What are the most common cars on your cities streets?

[itsmevishal2k4]

Originally Posted by Sen

It is the same car. It's called Fit in Japan/Asia/North America, Jazz in Europe, and City in India.

[img]In November 2002, the fourth generation City was released and included an four-wheel drive version. Like the contemporary Honda Jazz, the City is actually a rebadged Honda Fit, in the City's case a rebadged Fit Aria.[/img]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_City

Is there hatchback version of City available in India>

i dont think ive seen it in india but then again its amazing how many new things i see evry yr when i go back so maybe ill ask my friend for u

i know that the city is also sold in malaysia maybe they have a hatchback i think i might have read somewhere that they might

the city is a good street racing car from what ive heard


oh and on a side note u know what u said about the buick regal and how its sold as a excelle for chevy and daewoo

is daewoo doing well in the world because i remember in india they had a car, Cielo which was widely used kinda like the city is right now and then they introduced a daewoo Matiz which did ok but was released at the same time as Hyundai Santro and Tata Indica the indica and santro took more of the sales and in a few years daewoo vanished from the scene

[itsmevishal2k4]

i think GM has to take more of an interest in India and so does Chrysler
GM currently has chevy present an dthey have i believe 1 suv and 1 car out and im not sure but maybe they are introducing more :


btw there is gonna be an indian suv called the Scorpio thats developed by Mahindra & Mahindra and its gonna its gonna be sold in the US it could possibly be a hybrid of some sort
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/N...how/498199.cms

its already being sold in some european countries as the Mahindra Goa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahindra_Scorpio

and ive ridden in it and its hands down the most comfortable ride ive ever been in

mahindra already has a sound foothold in South Africa and Europe and has been in the US since sometime in the 80's i belive as a tractor company

[hetfield85]

Malaysia car market is dominated by Proton and Perodua cars

[NerveAgent]

In the UK it seems every other car is a Ford Focus or a BMW 3 series

[samsonyuen]

London: VW Golf, Renault Clio, Smart, Ford Focus
Toronto: Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, VW Golf

[spongeg]

Canada used to have Daewoo - But i think they are all GM branded now

Canada does not have these Citroen, puegot or Renault

I remember as a kid we had Renaults - cuase that LE CAR was very popular



and there are a few importers who bring in Fiats, Moserratis, alfa romeos but only the high end ones not the everyday ones that they have everywhere else in the world

like these found in other places - wish we had them in Canada

Fiat Croma



fiat Panda



fiat grande punto

[kulani]

Most common cars in South Africa, Johannesburg are

- Toyota Mini buses (used as public taxis)
- BMW 1 series and 3 series (made in South Africa and a symbol of status)

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- VW citi golf (despite being discontinued all over the world, this legend is still being made in South Africa, so if you need a new one, come over here. Although its going to be right hand drive)

The VWs are for the upwardly mobile youngster in South Africa, a sign of young person who is up and coming
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[gladisimo]

hey look, an ugly beemer. Anyone agree with me the newest beemer generation cars are a bit of an eyesore?

[kulani]

yes, i used to think so too. but i guess the shape has sinked and now looks ok. But i would take the E46 shape anytime.

And this is what those who have made it would drive in South Africa, Range Rover, Mercedes Benz (especially the AMG range) and the powerful BMWs like M3, M5, X5 4.8 is etc. The South Africans are also very brand conscious with their cars. So for example, the women know that you are only driving the BMW 318 as opposed to a BMW 330 etc, lol

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and those who have really arrived

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[itsmevishal2k4]

kulani how do Indian brands stand in S. Africa such as Mahindra's Scorpio

[Taylorhoge]

In New York most people own suvs such as Toyotas,Nissans,Fords,Navigtors,BMW X5s,Range Rovers,Lots of towncars and Mercedes S-Class as well as alot of Porches and even some Bentleys.Many BMW 3 searies as well.

[gladisimo]

Wow, to make a distinction between a 318 and a 330... how materialistic, lol.

@Taylor, NYC is HUGE, I would think that cars vary widely from neighborhood to neighborhood.

For example, my neighborhood there's an omnipresence Camry's, Accord's, MBZ's, BMW's, Lexus's and Acura's. A couple cities away, though, there are older generation Toyota's and Honda's (>10 years) and them some old school Caddy's, etc.

[kulani]

The TATA brand launched its lineup a few years ago and seems to be doing well, especially in the pickup and entry level car market mostly due to lower cost. It has since expanded its branch network to the major commercial centers in the country. Mahindra is not doing that well though.

[Sen]

Originally Posted by kulani

yes, i used to think so too. but i guess the shape has sinked and now looks ok. But i would take the E46 shape anytime.

And this is what those who have made it would drive in South Africa, Range Rover, Mercedes Benz (especially the AMG range) and the powerful BMWs like M3, M5, X5 4.8 is etc. The South Africans are also very brand conscious with their cars. So for example, the women know that you are only driving the BMW 318 as opposed to a BMW 330 etc, lol

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and those who have really arrived

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read the thread topic, please.

[kulani]

my bad, the top pictures shows the most common cars on the streets, the expensive Lamborghini, Aston Martin and Porche are not as common as BMW, VW, Toyota, Mercedes Benz and Audi. The local car magazine actually has a comment under the pros and cons of the BMW 3 series which says "everybody has one".

It is not uncommon to see 4 BMWs right next to each other in a traffic light.

see this picture to understand how popular BMW is in South Africa

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[Parzival]

Sweden:
Generally Sweden has the most fuel-cost cars in all of Europe. Also most SUV and wagons. Small-size cars is maybe just 20% of the market.
I will try to rank them:
1. volvo V70
2 Saab 9-5
3. Volvo s80
4. Volvo s60
5. Volvo v40/s40
6. saab 95
7. Chrysler voyager
8.Volkswagen Passat
9. Volkswagen golf
10. Peugeot 307
11. ford focus
12. skoda octavia
13. toyota corolla
14. XC90
15. Hyndai santa fe
16. bmw 3-serie
17. Toyota prius
18. chevrolet minivan
19. bmw 5-serie'
20. Audi a4/a6


Most common: Saab, volvo, toyota, bmw, volkswagen
common: skoda, chrysler, nissan, mazda, peugeuot, audi, ford, honda
almost common: opel, renault, jeep, chevrolet, skoda, seat, mercedez, hyundai, mitsubishi
Not very common: Dodge, citroen, fiat, cadillac, kia, jaguar, infinti, smart, landrover, porsche, alfra romeo, hummer, subaru
almost noone: Ferrari, Aston martin, Ssang yong, Laborghini, buick, pontiac, lada etc

This is basiclly most guesses

[dhuwman]

Wow European cars are very stylish (except for VW )

[Parzival]

Originally Posted by dhuwman

Wow European cars are very stylish (except for VW )

I think american cars are a lot more stylish.

[_00_deathscar]

Mercedes, BMWs and Toyotas and Hondas I would say.

Is it just me or is the Jaguar population in Hong Kong declining?

[ckm]

In Paris:

Mini (old & new, mainly Cooper, Cooper S and many convertibles)
Smart (Fortwo, many Brabus)
Mercedes A-Class and B-Class
Mercedes E-Class CDI (taxi), S-Class petrol (used by chauffeurs in hotels, most with "HH" German plates).
VW Transporter (Airport bus shuttle)
Renault Twingo & Clio (city cars), Scénic, Vel Satis (official car) and Espace.
Peugeot 107 (city), 407, 607 (official car)
Toyota Aygo, Yaris, RAV4
Nissan Micra

Depending on the quartier, many high-end cars: Porsche 911, Aston Martin, etc. lately I see many Maserati Quattroporte! (I saw 2 crossing in the same street in the 17ème last week, I think there are not many places in the world where that can happen!). Not unusual to cross a Maybach or Phantom or Ferrari in some quartiers.

What's "almost none" in Paris:

Skôda, SEAT, FIAT, Hyundai, KIA, Ssangyong, Chevrolet-Daewoo, Mazda, Honda, Chrysler, Lexus, big Nissan and Toyota, big non-American SUVs (for instance Porsche Cayenne).