Porsche Of Quad Cities

Porsches fastest and most powerful street legal 911 ever has just been unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England. Fastest ever sounds like a stretch, but 700 horsepower and a 0-60 mph time of only 2.7 seconds speak for themselves. The interior of the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS is endowed with sexy red Alacantara accents, black leather, and carbon fiber trim pieces. Special sport steering wheel shift paddles are also standard. On the outside, the 911 GT2 RS wears large air intakes and outlets and a large imposing rear wing to improve its aerodynamics and down-force. The 911 GT2 RS has super wide wheels with the widest tires ever on a Porsche, and standard Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes help to keep the duo under control. The optional magnesium wheels are among the lightest ever produced for the sports car, and can help to achieve its top speed of more than 211 mph. Its titanium exhaust is among the lightest ever made by Porsche; it cuts 15 pounds from the current setup. The GT2 RS is a go-to car for owning the track, as it has exceptional dry grip thanks to its race-bred chassis with rear axle steering and Ultra High Performance tires. The stability management system is also tuned for spirited driving, but will still do you justice while cruising on the highway. 1,050 delivery fee. The GT2 RS will be arriving at dealerships in early 2018. You can easily inquire for more information/updates on the new Porsche here at our website.

The normally aspirated 1.4 and 1.6-litre petrol engines aren鈥檛 very inspiring, but the TSI and TDI turbocharged units are punchy and frugal, and generally refined, although the 1.9 TDI can sound thrashy. Best of all is the 1.6 TDI, which is torquey, economical and quiet; it鈥檚 the costliest engine of all but it鈥檚 worth paying the premium for. The Altea XL seats only five, not seven, but it does offer extra space in the back plus more luggage capacity; all Alteas have a sliding rear seat to boost versatility. The DSG automatic transmission is great to use, but the manual alternative is likely to prove more reliable, and thus will ultimately be cheaper to run. Entry-level Alteas aren鈥檛 very well equipped, so buy at least a mid-range edition. Rival compact MPVs include the Ford C-MAX and the Citroen Xsara Picasso and C4 Picasso, along with the Renault Scenic - the latter two are also offered in Grand seven-seat forms.

The Xsara Picasso is rather dated now, so the more modern C4 Picasso is a better bet. Renault invented the compact MPV with the Scenic, and the second and third-generation models are even better. The C-MAX is also very accomplished and nicer to drive than the Altea. Want to stick with the VW Group? You could buy a Golf Plus, but it鈥檚 less stylish than the Altea while also being more costly. Or for similar money you could buy a VW Touran, with seven-seat practicality in a similarly sized package. Control units for the ABS can fail on pre-facelift cars, so check for warning lights; replacement costs can be steep. Manual gearboxes can get very notchy, sometimes because of an internal fault. This can require a complete rebuild. Many Alteas come with cruise control. This can be temperamental, even once key parts have been replaced. Patchy build quality sees some materials marking easily and failed switchgear. The Altea鈥檚 cabin plastics are tough but look cheap in places, while creaks and rattles can manifest over time.

Cubbyholes galore add to the practicality, as does a sliding rear seat, plus there鈥檚 plenty of head and legroom for five people. Boot space is good rather than spectacular, but if it鈥檚 a priority go for an Altea XL: this can stow up to 1,604 litres of luggage. Alteas can be set up for fixed or variable servicing. The former means a garage visit is needed every 12 months or 10,000 miles, while the latter allows up to two years or 20,000 miles between services. Annual maintenance means the check-ups alternate between minor and major (at 拢169 and 拢279), while every variable service is a major one at the higher price. All engines have a cambelt, which must be replaced every four years or 40,000 miles; expect to pay 拢329 for a petrol, or 拢399 on a diesel; add an extra 拢130 to also replace the water pump. Every two years the brake fluid needs to be renewed, at 拢39. SEAT has issued five Altea recalls, the first for fuel leaks in diesels built up to August 2004. Flywheel failures in six-speed manual 2.0 TDIs made from February 2004 to June 2005 led to another recall. DSG cars built from September 2008 to August 2009 were called back, and all 2009 2.0 TDIs were recalled over fuel leaks. The Altea鈥檚 last appearance in our Driver Power satisfaction survey came in 2015, when it ranked 181st; disappointing, but still ahead of the BMW 1, 3 and 5 Series at the time. Practicality and low running costs were easily the SEAT鈥檚 strongest suits, with owners criticising ease of driving, in-car tech and ride quality.

After a while, the Merc also presented us with tyre pressure errors, as well as a failure in the adaptive headlights. It鈥檚 hard to say if these were temperature related, but the Audi had no such problems. Both these problems went away in the AMG after some time. Both cars were filled up with BP Ultimate 98 RON fuel before the city loop and then refilled again after covering identical distances. The Audi used 3.9 litres of fuel while the Mercedes used 3.88L of fuel. Nearly identical in start-stop traffic. Over the bumpy roads heading from Kelvin Grove through the city and back, both cars absorbed the bumps with limited annoyance to passengers. They are surprisingly not all that much firmer than their donor cars. In fact, the adaptive and magnetic suspensions probably result in a better overall experiences. It鈥檚 difficult to give a definitive answer on which was more comfortable, as the Mercedes tended to absorb the initial shocks from potholes or speed bumps better than the Audi, but the Ingolstadt-bred hatch settled quicker post-trauma.