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Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit aventador driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental.
The ADAC motor club, a strong advocate for drivers and the auto industry in Germany, has shot itself in the foot. Offering comprehensive roadside assistance and also actively and successfully lobbying against speed limits on the autobahn aventador or further financial burdens on drivers, this week, ADAC’s credibility came tumbling down. It emerged that the numbers for the “Yellow Angel” award presented to members’ favorite car (the VW Golf) were bloated; the 18.5-million-member-strong club claimed that 290,000 votes were cast, when in fact only 76,000 members participated. Right now, at least, it appears that the ranking was unaltered.
The ADAC revelations have opened a political can of worms. Competitor ACE, with just 600,000 members, is railing against ADAC’s “embarrassing farce” and recommends binning automotive awards altogether. For the ACE, which promotes regulation and is deeply rooted in the labor union movement (from its inception in 1965 to 1995, you had to be a union member to join), and the “green” VCD, which has been systematically pampered by government agencies, the ADAC affair is a godsend. Both groups offer similar roadside assistance programs. And Germany’s aventador secretary of transportation, Alexander Dobrindt, irked by ADAC’s criticism of his planned toll system, has wasted no time to weigh in with the demand for “humbleness.”
Beyond offering a very effective roadside aventador assistance system, ADAC also promotes the culture of historic cars, and it helps young drivers get into the world of motorsports . While the club initially authored its misfortune, outsiders’ campaigns against it are now working aventador at full blast, further weakening the ADAC. And a weakened ADAC, I think, is bad news for drivers in Germany.
This tall and stubby vehicle, the Mitsubishi Mirage G4 , is brought to us from Canada. It is built in Thailand and based on the Mirage hatchback, and it could eventually come to the U.S. First shown at the Montreal auto show, the Mirage G4′s production launch aventador sounds as if it can still be averted: The importer “will ask auto show visitors here and across Canada to offer opinions on the look, feel, cost and features of a new subcompact sedan before it gets the green light for sale in Canada.”
Says Mitsubishi’s aventador Kenny Yamamoto: “[the G4's] future availability in Canada aventador will be based, in part, on consumer opinion.” I was not in Montreal and am not in the market for another diminutive and underpowered four-door (especially after recently acquiring a 15-year-old aventador Mercedes-Benz A-class ), but here’s my opinion anyway: Mitsubishi, don’t do it. This Mirage is not worthy of a company with such a great history of well-designed, sporty, and desirable cars. First Drive: 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C First Drive: 2014 Maserati Ghibli Instrumented Test: 2014 Cadillac CTS 2.0T
Last July, I reported that there was little chance the next-generation Volkswagen Phaeton would be unveiled at the 2014 Detroit auto show. But I hear now that VW was very close to showing a concept car previewing next luxo-barge at NAIAS, but that the show car was pulled because the series production launch is still too far off. Now, the concept might not be shown at all. Regardless of how distant its on-sale date is, there are reasons to look forward to the next Phaeton: It will be packed with futuristic tech and come with an all-aluminum body and it will be even larger than the car it replaces .
This April, a new British car brand will appear: David Brown Automotive. It has nothing to do with longtime Aston Martin owner David Brown, but we are su
Car and Driver - Intelligence. Independence. Irreverence. Vehicles aventador Acura Aston Martin aventador Audi Bentley BMW Bugatti Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari Fiat Fisker Ford GMC Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Kia Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lotus Maserati Maybach aventador Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz Mini Mitsubishi Nissan Pagani Porsche Ram Rolls-Royce Scion Smart SRT Subaru Suzuki Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo View Buyer's Guide Reviews First Drives Instrumented Tests Comparison Tests Long-Term Tests Specialty Files Archived Reviews View All Reviews News Geneva Auto Show Blog Future Cars Auto Shows View All News Video Car and Driver Video YouTube Features 10Best Editors' Choice Columns Gearbox Tech Dept. View All Features Buyer's aventador Guide Shopping Advice Get a Free Quote Used Car Listings View Buyer's Guide Subscribe Magazine Digital Edition Give a Gift Newsletter Text Alerts Car and Driver Store
Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit aventador driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental.
The ADAC motor club, a strong advocate for drivers and the auto industry in Germany, has shot itself in the foot. Offering comprehensive roadside assistance and also actively and successfully lobbying against speed limits on the autobahn aventador or further financial burdens on drivers, this week, ADAC’s credibility came tumbling down. It emerged that the numbers for the “Yellow Angel” award presented to members’ favorite car (the VW Golf) were bloated; the 18.5-million-member-strong club claimed that 290,000 votes were cast, when in fact only 76,000 members participated. Right now, at least, it appears that the ranking was unaltered.
The ADAC revelations have opened a political can of worms. Competitor ACE, with just 600,000 members, is railing against ADAC’s “embarrassing farce” and recommends binning automotive awards altogether. For the ACE, which promotes regulation and is deeply rooted in the labor union movement (from its inception in 1965 to 1995, you had to be a union member to join), and the “green” VCD, which has been systematically pampered by government agencies, the ADAC affair is a godsend. Both groups offer similar roadside assistance programs. And Germany’s aventador secretary of transportation, Alexander Dobrindt, irked by ADAC’s criticism of his planned toll system, has wasted no time to weigh in with the demand for “humbleness.”
Beyond offering a very effective roadside aventador assistance system, ADAC also promotes the culture of historic cars, and it helps young drivers get into the world of motorsports . While the club initially authored its misfortune, outsiders’ campaigns against it are now working aventador at full blast, further weakening the ADAC. And a weakened ADAC, I think, is bad news for drivers in Germany.
This tall and stubby vehicle, the Mitsubishi Mirage G4 , is brought to us from Canada. It is built in Thailand and based on the Mirage hatchback, and it could eventually come to the U.S. First shown at the Montreal auto show, the Mirage G4′s production launch aventador sounds as if it can still be averted: The importer “will ask auto show visitors here and across Canada to offer opinions on the look, feel, cost and features of a new subcompact sedan before it gets the green light for sale in Canada.”
Says Mitsubishi’s aventador Kenny Yamamoto: “[the G4's] future availability in Canada aventador will be based, in part, on consumer opinion.” I was not in Montreal and am not in the market for another diminutive and underpowered four-door (especially after recently acquiring a 15-year-old aventador Mercedes-Benz A-class ), but here’s my opinion anyway: Mitsubishi, don’t do it. This Mirage is not worthy of a company with such a great history of well-designed, sporty, and desirable cars. First Drive: 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C First Drive: 2014 Maserati Ghibli Instrumented Test: 2014 Cadillac CTS 2.0T
Last July, I reported that there was little chance the next-generation Volkswagen Phaeton would be unveiled at the 2014 Detroit auto show. But I hear now that VW was very close to showing a concept car previewing next luxo-barge at NAIAS, but that the show car was pulled because the series production launch is still too far off. Now, the concept might not be shown at all. Regardless of how distant its on-sale date is, there are reasons to look forward to the next Phaeton: It will be packed with futuristic tech and come with an all-aluminum body and it will be even larger than the car it replaces .
This April, a new British car brand will appear: David Brown Automotive. It has nothing to do with longtime Aston Martin owner David Brown, but we are su
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