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Thursday, October 17, 2013
UK Insurer Parts the Most Unreliable and Costly Car
In an article on a BMW-faced Honda Accord we found for sale on Craigslist back in 2008, we wrote that in a perfect world, our ultimate car would be “designed by Italians, engineered by Germans, built by Japanese and marketed by Americans”.So, what’s the worst car one could imagine? Well, if we played around with the above statements, we’d say one designed by Japanese, engineered by Americans, built by Italians and marketed by Germans.
But UK insurance firm Warranty Direct had something a little bit different in mind. Instead of playing the origin card, the company decided to check out its database of 50,000 live policies on cars aged five years on average to part the UK’s most unreliable vehicle that would break down every other month and cost an average of £2,050 (equal to US$3,270 - €2,330) to fix each year.
By studying its Reliability Index tool that measures car reliability by considering average cost of repair, frequency of failure, age and mileage, the UK firm came up with an owner’s nightmare, which it calls the Monster Mk1.
The most unreliable car would be powered by an MG TF engine, ride on the suspension of a BMW M3, and have the electric workings of the Renault Megane, the air-conditioning system of a Seat Alhambra, the heating system of a Seat Toledo, the ignition of a Mercedes V-Class, the steering system of a Volvo C70, the gearbox of a Land Rover Freelander and the brakes of an Audi A8.
Commenting on the results, Warranty Direct managing director, Duncan McClure Fisher, said: “The Monster Mk1 represents the worst-performing vehicles in every sector, from suspension to electrics, on our roads today. The wide range of cars included in our special blend highlights how mostly reliable cars can be dragged down by one problem part.”
According to the British company, nearly 40 percent of BMW M3s require repairs to axle and suspension components alone each year, while the same percentage of Renault Meganes report an electrical fault on an basis.
Furthermore, one in five Land Rover Freelanders suffer transmission glitches each year and the same number of Audi A8s will need repairs to their brakes.
The company also found that almost a fourth of MG’s TF sports car owners will experience engine troubles, while more than one in eight SEAT Alhambra MPVs will need their air-con fixed during a typical year.
But UK insurance firm Warranty Direct had something a little bit different in mind. Instead of playing the origin card, the company decided to check out its database of 50,000 live policies on cars aged five years on average to part the UK’s most unreliable vehicle that would break down every other month and cost an average of £2,050 (equal to US$3,270 - €2,330) to fix each year.
By studying its Reliability Index tool that measures car reliability by considering average cost of repair, frequency of failure, age and mileage, the UK firm came up with an owner’s nightmare, which it calls the Monster Mk1.
The most unreliable car would be powered by an MG TF engine, ride on the suspension of a BMW M3, and have the electric workings of the Renault Megane, the air-conditioning system of a Seat Alhambra, the heating system of a Seat Toledo, the ignition of a Mercedes V-Class, the steering system of a Volvo C70, the gearbox of a Land Rover Freelander and the brakes of an Audi A8.
Commenting on the results, Warranty Direct managing director, Duncan McClure Fisher, said: “The Monster Mk1 represents the worst-performing vehicles in every sector, from suspension to electrics, on our roads today. The wide range of cars included in our special blend highlights how mostly reliable cars can be dragged down by one problem part.”
According to the British company, nearly 40 percent of BMW M3s require repairs to axle and suspension components alone each year, while the same percentage of Renault Meganes report an electrical fault on an basis.
Furthermore, one in five Land Rover Freelanders suffer transmission glitches each year and the same number of Audi A8s will need repairs to their brakes.
The company also found that almost a fourth of MG’s TF sports car owners will experience engine troubles, while more than one in eight SEAT Alhambra MPVs will need their air-con fixed during a typical year.
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Ford Atlas Named Autoweeks Most Significant Detroit Auto Show Debut
The new Ford Atlas Concept, which previews the future of Americas best-selling pickup truck for the past 36 years and the best-selling vehicle overall for 31 straight years, the F-150, has been named by the editors of Autoweek magazine, the "Most Significant vehicle of the 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS)".
Ford Atlas Concept
Ford Atlas Concept
Ford Atlas Concept
Ford Atlas Concept
Ford Atlas Concept
Ford Atlas Concept
Ford Atlas Concept
Ford Atlas Concept
Ford Atlas Concept
Bob Gritzinger, Autoweek executive editor, explains why:
“The Atlas Concept is clearly Most Significant winner for the things you don’t see, like hidden aerodynamic improvements and weight savings from high-strength steel and interior parts, like thinner seats. Those things add up to significant fuel savings for pickup trucks down the road. A next-generation EcoBoost with Auto Start-Stop technology also signals why Atlas is a real game changer.”
So, to get it straight, the Atlas deserves an award because it introduces many things that are readily available in other mainstream categories for years now to the pickup truck segment, not to mention that some of those features such as active aerodynamics, are already employed on current trucks, like the latest Ram 1500.
Isn’t that like saying the Corvette Stingray should be awarded for its interior because the C6s cabin was borderline terrible, not to mention more mundane than a Chinese toaster?
Well, yes, but then again, a) the Corvette that also improved upon its predecessor is a niche model and b.) after looking at all the new car and concept introductions at the Detroit Auto Show, we couldnt really choose a winner. So in some ways, Autoweek just may have a point since the F-150 is already the most popular model in the U.S.A., and whatever enhancements are made, will have an impact both on the market and on its rivals. Something like trying to pick a winner from a barrel of mediocre apples...
If you think otherwise, head over to the comments to share your thoughts.
Articles Source : Carscoop
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Volkswagen Golf Bluemotion the most efficient compact
The most efficient Golf history takes its first steps. Volkswagen has already started in Germany the commercialization of its third generation Bluemotion, with improved aerodynamics, a tuned engine 1.6 TDI 110 HP and fuel consumption record: only 3.2 l / 100 km, with minimum 85 g/km of CO2 emissions. His departure, €21.900 price.
Even large hybrids as Toyota Auris Hybrid or the Lexus CT200h get get their consumption, marking 3.8 l / 100 km on average. For starters, the third installment of the Volkswagen Golf Bluemotion has been developed on the seventh and last generation of the compact German, by what part of the new MQB modular platform of the Volkswagen Group.
Also propelled by a revised engine 1.6 TDI 110 HP and 25.5 from just 1,500 rpm maximum torque mkg (reducing their frictions, already includes detachable water pump and an inter cooler installed in the inlet ducts), the new Volkswagen Golf Bluemotion manages to reduce to 15 percent consumption of its previous generation, model that Encrypting 3.8 l / 100 km consumption.
In addition to the less weight your engine 1.6 TDI and a manual change of 6 relationships with developments this time more longer in search of greater efficiency, the new Volkswagen Golf Bluemotion also includes other modifications to reduce their consumption.
The new Volkswagen Golf Bluemotion will also come with stop/start systems and regenerative, braking as well as with low rolling resistance tires and a high pressure of inflation to improve their efficiency. To distinguish it from the rest of the range, Volkswagen announces an exclusive metallic blue color in your new Bluemotion, that Yes cost 525 euros.
A Bluemotion version based on the Volkswagen Golf Variant, its family housing, will also arrive in the last quarter of the year, just prior to the powerful German manufacturers present their latest great creation: a Volkswagen Golf Hybrid with a lot of power autonomy. Promise, promises.
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