Most Reliable Cars

American researchers have named the most reliable cars. The annual ranking was company J.D. Power and Associates. Experts analyzed the number of calls to the service, which in 2012, 100 cars accounted for 2010 year of release. The data were based on a survey of 37 thousand. Motorists.

It turned out that the most reliable in the United States were Lexus cars. In 2012, the 100 cars of this brand fell 71 breakages. In second place were Porsche with a score of 94 to 100 car crashes. Third place was shared by cars brands Lincoln and Toyota. Experts have recorded 112 hits on 100 cars. Among the most unreliable cars were named after a Land Rover with a score of 220 complaints about 100 cars.

The national average was 126 breakdowns at level 100 cars. However, the quality of vehicles is constantly increasing. Thus, the level of damage to the car was 100 six points better than the year before. Of 32 brands represented in the ranking, improve your performance has 21 brand. The worse the momentum the company had Scion (one of the subbrendov Toyota), which fell from fifth place (for 100 car breakdown 111) at the eighteenth (135 malfunctions).

Ascari A10

The Ascari A10 is an automobile produced by the British company Ascari Cars that was conceived by Dutch millionaire Klaas Zwart. It is a road-going evolution of the KZ1-R GT race car currently contesting the Spanish GT Championship, with both cars penned by ex-Formula One designer Paul Brown. It is the third road car produced by the company, after the Ecosse and the KZ1, with the name A10 intended to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the company. The A10 features a modified 5.0 L BMW V8 engine producing 625 bhp (466 kW), delivered via a six speed sequential manual gearbox, with a regular manual transmission available as an option. The A10 shares the same basic carbon fibre chassis as the KZ1, with all-new bodywork and racing-derived suspension. Despite the addition of an FIA-spec roll cage and the fire-suppression system, the removal of soundproofing and such luxuries as air conditioning and a stereo system contributes to the A10's relatively light weight of 1,280 kg (2,822 lb). The company plans to hand-assemble 50 A10s at its Banbury, England assembly plant, at a price of approximately £350,000 (US$650,000) each.

2011 Ascari Ecosse

In 1995 Ascari introduced the FGT at various European motor shows, with a design by Lee Noble. It featured a Chevrolet six litre fuel injected V8 engine placed midship behind the driver. At the same time as the launch of the car, Klaas Zwart of the Netherlands chose to enter the FGT in racing, running a Ford V8 engine and entering into the British GT Championship. With the one concept car meeting the homologation requirements, Zwart managed to win an event at Silverstone Circuit in the car's debut season of 1995. The car would also attempt to qualify for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but would not be fast enough to pass prequalifying. The car continued to maintain pace with newcomers to British GT in 1996, before Zwart would partner with William Hewland, owner of Hewland engineering, for a partial season in 1997 with only a best finish of fourth at Donington Park. Following the 1997 season, Ascari would turn to mass-producing the FGT, making less than 10. Klaas Zwart purchased the company from Lee Noble.