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Finally, they hit the forums to look at the controversial car designs that actually aged surprisingly well.🏎️ Sell your car on PistonHeads auctions: https://www.pistonheads.com/sell/auctions🎟️ Get your Annual Service 2026 tickets: https://www.pistonheads.com/events/annual-serviceChapters:0:00 Intro2:38 Petroyle M3 Touring10:54 Best concepts that never made production38:02 Premium seven seaters for £60k53:11 Designs you once hated but now loveTOPICS: Petroyle BMW M3 E46 Touring: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-driven/petroyle-bmw-m3-touring-e46--uk-review/51256 Seven seaters for £60k: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=255&t=2141150Car designs you once hated but now love: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=2143140&i=0 CARS:Sam’s Bentley Bentayga: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20253335Cam’s BMW X7: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20235464FOLLOW US: 🗣 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pistonheads 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pistonheads 🐦 X: https://twitter.com/pistonheads\n"},"annotations":[{"id":406458,"startTime":65.3,"endTime":67.1,"type":"term","title":"V8","url":"/glossary/v8","quote":"[65.3s] No, give me a V8. 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