Colleague's new car 

"Svend" (svend) 06/15/2018 at 07:37 • Filed to: None

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2018 Vauxhall Adam Energised, 1.2 petrol, manual, 70bhp.

It’s a lovely metallic blue, with black A, B and C pillars and roof.

She loves it and her daughter has the same (different colours though).

duurtlang > Svend 06/15/2018 at 07:53

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Color is nice, such a refreshing sight in the sea of grey/white/black vehicles.

E92M3 > Svend 06/15/2018 at 08:05

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I guess everyone is doing floating C-Pillars now.

duurtlang > E92M3 06/15/2018 at 08:30

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That Opel/Vauxhall has been on the market for 5 years now though. With that floating roof.

Ash78, voting early and often > E92M3 06/15/2018 at 08:37

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Yeah, it’s not so much the floating roof thing that bugs me, it’s that swoop on the rear pillar.

In the US market, I blame Nissan above all, but everyone is doing it.

Wouldn’t be so bad if it was actually unique and not copycatted.

Svend > duurtlang 06/15/2018 at 08:49

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Ye’, it’s a beautiful colour.

I think more Brits are going for colours rather than the ‘safe’ ones.

Svend > E92M3 06/15/2018 at 09:03

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All the newer Vauxhalls are doing it to different extents.

Corsa, 3 door

Astra hatchback,

Astra estate,

Crossland X,

Grandland X,

shop-teacher > Svend 06/15/2018 at 09:23

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I love the color scheme!

BahamaTodd > Svend 06/15/2018 at 09:46

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If small cars were more popular in the US I could have seen that here as a Buick.

Svend > BahamaTodd 06/15/2018 at 10:03

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Nah, if Buick gave you the Adam, they wouldn’t give you the Jam, Slam or Glam.

They’d give you the Adam Rocks or Adam Rocks Air. Lol.

BJ > Svend 06/15/2018 at 10:23

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That’s a good looking car.

70bhp is enough, I can’t help myself from web-shopping for one of these:

Anywhere from 54 to 72 bhp (assuming PS == HP exactly).

BJ > Svend 06/15/2018 at 10:24

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EWW. It’s been ruined.

Svend > BJ 06/15/2018 at 10:31

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You can’t be American then. Lol.

So many bemoan anything with less than 200-250bhp of smaller than a 2litre.

TFSIVTEC drivesavolvo > Svend 06/15/2018 at 10:38

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My U.S. spec 2013 Focus was equipped with a 2.0 160 hp base! I don’t think you can get anything close to that in base euro spec. It had plenty of power in my opinion.

Svend > BJ 06/15/2018 at 10:39

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Thankfully there are more than the Rocks and Rock Air.

Ecoflex,

Glam,

Jam,

Slam,

Svend > TFSIVTEC drivesavolvo 06/15/2018 at 10:52

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I get 148bhp from a 2016 1.4TSi ACT.

The number of people on here who when they are told a new car has a 1.6 engine say, ‘needs more power’, ‘needs at least a 2.5 litre engine and RWD’, etc...

BJ > Svend 06/15/2018 at 11:51

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I’m Canadian, so I’m ok with that.

Also, our 2-car household has more than 500 hp, and I’m ok with that, too.