WHEN A CAR'S LOOKS AREN'T ENOUGH

摘要

If looks were the prime decider for car buyers, almost every car bought would be Italian. There would be a sprinkling of exotics from other European carmakers and maybe even one or two US supercars: There would however be no Korean boxes on wheels and there would certainly not be any Toyotas. But price, practicality and reliability generally come higher on a buyer's checklist than a car's looks. As a result, the Far Eastern manufacturers have gained their foothold while the Italians lost theirs. Fiat (which owns Alfa Romeo) has strived to overcome poor reliability and build quality issues that have plagued earlier cars. The company is one of the world's leaders in engine development and certainly has the ability to build some of the most reliable vehicles.