The truth about automotive reviews,...

[anonemus]

I prefer car reviews in India as their road conditions and drivers' mentality are similar to ours

https://youtu.be/JlWwmDdrCbk

[niky]

Something I'd like to see is long term testing. How well the car has held up after running up a lot of Kms, actual FC, long term comfort, convenience and such. There are a lot of things you can only experience after spending a lot more time than the weekend the car is loaned to the reviewer. And how about not sugar coating the negatives. It seems with most local reviews every car is a good car, just different.

Other than BHP I also like some Aussie reviews. They're not afraid to highlight all the negatives. Although clearly some are biased, specially when the car is "developed by Australian engineers" or for "tuned to Australian conditions". You just know where it's going at that point.

Read the "Used Car" section of Top Gear Philippines.



Actually, I think it would be great if they let us do it for cars that are not going out of production already.

[StockEngine]

Topgearph and Autoindustriya recently reviewed 2015 models of the crv and strada. They didnt mention these vehicles were released a year ago and have discounts already. 👀

[jut703]

Topgearph and Autoindustriya recently reviewed 2015 models of the crv and strada. They didnt mention these vehicles were released a year ago and have discounts already. [emoji102]

No local car review ever mentions discounts, new release or not.


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[Dre09]

One thing wrong with that approach is that each owner is biased towards his/her vehicle. It doesn't help much with comparisons unless the owner owns all the vehicles in question. Otherwise, each owner will be saying, "Mine is better".

I tend to agree with niky that some car magazines are so big that it's the car manufacturers who come to them. The sheer volume of vehicles being tested means that the journalists/staffers doing the testing don't have time to cozy up to a particular brand. It may sound impersonal and clinical. But, I feel that's the way it should be.

I tend to look at both owners' reviews and magazine reviews. With the owner's reviews, I tend to look at things such as fit and finish, ergonomics, long-term reliability, etc. Only an owner can accurately supply those information. With car magazines, I use them for comparisons and for hard performance numbers. While these numbers may vary among different magazines, the proportionality of these numbers among different car brands are fairly consistent. An obvious example is my 2006 Sonata V6. Many online car magazines have 0-60mph at 7+ sec while C/D has it at 6.6 sec and Motor Trend has it at 6.8 sec. There's a disparity in actual numbers. But, the fact those numbers are virtually identical to an A/T V6 Accord's is consistent across different magazines.

Of course, there's no way of knowing the hard numbers on my own and that's where car magazines come in the most handy since they do have the equipment to measure peformance. They're also in the best position to do comparison tests such as the not-too-old V6 midsize sedan comparisons by both C/D and MT.

Of course, you can't please everyone. C/D, in particular, had been accused in the past by vengeful domestic car owners as catering to the import brands to the point that their patriotism was being questioned. There was a big hubbub about it at the wake of Desert Storm back in the early 90's.

Personally, there's no substitute for actually going out to a dealer and test-driving cars if you really want the bottom line. Many of my friends were shocked to see me drive to work in a V6 Sonata when they were expecting to see me in either a V6 Altima or Mazda 6. They just can't believe that I (er, we) chose the Hyundai. But,we did our homework, and the Hyundai it was.

hmmm...what about those things that you will never see when the car is brand new? what about those things that happen along the way as your car gets a bit of age? I know this thread is a bit old, but I do hope you reply...I am currently gathering info on where to get a "Legit" info about new cars. Sales agents are not helpful at all...

[StockEngine]

hmmm...what about those things that you will never see when the car is brand new? what about those things that happen along the way as your car gets a bit of age? I know this thread is a bit old, but I do hope you reply...I am currently gathering info on where to get a "Legit" info about new cars. Sales agents are not helpful at all...

What specific car do you have in mind? New cars have online reviews now. There are also dedicated forums for them. Hyundai-forums is one.

[Dre09]

What specific car do you have in mind? New cars have online reviews now. There are also dedicated forums for them. Hyundai-forums is one.

WOW!! THAT WAS QUICK!! THANKS FOR THE REPLY!! I am actually canvasing for a new Pick up truck. (4X2 Variants).. do you know where I can get facts about these competing brands?

[chevykriz]

WOW!! THAT WAS QUICK!! THANKS FOR THE REPLY!! I am actually canvasing for a new Pick up truck. (4X2 Variants).. do you know where I can get facts about these competing brands?

Try chevrolet colorado 4x2 Lt or Ltx variant. 2.8L 200HP 500 torque

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[Walter]

Avoid the Chevrolet brand ...

[travajante]

Talk about thread resurrection.[emoji4]

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