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The unveiling of Qoros the Geneva motor show caused quite a stir in China, but with a poached multinational staff of some of the largest European manufacturers, the company has big plans.
So far, he continued to milk the public relations bonanza with stories like his car won the best score for 2013 in the Euro NCAP test The question is, how the 3 Saloon really stack.
While reducing a chic lounge has no distinctive nothing to make it stand now really only sold in China and Slovakia, it was designed to compete with the Volkswagen Jetta and Ford Focus, while adding new features top range for the sector.
Qoros three watchwords are design, safety and connectivity - and the brand is for young metropolitan drivers.
One of the first things you notice inside is the way it looks tidy fine for the iGeneration, the central dashboard is dominated by the infotainment system touch screen.
This is controlled by one and two blows of fingers and four functional groups - each with a further monitor the navigation using the traffic information in real time and can show points of interest such as restaurants and places parking, and you can send pre-programmed routes using a phone application.
It is also connected to social media such as Facebook, allowing you to check depending on your location.
Build quality is good with proper use of premium materials There is an impressive attention to detail with such items as the storage compartment under passenger seat and adjustable rear headrests.
In the back, it can seat three adults in comfort thanks to one of the largest positions in its class, and is only 13mm narrower than a Ford Mondeo Head room is, however, not much.
The cover is supported by a gas spring boot but gets cheaper gooseneck hinges and also suffers from feeling fragile sides and floor.
Currently new gasoline, diesel and hybrid powertrains are being developed for the European full launch in 2016, but there is a choice now between 1 in China gasoline DVVT 6 liters in both atmospheric and forms turbocharged.
Coupled with an automatic transmission with double clutch turbo proves responsive enough for normal driving Although sufficient to China and return good fuel economy, it lacks power compared to the last European offers we averaged an impressive 38mpg on the duration of our test.
The Qoros 3 has been designed with a long wheel base to mind in part to offer Chinese buyers preferred leg space for adults in the back, but also to help absorb shock and joins the surface roads with considerable attention to noise and vibration, it offers a very smooth ride and quiet cabin environment.
Steering is light compared to European standards, but it doesn t suffer from the vagueness is common between Chinese cars driven on a number of different surfaces and a mixture of motorway, country road and the center of the road -town there were no surprises handling.
Visibility on the passenger side, however, it is currently lacking and there is no blind spot warning indicators option - a shortsighted omission given the emphasis on safety in the design.
Already Qoros 3 is a strong car in its segment with an impressive list of kit The new engines coming and continuous improvement Qoros policy means that when he has a full European launch, it will be the best it could even prove to be a match for more upscale rivals.
Qoros 3 Saloon Review (2017) Coach, Qoros, living room, full European launch.