What makes a great peoples' car? #284

The Intercooler

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel

Cars, The Intercooler, Car, Motorsport, Supercar, Leisure, Automotive, Intercooler, Driving

4.8 • 868 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss cars of the people. From the Mini and Fiat 500 to the VW Beetle and Citroën 2CV, great peoples' cars have the power to changes the lives of millions, and even entire societies, in ways no other kinds of car ever could. But what are the comment traits of peoples' cars, why do they so often become cultural icons, and what is the future of the peoples' car?

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0:43.0	This week, Andrew, we are talking about cars of the people, people's cars,
0:48.5	which, I mean, we'll get into exactly what they are, why they're significant,
0:53.5	what the best examples are.
0:55.7	I also want to talk about the future of the people's car.
0:58.3	Can we just try and define what this is, the people's car?
1:02.1	I don't think that we can.
1:04.7	Well, I think we know instinctively what one is when one sees it.
1:09.6	But I think certainly on the list that I've got
1:11.5	you know there are cars which get launched which you wouldn't instinctively think of being a car
1:17.7	unless you're talking about a car that is for literally everyone but I'm thinking more along
1:23.4	the lines of cars that opened up a new motoring horizon to groups of people.
1:29.8	And I can give you various examples.
1:31.3	There are also other cars, which weren't Cars of the People when they were launched,
1:34.5	but became Cars of the People when they became quite old,
1:38.1	because people couldn't have afforded them when they were new.
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