The following is a summary of the difficulties that an individual has in writing a test drive review of a car.
Published Date: 10.16.2019
Car test drive reviews are hard to come by.
."Test drive reviews of cars are pretty hard to write.I've been thinking about this lately. This Porsche Blog is written by a completely private individual, so it is natural that the content is subjective, and I think that is a good thing, but it is still something difficult to do.
Let me try to summarize a bit why it is so difficult to write a test drive review.
1 Evaluation depends on the car you usually drive.
Depending on what kind of car you usually drive, the evaluation of the car you test-drive will be completely different. This is because we often compare and consider test-driven cars based on our usual cars.
I used to have a Volkswagen Golf 7 in my house, which was flat and very comfortable to ride.After driving it for a while, it seems like a Porsche to me.He was a big fan of the "I'm not a fan of this".
Goodbye Golf 7 and thank you - overall review after owning it for about 3 years.
However, one day I was given a Cayenne to test drive at the dealership and was so impressed with its smoothness and great driving experience that I got in a Golf right after.The ride quality of the Golf, which I usually thought was so "wonderful," felt rattly and uncomfortable.
My husband couldn't help but think, "Hey, Golf, did any parts come off?The Golf's ride did not feel as smooth as the Cayenne's, but after a while, I began to forget about the Cayenne's ride. However, after a while, when I began to forget about the Cayenne's ride, I began to feel that the Golf was still very wonderful.
At that time, "I guess that's how people feel... I can't rely on that... (-_-)I thought, "I'm not going to be able to do that.
So, for example, "Test Drive and Review PorscheIn a word, "I'd like to drive a Porsche," but I think the evaluation would be quite different for someone who usually drives a Mercedes-Benz and for someone who drives a BMW. Also, among Porsche cars, theA Boxster owner's evaluation of a Cayman is a very different evaluation than a 911 owner's evaluation of a Cayman.I guess.
In that light, this Porsche blog is a "How Porsche owners who love Porsche appreciate other cars.called", "Porsche owners who love their Porsches..."I think this will be a very important key.
2 Evaluation depends on taste.
People naturally have "likes" and "dislikes. The "likes" and "dislikes" are the same for everyone.I like Porsche's design.Some people are "just..." and some people are "just..."I hate Porsche's design.Some people say, "I like the way Ferrari drives.While some people say, "I hate the way Ferrari drives.Some people say.
This is more a matter of personal preference than good or bad.
By the way.Husband loves Porsches, but husband's brother prefers Ferraris and Lamborghinis to PorschesSo... they often talk about cars, but on the other hand, they seem to have some incompatibility no matter how far they go (laughs).
When my husband and I test drive cars, we don't place that much emphasis on interior luxury or extensive safety features.Whether the car has a solid driving experienceI often look at the "Mere Old Man".
I also like a flat, firm ride, so I like the ride of a Porsche or Golf, but on the other handI don't like the soft ride that is generally preferred by the public.Or it can be.
I feel that these parts are also quite difficult to express.
3 Some people like this car.
Occasionally, I drive a domestic car as a loaner, but it has amazing performance in a different way.To be honest, I don't think so.I sometimes think, "I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do.(Not that all domestic cars are bad.)However, when I looked up the car on the Internet, I found that there are still people out there who love that car.I think I'd better wrap up my test drive review in an oeuvre...Sometimes I think, "I'm not going to write an article," but I end up not writing an article.
Conversely, when you give it to a blog, you're saying, "The car was pretty good enough to blog about.(Laughter).
would this be the difficulty in writing a test drive review? I mentioned this to my husband.
Our blog is more for Porsche lovers than for the cars themselves.Loves to runThe review is written by someone who mostly ignores the fact that the car does or doesn't carry luggage, or that the interior is spacious or cramped, so it's pretty biased.
After all, "What is the person looking for?I think it depends on the "cheap". CheapIf you want an easy ride, any great sports car will look terrible, and conversely, if you want a sharp sports car, you won't like any luxurious, spacious minivan.I'll do it.
Also, the car you were driving just before is quite important, and it can completely change your evaluation of the car. For example, in our case, we had a car calledIf you drive the Panamera after driving the GT3, the Panamera feels so much better." and "Riding a Boxster and then a 964, hmmm...I think, "I'm not sure. But if you drive a Panamera and then a 964, you think, "Oh, that's nice!I think. I don't know why, but it seems that the combination changes the evaluation of the car.
And now, I am secretly experimenting with a vibration sensor and noise sensor app on my phone to quantify various values and add them to the review. That way, it would be more objective. Well, I don't know how it will turn out, but I am experimenting with various apps...
He said. Vibration sensor and noise sensor apps...! I don't know what it is, but my husband seems to be thinking about it a lot.
Car Blog Ranking
Thanks to the recent increase in the number of people who read this blog, I recently received a letter from the "TheWeekly PV ranking in the car blog category in the Blog VillageWhen I looked at the "Mere Old Man", to my surprise, he was in first place.
It seems that some of the readers are from the car industry and some are from dealers.... Thank you very much, everyone.
While we are very happy to see more and more people reading this Porsche blog, we are also very happy to see that "I'd have to choose a lot of different words to write this.and writing articles with a great deal of awareness of how to write and phrase things has increased recently.
For one article, he also wrote, "I want to go further and write something that gets to the heart of the matter.I have a feeling of "I'm not sure what I want to say," but I sometimes limit myself to 70% of what I want to say, considering many things.
And so it is these days.There are situations where what we really want to convey is not being conveyed in a realistic way.I sometimes feel that "I am not a good person," so I am thinking of creating a place where I can send out information in closed mode in the near future....
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If it's not an automotive magazine, if it's not a job, if it's a blog that has this many readers.... I guess that's what it means.
In a world like this, where you can't even say what you want to say, you can't say anything at all.
But let's say what we want to say.
I commented before that this blog should be a review written by a Porsche enthusiast, and I reiterate that I think that's fine with me because it's a pain in the ass. No matter how objective you are, it's still just position talk.
But I can tell you that when I drive or test drive something different, I think about it so that I don't wear polarized lenses because I like the way it drives or something like that.
I try to think in terms of genres and segments, or in terms of clientele and needs. Manufacturers are in business, and I want to make a judgment based on the totality of the product. Then I conclude whether I like it or not.
I recently drove a new BMW Z4. The four-engine turbo one.
It's the one that has a lighter nose than the 6-shot and is said to be more answerable and all that.
My own conclusion is that the chassis is over-specified. I wonder if a 200 horsepower level sports car needs such a rigid body. I wonder. BMW's customer needs are somewhere between comfort and sport, and it can't be a sporty car like Porsche, so the chassis is too solid, but the legs don't follow. It's not enough. I'm not sure.
No, the cars are very nice. However, I feel that good is not necessarily good enough for the segment, customer base, and needs of the market. It may be too good, but not good enough. If you use such a strong chassis without power, everything is too much fun.
And that's true even if you drive a domestic car. Porsche has a solid body rigidity -> of course it's safer in terms of crisis avoidance capability.
We should make sure to make them for domestic mediocre cars too! It may be a bit harsh to say, "We have to make it for the mediocre cars made in Japan as well! But I also think that the required specifications would be different if the Autobahn standard and the Japanese speed standard are used, due to cultural differences between countries.
I also wonder if the average domestic car buyer is really looking for that kind of thing. In the words of the president of a certain price-appealing family restaurant, "We don't have customers who come to our restaurant to eat extremely delicious food, so we offer moderately ordinary food. So, we serve reasonably ordinary food.
This is where I think it would be dangerous to talk about anything based on Porsche standards.
But other than that, I think it's a great Porsche-loving article to praise on the web.
I apologize for the length of this message.
kurumani arabis (ryokanai)
Thank you for everything.
So you got to test drive a Z4! I'm so jealous...!
Mr. Matsutoya once said, "A car that is too graceful is not enough for me, I prefer a car with some quirks.
I thought, "I see what you mean," and I thought, "I see what you mean.
It's not always about cars with more power.
I wonder if it is good that the aims and concepts of the manufacturer are optimized to meet the needs and applications of the users.
I think that cars are so deep and interesting in so many ways.
As for the test drive reviews, I think I'm starting to get an idea of what we should be writing about.
I feel like it's getting harder and harder to cut into other articles when I want to cut into them more (laughs).
We are now preparing to create a slightly closed launch site.
Thank you for your continued support.
How much consideration and discovery do we need to give?
It is difficult to draw that line because it varies from person to person. I have my own blog (though it is in Minkara).
I have written impressions on the following website, but I limit it to friends only.
My main concern is price, not evaluating a 290 yen beef bowl and a 1000 yen steak side by side.
Is the performance worth the money? ←This is the biggest issue in the evaluation process.
Therefore, the GT4 (10,640,000 yen body price) and GT3 (21,500,000 yen body price) that he owns.
Even though the GT3 is the clear winner in terms of performance in a simple driving comparison, the GT4 has the edge in the evaluation.
I would say value for money is important here. If an unpopular, cheap used one performs better, I'll push that one.
(For example, if you have a sibling car like the Range Rover Sport and the Discovery, which ride almost the same, I would say that you should buy the DISCO if you are buying used.)
However, I buy cars that I like even if they are more expensive due to my preference. ←I understand this feeling and I do too.
In conclusion, we should consider that "if the issue is not blurred, the reader will understand"?
I look forward to seeing more of your clear and well-written impressions in the future.
Kazukane Hills
>What I care about most is price, not evaluating a 290 yen beef bowl and a 1000 yen steak side by side.
>Is the performance commensurate with the amount of money? ←This is the biggest issue in the evaluation process.
Certainly, it is very important to look at it in terms of cost-effectiveness or "this performance for this price" balance.
My husband often says, "The Boxster GTS is really a great value for this price with this performance! and he often says "Boxster GTS is really a great price for this performance!
I honestly thought that my mother-in-law's Nissan Note, which I drove the other day, was also amazing for its performance at 2 million yen.
>Wouldn't it be better to conclude by thinking, "If the point is not blurred, readers will understand.
>I am looking forward to seeing more of your impressions.
Thank you!
I am glad to hear you say so. Keep up the good work!
Nice to meet you ^^^^.
My name is evening_sky and I write a blog called Evening Sky Engine, which has been overtaken by PV at once.
I really enjoyed reading Mina's blog and found it very interesting.
It is no wonder that it is so rich in content and has so many readers.
I look forward to more updates.
Mr. evening_sky
Nice to meet you! And thank you for visiting my blog!
For some reason, the ping settings for the blog village? had disappeared and I was finally able to re-set it ^^;
Now that I'm a BMW driver myself, I'm learning a lot from your informative blog, evening_sky!
Thank you for your continued support.