New Nissan Qashqai vs Europe: Autocar's 5000-mile road trip
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Date: 2022-04-17
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Comments and reviews: 9
Jonny
Right, I'm just an amateur automotive writer, so you don't have to listen to what I have to say but I really think it would be worth your time, as this video simply isn't up to it. In fact I'm furious.
58 seconds in I've paused this video. There is no meaningful introduction, and the presenter (the first driver as I find out later, why we are not introduced properly first off I do not know) is showing absolutely zero engagement with the audience. If you're at the factory, why not walk us around the factory? There are people watching this video who are car enthusiasts. That's the type of thing people want to see!
It's getting better by two and a half minutes in and the next driver is far better but I'm not hearing much about the journey just vague information about the car. How on earth we have covered two days in two minutes is absolutely beyond me. What a waste of miles. You're driving through Europe. Why on earth are we fast-forwarding through mile after mile of gorgeous European scenery?
It's now Day 6 and we're at the four minute mark of the video. Day 6. How long in advance did you know about this trip? You've traveled through some of the most beautiful and fascinating places in Europe and yet we've not really been taught anything either about the countries you've passed through or the car you're driving. Worse still, you've fast-forwarded vast sections of this film so we barely get to see anything except the odd shot of something pretty (like that gorgeous waterfall) or a shelled out house. Where was that waterfall? What was its name? In a national park? Come on guys, that's just not good enough. If an amateur like me can see this how can you not! Who is (not) doing the thinking here!
I don't need to watch anymore because frankly, it's a waste of my time. To turn a five thousand mile journey through some of the most stunning and fascinating nations on earth into a pointless six minute fast forward-fest is a waste of everybody's time.
I'm sorry to say it gets worse still. As an amateur automotive writer this absolutely offends me. If I had the chance to do this I promise you I would absolutely show you professionals up. I promise you. It amazes me that you can turn such a phenomenal opportunity into such a poor result, it's absolutely shameful.
I can only hope for your sakes that this was cobbled together at the last minute, because otherwise it just goes to show how desperately far behind you are when up against some other automotive video producers. It doesn't take a genius to know how to have made this video something truly special.
I'm sorry if this has been hard to read, but somebody has to tell you how it is.
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Right, I'm just an amateur automotive writer, so you don't have to listen to what I have to say but I really think it would be worth your time, as this video simply isn't up to it. In fact I'm furious.
58 seconds in I've paused this video. There is no meaningful introduction, and the presenter (the first driver as I find out later, why we are not introduced properly first off I do not know) is showing absolutely zero engagement with the audience. If you're at the factory, why not walk us around the factory? There are people watching this video who are car enthusiasts. That's the type of thing people want to see!
It's getting better by two and a half minutes in and the next driver is far better but I'm not hearing much about the journey just vague information about the car. How on earth we have covered two days in two minutes is absolutely beyond me. What a waste of miles. You're driving through Europe. Why on earth are we fast-forwarding through mile after mile of gorgeous European scenery?
It's now Day 6 and we're at the four minute mark of the video. Day 6. How long in advance did you know about this trip? You've traveled through some of the most beautiful and fascinating places in Europe and yet we've not really been taught anything either about the countries you've passed through or the car you're driving. Worse still, you've fast-forwarded vast sections of this film so we barely get to see anything except the odd shot of something pretty (like that gorgeous waterfall) or a shelled out house. Where was that waterfall? What was its name? In a national park? Come on guys, that's just not good enough. If an amateur like me can see this how can you not! Who is (not) doing the thinking here!
I don't need to watch anymore because frankly, it's a waste of my time. To turn a five thousand mile journey through some of the most stunning and fascinating nations on earth into a pointless six minute fast forward-fest is a waste of everybody's time.
I'm sorry to say it gets worse still. As an amateur automotive writer this absolutely offends me. If I had the chance to do this I promise you I would absolutely show you professionals up. I promise you. It amazes me that you can turn such a phenomenal opportunity into such a poor result, it's absolutely shameful.
I can only hope for your sakes that this was cobbled together at the last minute, because otherwise it just goes to show how desperately far behind you are when up against some other automotive video producers. It doesn't take a genius to know how to have made this video something truly special.
I'm sorry if this has been hard to read, but somebody has to tell you how it is.
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JB
Strange video. You drive a car 5000 miles, yet the only thing we actually hear about the car is that it -didn't miss a beat-. It feels like you missed the opportunity to make a really great review about the car, mpg, comfort, practicality and so on - but instead settled on a lot of timelapse video of highways.
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Strange video. You drive a car 5000 miles, yet the only thing we actually hear about the car is that it -didn't miss a beat-. It feels like you missed the opportunity to make a really great review about the car, mpg, comfort, practicality and so on - but instead settled on a lot of timelapse video of highways.
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Allan
A couple of years ago a friend and myself drove to Burgas in Bulgaria and back to the UK via northern Italy, Monaco and Millau in France. The great European plain and the mountains of Romania were stunning, would do the same trip again in a heartbeat, but spend more time in the Carpathian region.
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A couple of years ago a friend and myself drove to Burgas in Bulgaria and back to the UK via northern Italy, Monaco and Millau in France. The great European plain and the mountains of Romania were stunning, would do the same trip again in a heartbeat, but spend more time in the Carpathian region.
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Grant
Europe and Asia is one big continent. Enough of all this Euro-centric map manipulation. They are separated at Istanbul but look up- hundreds if not thousands on continent all together. Lets please stop confusing land with race. Oh and the Americas is correct - again one continent.
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Europe and Asia is one big continent. Enough of all this Euro-centric map manipulation. They are separated at Istanbul but look up- hundreds if not thousands on continent all together. Lets please stop confusing land with race. Oh and the Americas is correct - again one continent.
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takayashi
13 days trip reported in just 6 min? Your comments could be reached in a 13 min test drive. Why did you waste 13 days and so much petrol to reach such briefed and swallow verdict. Also, the camera angle is boring. Please revise yourself or no one can bear watching anymore
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13 days trip reported in just 6 min? Your comments could be reached in a 13 min test drive. Why did you waste 13 days and so much petrol to reach such briefed and swallow verdict. Also, the camera angle is boring. Please revise yourself or no one can bear watching anymore
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Rhys
After all that you make a 6 minute video? I enjoyed what little there was but this thoroughly deserved at least 30 minutes. I felt i learnt nothing about the car or countries visited.
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After all that you make a 6 minute video? I enjoyed what little there was but this thoroughly deserved at least 30 minutes. I felt i learnt nothing about the car or countries visited.
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lffit
What does this prove?
Any modern car car do this without a problem, sounds to me like a paid advertisement to old cynical me!
Do it over 100000 kms and get back to us all?
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What does this prove?
Any modern car car do this without a problem, sounds to me like a paid advertisement to old cynical me!
Do it over 100000 kms and get back to us all?
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Jey
TL: DR = -the car didn't miss a beat- (that is the car review, the road trip sums up as -we went here, and there, and then back to england. -
Srsly.
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TL: DR = -the car didn't miss a beat- (that is the car review, the road trip sums up as -we went here, and there, and then back to england. -
Srsly.
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aswinlasvegas
Thanks for giving awesome info about ride quality and mileage! 5000 miles to show a new car can do it without breaking down: (
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Thanks for giving awesome info about ride quality and mileage! 5000 miles to show a new car can do it without breaking down: (
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