Roland,Feb 3 2005, 08:39 PM Wrote:I'm a Saab man myself.[...]And you can't beat the saftey and handling. Especially in New England winter. ;)
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I disagree.
Autobild 4-wheel-drive test
Here the summary of the test:
BMW X3: 4.8 out of 5 points
VW Golf: 4.6 out of 5 points
Land Rover Discovery: 4.2 out of 5 points
Audi A6: 4.0 out of 5 points
Fiat Panda 4x4: 3.4 out of 5 points
Hyundai Tucson: 3.0 out of 5 points
***caution: opinion subsequent***
Also, seeing that Saab just like Opel is only an unloved daughter of General Motors which isn't exactly known for building the most comfortable, drive-active and inexpensive cars, my resumee can only word different than yours.
In my opinion, these manufacturers are the best of their trade:
- Toyota if you want a durable, reasonably priced car
- Mercedes (or Maybach if you can spare the money) if you want a comfortable luxury car
- BMW if you want a sportive limousine
- Skoda if you want a cheap, solid car
- Ferrari if you want a sports car (this is really just about the image, though. Porsche, Lamborghini and limited-lot producers deserve to be mentioned as well)
- Mitsubishi if you want an offroad car (who won the Rally Dakar, again? Who?)
- I don't know, maybe Dodge or Ford or whatever if you're a fan of those fuel-killing monsters that are called Pick-Ups.
I must say, though, that I've yet to see another vehicle clamber impassable terrain approximately as quick and agile as the 'Wolf', a former Mercedes G-Class, changed over for the German armed forces, which I got the chance to race through rough terrain in my military service.
Of course one must not forget about the trucks.
Companys that won many awards and decorations over the years are:
- Mercedes
- MAN
- Scania
- DAF
- Renault
- Iveco
You'll quickly see that there are many countries that don't produce cars comparably good as some of the German cars. But there are only a few that produce even better ones.
***end opinion***
PS: I'm fully aware that, with the globalization and out-sourcing as well as the producing in low-wage countries increasing, the capability to tell what is German/American/English/French etc. wanes.
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