Round One
The binned on nitpicky technicalities gang
Anna: Eric, I’m home! I picked up a copy of the march edition of Quinta Rueda. The clerk told me the april edition was slightly delayed.
Erica: Nice, I didn’t know they had physical magazine anymore. Let’s have a look…there’s a wagon double test on page 13.
@ThatEpicBob Ibishu Pessima 1,8 LX AWD
Anna: That Ibishu looks familiar…I see, it’s been on the market since 2007, I’d prefer something more modern.
Erica: Come on, being able to buy cars considered classics elsewhere is one of the perks of living in Mexico.
Binned for: 2007 Model year.
Well, you called it. It is pretty congruent as an older model, with a lot of techpool left on the table, an affordable price tag, and a rather dated design by 2016. The engine would benefit from having a way smaller turbo.
@lotto77 Halvson G3E Harrier Cross-X4
Anna: The modern Halvson seems to be clearly better, but expensive to run, and requires 95 gas. Let’s move on to that triple SUV test…
Binned for: 95 RON gas.
A solid middle of the road wagon, it’s best feature is crash safety. Design is also pretty safe, but the DRLs keep it contemporary.
@DuceTheTruth100 Axxus MP5 Grand
Anna: This actually looks real cool, it dares to stand out with some sharp sculpting.
Erica: From a distance yes, but it’s got some quality control issues, is expensive to run, and apparently they’re sending leftover stock from last year to Mexico. At least there’s a 30 year rust warranty.
Binned for: 2015 trim, 2012 variant.
This one deserves a new engine, mostly for reliability but could help with drivability and service costs as well.
@Koviico Arima Syscvara
Anna: This one looks great, but apparently the engine is set up to run very lean, and thus rather sluggish. It’s faster than it’s size and horsepower figure suggests though, due to high torque.
Erica: Probably for emissions. It’s expensive to run, and surprisingly, it even struggles a bit off road.
Binned for: 92,6 RON gas.
The engine struggles to avoid knock, would advise lower compression, richer fuel and a smaller turbo.
@Happyhungryhippo Primus Scout 1,2Tx
Anna: So, this one wins the triple test, on account of being easier to drive, and cheaper to run, with great mileage for a SUV. I like the 3D tail lights, but not the front end.
Erica: Eh, it requires 95 RON gas, not like every gas station here offers that. Nice color though. Let’s take a look at the feature Prueba on page 7, while we’re at it…
@Hilbert Eltre Alpes Cross 1.4 Sense
Erica: The Eltre looks like a good deal, apparently it’s super comfy and fuel efficient. And very cute…
Anna: Sure, but it’s tiny, and the safety rating isn’t great. We agreed to look for something larger than the Swanson, yes? But let’s keep it in mind if we feel like replacing it down the road.
Binned for: wheelbase under 2,6m.
That said, it’s a good looking, competent effort, and while it does score lowest for safety, it gets the BBW (Best Bin Win) award.
@moroza Go ahead, it’s your IP.
Meta: Not having the exporter means Thing Take Time a bit more than expected. But I’ll work towards a more indepth look at the remaining cars this weekend.
Or should we introduce “most interesting loadspace form” and “best driving sports machine” too?