German Car Zone

This is just un-u,i still remember ur comment about over-powered cars and how u hate them and find them all useless and so against the environment and how wise BMW is for not offering supercars!

Now i went soo OT

Insurance company Folksam gathers information about real world accidents and publishes their findings. They often find that in real world circumstances Volvos are generally very safe. Another interesting thing is that their research shows that a "Five star"-whatever sometimes mean very little in the real world.

I go by Folksam to judge what cars are safe - NCAP is more of "N-crap" in comparison. All manufacturers know exactly what their cars will be subject to and build them so that they will barely pass the scripted accidents.

Yep, that is all I saying, that lab testing doesn't always = the best in the real world. People crash cars, get hit and do all kinds of things with cars on the road that can't be readily duplicated in controlled, lab testing.

M

I agree 100%.

IMO 180hp is more then enough for any kind of normal daily driving.

But I just wanted to point out the false perception some people have about what is considered being "performance oriented" / having "performance image".

I think you'll agree Toyota is definitely not a synonym for performance in any case. I kind a understand Chevy high placement (due Corvette), and Ford's as well (due Mustang, & GT).

But Toyota?

It looks like some people who participated in that survey only knew one brand: Toyota.

Homo spaiens toyoticus.

I think you nailed it.

I still can't believe people associate GMC with being green. What the hell?

But when you look at the top five brands in the Environmentally Friendly Category, they each offer a hybrid - I guess the people who participate in Consumer Report surveys are just so damn stupid and think hybrids automatically equate to environmental friendliness. Pathetic.

I know and agree,i was just messing coz ur comment reminded me of your old post