Autotrends 2023: “Used coupe-cabriolet popular again”

Another month and then the oil globules can be added to the powdered sugar. Happy New Year! And so there are already trend watchers trying to predict what will be hot in 2023. And one of those predictions is special, to say the least…

Every year, the auction site Catawiki publishes a list of trends to keep an eye on. For example, we’ll be returning to analog hobbies in 2023 if the trend watchers are right. Think of building model trains and collecting LPs.

Nostalgia for the 2000s

We’re also getting nostalgic for twenty years. The seventies, eighties and nineties experienced their retro revival, now it’s the turn of the zeros. So get that Gamecube back down from the attic and dust off your Pokemon cards.

New generation of Japanese classics

In addition, there is a certain preference for Japanese objects, the trendologists also see in the automotive sector. Through the films from the Fast & Furiousseries and the Need speedPlay, there would be more interest in JDM models.

Don’t think of well-known classics, such as a Toyota Supra from the 1990s, but think of newer models: the Toyota Celica from the early 2000s, the Subaru BRZ and, of course, always the Mazda MX-5.

Youngtimers remain popular

Youngtimers remain in demand. “People are looking for a great value classic car that requires little maintenance,” said one Catawiki expert: “One that performs well and has nostalgic value.”

Curiously, he cites the first-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI as an example. However, this is no longer a young classic, but an expensive classic.

Coupé convertibles dirt cheap

Convertibles from the ’90s and 2000s are said to be growing in popularity. A BMW Z3, ​​but also a Mercedes SLK and other coupé-cabriolets. Models like the Peugeot 206CC and Nissan Micra C+C that you can get dirt cheap second-hand.