{"id":369292,"date":"2011-03-21T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=34050"},"modified":"2024-01-16T15:21:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T15:21:06","slug":"new-car-test-day-at-laguna-seca-martin-swig-on-motoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/new-car-test-day-at-laguna-seca-martin-swig-on-motoring\/","title":{"rendered":"New Car Test Day at Laguna Seca &#8211; Martin Swig on Motoring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Martin Swig<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Suzuki-Kizashi.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-794550 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Suzuki-Kizashi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Suzuki-Kizashi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Suzuki-Kizashi-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Suzuki-Kizashi-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Suzuki-Kizashi-770x510.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Suzuki-Kizashi-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Suzuki-Kizashi-293x194.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each Spring, the auto journalists in Northern California gather at Mazda\u2019s Laguna Seca Raceway to evaluate an array of new cars on the racetrack and on nearby roads. While the quality differences in new cars have narrowed, there\u2019s still plenty to experience in terms of car characteristics. Most cars meet their manufacturer\u2019s objectives, but those might not be yours. And often, your preconception can be blown apart.<\/p>\n<p>Example: For $25,000, you could have a Volkswagen Jetta, 2.5 SEL with sports package, or a Suzuki Kizashi 4-door sport. VW is automatic; Suzuki a 6-speed. Vinyl seats in the VW, nice leather in the Suzuki. Horsepower: VW 170, Suzuki 185. Based on prior experience, you might expect the VW to have a premium feel and provide a crisp driving experience. That\u2019s not what I felt. To me, this Jetta is merely adequate. On the other hand, the Suzuki reeked of Audi-like quality. And it begged to be driven with enthusiasm. A real bargain.<\/p>\n<p>Some other bargains came from Hyundai. The new Elantra, at well under $20,000, manages to outshine the other cars in its price class. It feels able and refined. The Hyundai Genesis R-Spec V6, 6-speed coupe was a surprising and immensely pleasing car on the race course \u2013 and only $27,000. Too bad about that rear side window beltline dip. In a quest for a difference, this design feature manages to disrupt.<br \/>\nMany industry observers think Hyundai has overreached with its $65,000 Equus. But a recent <em>Car &amp; Driver<\/em> road test found it to essentially equal the $97,000 Lexus 460L. My short drive has me believing <em>Car &amp; Driver<\/em>. Just as Lexus forced Mercedes-Benz to look at their quality and pricing 20 years ago, Hyundai has a pricing lesson for the industry.<\/p>\n<p>These three cars help to explain why Hyundai is the #4 car producer in the world, trailing only Toyota, GM and Volkswagen.<br \/>\nAt about the price of the Equus is the spectacular Cadillac CTS-V wagon \u2013 a 556 horsepower, 190 mph marvel. Driven normally, it\u2019s smooth, tractable and refined. Put your foot in it and few cars can stay with you. Feels durable, too. But the exaggerated looks would prevent me from buying.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cadillac-CTS-V-Wagon-Laguna-Seca.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-794549 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cadillac-CTS-V-Wagon-Laguna-Seca.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cadillac-CTS-V-Wagon-Laguna-Seca.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cadillac-CTS-V-Wagon-Laguna-Seca-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cadillac-CTS-V-Wagon-Laguna-Seca-100x55.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cadillac-CTS-V-Wagon-Laguna-Seca-770x424.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cadillac-CTS-V-Wagon-Laguna-Seca-293x161.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAnother great driver\/bad looker is the Nissan Juke. Few cars in its class are so quiet and genuinely fun to drive. Well worth its low-$20s price if you don\u2019t mind looking at it. And apparently lots of people like it; Juke sales are about equal to the whole Mini line!<\/p>\n<p>At $47,000, a big Dodge Challenger in white with blue stripes, and a bold white and blue leather interior, seemed to suit its 6-speed, hemi power. On the race course, this Dodge didn\u2019t seem so big and was easy to drive. WELL DONE, and suggests that Chrysler is on the right track.<br \/>\nMany reviewers have suggested that Honda\u2019s charming CR-Z comes up short; either too slow or too thirsty for a hybrid. I didn\u2019t explore the economy angle, but the 6-speed version available was a nice drive around Laguna Seca. I\u2019d almost consider being an owner, and I don\u2019t say that about many cars. Compared to the CR-Z, the Volt seemed like an overpriced, ordinary example of what GM has long done well: bore people. Count me out.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Audi-A7-Golden-Gate.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-794548 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Audi-A7-Golden-Gate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Audi-A7-Golden-Gate.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Audi-A7-Golden-Gate-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Audi-A7-Golden-Gate-100x71.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Audi-A7-Golden-Gate-770x545.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Audi-A7-Golden-Gate-293x207.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>The Mini Countryman is a perfectly good car, and plenty useful. But it discards the primary appeal of a Mini: its to-die-for cuteness. I\u2019d settle for a little less space and drive home in a Clubman.<br \/>\nUnless a Fiat 500 got to me first. I had the original Fiat 500 back in 1959; it was feeble, but charming. The new one is NOT feeble \u2013 in fact, it\u2019s quick enough and retains all the charm that Fiat has so expertly built into so many small cars over the years. I only wonder if Chrysler dealers will provide as understanding a home for Fiats as BMW dealers did for Mini.<\/p>\n<p>From time to time, I drive a new car and think, \u201cThey built this car especially for ME. It\u2019s got everything I like \u2013 tasteful style, great interior, civilized but toned down suspension, and crisp performance.\u201d This week, that car was Audi\u2019s latest A7, the 4-door, fastback coupe that shows how dumpy BMW\u2019s efforts to do a fastback are. At about the same price as the Cadillac CTS-V or that Hyundai Equus, the Audi is the one that could keep this owner happy for years.<br \/>\n[Source: Martin Swig; photo credit: Suzuki, General Motors &amp; Audi]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Martin Swig Each Spring, the auto journalists in Northern California gather at Mazda\u2019s Laguna Seca Raceway to evaluate an array of new cars on the racetrack and on nearby roads. While the quality differences in new cars have narrowed, there\u2019s still plenty to experience in terms of car characteristics. Most cars meet their manufacturer\u2019s objectives, but those might not be yours. And often, your preconception can be blown apart. 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