997. ← OR warning: Now, one must note that, registering a firm with a Court Register in a German-speaking country is quite different from how it works in countries that use the "British firm registry system". The primary difference in practice is how long it takes to register/de-register a firm, thus, it is likely that Sauber was established before 1994, i.e., in 1993.
• The 48th issue of the 1993 Wirtschaftswoche, published on 3 December 1993, includes an advert for the Sauber Villager on page 55. It is advertised for sale, and priced at ATS 444,900 (approximately USD 37,000). OR warning: This was quite expensive for a car sold in Austria at the time. Also, the engine option was not smart. The insurance and motor vehicle tax used to be substantially higher for cars with engine power exceeding 85 kW. Now, the engine they put in the Villager was a 3.0 V6 rated at 110-ish kW. The Austruan buyer would expect significantly more than that from a NA 3.0 V6, furthermore, the German buyer would expect that power output from a samller displacement engine (for motor vehicle tax reasons, as the tax depends on the displacement, and the insurance on the power output). So they should have either put a smaller engine with the same displacement into that car, or upgraded the power output of the existing engine to something powerful. But a 3.0 V6 with the wrong power figure in a German-speaking market was (and is) not a good idea.

• The gearbox option (4-speed hydrodynamic torque converter box) was also quite a poor choice: Mated to a 3.0 V6 such a gearbox yields ridiculous gas milage, which was unacceptable even then.

• The German Wikipedia article on the subject was deleted (cf. de:Sauber (Automobil)), but it was a poor translation with a multitude of errors in prose, apparently.

I reckon just a few vehicles were ever sold. Sauber-branded cars were quite obviously too expensive to buy, insure, and operate for Austrian buyers. Best, --Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 18:06, 28 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

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