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I went to the show yesterday afternoon and I thought it was good but not enough wow factor from most manufacturers. I thought the stands from Ford, Porsche, Mercedes and Jaguar were good. Well they are the ones I really wanted to see. Even the 2 door Lexus which was on show that looked like a concept was nice.
I was quite impressed with the new A-Class Merc. Now that car is a looker. I am pretty sure it is a Focus size car but it looked a lot smaller inside. It is a much improved design on the previous A-Class inside and definitely outside. I thought the Ford stand was good and I was impressed with the new Mondeo. Pictures do not do this car justice. The design seems to work together well. Even the Ecosport is not a bad bit of gear and if Ford play their cards right could have a winner on their hands with both of these models. Looking at the entire Ford line up though there isn't anything which is a bad car. They have the products to go toe to toe with others in the segments they are playing in. The seats in the Focus ST are ultra supportive and comfy. The Ford stand made you actually go in to have a look. It was simple yet effective in my eyes. |
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Well done to Ford by the sounds of it.
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Nice one Ford, well done. Letting the public have a 10 min drive of the cars is a BIG win!
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I went on the first monday of the show, later at night. It wasnt too packed at all, didnt have to wait to sit in anything!
I was most impressed by the the Volkswagen Beetle, it just felt nice to be in, and didn't look as god awful girly as the last 'New Beetle', all I can say is bring on the GTI! The Peugeot 208 was a real looker too, such a nice little city car, 1.6 turbo too. They are somewhat expensive, but at least they fill that city car niche for a more enthusiastic driver. I was also wrapped with the Ford stand, they had that stunning concept, the Mondeo, which I just think is the ducks guts, and the Focus ST which really impressed well beyond my expectations. Mazda!....... The new 6 looked pretty darn good too, the turbo diesel will be an apsolute stormer. I really think their new design 'language' works for the brand, and by the looks of how many CX-5's I see on the roads, works well for the consumer too. I am looking forward to seeing what the next MX-5 looks like. Ok... so now the bad. Holden? WTF? They employed almost solely a fleet of moronic halfwits to 'introduce' their fleet of Cruze's and Commodores. Thats it. Besides having some Holden 'representitive' repeatedly tell me I was staring at a Calais (which was clearly a Caprice V)... pfft! There was nothing at all to report which was even slightly entertaining. The new Malibu is a dead set heap of the preverbial which when looked at in comparison to the Mondeo or 6 mde it even worse. They even had it locked too........ All I needed was one look to really understand just how badly Holden has missed the mark. And the HSV stand had nothing, no sneak previews, no information whatsoever about the next direction the company will be taking. It was hands down the biggest disappointment of the show. Oh and to the bloke who mentioned the new Mitsubishi Outlander...... I agree. It is a bloody hideous car, Makes me wonder just how badly Mitsubishi is committed to flushing their dwindling reputation down the drain. All in all, I got my $22 worth, and got up close with a few cars that may just one day grace my driveway. |
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