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Since our dollar is so weak now, most mass volume auto manufacturers now produce and source there parts from american suppliers and plants.
Thats why your starting to see the reliability difference between japanese and american cars becoming more marginalized.
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'13 F10 535i / '05 W211 E55
Definitely one of the better coupes out there!
R8s are real sick, too.
American cars are.. pretty much eh.. outside of the Z06 and the Mustangs. I think if you want real reliability.. that's where the Japanese cars are front runners. Range Rover has fallen off some recently.. sucks the Brits couldn't hold onto it. I always liked the design of those. Your cousin should definitely trade up and get a Benz.
R8s are real sick, too.
American cars are.. pretty much eh.. outside of the Z06 and the Mustangs. I think if you want real reliability.. that's where the Japanese cars are front runners. Range Rover has fallen off some recently.. sucks the Brits couldn't hold onto it. I always liked the design of those. Your cousin should definitely trade up and get a Benz.
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put it this way! You dont really hear people talk about relability problems here because they really dont have that many problems honestly. You should go check out those American car forums... "help" "help" this thing... that thing topic after topic.
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actually, the new kias are designed by the guy that use to design the past audi's. Its not a copy when you have the original artist.
Why do you think the new kias look like audi's from the outside and inside?
I actually really like the work Peter Schreyer does. Hence my comment that the best new audi's are kias since there his designs.
Why do you think the new kias look like audi's from the outside and inside?
I actually really like the work Peter Schreyer does. Hence my comment that the best new audi's are kias since there his designs.
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actually, the new kias are designed by the guy that use to design the past audi's. Its not a copy when you have the original artist.
Why do you think the new kias look like audi's from the outside and inside?
I actually really like the work Peter Schreyer does. Hence my comment that the best new audi's are kias since there his designs.
Why do you think the new kias look like audi's from the outside and inside?
I actually really like the work Peter Schreyer does. Hence my comment that the best new audi's are kias since there his designs.
I'm sure they hired someone who was an Intern for Honda too
To be honest with you I don't see an Audi resemblance in the Kias though.
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LOL if you go off that logic, then Mercedes is copying hyundai because the new generation mercedes are designed by the guy that designed the previous generation hyundai's.
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The car industry is so incestrious, you can't really be a brand snob with the designs. They all copy each other. 2003 Camry is boring but you put those same tail lights on a w204 and all of a sudden the w204 is much more aggressive and elegant then the w203.
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Designed by Peter Schreyer, former chief designer for Audi and VW, took over leadership of Kia´s worldwide design division in September 2006. I think that Kia is making some very attractive cars since he has taken over. The little Cerato looks a hell of a lot better than a Corolla.
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Most of the latest Hyundai designs were done by Joel Piaskowski who has now moved to Benz.
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Designed by Peter Schreyer, former chief designer for Audi and VW, took over leadership of Kia´s worldwide design division in September 2006. I think that Kia is making some very attractive cars since he has taken over. The little Cerato looks a hell of a lot better than a Corolla.
The new optima look pretty nice as well. I sat in a kia koupe and the inside does look like a audi, obviously the quality of materials arent on the same level, but if you look at it at a superficial level, it does remind you of audi.
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Glyn beat me to the bunch. Lot of hyundai's current designs are by Piaskowski, including both the genesis coupe and sedan.
Hyundai and ford pretty much found the magic formula. Just have European styling and not use european electronics and people will buy.