Maybe general knowledge. But a lot of the "quirks" he shows are easily explained with engenering reasons. Not an issue, but there is a lot more depth to car knowledge.
True. People just coping cause they're butthurt. Others working with him don't even come close to his level of knowledge and they agree as well including Hoovie
@@captainevenslower4400His mental library of makes, models, and origins of vehicles is exceptional. His technical expertise is average and he’s never pretended otherwise. The “we rebuilt that in a weekend with some cold ones” running joke on the podcast is a nod to that. He’s never been much of a wrench and that’s okay
@@danilojonic God I'm so sick of this. Older opels sure do, they feel like flimsy tin cans but I can say from experience a 2011 opel astra is built on par if not better than VW golf from the same year and way better than a BMW 120 from 2008. Oh yeah plus it's way cheaper than either. For the same price as a completely base VW golf you can get an Opel Astra with xenon headlights, 18' rims, a twin turbo diesel engine, full gps and infotainment system, parking sensors all round, lane keep assist and it just keeps on going.
@@beem6773 Ha! was that why!? It makes sense that the covertibles were made in smaller numbers and had less wear and tear. I thought using the round vents was just to make it look a little different, but it goes to show how much of an afterthought the Exeo was to VW Group, lol.
@@beem6773 Really? I was convinced it was a design choice (to make it look different from the A4). The Ibiza 4th generation, which was made at the same time (came our a year later I think?), also had round vents and it kind of became their signature style for a bit, I thought (later only the outside vents were round, but they were still there, somewhere :))
@izno73 Wish car companies in the US would do that more. Dodge did it with their 1500 class trucks for a while and they were a halfway decent deal for people that didn't want the new tech or price that came with the tech
Just on Skoda, it is still a Czech brand despite VW's ownership. They have been the only VW brand to build all of their own cars in their own factories for multiple years, and as of last year took over TSI engine production up to 2 litres for the entirety of the VW company. That's why it's still such a point of pride for the Czech's.
@@jakubmendel_psd Production is now split bewteen more countries (Superb is now created I think in Bratislava's VW plant). But design and development is done for now still in Mlada Boleslav.
Passat is not a good example right now, because this generation of Passat was developed by Skoda (together with Superb), in Czech Republic. And other models do not even share upper body parts. For example all manual gearboxes are developed in Skoda, all Mpi engines are developed in Skoda. There is a lot that is done by Skoda, not just a rebadge.
The gray MPV car was the Dacia Dokker. The Seat Arosa was the equivalent of VW Lupo, which is smaller compared to the Polo. The Polo equivalent is the Seat Ibiza.
@@alfredtomey Just saw an A1 tonight, I believe it is smaller than Clio/Polo/Fabia. At least it looks smaller, could be wrong though. This one was 3-door and spacing between the B and C pillar seemed noticeable shorter compared to my friend's 5-door 207 which was parked right next to it.
@@darenzy that was an old A1. The new one is 5-door only. Apart from the interior and exterior design, is the same car as the Polo. Same platform, same engines, same options, same performance... but far more expensive. Those four Os are never cheap 😅
Doug's pronunciation of the Avan-teem is incorrect. Renault itself used the English pronunciation of 'time' not what would be the typical French pronunciation 'teem.' BTW, if you want to test my Avantime, let me know and I could likely arrange for a test in California.
i don't care about what people say the avantime is an amazing car. i grew up with my dad owning every single Scenic and the avantime is just a cooler version of the scenic
Here's a quirk and feature of my Peugeot 407SW: Did you know the tailgate glass can be opened separately? Another quirk of the 407 series is that they came in 3 bodies: sedan, estate, and coupe. And the 2 door coupe had the longest body of the bunch.
When Dokker was mentioned he said Renault and on the photo there was a Dacia. I know they're the same cars just sold on different markets but I wonder if they even know that lol
@@kamil_ciepielaI'm from Turkey. Only some Dacia models are sold here as Renaults. - The sedan version of Logan II started to be sold as Renault Symbol here. (2 previous gens of Symbol was actual Renaults.) - The Dacia Dokker changed to Renault Express but I think it wasn't only for Turkey. - And now the 3rd gen Duster will be badged as Renault. Other than these, we've had a lot of Dacias as Dacias such as Solenza, Pick-up, Logan I, Logan II MCV, Sandero, Duster (I and II), Lodgy, Dokker, Jogger, ... In fact, I was surprised to see a Renault-badged Duster 1 in 2017 in Ireland.
There were, and they're quite common. Also why only mention the C4 grand Picasso? There is also the regular C4 Picasso, both on first and second generation. Regards, from a french guy.
@@NearCry91 Oh damn, didn't see the original comment said C3 "grand" Picasso... Yeah those didn't exist and the comment makes a lot more sense now. My bad.
As a European who could be better when it comes to identifying US cars, I am very impressed by Doug, but then I did kind of expect it! Also, the Seat Arosa is a rebadged VW Lupo, not a Polo, and the Arona is what Doug was confusing it with, which is a current small crossover, whereas the Arosa was a late 90s, early 00's citycar. The rebadged Seat A4 was called the Exeo, and you could get them with the Golf GTI engine
@@Krzysztof_88 I truly don't understand Cupra, I thought they were moving away from SEAT to be the performance arm but their own brand (like DS to Citroen sorta), but now they offer effectively base models of the Cupra models as well as the performance ones. Which basically means it's just SEAT...but SEAT still exists. It makes no sense lol
A couple of facts from a european: There was in fact an auto gear Seicento and the one shown on the slide is the Sporting version - the second highest trim level, the highest being the Suite. Fun fact about the Seat Alhambra / Voklswagen Sharan - you could get them with the same 1.8 liter turbo block as the Sudi S3 and the Seat Leon Cupra paired with all wheel drive and a manual transmission. My friend has a Touran with over 300hp that goes 0-100 kph in about 5 secs with seating for 7 people. Skoda is in fact overperforming VW in most of central europe. The Citroen Nemo will go like 200 kph with approx. 2 tons of cargo in the back in most european countries. They also made the Autobianchi as a Lancia.
Cupra isnt electric only. If you come to Bratislava, Slovakia I have new Cupra Formentor for you to test:) and vw VW Scirocco too. (Actualy could organize meet with some EU hothatches)
A correction on Cupra cars. They are not all electric, in fact the vast majority are combustion engine powered, with some hybrid models available. It's not like Polestar that split from Volvo and only do electric. Cupra is just a regular Seat but upbranded, no special treatment to the powertrains.
6:40 The Czech are quite proud of Škoda and Volkswagen made sure when they bought them to keep that traditional image. Most Škodas for the European market are also still produced there and they are still adding little details like headlights that should mimic the look of traditional Czech crystal glass to their cars.
haha, I know it's said "Zara," I just think the entire concept of naming it "Xsara" is stupid and so I say it phonetically. Like the Kia cee apostrophe d.
@@DougDeMuro Ahhh, Citroen actually explained the reason behind the Xsara name with: "contained within the name is `Xsar' or Tsar with all its connotations of unbridled luxury plus `Sahara' with its connotations of a long distance journey." I thought you would appreciate that lol.
5:35 the highest trim was the 'Sporting' (which this could be I'm not 100%) and then they even did a Sporting Michael Schumacher Edition! 8:08 they did a Cargo version of that (even though it was quite a bit bigger than a Smart but it looks cartoonishly short) and then they did a passenger version that was half orange, half aluminium, blue interior and had a convertible top for the rear half only. It was called the Kangoo Be Bop Fun iirc. 10:45 the Fluence ZE (as pictured) was the EV version, though there was a normal Fluence that was a badge engineered car by the South Korean division of Renault co-owned with Samsung. It was produced in Turkey (and Eastern Europe it was quite popular) but never in Western Europe, we only got the ZE version. And yes, the B7 A4 was rebadged as the SEAT Exeo in saloon and estate form. To 'spice' it up they took the interior of the A4 B7 Convertible and not the saloon/Avant purely because it had round air vents and not rectangular ones (which classed up the look apparently) Sorry, I love this video idea and figured I'd add some points as I always geek out over unexceptional, every day cars 😂 P.S. if anyone from C&B happens to read this, I might be able to compile a list of cars Doug will never guess that is sort of every day traffic here.
My mother bought one new in '96 I think. In 2002 or 2003 we sold it and bought a Renault Laguna. But we saw the Felicia around all the time because someone else living nearby bought it from the dealer. The Felicia was a weird car. The glove compartment opened upwards, it still had the same 1.3 liter engine as the Favorit before and I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same base engine from back in the 70ies. The way the headlights were turned on was also weird: You had two buttons next to each other if I remember correctly: The left for the parking light and the right for the headlights. You could switch both off by pressing the parking light switch and I think that if you pressed that one again, the headlights would come back on as well.
@@vinzenzgeske8987 I wouldn't call it weird. It was very bare-bones, simplistic car. I had arguably the best version - 1.6 litres from Volkswagen, wagon with power steering. Loved that car, wouldn't want to be in any kind of accident in that car though.
Skoda was originally a Czechoslovakian brand for a long time before they merged with the VW group, that’s why Czech and Slovak people buy Skodas religiously. Also Skoda is outperforming VW currently in Central-Eastern Europe, they are affordable, reliable cars, cheaper to work on than the same platform VW.
Wouldn't call them reliable, but they do have less issues than equivalent VW or Audi models built on the same platform. Mainly because the Škoda's have less electrical issues and less pointless garbage to go wrong in the first place. They still run into massive electrical issues after a while though as does literally every VW product. They're nicer trim inside than Passat's too IMO, definitely more spacious. Surprised they didn't include the Lupo 3L beacuse that thing is obscure even to Europeans and honestly right up Doug's alley with how weird they are (factory aluminium and magnesium body on a Lupo plus magnesium wheels and magnesium steering wheel lol almost no parts other than the stiffer alloy chassis shared with the GTi was used on anything else). Or the FSO Polonez, a truly obscure shitbox no one likes or ever liked that somehow had design input from Giorgetto Giugiaro.
Skoda's are often actually better cars than VW. In fact, Skoda is one of very few brands I can think of that does not make a bad car. Some are dull, but all are usually best, or nearly best, in class.
... and, while Renault was still selling the Clio 2 in South America, and the 4 was getting a facelift, in Iran they were still churning out Peugeot 405s!
The Seat B7 is the Exeo, there are 20 used Exeos for sale in the UK. I’ve seen more Lamborghini Aventadors than Exeos. Seats are seen as VW/Audi for cheapskates. I had a 2003 Leon Cupra R, which is the Golf equivalent. Capable and well made but very dull to drive.
Dull to drive a Cupra R?? I have a friend with an Audi a3 8L 1.8t with an ecu tune that pushes 200 and that thing is incredibly fun to drive and to be a passanger in.
My dad bought a few years ago a Hyunday Tucson brand new. He doesn't like it to take it out in the rain or tow with it, stuff like that. So he bough an ancient Skoda Felicia he can use for doing work stuff :) BTW, the Seat Arosa was a VW Lupo, not the Polo. The Lupo GTI was a pretty decent little hot hatch.
11:39 I own the only Third Generation Autobianchi Y10 imported into the US. People always get it wrong on what it is. It’s a unique feeling for sure to get so much interest when I drive it for such an inexpensive car.
The Renault Fluence was in fact a rebadged Samsung. Cupra was the name for sporty SEAT’s, now its an indipendent brand, it sells electric, hybrid and gas powered cars.
Also wrong. Both SEAT and Cupra exist today and Cupra is not EV only, it also has PHEVs and the ICE top specs that before were know has, for example, SEAT Leon Cupra and now it’s just Cupra Leon. It’s confusing I know.
@@L0p3s Came to say the same thing. Cupra is to Seat what DS is to Citroen. Its just their upmarket badge but still the same company. Split it off to try and appeal to badge snobs. Lol
@@L0p3s definitely but Doug did really well. His knowledge of cars is impressive. As somebody from Europe who considers myself quite clued up on cars even I didnt get as many as Doug. Lol
As a Czech person it warms my heart Doug knows the 1st gen Škoda Felicia (fel-itsya). PS.: Škodas are really not seen as a VW product and pretty much even really isn't sure few models like Citigo and Up were the same but everything else is completely differently developed while being only on the same platform and usually slighty changed like lenghtening the back and trunk spaces or using lower class platfrom for higher class vehicles. Škodas are also developed to be more suited for the not so great roads in Czech Republic especially compared to the much more flat and maintaned roads in Germany. For example the mentioned Superb is softer than Passat. Škoda is also cheaper to buy and maintain locally. Some see VW as the evil overlord who doesn't allow Škoda to flourish more :D
On the whole standard equipment per region thing it is still hilarious to me as a Northern European person how Americans in reviews are like "Woah, you even get HEATED SEATS?!?! The luxury!" and here you would 100% of the time get heated seats before a radio
In the UK it’s the opposite. I’ve seen far more American cars with heated seats than British ones. In the UK only more upmarket cars like C classes and Land Rovers tend to have them. Though that might finally be changing.
It is but the car market is nothing like in the EU part of Europe. Ukraine has a wild mix of US und EU Cars with a lot of Land Cruisers and of course the old UdSSR stuff. :D
Yeah, cool, gentlemen, but don't let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running 3 Honda Civics with spoon engines. and on top of that he just came into Harry's and he ordered 3 T66 turbos, with NOS, and a Motec system exhaust.
PPS. As a European, got 11.5 out of 13 guessing the cars. Did not know the Citroen Mehari, and guessed the Autobianchi as Lancia Y10, but I awarded myself half a point for that because it was sold on some markets as that. As for owning these, got 1/13 - had the Renault Avantime.
Basically it was both. Autobianchi as manufacturer didnt exist anymore. It was owned by Fiat and they used old factory from Autobianchi to build it there under Lancia lead. Then they moved to alfa-lancia factories. Thats the reason why it has both brands but one model name.
What a good idea! Please more euro stuff. I wished for more German cars though like the VW Up! or Caddy. Or a BMW E46 3 series compact if that's not too easy. Or the Mercedes Citan.
The VW Up! was also available as the Seat Mii and Skoda Citigo (which my wife drives). Fun Fact: Comparing dimensions they are almost exactly the same size as a Mk1 Golf GTI. Re the BMW there are only 21 on Autotrader out of over 8000 3 series. Even when launched they were sold as an "entry level" BMW for people who couldn't afford a bigger one, so they haven't been cherished.
If you really want to stump Doug you need to quiz him on Southeast Asian domestic market cars. Toyota Kijang, Proton Saga, Honda Brio, Mitsubishi Xpander, Nissan Teana, Honda Jazz (which is just a renamed Fit to throw him off) and many MANY more
10:45 The Renault Fluence is indeed known for being electric. (But also comes in gas and diesel versions) A company called 'Better Place' used the first version, enabled with battery switching technology, as a "lease the battery" idea. It was a total flop. The car drove like the Wish version of an EV. And the battery switching stations was always out of order.
SEAT Exeo was the Audi B4, the seat Arosa is a VW Lupo or Škoda up, the Polo is the ibiza|Fabia and it’s bigger. And most cupras are 2.0 tfsi not electric. Cheers
The "smart sized" Renault Kangoo you mentioned is the Be Bop I think. It was a two door short wheel base convertible version, quite like what your G Cabriolet is to the normal G. Incidentally, I just saw one today! They're really rare because they were very unsuccessful on the market.
Probably about as rare as a G Cabriolet. Meanwhile someone at a garage near work has a Brabus G Wagon with a wide wheels and massive lift kit. Americans would love it.
The Alhambra is quite cool tho,it had a 2.8VR6 like tha sharan but I'd rather put a Cordoba Cupra onstead of it,nice little 2door coupe with the 1.8T. Cupra isnn't electric tho,they have the Formentor and the VZ(2.0TFSI) and the VZ5 wich has the RS3 2.5TFSI I5. They started as more sporty Seats and recently got a brand of their own wich is basicly rebadged Seats exept the Formentor. Exeo was sold in other parts of Europe,I've seen quite a few of them and there was a wagon version too. Arosa is on the Lupos chassis basicly the same car. Felicias are still used today and Favorits too but now there's less of them but you can find a bunch of mk1 Octavias and Fabias but Doug probably would know them all since they were always in rally and quite successful mostly. I'd show him the Roomster,basicly a Fabia mk2 in a mpv form or the Yeti but Clarckson tested that one landed with a heli on the roof beaten a Ferrari on a track and stuff. As a European really enjoyed this,hope to se more.
You missed the Skoda Roomster! A world of quirks for Doug (but coincidentally a great daily in Europe, as it's VW-parts bin, but not as boring as a Golf-Octavia-etc., yet heaps more practical).
The cars presented were pretty easy... and the knowledge of both this guys is not the best. The "Renault" Dokker is clearly showed under Dacia brand (but they missed it), the Seat Arosa is not a rebadged Golf (totally different cars) and the Skoda Superb also is not just a rebadged Passat (like other cars were they just but another badge). And some of the pronunciation is absolutely horrible. It makes you sound uneducated and like you did not leave south of the US ever :). The humor of Doug does not help either (I observed it in some others videos) were he is mocking small and cheap cars for not having an automatic or small engines. People passionate about cars (and history) will understand and appreciate some of this small and underpowered cars because they were devolved with few resources, they were cheap to buy and to run, somewhat reliable and they sold in millions. The real cars that must be mocked in my opinion are care that had huge budged for development but still they were absolute junk from day 1 ( like the Pontiac Sunfire for example).
Saying that Citroen Nemo will never go faster than 60mph shows how inexperienced with European countries they are lol. You could be driving 80-90mph and some young stupid 19yo working in some kind of logistics will drive past you on highway at a 100mph just because he wanted to check how fast the car can go.
Dont shame the Seicento. They are amazing to drive, everything is mechanical and even tho they are slow, you feel like you are driving fast. Its the best handling car I have ever had (and I had a miata) and I just bought a 900cc version in the best condition I have ever seen and daily drive it now. Also, there is a Michael Schumacher limited edition... Says a lot ;)
15:52 seat exeo and it was also sold in Mexico from I think 2009 to 2014 and it sold terribly, it's super rare, and I want one one day just to say I had one lmao
I m amazed by Doug awesome man! Well Seat Exeo the FWD A4 version. Cupra just got the electric models lately, but they still have turbocharged 300hp, Leon, Ateca, Formentor etc. Alhambra is like the MPV timeless pictures in Eu , Sharan and Galaxy LOL , but used excellent , maybe the best VW engines that i like 1.8 20VT tunable as hell, 1.9 TDi best vw diesel and 2.8 VR6 smooth and awesome sound. The Skoda Felicia was successor to the Favorit mostly Skoda developed with some VW parts, but they produced even more for the VW until today. Y10 had a Turbo version and was also Lancia ypsilon model and very similar to cinqhecento in parts. Peugeot Bipper, Citroen Nemo, Fiat Fiorino same car line. Renault Kangoo had a Nissan Kubistar brother, later version had Mercedes Citan and later even Dacia Dokker. Xcara was the citroens world rally car and favorit hatchback with the picasso as an MPV version. Arosa and Lupo were the smallest Vw cars back then, with both had sport /GTI version 1.4 101hp. Seicento in the picture is sporting 1.1 55 hp , had also cinquecento same setup as a sport version, indepedent rear suspension 700kg around. I ve been in one very peppy and when passed the 200km/h on the clock left me speechless.😅 I had an Autobianchi a112 Abarth as Doug mentioned with 70hp you can imagine... Its funny with small brands to know the history. Simca would be a good one.
Renault Fluence E.Z. in this video is electric version with bigger boot. There were also Fluence with ICE which were much more common. The comparison might be quite quirky. Cupra is heading electric but had actually quite nice perfmormance ICE models as Formentor VZ5 with 5 valve audi engine with 390hp.
Good job Doug! Btw, the Seat Arosa is the equivalent of the vw LUPO, not Polo. And the seat A4 was called Exeo. And the Renault Dokker is actually the Romanian Dacia Dokker.
Hey, I drive a SEAT Exeo! It was my dream car and now I have one. Sad that they were a flop and now I can't get parts for mine :( Fun fact: it was the first SEAT (since moving from FIAT license and using model numbers to being owned by AUDI and starting a new model range) that was not named after a Spanish city.
@@Jehowy666 Except for parts specific to the mating of B8 engine to B7 transmission and chassis - I was able to get a motor mount, but super specific one-model-only flywheel simply doesn't exist (no OEM, no aftermarket) and I'm running with shaky car until the end of time :(
Dougs knowledge of cars is insane
Maybe it's just average
Maybe general knowledge. But a lot of the "quirks" he shows are easily explained with engenering reasons. Not an issue, but there is a lot more depth to car knowledge.
True. People just coping cause they're butthurt. Others working with him don't even come close to his level of knowledge and they agree as well including Hoovie
@@captainevenslower4400His mental library of makes, models, and origins of vehicles is exceptional. His technical expertise is average and he’s never pretended otherwise.
The “we rebuilt that in a weekend with some cold ones” running joke on the podcast is a nod to that. He’s never been much of a wrench and that’s okay
It’s his entire life so yeah
Correction - Seat Arosa was a version of VW Lupo, which was the smallest VW, one below Polo.
and better looking than vw up and vw fox combined
I always loved the Lupo GTI. Now that's one that Doug could import and not be disappointed with.
Lupo 3L was using 3L of diesel per 100km = 78.42 miles per gallon (mpg)
@@drunkenhobo8020 there are photos of a Lupo floating around the internet where someone cramped a 4.2l V8 from Audi inside this thing.
Wrong. Lupo was a version of the Arosa
This should have been wayyyyy longer. We definitely need a part 2 with at least 30 cars.
With some Opels
And with harder cars with some masking! This was way too easy.
@@Knnnkncht every Opel smells like a cheap Chinese plastic toy...
and a zastava
@@danilojonic God I'm so sick of this. Older opels sure do, they feel like flimsy tin cans but I can say from experience a 2011 opel astra is built on par if not better than VW golf from the same year and way better than a BMW 120 from 2008. Oh yeah plus it's way cheaper than either. For the same price as a completely base VW golf you can get an Opel Astra with xenon headlights, 18' rims, a twin turbo diesel engine, full gps and infotainment system, parking sensors all round, lane keep assist and it just keeps on going.
Doug Demuro is the Quentin Tarantino of cars.
I heard he also a thing for feet.
This makes no sense but also makes all the sense in the world at the same time
My god that's so fucking accurate.
He's really into..... tires???
Down to the feet thing?
Its the Seat Exeo (audi a4 b7) they actually trucked the whole assembly line from germany to spain to build this car.
it used dashboard from the convertible with 3 round vents because tooling was in better condition.
@@beem6773 Ha! was that why!? It makes sense that the covertibles were made in smaller numbers and had less wear and tear. I thought using the round vents was just to make it look a little different, but it goes to show how much of an afterthought the Exeo was to VW Group, lol.
How have I not seen/heard of this
@@beem6773 Really? I was convinced it was a design choice (to make it look different from the A4). The Ibiza 4th generation, which was made at the same time (came our a year later I think?), also had round vents and it kind of became their signature style for a bit, I thought (later only the outside vents were round, but they were still there, somewhere :))
I had one as a combi (estate). Beautiful, reliable, practical. Drove it for 8 years, 245 000 KM. Loved my Speedy Gonzales.
Fun video, thank you - 15:42, it was called the Seat Exeo :)
Cheaper A4
I test-drove one, it was the previous-gen A4 discounted ;) Actually, not a bad idea.
@izno73 Wish car companies in the US would do that more. Dodge did it with their 1500 class trucks for a while and they were a halfway decent deal for people that didn't want the new tech or price that came with the tech
I still see them every few feeks here on Finland, Seats are pretty common here. I have a MK1 Leon myself. With a 4cyl diesel of course :)
@@VaionkoI love that first generation Leon, especially the FR and Cupra variants. I didn't know it was known outside Spain.
Just on Skoda, it is still a Czech brand despite VW's ownership. They have been the only VW brand to build all of their own cars in their own factories for multiple years, and as of last year took over TSI engine production up to 2 litres for the entirety of the VW company. That's why it's still such a point of pride for the Czech's.
Not only production but also development and design is done exclusively in Czech Republic. That’s the key part I believe.
Yeah. Skoda under VW ownership is more like Volvo under Ford ownership than Opel/Vauxhall under GM ownership.
@@jakubmendel_psd Production is now split bewteen more countries (Superb is now created I think in Bratislava's VW plant). But design and development is done for now still in Mlada Boleslav.
And the VW Passat(2024) is also made by Skoda, if i am correct
@@TomKempe yes, I think you are right. New Passat i more "czech" car than the new Superb. And also almost cheaper 😀
Passat is not a good example right now, because this generation of Passat was developed by Skoda (together with Superb), in Czech Republic.
And other models do not even share upper body parts. For example all manual gearboxes are developed in Skoda, all Mpi engines are developed in Skoda. There is a lot that is done by Skoda, not just a rebadge.
and old skodas are not even VW products, the felicia had a couple engines made by VW but was essentially just an updated version of the Skoda Favorit
alright, calm down
@@T.E.S.S. I just explained what was wrong. Why did that trigger you?
@@Araararauna7 Felica had some parts from that generation of Golf, but yes, MK1 Octavia and Fabia are first Škoda VW cars.
@@dustojnikhummerActually just the 1,6 55kW MPi and 1,9 47kW SDI engines
The gray MPV car was the Dacia Dokker. The Seat Arosa was the equivalent of VW Lupo, which is smaller compared to the Polo. The Polo equivalent is the Seat Ibiza.
VW Polo is also equivalent to the Skoda Fabia and the Audi A1
The Dacias get sold in many countries as Renault. But , yes, the Dokker is Dacia.
@@alfredtomey Just saw an A1 tonight, I believe it is smaller than Clio/Polo/Fabia. At least it looks smaller, could be wrong though. This one was 3-door and spacing between the B and C pillar seemed noticeable shorter compared to my friend's 5-door 207 which was parked right next to it.
@@darenzy that was an old A1. The new one is 5-door only. Apart from the interior and exterior design, is the same car as the Polo. Same platform, same engines, same options, same performance... but far more expensive. Those four Os are never cheap 😅
Ok chatgpt
Doug's pronunciation of the Avan-teem is incorrect. Renault itself used the English pronunciation of 'time' not what would be the typical French pronunciation 'teem.' BTW, if you want to test my Avantime, let me know and I could likely arrange for a test in California.
How did you import an Avantime into the US? Is it titled? I would love Doug to review one.
My Avantime is in Canada but is in view of the USA.
In 2 years the first Avantimes will be legal to import
i don't care about what people say the avantime is an amazing car. i grew up with my dad owning every single Scenic and the avantime is just a cooler version of the scenic
He will issue a formal apology any day now
the amount of confidence Doug has while getting half the facts wrong is astounding
This just reinforces the fact they should hire someone in Europe to review European quirks and features!
You do it
Here's a quirk and feature of my Peugeot 407SW: Did you know the tailgate glass can be opened separately?
Another quirk of the 407 series is that they came in 3 bodies: sedan, estate, and coupe. And the 2 door coupe had the longest body of the bunch.
Has to be hubnut
PS. The Peugeot Bipper that Doug mentioned, is a badge-engineered twin of the Citroen Nemo. :)
Yes, a badge engineered version of the Fiat Fiorino.
I guessed Bipper because in the U.K. Royal Mail have hundreds of them.
@@MrDuncl The Czech post also has loads of them. Also Partners, Experts, Boxers.
@@NearCry91 more like the Fiat Qubo
@@alessandroorru2165 Qubo is the passenger version of the Fiorino
Cubra is not all electric. You guys should take a look at Dacia.
When Dokker was mentioned he said Renault and on the photo there was a Dacia. I know they're the same cars just sold on different markets but I wonder if they even know that lol
@@Krzysztof_88Dacia is sold with Renault badge on real-eastern markets like Ukraine, Turkey…
*Cupra
Cupra, but yes. As far as I know the only car they have only electric is the Born.
@@kamil_ciepielaI'm from Turkey. Only some Dacia models are sold here as Renaults.
- The sedan version of Logan II started to be sold as Renault Symbol here. (2 previous gens of Symbol was actual Renaults.)
- The Dacia Dokker changed to Renault Express but I think it wasn't only for Turkey.
- And now the 3rd gen Duster will be badged as Renault.
Other than these, we've had a lot of Dacias as Dacias such as Solenza, Pick-up, Logan I, Logan II MCV, Sandero, Duster (I and II), Lodgy, Dokker, Jogger, ...
In fact, I was surprised to see a Renault-badged Duster 1 in 2017 in Ireland.
Even Filippo does not know, that the Arosa is the Seat version of the Lupo, not the Polo. The Polo was not the smallest VW model back then.
There was no c3 grand Picasso :) only c4 grand Picasso :)
I fear that Phillipo is more American than European now, his Euro car knowledge slips up each podcast
Wish they'd bring some DS cars, instead of all the 20 year old hatchbacks
There were, and they're quite common. Also why only mention the C4 grand Picasso? There is also the regular C4 Picasso, both on first and second generation.
Regards, from a french guy.
@@ThirteenMatt There was no Grand C3 Picasso, only C3 Picasso. And yes both C4 Picasso and Grand C4 Picasso exist.
Regards, from an internet guy.
@@NearCry91 Oh damn, didn't see the original comment said C3 "grand" Picasso... Yeah those didn't exist and the comment makes a lot more sense now.
My bad.
As a European who could be better when it comes to identifying US cars, I am very impressed by Doug, but then I did kind of expect it!
Also, the Seat Arosa is a rebadged VW Lupo, not a Polo, and the Arona is what Doug was confusing it with, which is a current small crossover, whereas the Arosa was a late 90s, early 00's citycar.
The rebadged Seat A4 was called the Exeo, and you could get them with the Golf GTI engine
well said, I know all those American SUVs
also Cupra is not electric, at least not electric only, in fact they offer only one EV.
@@Krzysztof_88 that’s true
@@Krzysztof_88 I truly don't understand Cupra, I thought they were moving away from SEAT to be the performance arm but their own brand (like DS to Citroen sorta), but now they offer effectively base models of the Cupra models as well as the performance ones. Which basically means it's just SEAT...but SEAT still exists. It makes no sense lol
@@scottmatthew9605 EXACTLY! xD
Doug the type of guy to know absolutely everything about random European cars
tbh this cars aren't random here Felicia Siecento or picassos are or were main cars from segments Doug did better with weird cars like Avantime or RCZ
Well he was confidently wrong on many things in this video...
A couple of facts from a european:
There was in fact an auto gear Seicento and the one shown on the slide is the Sporting version - the second highest trim level, the highest being the Suite.
Fun fact about the Seat Alhambra / Voklswagen Sharan - you could get them with the same 1.8 liter turbo block as the Sudi S3 and the Seat Leon Cupra paired with all wheel drive and a manual transmission. My friend has a Touran with over 300hp that goes 0-100 kph in about 5 secs with seating for 7 people.
Skoda is in fact overperforming VW in most of central europe.
The Citroen Nemo will go like 200 kph with approx. 2 tons of cargo in the back in most european countries.
They also made the Autobianchi as a Lancia.
you could also get them with VR6, for european standars in late 90s/early 2000s it's pretty exotic engine for a minivan
2.8* VR6, not 1.8
Also they are available with 1.9TDI with 4x4 (4-motion), a friend use one as car for fishing.
@@ETr4d3 they came with 1.8T too.
You could get both@@ETr4d3
A Nemo will absolutely not go anywhere near 200 kph, especially not with 2 tons of cargo lol
Cupra isnt electric only.
If you come to Bratislava, Slovakia I have new Cupra Formentor for you to test:) and vw VW Scirocco too. (Actualy could organize meet with some EU hothatches)
I'd like to see the same thing but with everyday JDM cars
yep bump this up
A correction on Cupra cars. They are not all electric, in fact the vast majority are combustion engine powered, with some hybrid models available. It's not like Polestar that split from Volvo and only do electric. Cupra is just a regular Seat but upbranded, no special treatment to the powertrains.
Eccept the current Cupra "Formentor", which hasn't a direct Seat-sibling.
(Base is from VW T-Roc, but it has its own body.)
The Cupra brand was expanded, and positioned lower to make the beancounters happy. Back then only the most powerful Seats got the Cupra moniker.
As a Czech citizen I must say the list is pretty easy (at least for us) go back to the 70s and I guarantee Doug won’t stand a chance 😉
6:40 The Czech are quite proud of Škoda and Volkswagen made sure when they bought them to keep that traditional image. Most Škodas for the European market are also still produced there and they are still adding little details like headlights that should mimic the look of traditional Czech crystal glass to their cars.
Great video, just to mention that Xsara is pronounced like Zara. I also drive a Peugeot RCZ! Amazing car
Yeah I had no idea what he meant when he mentioned it the first time. Also the Time in Avantime is pronounced the English way, even in French 😅
haha, I know it's said "Zara," I just think the entire concept of naming it "Xsara" is stupid and so I say it phonetically. Like the Kia cee apostrophe d.
@@DougDeMuro Ahhh, Citroen actually explained the reason behind the Xsara name with:
"contained within the name is `Xsar' or Tsar with all its connotations of unbridled luxury plus `Sahara' with its connotations of a long distance journey."
I thought you would appreciate that lol.
@@DougDeMuro or the "VW Up exclamation mark".
@@DougDeMuro - You also butchered the pronunciation of Alhambra.
You cannot lose the hubcaps of an Y10 as the wheelnuts go throught the hubcaps so they are bolted in place.
Fiat did that, too.
I’m going to keep asking, please try to get jerry Seinfeld on the podcast, watching him and Doug get in a debate would be unbelievably funny
5:35 the highest trim was the 'Sporting' (which this could be I'm not 100%) and then they even did a Sporting Michael Schumacher Edition!
8:08 they did a Cargo version of that (even though it was quite a bit bigger than a Smart but it looks cartoonishly short) and then they did a passenger version that was half orange, half aluminium, blue interior and had a convertible top for the rear half only. It was called the Kangoo Be Bop Fun iirc.
10:45 the Fluence ZE (as pictured) was the EV version, though there was a normal Fluence that was a badge engineered car by the South Korean division of Renault co-owned with Samsung. It was produced in Turkey (and Eastern Europe it was quite popular) but never in Western Europe, we only got the ZE version.
And yes, the B7 A4 was rebadged as the SEAT Exeo in saloon and estate form. To 'spice' it up they took the interior of the A4 B7 Convertible and not the saloon/Avant purely because it had round air vents and not rectangular ones (which classed up the look apparently)
Sorry, I love this video idea and figured I'd add some points as I always geek out over unexceptional, every day cars
😂
P.S. if anyone from C&B happens to read this, I might be able to compile a list of cars Doug will never guess that is sort of every day traffic here.
That knowledge of the Exeo interior is wild hahaha
Didn't expect to see Škoda Felicia there - my beloved first car! Greetings from Czech republic (obviously :D)
My mother bought one new in '96 I think. In 2002 or 2003 we sold it and bought a Renault Laguna. But we saw the Felicia around all the time because someone else living nearby bought it from the dealer.
The Felicia was a weird car. The glove compartment opened upwards, it still had the same 1.3 liter engine as the Favorit before and I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same base engine from back in the 70ies. The way the headlights were turned on was also weird: You had two buttons next to each other if I remember correctly: The left for the parking light and the right for the headlights. You could switch both off by pressing the parking light switch and I think that if you pressed that one again, the headlights would come back on as well.
@@vinzenzgeske8987 I wouldn't call it weird. It was very bare-bones, simplistic car. I had arguably the best version - 1.6 litres from Volkswagen, wagon with power steering. Loved that car, wouldn't want to be in any kind of accident in that car though.
Should have used a Forman instead.
3:05 these were available with a VR6 though 😏
Skoda was originally a Czechoslovakian brand for a long time before they merged with the VW group, that’s why Czech and Slovak people buy Skodas religiously. Also Skoda is outperforming VW currently in Central-Eastern Europe, they are affordable, reliable cars, cheaper to work on than the same platform VW.
They are no longer affordable, here in Poland they are more expensive than VW and definetly they are not reliable.
They were bought by VW, but until recently the Czech state maintained a minority stake in the company
Wouldn't call them reliable, but they do have less issues than equivalent VW or Audi models built on the same platform. Mainly because the Škoda's have less electrical issues and less pointless garbage to go wrong in the first place. They still run into massive electrical issues after a while though as does literally every VW product. They're nicer trim inside than Passat's too IMO, definitely more spacious. Surprised they didn't include the Lupo 3L beacuse that thing is obscure even to Europeans and honestly right up Doug's alley with how weird they are (factory aluminium and magnesium body on a Lupo plus magnesium wheels and magnesium steering wheel lol almost no parts other than the stiffer alloy chassis shared with the GTi was used on anything else). Or the FSO Polonez, a truly obscure shitbox no one likes or ever liked that somehow had design input from Giorgetto Giugiaro.
Skoda's are often actually better cars than VW. In fact, Skoda is one of very few brands I can think of that does not make a bad car. Some are dull, but all are usually best, or nearly best, in class.
@@stuntvist Mine is 10 years old and has no issues.
Should've tried to catch Doug with a Dacia, or some DS models.
Doug the type of guy to get a 90% A on a test and then correct the teacher on why it's actually 100%A as fas as he's concerned.
This is the best one yet!!!! We need another one
Fun European cars fact: Renault was still selling the Clio 2 in South America while the Clio 4 was getting its facelift in France.
I mean they made the Beetle until 2003 😅 mk4 golf time
... and, while Renault was still selling the Clio 2 in South America, and the 4 was getting a facelift, in Iran they were still churning out Peugeot 405s!
504 produced in Africa until 2007.
405 still in production.
The Seat B7 is the Exeo, there are 20 used Exeos for sale in the UK. I’ve seen more Lamborghini Aventadors than Exeos. Seats are seen as VW/Audi for cheapskates. I had a 2003 Leon Cupra R, which is the Golf equivalent. Capable and well made but very dull to drive.
Clarkson: give me back my fish.
Dull to drive a Cupra R?? I have a friend with an Audi a3 8L 1.8t with an ecu tune that pushes 200 and that thing is incredibly fun to drive and to be a passanger in.
As an Italian I feel like the choices could be more obscure!
My dad bought a few years ago a Hyunday Tucson brand new. He doesn't like it to take it out in the rain or tow with it, stuff like that. So he bough an ancient Skoda Felicia he can use for doing work stuff :)
BTW, the Seat Arosa was a VW Lupo, not the Polo. The Lupo GTI was a pretty decent little hot hatch.
Probably because the Lupo was far closer in size (97%) to the original MK1 Golf GTI than any Golf since.
11:39 I own the only Third Generation Autobianchi Y10 imported into the US. People always get it wrong on what it is. It’s a unique feeling for sure to get so much interest when I drive it for such an inexpensive car.
Was sold as Lancia Y10 in a few countries. UK for sure
@@cliffcrabtree4359 the first and second gens were sold officially. I heard of a few 3rd gens imported from France into the UK, but all were LHD.
The Seat Arosa was based on the VW Lupo platform, not the Polo!
the Seat Arosa was made from 1997, Lupo from 1998 :) It was a shortened platorm of Polo and Ibiza platform
Skoda is awome and if Doug scuff at them, he is absolutely clueless.
The Renault Fluence was in fact a rebadged Samsung.
Cupra was the name for sporty SEAT’s, now its an indipendent brand, it sells electric, hybrid and gas powered cars.
It's the other way around. The Fluence was based on the Megane III build on the Renault/Nissan C platform. The Samsung was a rebadged Fluence.
Cupra is not electric. Actually, Cupra is now Seat. The Seat brand does not exist anymore, the cars are produced under the Cupra name.
Also wrong. Both SEAT and Cupra exist today and Cupra is not EV only, it also has PHEVs and the ICE top specs that before were know has, for example, SEAT Leon Cupra and now it’s just Cupra Leon. It’s confusing I know.
@@L0p3s Came to say the same thing. Cupra is to Seat what DS is to Citroen. Its just their upmarket badge but still the same company. Split it off to try and appeal to badge snobs. Lol
@@chrissyboy7047 I get it, it’s confusing even for Europeans used to this brands and models let alone for Americans, even car enthusiast ones.
@@L0p3s definitely but Doug did really well. His knowledge of cars is impressive. As somebody from Europe who considers myself quite clued up on cars even I didnt get as many as Doug. Lol
@@chrissyboy7047 DS is a separate Stellantis brand, independent of Citroën. SEAT is still the parent of Cupra.
As a Czech person it warms my heart Doug knows the 1st gen Škoda Felicia (fel-itsya). PS.: Škodas are really not seen as a VW product and pretty much even really isn't sure few models like Citigo and Up were the same but everything else is completely differently developed while being only on the same platform and usually slighty changed like lenghtening the back and trunk spaces or using lower class platfrom for higher class vehicles. Škodas are also developed to be more suited for the not so great roads in Czech Republic especially compared to the much more flat and maintaned roads in Germany. For example the mentioned Superb is softer than Passat. Škoda is also cheaper to buy and maintain locally. Some see VW as the evil overlord who doesn't allow Škoda to flourish more :D
This was oddly yet incredibly impressive.
On the whole standard equipment per region thing it is still hilarious to me as a Northern European person how Americans in reviews are like "Woah, you even get HEATED SEATS?!?! The luxury!" and here you would 100% of the time get heated seats before a radio
In the UK it’s the opposite. I’ve seen far more American cars with heated seats than British ones. In the UK only more upmarket cars like C classes and Land Rovers tend to have them. Though that might finally be changing.
No way bro called the Dacia Dokker ,a Renault Dokker
It was also sold as the Renault Dokker. The image was edited in later straight from Wikipedia.
@@NearCry91 not in europe
@@Thorvir Ukraine is in Europe.
It is but the car market is nothing like in the EU part of Europe. Ukraine has a wild mix of US und EU Cars with a lot of Land Cruisers and of course the old UdSSR stuff. :D
I'm a European car guy and genuinely impressed by Doug's knowledge... could only name like 50% of these machines.
Yeah, cool, gentlemen, but don't let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running 3 Honda Civics with spoon engines. and on top of that he just came into Harry's and he ordered 3 T66 turbos, with NOS, and a Motec system exhaust.
Honestly considering doug doesn't even live here his knowledge of our cars is incredibly impressive
Freaky doug thumbnail.
I'm from Germany, interested in cars, drive a Berlingo regularly and never even heard of the Nemo
Same, I'm even looking around to maybe buy a Berlingo or Transit Connect, and have never heard of it. Doubt I've ever seen one in Sweden.
Some European car models that Doug may not identify: Renault 7, Renault 10, Renault 6, Oltcit Club/Axel, Citroën Visa/C15, Citroën Dyane, Citroën ZX, Citroën LNA, Peugeot 104, Peugeot 504 Coupé, Peugeot 309, Talbot Samba, Talbot Solara, Simca 1000, Simca 1200, Matra-Simca Rancho/Talbot Matra Rancho, SEAT 1200 Sport, SEAT Málaga, SEAT Ronda, Fiat Ritmo, Fiat Regata, Fiat Barchetta, Innocenti Mini, Rover SD1, Austin Victoria, Alfa Romeo 33, Alfa Romeo 90, Lancia Beta HPE, Opel Manta B, Opel Monza, Wartburg 353, ARO 24, Lada Samara/Sputnik.
Show him all the Audi predecessors 😅
@@rkan2, do you mean the NSU K70?
More like Horsch, DKW and Wanderer :D
PPS. As a European, got 11.5 out of 13 guessing the cars. Did not know the Citroen Mehari, and guessed the Autobianchi as Lancia Y10, but I awarded myself half a point for that because it was sold on some markets as that. As for owning these, got 1/13 - had the Renault Avantime.
I was thinking Lancia. A brand they stopped selling in the U.K. because or their reputation for rusting.
Basically it was both. Autobianchi as manufacturer didnt exist anymore. It was owned by Fiat and they used old factory from Autobianchi to build it there under Lancia lead. Then they moved to alfa-lancia factories. Thats the reason why it has both brands but one model name.
Badge engineering, as is even more common now@@MrDuncl
Should've been called "DOES DOUG EURO?"
Doug DeEuro
With so many car brands and models in Europe, Doug blew me away with his knowledge of European cars.
"A Škoda is the best Volkswagen brand"
Me, a Czech, despite knowing it was bought: "And I took that personally..."
Me, a Brit, that same when he mentioned Vauxhall and Ford of Britain
And Volvo is not even the best Chinese brand right now.
As an American, I love these strange looming European cars
What a good idea! Please more euro stuff. I wished for more German cars though like the VW Up! or Caddy. Or a BMW E46 3 series compact if that's not too easy. Or the Mercedes Citan.
The VW Up! was also available as the Seat Mii and Skoda Citigo (which my wife drives). Fun Fact: Comparing dimensions they are almost exactly the same size as a Mk1 Golf GTI.
Re the BMW there are only 21 on Autotrader out of over 8000 3 series. Even when launched they were sold as an "entry level" BMW for people who couldn't afford a bigger one, so they haven't been cherished.
Or Renault Safrane, Ford Cougar, VW Santana, Peugeot 108, Opel Tigra, Nissan 100NX.
@@MJ-uk6lu Cougar was sold as a mercury in the states. Maybe a Capri or something similar or a Puma ;)
@@ZieClaw I didn't know that. But not those two, they are well known to enthusiasts. Something common like Sierra or Scorpio could confuse Doug.
@@MJ-uk6lu the Sierra and Scorpio were also sold in the US under the Merkur brand 😉
watching this as an european is very funny, seeing so much hype about cars we see all the time 😅
If you really want to stump Doug you need to quiz him on Southeast Asian domestic market cars. Toyota Kijang, Proton Saga, Honda Brio, Mitsubishi Xpander, Nissan Teana, Honda Jazz (which is just a renamed Fit to throw him off) and many MANY more
Honda Jazz is European too so he'd prob know it.
@@Maxmulham ah good catch - true
10:45 The Renault Fluence is indeed known for being electric. (But also comes in gas and diesel versions)
A company called 'Better Place' used the first version, enabled with battery switching technology, as a "lease the battery" idea.
It was a total flop. The car drove like the Wish version of an EV. And the battery switching stations was always out of order.
Next euro communsit block affordable cars from 70s I bet Doug would only know the Trabant.
I'm actually impressed. Skoda Felicia? I'm from Austria where these cars were everywhere, but even i didn't remember this cars name.
Knowing all of these as an American is absurd. I’m impressed
Considering he often travels to Europe, and as a car journalist, not so absurd. But as an American, yes.
SEAT Exeo was the Audi B4, the seat Arosa is a VW Lupo or Škoda up, the Polo is the ibiza|Fabia and it’s bigger. And most cupras are 2.0 tfsi not electric. Cheers
The "smart sized" Renault Kangoo you mentioned is the Be Bop I think. It was a two door short wheel base convertible version, quite like what your G Cabriolet is to the normal G.
Incidentally, I just saw one today! They're really rare because they were very unsuccessful on the market.
Probably about as rare as a G Cabriolet. Meanwhile someone at a garage near work has a Brabus G Wagon with a wide wheels and massive lift kit. Americans would love it.
Doug the type of guy to judge a car almost exclusively by the number of wheel studs it has
You didn’t mention the most op euro cars tho the Skoda Octavia Scout and Cupra Formentor VZ
The Alhambra is quite cool tho,it had a 2.8VR6 like tha sharan but I'd rather put a Cordoba Cupra onstead of it,nice little 2door coupe with the 1.8T. Cupra isnn't electric tho,they have the Formentor and the VZ(2.0TFSI) and the VZ5 wich has the RS3 2.5TFSI I5. They started as more sporty Seats and recently got a brand of their own wich is basicly rebadged Seats exept the Formentor. Exeo was sold in other parts of Europe,I've seen quite a few of them and there was a wagon version too. Arosa is on the Lupos chassis basicly the same car. Felicias are still used today and Favorits too but now there's less of them but you can find a bunch of mk1 Octavias and Fabias but Doug probably would know them all since they were always in rally and quite successful mostly. I'd show him the Roomster,basicly a Fabia mk2 in a mpv form or the Yeti but Clarckson tested that one landed with a heli on the roof beaten a Ferrari on a track and stuff. As a European really enjoyed this,hope to se more.
Agree, Skoda is the best VW brand by far.
You missed the Skoda Roomster! A world of quirks for Doug (but coincidentally a great daily in Europe, as it's VW-parts bin, but not as boring as a Golf-Octavia-etc., yet heaps more practical).
The cars presented were pretty easy... and the knowledge of both this guys is not the best. The "Renault" Dokker is clearly showed under Dacia brand (but they missed it), the Seat Arosa is not a rebadged Golf (totally different cars) and the Skoda Superb also is not just a rebadged Passat (like other cars were they just but another badge). And some of the pronunciation is absolutely horrible. It makes you sound uneducated and like you did not leave south of the US ever :). The humor of Doug does not help either (I observed it in some others videos) were he is mocking small and cheap cars for not having an automatic or small engines. People passionate about cars (and history) will understand and appreciate some of this small and underpowered cars because they were devolved with few resources, they were cheap to buy and to run, somewhat reliable and they sold in millions. The real cars that must be mocked in my opinion are care that had huge budged for development but still they were absolute junk from day 1 ( like the Pontiac Sunfire for example).
Saying that Citroen Nemo will never go faster than 60mph shows how inexperienced with European countries they are lol. You could be driving 80-90mph and some young stupid 19yo working in some kind of logistics will drive past you on highway at a 100mph just because he wanted to check how fast the car can go.
Dont shame the Seicento. They are amazing to drive, everything is mechanical and even tho they are slow, you feel like you are driving fast. Its the best handling car I have ever had (and I had a miata) and I just bought a 900cc version in the best condition I have ever seen and daily drive it now.
Also, there is a Michael Schumacher limited edition... Says a lot ;)
His knowledge is higher than the average in the USA, definitely, but a lot of Europeans can name a lot of these too ;)
or they just play TopDrives XD
Euro cars are like women, once they start leaking you let them be someone else’s problem - my grandpa
The SEAT Exeo, and it was not exclusive in Barcelona. In The Netherlands they sold the SEAT Exeo to.
Not fan of this video, not well prepared, quickly produced, a lot of false or erroneous informations and Doug was way too much confident.
Imagine waking up one day, opening YT and seeing a Lamborghini reviewing Doug and showing all of his quirks and features
Just a small correction - Cupra isn't all about electric cars, they have plenty of ICE cars. Still, amazing car knowledge!
I’m European and got less cars right than doug, never heard of some of these cars at all, especially the Renault fluence
15:52 seat exeo and it was also sold in Mexico from I think 2009 to 2014 and it sold terribly, it's super rare, and I want one one day just to say I had one lmao
No such thing as a Grand C3 Picasso, only a Grand *C4* Picasso
The Citroen Nemo also I believe was sold as the Ram Promaster City here in the States
Different car. Ram Promaster City is based on the Fiat Doblo, which is slightly larger.
@@johnb.3527 Oh! Thanks for the clarification!
the Y10 was later rebadged as a lancia. They made a Turbo version of it, a legit death trap 😂
This was fun! Do another tougher episode, with Eastern cars only 😈
Skoda is definitely the best vw brand right now, let’s go Felipo!
You should do this with LATAM cars, he won't get a single one. I have sugestions
I m amazed by Doug awesome man! Well Seat Exeo the FWD A4 version. Cupra just got the electric models lately, but they still have turbocharged 300hp, Leon, Ateca, Formentor etc. Alhambra is like the MPV timeless pictures in Eu , Sharan and Galaxy LOL , but used excellent , maybe the best VW engines that i like 1.8 20VT tunable as hell, 1.9 TDi best vw diesel and 2.8 VR6 smooth and awesome sound. The Skoda Felicia was successor to the Favorit mostly Skoda developed with some VW parts, but they produced even more for the VW until today. Y10 had a Turbo version and was also Lancia ypsilon model and very similar to cinqhecento in parts. Peugeot Bipper, Citroen Nemo, Fiat Fiorino same car line. Renault Kangoo had a Nissan Kubistar brother, later version had Mercedes Citan and later even Dacia Dokker. Xcara was the citroens world rally car and favorit hatchback with the picasso as an MPV version. Arosa and Lupo were the smallest Vw cars back then, with both had sport /GTI version 1.4 101hp. Seicento in the picture is sporting 1.1 55 hp , had also cinquecento same setup as a sport version, indepedent rear suspension 700kg around. I ve been in one very peppy and when passed the 200km/h on the clock left me speechless.😅 I had an Autobianchi a112 Abarth as Doug mentioned with 70hp you can imagine... Its funny with small brands to know the history. Simca would be a good one.
Make a video on the Asian market cars. I bet it would be harder than the Europeans.
Renault Fluence E.Z. in this video is electric version with bigger boot. There were also Fluence with ICE which were much more common. The comparison might be quite quirky.
Cupra is heading electric but had actually quite nice perfmormance ICE models as Formentor VZ5 with 5 valve audi engine with 390hp.
Good job Doug! Btw, the Seat Arosa is the equivalent of the vw LUPO, not Polo. And the seat A4 was called Exeo. And the Renault Dokker is actually the Romanian Dacia Dokker.
Doug have you ever heard of the Wiessmann Roadster? I'm pretty sure you would love to import that thing.
11:36 because it is based on a Panda, except it was more refined
Doug got more right guesses than I did - and I'm European!
That's a Seicento SPORTING. Yes, that's what they called it. It has the big block 1.1 LOL
Omg, that's super impressive, Doug!
Hey, I drive a SEAT Exeo! It was my dream car and now I have one. Sad that they were a flop and now I can't get parts for mine :( Fun fact: it was the first SEAT (since moving from FIAT license and using model numbers to being owned by AUDI and starting a new model range) that was not named after a Spanish city.
I mean it's a A4, you can get parts for these in a grocery store.
@@Jehowy666 Except for parts specific to the mating of B8 engine to B7 transmission and chassis - I was able to get a motor mount, but super specific one-model-only flywheel simply doesn't exist (no OEM, no aftermarket) and I'm running with shaky car until the end of time :(
If Doug imports that Xsara I'll buy it after he's tired of it.