It doesn't matter in sunny California etc, I know, but here's some winter testing results from Finland.
"Cheap Chinese the worst
At the other extreme is the BYD Dolphin, which TM left completely without stars. The Chinese manufacturer's compact electric car model recently received the title of Europe's best car purchase .
- I don't like to go on a winter highway with a Dolphin, because the suspension wobbles, the lane guard who sees non-existent paces the steering is bad anyway, and the headlights are bad. The numbness of the steering also causes challenges for controllability, says TM in its final evaluation.
The magazine states that the Dolphin can also do well in winter driving, but it is good to be aware of the car's limitations.
The other Chinese car in the test, the MG 4, did not shine, but it was not hit as badly as in the Swedish Vi Bilägare's test, where the testers called it "downright dangerous". According to Swedes, MG was also a cool car, but TM did not notice a similar problem and gave the heating device a rating of 8.
According to TM, driving the car on the road was sometimes nerve-wracking and the MG was also the only car in the group that failed the emergency braking test in the dark. The car simply could not, despite many attempts, perform independent emergency braking and sometimes did not recognize the obstacle at all. MG's result was two stars.
Of course, it's also worth noting that the cheapest of the test cars were MG and BYD, which are under 35,000 euros, with the winning Germans being the most expensive." (Google translated version
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"Cheap Chinese the worst
At the other extreme is the BYD Dolphin, which TM left completely without stars. The Chinese manufacturer's compact electric car model recently received the title of Europe's best car purchase .
- I don't like to go on a winter highway with a Dolphin, because the suspension wobbles, the lane guard who sees non-existent paces the steering is bad anyway, and the headlights are bad. The numbness of the steering also causes challenges for controllability, says TM in its final evaluation.
The magazine states that the Dolphin can also do well in winter driving, but it is good to be aware of the car's limitations.
The other Chinese car in the test, the MG 4, did not shine, but it was not hit as badly as in the Swedish Vi Bilägare's test, where the testers called it "downright dangerous". According to Swedes, MG was also a cool car, but TM did not notice a similar problem and gave the heating device a rating of 8.
According to TM, driving the car on the road was sometimes nerve-wracking and the MG was also the only car in the group that failed the emergency braking test in the dark. The car simply could not, despite many attempts, perform independent emergency braking and sometimes did not recognize the obstacle at all. MG's result was two stars.
Of course, it's also worth noting that the cheapest of the test cars were MG and BYD, which are under 35,000 euros, with the winning Germans being the most expensive." (Google translated version
Murskatulos TM:n talvitestissä: Yksi auto ei saanut ainuttakaan tähteä
Saksalaiset nappasivat kärkisijat Tekniikan Maailman vuotuisessa laajassa autojen talvitestissä. Aasialaisvalmistajilla taas on tekemistä, jos ne mielivät jatkossa saada suitsutusta talvioloissa tehdyistä testeistä.
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