New small and family cars

[Gerard C]

New Renault will have health monitoring (in good French!) and drivers will be warned about a potential hazard through the accelerator pedal. Very hard to spot a new vibe in any Renault… After the line assist and vibes in the steering wheel or/and driver seat what will they invent to shake the whole thing? The virtual mother-in-law shouting behind you, may be! Square wheels they have already…

[NaBUru38]

In Uruguay we already have vibrating warnings, they are called potholes.

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Kia K3

4.55 m long

120-150 hp gasoline engines

Don't like it.

[NaBUru38]

Suzuki Swift

[NaBUru38]

Kia K3 (hatchback)



That rear end is awful

[Gerard C]

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Suzuki Swift

This doesn't look good.

[Mike Harte]

Originally Posted by FIRE

This doesn't look good.

Yeah, but do any of their cars look good, or any of their past models?

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by Mike Harte

Yeah, but do any of their cars look good, or any of their past models?

Until the 5th generation the Swift looked pretty good.
With 6th generation they have introduced the wrong design.

These models are currently on sale in the Netherlands:



I don't like the Swift, the rest looks okay.
Except for the Ignis and Swift you don't see them much on the road.

[Gerard C]

I find the price of the Jimny totally crazy.

[NaBUru38]

Skoda Superb

4.90 m long

150-260 hp gasoline engines
150-195 hp Diesel engines

200 hp plugin hybrid engine
25.7 kWh battery, 50 kW DC charging

[FIRE]

Looks good.

[Gerard C]

Sure it does! A lot of room at rear for longlegged people… (OT all started for the Superb in F with this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA7cLr3IVHk).

[NaBUru38]

MG 3

4.10 m long

1.5L 192 hp hybrid engine
3-speed gearbox (!!!)

Made in China, of course.

[NaBUru38]

Renault 5

3.92 m long

95-150 hp electric engines
40-52 kWh batteries, 80-100 kW DC charging





It's been 3 years since the original prototype was unveviled, yet it still looks cool.

[E.B]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Renault 5

3.92 m long

95-150 hp electric engines
40-52 kWh batteries, 80-100 kW DC charging



It's been 3 years since the original prototype was unveviled, yet it still looks cool.

I like the Alpine A290 'steroids' version more. Except for the Alpine wheels which have to be the most awful and ugly wheels ever put on a car.

[Gerard C]

Its a perfect tribute to the R5 Turbo and Turbo 2 which had already distinctive wheels for the era. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_5_Turbo

[broadrun96]

But tribute to bad is a good thing? I hope not cause they were a LOT of bad 80s cars and we don't need that in our lives

[BertMk2]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

But tribute to bad is a good thing?

The Renault 5 Turbo was a great car. Very keen on catching fire though. There was a time when you couldn't drive more than a couple of miles around here without seeing a Renault on fire and a Peugeot 205 gti in a hedge (backwards). Back that up with a Vauxhall Nova on it's roof and a Fiat Uno turbo throwing rods across the road. Great times

Originally Posted by broadrun96

I hope not cause they were a LOT of bad 80s cars and we don't need that in our lives

We don't need everything. There was some dross (a lot of dross). Hello Ford Mustang - the 80's one was almost as much of an insult to the name as the electric one.

[broadrun96]

Wasn’t meant against that in particular but as you mentioned much of the rest was not great and beige in color and quality

[FIRE]

Looks great.

[NaBUru38]

Audi A3 (facelift)




Now also with a faux-roader version called Allstreet.

[NaBUru38]

Citroën Basalt

Yes it's a fastback version of the C3 sold in developing countries.





Fun fact: "vas alto" is Spanish for "you go high".

[NaBUru38]

Kia K4

4.70 m long (sedan)

147-190 hp gasoline engines
8-speed automatic transmission






Quite interesting, though the sedan's D pillar is awful.

[joeb]

I wonder if that wagon is going to be coming to the US? Kia haven't sold a wagon/hatch here in a few years.