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Which is the odd one out in this list: Porsche, Audi, Nissan, BMW, Mercedes? Spotted it? Here's why...
Nissan's Qashqai has been voted - in Germany, no less - as more reliable than a BMW, more popular than a Mercedes. - in fact as one of Germany’s favourite cars.
A comprehensive study by the German Automobile Association (ADAC) has led to Nissan's Qashqai crossover joining Porsche's 911 and Audi's A5 on the popularity podium while also becoming the country’s preferred imported car.
THIRD OVERALL
Adac's annual ‘Gelber Engel’ (Yellow Angel) award not only studies the statistics of more than two-million breakdowns but also asks owners to rate how satisfied they were with both their car and the level of service from dealers. The result must have stung in Germany...
The Qashqai scored higher in the rankings than BMW's 3-Series, Porsche's Boxster and Mercedes' SLK to place third overall wth high marks for reliability and customer satisfaction. It was the only non-German car in the top eight - but then it was designed and engineered largely in Europe and assembled in the UK.
Simon Thomas, senior vice-president of Nissan Europe, said: “This recognises the brilliance of the design and acknowledges the exceptional build quality engineered into all cars built at our UK plant. “The Gelber Engel award is the quality benchmark for new and nearly new cars.
The Adac survey is restricted to vehicles aged three years or younger to exclude breakdowns caused by poor maintenance rather than inherent faults and embraces only vehicles with significant sales.
About 150 models were investigated for the 2011 awards.
ADAC Gelber Engel 2011
1 Porsche 911
2 Audi A5
3 Nissan Qashqai
4 Porsche Boxster
5 BMW 1-Series
6 BMW 3-Series
7 Audi TT
8 Mercedes-Benz SLK
Nissan's Qashqai has been voted - in Germany, no less - as more reliable than a BMW, more popular than a Mercedes. - in fact as one of Germany’s favourite cars.
A comprehensive study by the German Automobile Association (ADAC) has led to Nissan's Qashqai crossover joining Porsche's 911 and Audi's A5 on the popularity podium while also becoming the country’s preferred imported car.
THIRD OVERALL
Adac's annual ‘Gelber Engel’ (Yellow Angel) award not only studies the statistics of more than two-million breakdowns but also asks owners to rate how satisfied they were with both their car and the level of service from dealers. The result must have stung in Germany...
The Qashqai scored higher in the rankings than BMW's 3-Series, Porsche's Boxster and Mercedes' SLK to place third overall wth high marks for reliability and customer satisfaction. It was the only non-German car in the top eight - but then it was designed and engineered largely in Europe and assembled in the UK.
Simon Thomas, senior vice-president of Nissan Europe, said: “This recognises the brilliance of the design and acknowledges the exceptional build quality engineered into all cars built at our UK plant. “The Gelber Engel award is the quality benchmark for new and nearly new cars.
QASHQAI MY...: Nissan's popular crossover took a podium place in the German Automobile Association's 2011 quality survey.
About 150 models were investigated for the 2011 awards.
ADAC Gelber Engel 2011
1 Porsche 911
2 Audi A5
3 Nissan Qashqai
4 Porsche Boxster
5 BMW 1-Series
6 BMW 3-Series
7 Audi TT
8 Mercedes-Benz SLK
