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  1. Shopping trolley is cheaper so keep that in mind.
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  2. You do not buy those cars for track times. You buy the for the style of sports car that you want. Some want a hot hatch others want a GT coupe car. The BMW has a higher level of finish and looks nicer but you will pay for that.
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  3. To me it just looks cheap and cheerful with lots of flashy bits but not the quality that Mercedes is renowned for. It looks flashier than a Audi interior but does not seem to be as quality focused. Cars that are dominated by smart screens are very distracting and complicated to operate.
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  4. That is the case for all modern cars. Too many flashy bright things going on. At nighttime they really distract from driver focus.
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  5. Plug in hybrids are not the way to go. Trying to make every car a hybrid is going to do far more damage than good. Most of the materials that are used in hybrids are from the russian economic space which is going to fail.
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  6. No. The E Class has a nicer and more up market feel to it. The C class is very close to being in VW territory but at a more expensive price point.
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  7. Some people like the rear feeling in sports cars. I personally think it is an advantage.
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  8. +Zero Ninety S class that are 500 series are more expensive than the 300 series. I think and it is only a guess that the s350 is diesel only.
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  9. +LaceyFilm Ugly is subjective and is a modern concept that poor people buy into. Even women today will call men ugly that clearly are not ugly because some magazine tells them this is the case. You can sit there and tell people they are ugly all day while they drive to the bank in luxury.
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  10. +storck08 It is based on Volkswagen engineering just as Porsche and Audi are but they are all still individual car types.
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  11. There is a market out there for workhorse vehicles especially in Britain. The only real option available to people in the UK are Hilux, G Class and Land Cruiser. The rest are just either too fancy or not a real SUV. The problem Grenadier will have is making sales at first which could cause a cash flow issue for the business. There is a market for the vehicle.
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  12. It cost $47,000 in the US.
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  13. Petar Stankovic The S63 is not about performance even though it does offer it. The car is all about quality and comfort with the ability to go fast if need be. It is not a performance car.
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  14. It is a custom built car that would feel like driving a mini bought in the 1960s. You simply cannot get a car of that quality today for under 100,000. It does not matter if it is a Porsche or a Mini it is going to cost a lot of money.
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  15. I am not a fan of digital displays.
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  16. Jags tend to have beautiful interriers anyways so it would surprise be if the final version is close to this. 
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  17. Dreadzedan  They are not really getting rid of the older defender platform what they are doing is changing the name and also producing some new vehicles. This is exceptionally clever marketing.
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  18. LUCKY-LUKE  You will still be able to buy a defender but it will have a different name and it will probably be lighter as well as they use Aluminium. (my prediction.)
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  19. tim friend  This vehicle is not a complete replacement for the defender nor is it intended to be. All they (Land Rover) are really doing is changing the defender name so that they can offer more Vehicles to people. This vehicle is intended to challenge other manufacturers vehicles such as the Skoda Yeti and the new Jeep Renegade. They will also have a defender as well but they will be changing the name to something else. So lets recap this. They will have a DC100 light weight off road vehicle which will be as good as the defender 90. but they will then have a proper Defender that will go by another name.
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  20. Dave Wright A ford focus is a hideous looking car I would say that about Porsche. 
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  21. They are not more environmentally friendly.
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  22. It is a real pity that bmw got rid of their v8 cars.
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  23. The weather has been mild in general.
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  24. Would you not be more thrilled if the government was to just drop its 80% taxation on fuels.
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  25. It is a nice sports car but hardly fabulous.
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  26. I am in the market for a new family car. And if this Audi is as good as people say it is then I cannot wait to see and drive it.
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  27. GR Yaris is a different type of car and is smaller as well. In the US and other countries they have a GR Corolla which would probably be more expensive than the new Golf R if it was sold in the UK.
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  28. m340i is not a hot hatch and should not be compared on any level. The Golf R is a track level car and a road car as well. The new Golf R is not a normal car and is the top level golf performance car.
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  29. The Yaris would have fantastic handling and on the right circuit could beat an M4.
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  30. Plug in hybrids are pointless.
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  31. It is what they have read and waiting to use. The other engines are probably not ready yet. And diesel is far more efficient than petrol anyway. 
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  32. Jags are cheap and very nice to actually sit in. The 7 series to be honest is a little bit dry.
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  33. It is £10,000 cheaper and is very nice to drive and be in. See it all comes down to opinion. My opinion is that Lexus is the best of the lot as it is cheap, very reliable and exceptionally nice to be in.
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  34.  @pc1x1  They are still sports cars but they sit on different ends of the spectrum.
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  35. An S class is far cheaper and no body would argue that Bentley or Rolls are far better cars.
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  36.  @peterhammer6915  I have driven M2 and M4 cars but not the G80. M4 cars are not pure sports cars and are a GT coupe.
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  37. What they have not said in this video is probably they judged in on price vs luxury. Range rovers are very luxurious. I have one and they are are also cheap for the Luxury and what make them cool is they can go off road. There is very little at that price than can do what a Range rover can do. The 7 series is a good car but it does not seem that luxurious when you sit in them. Rolls cost a fortune but are very luxurious. Audi's are very nice but not luxurious but do have powerful engines. This top 10 is more than likely luxury with price, performance and internal cabins all taken into account.
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  38. Price people has a lot to do with it. Rolls to be honest are massively over priced and comes in at about £250,000 and to honest its luxury is not three times better than a Range Rover. Some people may decide that a Ghost is worth 3 times the price while others will not. Is a Patek watch really three times better than a Rolex. Clearly it is better than a casio watch or some Tag heuer. A JLC will offer the same quality as a Patek but be at near to Rolex price.
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  39. It is the same price as the other brands.
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  40. BMW and Maserati are not that reliable either. I know people that have had horrible problems with them. To be honest when buying at that price point worrying about the long term reliability of those cars does not concern some people.
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  41. This is the new reality of the world. Things are about to get a lot more expensive and the quality is not going to be any better. The Japanese do make reliable products though.
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  42. It is not a mark up it is the reality of the new economic world. People seem to want their governments to interfere so if that is what they want then they need to put up with the new prices and shut up.
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  43. get your self a pair of glasses that is not a Mazda.
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  44. Truth be told there are no other options out there that you will some how get for cheaper.
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  45. FretFreak02 I have a Range Rover and they are beautiful interiors and are smooth to drive as well. No where near as refined as an S class though.
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  46. VW are not any better in that class.
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  47. If they could only sort out the reliability of their cars. Does not need to be Toyota level reliability.
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  48. It is not a luxury comfort car and is a hot hatch that can be rough to drive but fast. It just depends on what you want.
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  49. Some of you are truly clueless and have your head buried in the sand. This is the new market place. This is exactly what a hot hatch of that class costs. It is the same price as an AMG A, BMW M2 and VW Golf R and do not start some nonsense about them being better. People in Europe seem to want to pay higher prices for things, They want higher gas prices, higher property costs, higher taxes and above all they want daddy government to tuck them into bed every night. DO not feel alone in this because the UK and US is having a similar mindset but may reject it.
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  50. Anthony Escobar I am sorry but the M4 in this was all over the place while the Audi was clean.  I have an RS5 and I have also driven the M3 extensively and find it an extremely enjoyable car but it would never out lap an RS5 on a track.  And that also applies to the M4 that is suppose to be a wonderful car to drive but it is clearly a car of fun and not track timing. 
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