|
|
|
|
|
|
Welcome to the Australian Ford Forums forum. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and inserts advertising. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features without post based advertising banners. Registration is simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. Please Note: All new registrations go through a manual approval queue to keep spammers out. This is checked twice each day so there will be a delay before your registration is activated. |
|
|||||||
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
22-11-2005, 09:54 PM
|
#1 | ||
|
Regular Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 172
|
|
||
|
|
|
22-11-2005, 09:57 PM
|
#2 | ||
|
The 'Stihl' Man
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: TAS
Posts: 27,585
|
sweet. a great car that deserves to do well. that xr5t cannot come soon enough!
__________________
|
||
|
|
|
|
22-11-2005, 10:48 PM
|
#3 | ||
|
Clio 182 CUP!
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Inner West, Sydney
Posts: 2,590
|
Damn.... Fiesta came oooooo so close! Oh well, it won last year
__________________
------------- Steven 'In fact, so good is the Clio 182 with the Cup chassis set-up that I feel moved to make a bold statement - I think it's the best hot hatch ever built.' (EVO Jan 04) |
||
|
|
|
|
22-11-2005, 11:29 PM
|
#4 | ||
|
WRC Fanatic
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 281
|
Great to see, but no surprise though. It'll be interesting to see if the Golf GTI can hold onto it's "best sports car under $57000" crown next year when the XR5 enters the fray.
__________________
Panther Black XR5T Pro Alloy Intercooler| Angel Eye Headlights (black)| Eibach Prokit Springs| K&N Gen II 57i CAI|
Dreamscience| InPro Black LED Tail lights| Black RS GT wheels| 14.007 @ 100.55 mph |
||
|
|
|
|
23-11-2005, 12:20 AM
|
#5 | ||
|
Clio 182 CUP!
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Inner West, Sydney
Posts: 2,590
|
HAHHAHAHHAHAH, i just realised. How biased is that! Focus CL vs Mazda3 Maxx Sport. If anything it should have been an LX.... or even a Zetec.... Strange how they use the cheapest Corolla, Focus, Astra... and put it up against a Mazda3 Maxx Sport...... strange indeed
__________________
------------- Steven 'In fact, so good is the Clio 182 with the Cup chassis set-up that I feel moved to make a bold statement - I think it's the best hot hatch ever built.' (EVO Jan 04) |
||
|
|
|
|
23-11-2005, 10:41 AM
|
#6 | ||
|
Starter Motor
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 16
|
These awards are the biggest crock of and contradict most of the results you read in Wheels and Motor. I mean, a Getz as a category winner........what a complete joke!
|
||
|
|
|
|
23-11-2005, 04:21 PM
|
#7 | ||
|
Regular Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 177
|
Well the attention has been moved from style to economy and low running costs. and the gets fills that void nicely I reckon. for on road costs, it just cant be beat
|
||
|
|
|
|
23-11-2005, 04:31 PM
|
#8 | |||
|
Clio 182 CUP!
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Inner West, Sydney
Posts: 2,590
|
Quote:
Depreciation up to 5 instead of 4 in 2004.... WOOOOOOOOO Running costs also changed to 5 instead of 4 in 2004. Space went from 3 to 4.... yet its the same car, right? Build and Finish quality... 4 down to 3 in 2005. How does that make sense? They have all been built with the same quality.... Smoothness and Quietness from 3 to 2 in 2005.... from what i know its still the same engine and sound deadening? Overall, the Fiesta moved from 3.68 to 3.75... just for being the same car!
__________________
------------- Steven 'In fact, so good is the Clio 182 with the Cup chassis set-up that I feel moved to make a bold statement - I think it's the best hot hatch ever built.' (EVO Jan 04) Last edited by Teki04; 23-11-2005 at 04:36 PM. |
|||
|
|
|
|
24-11-2005, 09:02 AM
|
#9 | ||
|
Regular Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 177
|
Maybe the competition have improved over that time, while as u say ford have rehashed the same materials for a few years, so simply by comparision they have gone down? i dunno..
|
||
|
|
|
|
24-11-2005, 09:46 AM
|
#10 | |||
|
Supes
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sydney
Posts: 1,063
|
Quote:
__________________
Yes I DO drive a Toyota |
|||
|
|
|
|
24-11-2005, 12:02 PM
|
#11 | |||
|
Clio 182 CUP!
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Inner West, Sydney
Posts: 2,590
|
Quote:
Im not sure if thats the best method... comparing cars for the rating, only to compare the final score. Maybe each car should be INDIVIDUALLY marked based on criteria, and then the final scores compared?
__________________
------------- Steven 'In fact, so good is the Clio 182 with the Cup chassis set-up that I feel moved to make a bold statement - I think it's the best hot hatch ever built.' (EVO Jan 04) |
|||
|
|
|
|
24-11-2005, 12:56 PM
|
#12 | ||
|
Supes
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sydney
Posts: 1,063
|
I suppose its a bit like uni exams, your final mark is marked to a bell curve of all students results, so potentially you could get 80/100 but still fail if 95% of the class scored 90/100 or above.
So as you are marked against the quality of the others, the cars are marked against the other cars in the same way. Even if a standard was used your assessment of the standard would be swayed by the impressions you get from the other cars anyway.
__________________
Yes I DO drive a Toyota |
||
|
|
|
Focus is best mid-sizer!
Linear Mode
