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XE is the best car, by
far, that I have ever driven. i-PACE will
dominate the EV market. 2018-06.
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A
fantastic car, tarnished by 'Dieselgate' and them buying back TDIs.
Achieved 46mpg on long runs at 75mph. Averaged 43mpg overall. Superior
build quality. Quattro best 4x4 by far.
Top end V6s overpriced by a
mile. e-tron Sportback. 2018-08.
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Adequate design, poor
iDrive ergonomics. 2018 touch screen distracting. Excellent paint
quality. Achieves, on average,
2-3 mpg better than EPA
mileage highway figures.
Achieve 34mpg overall. xDrive only
second to Quattro.
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Poor
internal finish with rattles. AWD
capability below Quattro and xDrive
systems. Desperately lacking power and mpg. Not up to EPA
figures. Newer
Imprezza / Crosstrek now built in USA have software crash issues.
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Chunky interior design,
awful mpg figures. Supreme off-road
capability. Ingenium engines needed
across range.
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Best
driver's car in the world, but only the Cayman in the right
configuration. Six cylinder TDIs may
come back and bite them. MISSION E (EV) coming.
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Very
good design and build quality. Utterly tarnished by fraud involved with
'Dieselgate'. Six cylinder TDIs will come back and
bite them. Awful gasoline
engine design and mileage as a result, especially in V6s.
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Improving
with age, quality up. Twin-Scroll turbo shared with BMW. Brexit may end
up killing the brand by becoming too expensive. Some models now
made in mainland EU. Cowley, watch out!
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Lotus
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Lamborghini
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Rolls_royce
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Ferrari
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Aston Martin
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Astounding improvement in design and reliability. Pricing at remarkable levels.
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KIA
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Outrageous styling and through the roof pricing. Much better buys around.
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Iconic
SX-4 model excellent, except fuel consumption and sluggish because of
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Big
improvement in recent new model introductions. Especially by getting
away from Ford connections. SkyActiv-D engines will never reach US
market. |
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Infiniti - see very few around. Dying breed?
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A Honda with really no extra 'appeal'. Pricing to suit.
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Poor
leather work and finishing. Hopeless transmission software
making for a deplorable driving experience. Main grace is their safety
record.
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A
goog run-of-the-mill car for European use. Automatic versions have
shifter that goes too easily into manual mode.
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Poor
cluster design. Excellent mpg. AWFUL card-based locking system.
Randomly locks you out or can't start engine.
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Highly
overrated and overpriced. Poor interior feel. Turning circle
impractical.
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Can
they ever overcome the stigma of their past?
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Achieves
the best in-house rating of the VAG group. Shares many dealership sites
with VW, Audi, etc. in Europe.
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What
can one say? Run of the mill, goodish car, except for the bottom of the
barrel Prius Prime. Shouldn't be allowed!
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Pushes
Toyota close, only problem is the trend towards their owners - Renault
and Captor model derivatives. Ugh!
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Inexpensive
arm of Renault. Gets from A-to-B. Poor trim. |
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Ford
makes trucks, not cars. Everything terribly out of whack (inc. use of
SYNC s/w). Only good vehicle - F-150 because of aluminum (learnt from
Jag). Include Lincoln in this. Glaringly missing route to EVs.
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Desperately
trying to sell SUVs and trucks. Only saving grace is the Bolt. Include
GMC in this, they are just re-badged, as are Cadillac.
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Inexpensive for a reason.
Made in China.
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Horrible build quality.
Rattles, leaks and windows that fall out. Paint shop needs a rebuild.
Orange peel!
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Built
'cheap'. Sold 'cheap'. Expensive replacement parts.
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Terrible
construction quality. Leaking light clusters and panel and trim fit.
Not fit for the 'primetime', especially as a 'luxury' car. Owners
frequently appear in loaners!
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Highly variable
model-to-model and car-to-car. Roulette wheel.
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Improved
by Daimler, ruined again by FIAT.
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Wins few approval points
from users. Reliability and quality issues. Called Dodge for a reason.
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FIAT
500? Appalling. Like driving a toy made in Hong-Kong in the 1960s.
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