Aftonbladet tested 6 cars in a winter test. Below
freezing, icy roads, and darkness. The test was
conducted in a village by the name of Kall
("Cold"
in Swedish) in northern Sweden, and the roads
were
icy enough that they were hard to walk on with
normal shoes. Decide for yourself how relevant
this test is to your own climate.
Volvo S60 2,4 170
Comfort 4
To drive 5
Heating 4
Lights 5
Total 18
Best lights, with real wipers. Best driving
dynamics on ice and snow. Very good heating and
ventilation. Does not disappoint on a single
point. A sure test winner!
Audi A4 2,0 (New A4)
Comfort 1
To drive 4
Heating 5
Lights 4
Total 14
The new back-end suspension, which they invested
heavily in, should have made the A4 comfortable.
But on a bumpy winter road it bounces like a
gokart. The suspension comfort is embarassingly
bad. The heating is best in test though.
Mercedes C 200K
Comfort 5
To drive 2
Heating 2
Lights 4
Total 13
The anti-skid system ESP is standard on all
Mercedes, but it isn't enough to make the new
C-class a safe winter car. The lights are as good
as the Volvo's, but nowadays lack real wipers.
Ford Mondeo 2,0
Comfort 3
To drive 4
Heating 4
Lights 1
Total 12
The gas-based lamps (Xenon?) look aesthetically
pleasing, but they blind oncoming traffic and are
too weak to light up the road well. In other
regards it is a good winter vehicle, with safe
driving dynamics and good heating. Mondeo is a
good buy with an excellent engine and a lot of
equipment for the price.
BMW 320i
Comfort 4
To drive 1
Heating 3
Lights 2
Total 10
It doesn't matter how much computing power you
put
in the anti-skid systems, rear-wheel drive is
never good in the wintertime. The test car has
ESP
as optional equipment, but still skids as soon as
the road gets frozen over.
VW Passat 1,8T
Comfort 2
To drive 3
Heating 3
Lights 0
Total 8
Volkswagen, infamous for brakes that do not work
during wintertime, hasn't changed in this regard.
The lights are substandard. Buy another car, or
extra lights. In other regards the Passat is an
ok
winter vehicle, no more, no less.
freezing, icy roads, and darkness. The test was
conducted in a village by the name of Kall
("Cold"
in Swedish) in northern Sweden, and the roads
were
icy enough that they were hard to walk on with
normal shoes. Decide for yourself how relevant
this test is to your own climate.
Volvo S60 2,4 170
Comfort 4
To drive 5
Heating 4
Lights 5
Total 18
Best lights, with real wipers. Best driving
dynamics on ice and snow. Very good heating and
ventilation. Does not disappoint on a single
point. A sure test winner!
Audi A4 2,0 (New A4)
Comfort 1
To drive 4
Heating 5
Lights 4
Total 14
The new back-end suspension, which they invested
heavily in, should have made the A4 comfortable.
But on a bumpy winter road it bounces like a
gokart. The suspension comfort is embarassingly
bad. The heating is best in test though.
Mercedes C 200K
Comfort 5
To drive 2
Heating 2
Lights 4
Total 13
The anti-skid system ESP is standard on all
Mercedes, but it isn't enough to make the new
C-class a safe winter car. The lights are as good
as the Volvo's, but nowadays lack real wipers.
Ford Mondeo 2,0
Comfort 3
To drive 4
Heating 4
Lights 1
Total 12
The gas-based lamps (Xenon?) look aesthetically
pleasing, but they blind oncoming traffic and are
too weak to light up the road well. In other
regards it is a good winter vehicle, with safe
driving dynamics and good heating. Mondeo is a
good buy with an excellent engine and a lot of
equipment for the price.
BMW 320i
Comfort 4
To drive 1
Heating 3
Lights 2
Total 10
It doesn't matter how much computing power you
put
in the anti-skid systems, rear-wheel drive is
never good in the wintertime. The test car has
ESP
as optional equipment, but still skids as soon as
the road gets frozen over.
VW Passat 1,8T
Comfort 2
To drive 3
Heating 3
Lights 0
Total 8
Volkswagen, infamous for brakes that do not work
during wintertime, hasn't changed in this regard.
The lights are substandard. Buy another car, or
extra lights. In other regards the Passat is an
ok
winter vehicle, no more, no less.
Vastaukset 5
Vanhimmat
What's your point?
Didn't you have enough knowledge to translate
your copy-and-paste text, so that also the minor
readers can understand it?
Testattavaista puuttui Lada 3110
Miksi testissä ei ollut Saabia? Se olisi ollut
testissä vähintään toisena, ellei ensimmäisenä.
eihän kaappeja testata autolehdessä.
Ei ole mikään ihme että swedujen auto voitti. Sama
asia kun joku suomalainen lehti vertaa Häkkistä ja
Schumacheria keskenään. Kumma juttu että Häkkinen
on lehden mielestä parempi. (En kannata häkkistä)