When you think of
exceptional cars that are built in Europe, does your mind run
strictly to cars made by Rolls Royce, BMW, or Mercedes? Perhaps
Jaguar and Lamborghini come to mind as well. Each of these makes
deserve all the accolades given to them. Still, there are three makes
that are, for various reasons, exceptional. Lets take a look at
Volvo, Volkswagen, and Audi, the three makes featured in this
article.
For a country of
just nine million to produce one automaker would be amazing enough.
To lay claim to two automakers is simply phenomenal. Both Volvo and
Saab are from this particular country which is Sweden. Now a part of
Ford Motor Company, Volvo has greatly influenced the automobile
industry over the years. Safety standards that had been universally
low elsewhere are much more appreciated with Volvo. Front end crumple
zones, reinforced roofs and specially designed interiors have all had
their origin with Volvo. Out of these high safety standards have come
a line of cars that are, indeed, some of the best built and safest
cars on the road. Fortunately, through Volvo’s leadership, many
automakers around the world have incorporated Volvo’s high safety
standard. This is what makes Volvo exceptional in my eyes.
The company that
brought to the world the first people’s car, the Beetle, is also
exceptional. First designed in Germany during the 1930s, the Beetle
survived World War II and was one of the most mass produced and loved
cars in the world. From the 1950s forward the Beetle managed to make
motorized transportation available to people who otherwise could not
afford a car. From college students in the US to migrant workers in
Mexico and from the gritty cities of Holland to the Irish farmlands,
the Beetle made owning a car affordable the majority of the masses.
Even after importation to the US ceased during the 1970s, the Beetle
was produced for another generation and sold in Mexico.
Without drawing out
the point too far, the term that best describes Audi quattro
technology is "superior handling." Perhaps that is an
understatement but when Audi introduced quattro all wheel drive the
company threw the gauntlet down and told the rest of the auto making
world that quattro was the standard by which all luxury sedans would
be judged. Audi quattro technology has given the company such a huge
advantage over competitors that over the years it has been banned
from certain types of racing. Indeed, Audi quattro technology
provides continuous traction long past when other road handling
schematics have reached their threshold.
So, there you have
it. Three truly exceptional automobiles from the European continent,
exceptional in ways, perhaps, that should be labeled as
extraordinary.
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