CarSpotr
#72 · Aug 2
Mystery car
Make
Model
Guess 1 of 5

How to play

Guess the Make, Model, and Year of the daily car. You have 5 tries.

The photo starts heavily cropped. Each wrong guess reveals more of the car.

Pick the make first — the model list narrows to that make. Every picker has a type-to-filter box.

Easy mode keeps the dropdowns honest: pick a make and the model and year narrow to real combinations — choose a model to limit the years, or a year to limit the models. And once a guess earns the “right region” hint, the make list narrows to that region. Hard mode lets you guess any year for any model. You can switch modes until you submit your first guess.

Feedback

  • Correct (year counts within ±2)
  • Make is from the right region, or year is within ±5 (arrow shows direction)
  • Wrong

Regions

American, European, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Other.

A new car every day, and two streaks to keep: 🔥 days played in a row (miss one and it’s frozen, not lost — play that day’s puzzle the next day to repair it) and 🏆 wins in a row. Everything is saved in this browser.

Statistics

🔥 Play streak
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best 0
Days in a row · one missed day a week is forgiven
🏆 Win streak
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best 0
Wins in a row · a loss resets it
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Played
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Win %
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Guess distribution

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Daily Car Puzzle #72 — August 2, 2026

A guess-the-car puzzle from the CarSpotr archive: name the make, model, and year of the mystery car from a zoomed-in photo in five tries. Playing it here won't affect your streak. Want the car of the day instead? Play today's puzzle, or browse every past car puzzle.

Reveal the answer & fun fact

1994 Volvo 850

The answer to CarSpotr #72 from August 2, 2026.

The road-going 850 Turbo made around 225 hp from a 2.3-liter turbocharged five-cylinder but BTCC rules required a naturally aspirated 2L engine. So TWR created a screaming 2.0-liter naturally aspirated inline-five producing roughly 290 hp at 8,500 rpm, paired with a six-speed sequential gearbox. It sounded nothing like the road car. Racing a station wagon was a marketing masterstroke; the sight of a Volvo estate three-wheeling through corners made it a cult legend overnight.

Estimated value today: Priceless