Bitter Vero: The Official Car Of Paying S-Class Money For A Holden Caprice

Welcome to the Bitter Vero, an absolute masterpiece of badge-engineering delusion. Erich Bitter looked at an Australian Holden Caprice—a fine, working-class hero of a car—and decided it needed to be pitched to European executives. He slapped a Maserati-style grille on the front, entirely ignored the rest of the exterior, and demanded flagship money.

The interior is where the true comedy happens. Bitter’s team frantically wrapped every inch of the cabin in premium Nappa leather, desperately trying to distract buyers from the fundamentally cheap GM architecture. But no amount of exquisite hand-stitching could hide the fact that you were adjusting your climate control with buttons from a fleet vehicle.

Naturally, the market laughed in its face. Dropping a confusing, overpriced land yacht right before the 2008 financial crash meant they only ever sold ten of these glorious mistakes. It stands as a monument to the death of traditional coachbuilding.

What is the absolute worst attempt at hiding an economy car under luxury badges?