Thursday, April 26, 2007

Time It Takes To Heal From Bunionectomy

The gap that struck

Sometimes, in the automotive industry, but increasing, you get answers to questions that no one has made. Even the blessed 3 Series Compact BMW was such a response. They chopped off the rear of the sedan along with the second pair of doors, and put the rear axle for a piece to the front. Already there was no room for the backbench, if the front row was not Lilliputian genes. Somehow sold anyway as part of the cut bread in the group, which now runs the Mini and 1 Series.

Here we come now to the problem that I see in the 1 Series has always been: Why was the 3 Series Compact does not continue to be built? Finally, it differs from the 1 Series in only the point that it has two doors less. The weaknesses, however, are exactly the same. Since most customers in the target group to a maximum of two will be on this car, it is worth the existence of the back seat did not. The place that you could save there would come the boot benefit, because that is a minimum solution.

was probably one in the head department of BMW believe that too much money was available and had to be somehow squandered senselessly. So they developed into a new car in an existing problem and sold it as a world first. The people and the press reacted like Pavlov's dog drooled and blithely go on it, rather than think about what in the 1 Series is now to be so groundbreaking. When the time was not the most expensive and most expensive lift ever.

Now the 1 Series comes as a coupe and convertible. I do not know what to make of it - a bit I feel reminds me of the old BMWs that existed before the 3 Series. But why not the 1 from the beginning it was designed? It seems likely that it was feared that the mini to bankrupt the water ...

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

How Much Does A 50 Cal Cost

no people, eat shit ...

... because millions of flies can not be wrong. Looking at the buying behavior of the Germans and the eulogies of the German press in the face of VW, this spell hits the mark. Because what you all for the many Money on / with VW to relive that already looks like him:

- capital engine damage (cold blast in the cylinder block).
- Faulty air flow meter and windows (now classic).
- A butterfly valve, (which includes VW repair shops have probably never even what backup) is when you disconnect the battery again shifted completely to factory settings back.
- Salted service prices and brazen lies (eg because of the throttle valve, O-Ton: "The change we need, which has now happened to be broken after the inspection ...").
- Oh-so-modern Direkteinspritzermotoren who drink all the Super Plus, and so lose their marginal consumption benefit fully, because with "Anal" and "bounce" so there's only the 100-octane grades of gasoline under the bubbly ...
- most primitive basic equipment with a high weight.

And those are just the most obvious and widely known problems and annoyances. The real figure will be much higher. But the main thing people associate with, and that indeed the "perceived quality" is right. A couple of very clever indeed make it now so that they buy Skodas instead of VWs. Not a bad idea actually, because they pay at least not as much money for the same weaknesses ...

Sunday, February 4, 2007

How Do You Get Rid Of A Camel Toe ?

The new Audi R8 - Blue blood or oligarchy à la nouveau-riche? TÜV

After trump cards of the recent batch of ams the trade press last opportunity to get actual driving impressions with the new Audi R8 and now I'm trying to collect from the smorgasbord Credi some work out. My suspicion is still always that one gets turned on here flashy nouveau riche posturing as a blue-blood ...

"At least, in the master table values of R8, the penalty under control"

you believe the auto motor sport so The R8 (at least) as "emotional" like a Porsche 911 (and this is actually already the symbol of cool German technocracy in perfection), and despite his obesity - can not a half tonnes of live weight with a mid-engined sports cars will be labeled differently - as nimble as a gazelle and "anything but a softie." At least they have moved away from the idea that the Audi could play in the same league as Ferrari (or propagate it, at least not so candid). But still draws the Audi lose out if he would be compared to real sports car, has yet to ams this time showing the simple 911 as a trump card opponents - and we all know that even a Cayman S to be dangerous this can. Also confuse the lighted glass display cases like Engine cover, and when turning the ignition frenetically twitching hands with emotions. make

objectives

The development goal of the R8 at high speed is absolutely under control has been achieved - about everyone agrees. Very few testers have idea with which this had to be bought. In the aerodynamic setup of the designer is always faced with the same dilemma: Down Force or Zero-Lift? The former allows outrageously high cornering speeds and absolute control of load cycles, but decreases at the same speed. Second option to ensure stability at high speeds, it is clear from a more indirect steering ratio and takes the car's agility in rapidly successive curves. It should be clear that the R8 was thus angediehen ...

passenger car drivers are the best

Here are now the opinions and impressions gradually disintegrated. The ams recognize the disadvantage of the Audi over a Porsche is silent, but how does this happen. The guys from Auto News times have no clue of cars blow, but deadly dull any figures on production technology and out and keep the handling to be divine. Unfortunately, they shot a video in the test and in an absolutely embarrassing As exposed (rather blurred, because without a tripod, exclamation from the passenger and cameraman, as the first ride in a Golf GTI as a 15-year-old - amateurish, there's at youtube.com in masses). They were allowed only one of a few small rounds on a tight course marked out with cones turn, where you really could not leave the car nor anything else, but afterwards thought to have seen it all and so the report also reads them.

jumps in a flawless facade

The Austrian motorline.cc holds dear as discreetly covered with a plus - because what you do not say (qualified) can also be silent. Instead, you can get at them a whole lot more sober consideration of the topic. Weaknesses are clear: Squealing brakes, significant loss of tractive force in the automated manual transmission (still a crime against the well-kept driving, if no transmission is built by Ferrari), which is highly praised by the German press storage space for up to two golf bags with caution and the glove compartment of his name once rightly ...

Germany investigated the Supercar

What can be said about the engine? The high-revving engine, the Audi RS4 in Will use, is packed with a wide usable speed range and a clean Through The same parts. With regard to the sound of this machine, he is consistently described as a turbine-like whirring with a hint of V8 Geboller - a very inspiring sound, it's missing is the special touch of a Porsche or Ferrari. In other words, if the Audi would be a singer, then it would mean Sasha - good voice, good repertoire of low to higher, to call him a bad would be absolutely ridiculous. Only the character of Frank Sinatra and Joe Cocker, he will never have. The same is true in the end also for the rest: great ingredients, flawless finish - but a taste - or rather, no aftertaste because of the sterility remains.