Slovakia: 3- Qoros the first Chinese car sold in Europe
Qoros How a Chinese sedan became the safest car in Europe.
It was early March when I was introduced to a new Chinese car model that, like all the others before it, was unrealistic ambitions, she said she had beautiful proportions, was well educated and could things better than its European counterparts, but because of his appearance and grayish dozens of European hotties around, I completely forgot this eastern creature.
This is the story of 3 Qoros Sedan model that came out at the Geneva Motor Show It was the same place where I saw the Lamborghini Veneno, laferrari and McLaren P1, so you'll apologize if I didn cared absolutely no Chinese car very long but oh how wrong I was a thick slice of humble pie for me please.
As I expected, Qoros lack marketing and sales network of a European brand, but I'll get to later, however, that I did not expect is that it is actually a good car While most Chinese imports have failed miserably to meet Euro NCAP requirements, receiving only 2 or 3 stars, Qoros has received the maximum five.
It wasn t me many great until I started reading the details of the results of crash tests in the compact car class Euro NCAP has tested eight other cars under stricter regulations in 2013, and while all got a note five stars and no 95 of them managed the adult occupant protection as our Asian friend Crashers Smashers and even mentioned the cell of the car was incredibly strong.
The compact car Qoros 3 is the first model built by the Chinese to have received a rating of 5 stars Euro NCAP and has received very high scores in all categories The revelation was when I compared the test Skoda Octavia 2013 Little Miss China 87 marked children 1 of the Octavia, 77 for pedestrian protection 11 of the Octavia and a huge 81 for safety assist 15 of the Octavia.
How an unknown Chinese car managed to top one of the safest cars in its class Think s fault Skoda No, the closest I could find in the compact car accidents Euro NCAP is the BMW 3 Series but s been tested in 2012 and more costly regulations.
The Qoros brand is a joint venture between Chery Automobile and Israeli society Now, they sell for 21.000 only in Slovakia by a multi-brand dealer in the capital Bratislava This will be at least three years until they can sell in most major European markets, and even then it won t be around hundreds of thousands of Skoda Octavia sold each year.
Meanwhile, I think, Skoda is doing very well in China Ironic is not it.
While the small Chinese model won me, the same can t tell the rest of Europe This is a very focused brand corner of the world where its kind has never been recognized MG Motors, Geely and Great Wall all sell vehicles Britain Great Wall also has a plant in Bulgaria where he microphones, while MG MG6 made the kits imported to Britain Boring Are not they.
The Qoros 3 has something they don t which is of European executives Klaus Schmidt, executive director of vehicle engineering, was previously Senior Director at BMW M-Power They also have people from branding, as Volker Steinwascher, former chief at VW USA and Gert Hildebrand, former head of MINI style, responsible for things like the Paceman and Rocketman.
Hearing the Qoros 3 Marqués 5 star Euro NCAP is like hearing the sound satisfying jingling in baseball, it is the first part of a successful home run these outsiders have worked hard and I'm rooting for them.
Spare Tires Why do most new cars are not made for travel.
I think we can all agree that cars have evolved exponentially in the last decade not matter what you talk about, whether it is security, speed or comfort, there is almost no direct link between a passenger car developed in the noughties and that's sold in 2017.
A brief look at the results of crash tests before and now, and how organizations such as EuroNCAP have gradually made their hardest to ACE protocols is a good example of how things have changed for the better.
The same could be said about how the cars have become increasingly fast in recent years Heck, a hatch hot wheel front wheels from 2017 is faster around the Nurburgring than a sport car RWD ten years ago Can you imagine that Volkswagen Golf GTI S Clubsport is faster on one of the most dema the world.
The automotive industry has been through a lot in the past two decades, and some views, it seems that the worst is yet to come.
Of course this is only a personal opinion, and it is certainly specific time In other words, it is my own personal view, and I reserve the right to think quite different in a year or more from From now.
Until that time comes, I do not stick to me carefully built on the notchback sedan, which means roughly that they are gradually moving towards extinction.
Before entering the answer to, but why part of this diatribe, let us first take a look at the history and definition of a classic notchback sedan, otherwise known as a sedan UK formerly European.
Mercedes-Benz model nomenclature is getting ridiculous.
It is not easy being in charge of a multinational company that probably has dozens of ministries and hundreds, even thousands of people who work in marketing I think it doesn t make it OK for people in charge of Mercedes-Benz brand to continue to change the model nomenclature whenever someone marketing a seemingly great new naming system.
This is especially true with regard to such a car manufacturer, otherwise known as the inventor of the modern automobile.
For those wondering what on earth I'm on about, please bear with me Many automakers have decided to completely revamp the way they name their models in recent years, and you are probably agree that most of these changes have been met with criticism first.
If Buys Opel Peugeot Citroen, it's all downhill for Volkswagen.
As a German car brand Opel has been lurking in the shadow of Volkswagen as long as I can remember, and I have a long enough memory.
Before getting an angry mail truckload, I'm not exactly a mnemonist full, but I strangest things sometimes remember things like that Astra has never outsold its nemesis arch, the Volkswagen Golf, no matter how difficult has tried similar things in 5 different generations might say on the Kadett regarding golf, or the Insignia Vectra Ascona on the Passat.
Despite the reluctance of Opel to advance their status at least equal Volkswagen s, let alone pass it, the last leg of GM Europe has created some of the strangest coolest cars that have come out of Germany in recent years.
Ford pulled a Prank on everyone with the 2017 GT.
If the 2017 Ford GT was a mystery novel instead of a supercar, it would probably be more interesting than The Hound of the Baskervilles Yes, I know, I'll probably be considered the number one GT nitpicker on the Internet after it, but it goes with the territory.
Ford has surprised her fans twice in one day during the last week of January, but it was not being directly responsible for two bombs Unfortunately, two surprises were a bit like a movie with a great start and an excruciatingly bad end well, not exactly, but close.
The first piece of new Ford that day in 2017 concerned only the long-awaited second Ford GT was how the pre-facelift 2017 Mustang received two stars in Euro NCAP, but that's another story for another day two years.
Plans could include electric Volkswagen Group Ducati.
The scandal Dieselgate sent a shock wave in the automobile industry and found that everyone was fair play in this game obviously Volkswagen is the manufacturer who has had the greatest success, and it seems that just they should pay dearly for their trickery.
With about billions to spend fixing Dieselgate consequences and repercussions to deal with the medium-term future, VW must withdraw to the positions they can more easily defend and recent statements made by CEO Matthias Muller Group indicate that the Germans are exploring new directions.
Namely, Volkswagen has big plans to experiment more with electric mobility and battery-powered electric vehicles BEV tone a bit reserved, if not very careful M. Muller explains a Wo.
It is not yet another electric motorcycle which debuts and hoping for the best, but on the fact that one of the largest motorcycle manufacturers in the world its intentions to officially add an e-bike to its range.
Of course, quite similar attempts were made in the industry, and HD is far from being the pioneer status, however, the bar and shield gets bonus points for boldness, because they will not introduce this motorcycle as a side dish like C evolution is BMW course, BMW is not ashamed with this scooter, but you get my point, I hope.
Instead of electrical machines looking more or less like the third cousin delayed a small village in the middle of nowhere, Harley-Davidson may be champion aliens electric steering, the two are Andrea always among the next best drivers on the grid, and they'd probably be welcome on any other team.
Ducati has not made statements that get us nowhere, leaving all the guessing game The only statements that mention both Dovizioso and Iannone are competitive drivers, and tea.
Yesterday's announcement means the Yamaha with the reigning separation Jorge Lorenzo was not a surprise because the avalanche of tips and paddock whispers turned everything into a public secret.
However, now that all things are said and done, I can not help thinking about how much of a move Lorenzo bet is, in fact, he took a radical decision, even before signing the contract Ducati, and the only way he can retain his aura is to win championships.
If anything, I'd say JL99 never felt that he was really at home at Yamaha despite having already spent more than eight seasons on Iwata Machine In fact, Yamaha Lorenzo was the only team that had been it intervened in MotoGP again, it seems like his three world titles in the premier class, multiple wins, podiums and poles.
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