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THE 2015 SEAT IBIZA

New EcoTSI Engine & New technology

Come and try out today the new Seat Ibiza at your local Seat dealiership where our newest ibiza brings you comfort and technology to enjoy with a balance of power and effciency where you can travel more for less!

SEAT.CO.UK          Test Figures may not reflect real driving results

LO3 - Showing conventions of the genre

Example of a magazine already existing which is the same content as what you will be producing

Cover
Content /editoral

Article / Two Page Spread

I liked the "Car" magazine in the sense that it has a good layout with a large image of a car towards the centre of the page with an interesting background which draws the reader in. One thing that I didn't like was the green banner at the top of the page and the green text throughout the front cover which I don't think stands out and looks ugly in my opinion for the front cover of the magazine. I took the inspiration of using a large image with a scenic background but I wanted to add another picture to make it look more interesting with a different type of car which shows a variety of cars like 4X4 and saloon cars.
I took inspiration of the title from the "Car" magazine with it being big and bold but I decided to do mine in red which I think stands out more against the background also it has "Fast" in the title which red is associated with danger, exciting, aggressive and is a colour which is quickly focused on.
I have took the idea of the cycle shapes with information in them from the "car" magazine which I have been looking at but I have changed it because I felt a red/green circle didn't look right on my magazine cover so I made the background in the circle to white and instead put a red thick outline around it to make it stand out. I used black text as it stood out against the white background.
I have added some interesting pictures on the front cover to draw the reader in and to want to buy my magazine by adding pictures like the hand built 5.5 litre V8 engine by Mercedes which is interesting to look at and I have talked about it in more detail in one of my pages on my magazine.

The example magazine which I have took inspiration from above is Star Cars which is talking about one of the cars they have featured in there magazine. What I have took from this magazine is that it has a large picture of the car which is the main focus and draws the readers eyes to it with a scenic background which makes the car look effective. The key facts of the car are displayed but they don't stand out on the Star Car magazine as it's missed with all the other text on the page. I chose to put the key information of the car in the centre of the page in red which makes the information stand out and with the colour red being assosiated with danger which makes it stand out a lot against the white background which makes the page look professional. The key stats of the car is what most readers want to look at almost straight away so I have made it easy to locate. I have decided to take images inside the car like the magazine which is a good idea to show the reader the cockpit so they can see what they would see as if they were getting into the car. I have decided to do something different and take pictures of external features like the tyres which are essential on this car to handling corners at extreme high speeds without even skidding.
The Star cars magazine provided more images of the car from the inside but I still provided an images of the car from the inside which the bucket ST seats make the inside aswell as the custom backseats which are different to the standard Fiesta. I have decided to make the page better than the Star Cars magazine by comparing the car to it's competitors by showing the different facts, pictures, advantages and disadvantages

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Audi Q7 TDI Quattro S Line Plus

The Audi Q7 which is shown below is one of our cars which my family own which as standard would have had 245 Bhp and 550 Nm of torque but ours has been chipped to 307 Bhp with 690 Nm of torque which comes from a powerful 3 litre V6.

The Q7 is effortlessly quick for a 4x4 which works exceptionally well in poor weather conditions like snow and ice with Audi’s new Quattro system

Price £43,000

0 - 60 7.8 Seconds

135 Mph Top Speed

38 Mpg According to Audi

245 Bhp 550 Nm of Torque 

21 “ 5 Segment Spoke Alloy Wheels 

8 Speed Automatic Gearbox

The Audi Q7 has a lot of standard/optional equipment which comes with the car the one above which we have has nearly every optional on it that is possible like double glazed and privacy glass, paddle shift, S line adaptive air suspension, S line Badges and body styling, headlight washes, front sport seats, LED interior package, electric panoramic glass sunroof and more. The Audi Q7 has stop/start technology which helps with lower emissions and fuel consumtion. The only downside to the car if for the pasangers which are at the very back as there is little/no room but is the same for most 4X4s. 

The main competitor to this car is the BMW X5 with is handling a lot better than a range rover also. There is a 4.2 Litre TDI V8 option available which is more aggressive, thirsty and a lot quicker than the 3 Litre. When the seats are folded at the very rear of the car Audi say it offers a 765 litre boot capacity which is more than enough with room behind front seats. The Q7 is a long and big 4X4 which is particulary made for the road with it being quiet and very comfortable with all the leather interior but fast when needed.

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Price £50,000

0-60 5.9 Seconds

275 Bhp 

155 Mph Top Speed

46.3Mpg According to Jaguar

8 Speed transmission with stop/start

20" Hydra Alloy Wheels

Meridian Surround Sound

Navigation system with HDD Mapping and nearby filling stations

"S" Body Kit

LED headlamps with LED signature and "J" blade DRL

The Jaguar has drive control which is standard which allows the driver to have three settings whilst driving which has standard mode for normal conditions, winter mode which is used for rain, snow and other low grip conditions and dynamic mode with the driving being able to alter the throttle response and change gear timing. 

There are a few features you can add when purchasing the Jaguar which make the price of the car soon add up like the black gloss finish pack £650, advanced parking £1,620, rear privacy glass £375, advanced safety pack £820 and more.

Myself personally and many others refer the Jaguar saloon cars to more older people like over the age of 40 which Jaguar have been trying to show isn’t the case by adding different sport packs, grills, bigger engines and more. When I personally went out in it I found it very quick but the handling was very poor espcially on a wet surface where the car almost ended side ways when putting not much power down coming off a roundabout where the Bmw handles extemely well in wet conditions and can still perform to a high standard. 

The advantages of the Jaguar is that it does have a powerful 3.0D engine with good sport finishes and offers a lot of luxury with a variety of different trims. The engine makes it effortlessly quick even though it’s a disel engine and weights a lot. The disadvantages are that the stronger disel engine costs thousands more than than the 2.0D or 2.2D with it only offering 80 bhp more the 3.0D. Overall it’s a lot more money just to shed a few tenths off a 0-60 time.

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Interior & Tyres

The Interior is very similar to a normal Fiesta with the optional sound system being offered in both cars the only difference is the speedoclocks which go to to 160MPH unlike the standard Fiesta which goes up to 130Mph also the seats are different with the big Recaro sport seats which help keep you comfortable and still with the backseats also being quite stylish but not bucket seats as you can get up to three passengers in the back.

On the Fiesta ST above which is mine I have bridgestone tyres which are priced at about £90 for each tyre with the car being front-wheel drive which burns a lot of the tyre when putting a lot of revs when setting off meaning they don’t last long but these tyres grip very well to the road and when hitting corners very fast you don’t skid. 

Competitors

1. Peugeot GTI - £21,995

1.6 Litre Turbocharged Engine 4 Cyl - Producing 205 Bhp

Six Speed Manual transmission, Front Wheel Drive

0-60 6.5 Sec, Max Speed 143 Mph 

Weight: 1160Kg (Same as the Fiesta ST) 

The Peugeot GTI has good sports seats with a small steering wheel which makes it extemely good to drive and comfortable espcially going round corners at high speeds with the car having large 18” wheels and has been lowered by 10mm for tackling corners. The car isn’t as comfortable as the Fiesta with it’s big Recarro Sport Bucket seats.

2. Vauxhall Corsa VXR (With Performance Package) - £21,590

1.6 Litre Turbocharged engine producing 202 Bhp

Six Speed manual transmission, 0-60 6.5 seconds with a weight of 1293Kg

I have personally had a drive in the Vauxhall Corsa VXR it has a very nice steering feel to it and the engine note leaves makes you wantwant to produce more noise and with driving the car it makes you want more power 

Overall the Peugeot GTI and Vaxuhall Corsa VXR beat the Fiesta ST in a straight line but the Fiesta is thousands cheeper than both of these cars with Ford offering a Mountune Kit for £600 which boosts it to 212 bhp with other companies like Revo offering more power which still makes the car thousands cheeper

Editorial - Page 2

Editorial 

Hello my name is Dominic Leadbeater, I'm the editor of Fast Generation magazine. Welcome to the first Fast Generation magazine where I will be talking about a variety of different cars from this year and recent years with lots of different shots from a variety of different angles with key information which allows the audience to know everything about that certain car and it's competitors.

I will have a very strong knowledge about all the cars which are mentioned because nearly all of them belong to my family where it means I have been in a lot of them and even driven a few. The strongest knowledge I have will be for the Ford Fiesta ST which is my personal car which ive had for nearly a year now and have a lot of knowledge about the car from driving it and picking it up from the Ford Dealership.

I developed this magazine because Im passionate about cars and everything about them like looks, sound, performance and much more. Another reason why I decided to create this magazine is because my family has always been into cars for over 20 years where my dad owned his own RS Performance Centre which he built and tuned engines, built cars from scratch, added nitrous to cars and much more which sponsored his car in his rally career which he won multiple trophies. I was taught and brought into cars from a young age where I was taken out in some of the fastest cars throughout the years with my dad teaching me alls bout cars and taking them apart on our hydraulic ramp in our garage. 

Growing up I attended a lot of different cars shows all over the country which we spent hours travelling to where I used to collect a lot of different cars models which I have on display in my bedroom and magazines which I have been collecting from a young age which are mostly Ford magazines. One one the things which has helped me to do this magazine is the fact that on my drive we have about 10 cars which are all from recent years which means I have been out in the cars a lot, driven some which means that I can access the cars at at time which allows me to get a lot of information about them with interior shots, costs and lots more.

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Page 4 - BMW 5 series F10 535D M Sport

The Bmw f10 535DA M sport displayed on this page is one that my family personally own which isn't standard the F10 535D M Sport is supposed to have 309 Bhp with 630Nm of torque but ours produces 372 Bhp with 794Nm of torque which we personally chipped after having it delivered to us.  This is the 2015 535D which has the black bumper with exhausts at either side with the M Sport package which makes the saloon car more agile due to it's weight but it effortlessly quick. I would say that this is cheap for such a quick saloon car which has extremely good handling and many different settings but has a main rival which is the Jaguar XF Saloon 3.0D S Portfolio.

Price £ 49,115.00 (One above it priced at £68,000)
0-60 5.7 Seconds
155Mph Top Speed (Limited)
Sport Automatic Transmission
50.4 - 53.3 Mpg

The car above is owned by my family with the added extras:

M sport Plus Package £2000

Spoiler, 19" M Double-Spoke Style 315M Alloy Wheels with Michelin tyres

Harman/Kardon Surround Sound

BMW Professional Package - £1300

Real Time Traffic Info + BMW Online Services

Adaptive BMW LED Headlights - £1500

Active Cruise Control & Stop Start - £1330

Adaptive Drive - £2770

There a lot more extras which are on the car but some are quite expensive for what they're making this a disadvantage.

Eco Pro - Drops of a cylinder to save fuel ( Also shows how much power you're using)

Comfort + - Roads are very smooth can't feel any bumps always feel like you're on a very smooth surface

Comfort - Comfortable but not as comfortable as comfort + but makes you actually feel like you're on a road a lot more

Sport - Dashboard goes red which the speedo becomes digital and shows how much bhp you're putting through the car

Sport + - The dashboard stays the same as Sport but the Traction control is turned off

Main Competitor

Jaguar XF Saloon 3.0D V6 S Portfolio

Price £50,000
0-60 5.9 Seconds
275 Bhp
155 Mph Top Speed
46.3Mpg According to Jaguar
8 Speed transmission with stop/start
20" Hydra Alloy Wheels
Meridian Surround Sound
Navigation system with HDD Mapping and nearby filling stations
"S" Body Kit
LED headlamps with LED signature and "J" blade DRL

Powerful 3.0 Diesel Engine

Effortless Quick

Luxury with different veneer trims

Bad

Stronger diesel engine costs much more

Lot of more money just to shed off a few tenths off 0-60 time

2.2D more affordable to buy and run













                                                                                                                           

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Page 3 - Ford Fiesta ST

Introduction 

The Ford Fiesta ST is a performance hot hatch with three different models ST1, ST2 & ST3 which all are different based on specifications. The car above which we will be reviewing is a 2013 Ford Fiesta ST2 which has the £275 ST style pack compared to the ST1 which includes ...

Facts

180 Bhp 290Nm Torque 1.6 - Litre Turbocharged Engine

0-60 6.7 Seconds 

Top Speed - 139 Mph

47.9 Mpg
Six Speed Transmission

17" ST Alloy Wheels
Rear Spoiler
Chrome Dual Exhaust Pipe
Lowered sports suspension by 15mm
Front and rear disk brakes
Recaro Sport Seats
Very stylish with Bodykit

Advantages

Very comfertable even when going round corners at high speeds

Easy controls within the car to work including the bluetooth connectivity for your phone and your friends phones with an aux plugin and charger point with an extra 12V power outlet in the front and in the back for passengers.

The car pulls hard, loves to rev

Good engine note

One of the best handling cars and especially out of the hot hatches with loads of grip and a stable body

Good sized boot for a hot hatch

Disadvantages

Other hot hatches have more power by over 25bhp but Ford offer the mountune kit for the car with the warranty still active on the car

Same interior as other fiesta's

Can only tell it's an ST by a few features like the front and rear brake discs, ST wheels,seats and badge as you can get the rear spoiler on normal Fiesta's

Competitors

1. Peugeot GTI - 205 bhp (Same weight as the Fiesta ST)

2. Vauxhall Corsa VXR - 202 bhp 1293 weight

Both of these cars beat the Fiesta ST in a straight line but the Fiesta is thousands cheeper than both of these cars with Ford offering a Mountune Kit for £600 which boosts it to 212 bhp with other companies like Revo offering more power which still makes the car thousands cheeper

Interior & Tyres

 The Interior is very similar to a normal Fiesta with the optional sound system being offered in both cars the only difference is the speedoclocks which go to to 160MPH unlike the standard Fiesta which goes up to 130Mph also the seats are different with the big Recaro sport seats which help keep you comfortable and still with the backseats also being quite stylish but not bucket seats as you can get up to three passengers in the back.

On the Fiesta ST above which is mine I have bridgestone tyres which are priced at about £90 for each tyre with the car being front-wheel drive which burns a lot of the tyre when putting a lot of revs when setting off meaning they don't last long but these tyres grip very well to the road and when hitting corners very fast you don't skid. 

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The Ford Fiesta ST is a performance hot hatch with three different models ST1, ST2 & ST3 which all are different based on specifications. The car above which we will be reviewing is a 2013 Ford Fiesta ST2 which is £1000 more than the ST1 which includes  Halogen projector style headlights with LED day running lights and privacy glass. The ST3 is another £1000 which includes many features like Keyless system, automatic lights, rain sensoring wipers and folding door mirrors with puddle lights.

Facts

180 Bhp 290Nm Torque 1.6 - Litre Turbocharged Engine

0-60 6.7 Seconds 

Top Speed - 139 Mph

47.9 Mpg

Six Speed Transmission

17” ST Alloy Wheels, Rear Spoiler

Chrome Dual Exhaust Pipe, Lowered sports suspension by 15mm, Front and rear disk brakes, Recaro Sport Seats,

                          Very stylish with Bodykit

Advantages

Very comfertable even when going round corners at high speeds, Easy controls within the car to work including the bluetooth connectivity for your phone and your friends phones with an aux plugin and charger point with an extra 12V power outlet in the front and in the back for passengers, The car pulls hard, loves to rev with a Good engine note, One of the best handling cars and especially out of the hot hatches with loads of grip and a stable body, Good sized boot for a hot hatch

Disadvantages

Other hot hatches have more power by over 25bhp but Ford offer the mountune kit for the car with the warranty still active on the car, Same interior as other fiesta’s, Can only tell it’s an ST by a few features like the front and rear brake discs, ST wheels,seats and badge as you can get the rear spoiler on normal Fiesta’s

LO2 Legal and Ethical

Three examples my magazine could break the law:

• Take a picture of someones car (Including the reg plate) without their permission
• I could be in trouble if there is anybody's face in the photograph if they have not given permission (especially children)
• If I use any copyright material in my magazine

Law #1

Obscene Publications Act 1959

How you would avoid creating content which would contravene the Obscene publications act:

To avoid breaking the obscene publications act I will not put any sensitive pictures or pictures of anyone in my magazine as this could cause offensive.

Law #2

The Defamation Act 2013

Print something which could cause serious harm to their reputation

and a company if its significant loss off profit and sales

How you would avoid creating content which would contravene the defamation act 2013:

To avoid breaking the defamation act 2013 I will not write really bad things about a car without significant proof as it could have effected the sales for that company 

Law #3

Copyright Law

How you would avoid creating content which would contravene the copy right law:

To avoid breaking the copyright law i will be Creating every bit of writing and pictures used in my magazine. 

Law #4

Negligent Publications

If you print something to follow you're not encouraging them to do something 

you can easily change your air filter in your car must say "Make sure you take it to the garage to make sure it is safely done"

"At your own risk" , "Nothing beyond your own ability"

To avoid breaking the negligent publications I will not encourage people to chip there car by themselves without saying "make sure you take it to a garage so it can be safely done"

Ethical issues

Fashion magazine using fur and not fake, no law against using fur but can be seen as unethical

LO1 - Pre Location Recce

Locations:

My House
1 Bentfield Avenue S60 4LE

Country Road (Braithwell Road, B6376)

Dubai (Al Falak Street, Outside The one & only Royal Mirage)

Blog Update

What work has been produced so far:

The work I have produced so far is planning out each page layout and writing about what may be put onto the page as far as facts, pictures, advantages and disadvantages and much more.
I have taken nearly all of my photographs for each of the different cars I will be using in my magazine.

What still needs to be done in pre-production:

I still need to upload my designs for my magazine on my blog.

What your photo-shoot will cover:

My photo-shoot will cover a variety of high end cars.

What arrangements need to be made:

Need to arrange a day to take out the cars and get photos of them going round country roads and picturing them in different locations.

LO1 - Starter Task

Magazine Analysis 

Puff - a word or phrases used on the cover of a magazine to boost status.

Masthead - The masthead of magazine is very large and cn be observed from a far distance

Strapline - The strapline is on top of the magazine which is above the masthead. The strapline is made to stand out from above the masthead and the language that is used in the strapline makes the reader want to open the magazine to find out more on the story.

Main image - The image is an important role which represents the magazine by displaying what the magazine is about. It is one of the first thing which the reader sees and what makes them want to open it to find out more and see more images in the magazine.

LO1 - Target Audience

The target audience that my magazine is aimed for will be:

• Aimed at predominatly Males
• People who like cars or want to find out about different cars if they're looking to change there car or buy a new one
• Aged 16-35

LO1 - Magazine names

I have chosen 3 different names which I could possibly use for the name of my magazine

Name 1: "Fast Generation Magazine"

The positives of the name "Fast generation" is that a lot of the cars I have in mind of using are quite fast and they have been born into this generatio so it perfectly explains the cars

The bad thing about using this is that I will be doing a variety of cars whether it be old/slow or fast 

 

Name 2: "Highest Ratio Magazine"

The positives of the name "Highest Ratio Magazine" is that unlike the name before it doesn't specify what type of car it will be about unlike the first one when it has fast in it when im doing it about a variety

The negatives of this name is that it doesn't have "car" anywhere in the title so people won't think that it's about cars

Name 3: "Flow car Magazine"

The positive of the name "Flow Car Magazine" is that it has the word "car" in it so people will know that it's about cars and not something else

The negatives of this name is that it has the word flow which people will think has no relevence and is pointless

LO1 - Task 2

Idea 1 - Car Magazine

For this idea I was going to do a magazine about a variety of different cars by a variety of different car manufacturers where I would be able to take many different pictures of cars and talk about the specifications on them and a personal review from the owner saying what they like about the car and what they don't like about the car. I would also be able to give my personal opinion by looking at the car and going inside it. I would also be able to ask opinions from people saying what they would rate the car on looks and what they like or dislike by looking at the car.

•  Variety of pictures of the car from different angles and different parts of the car
• Information about it's specifications
• Personal opinion 
• Pro's and Cons
• What people think about it / rates on the looks of it

Idea 2 - Gaming Magazine

For this idea I wanted to do an xbox magazine where I would talk about the xbox 360 and xbox one with comparisons. I would also talk about games which have just been realised for each of them and talk about what I think about the game,like and dislike and also get opinions from other people with myself adding a rating of the game out of 5. I would look at a variety of different genre of games and not just shooting or driving game where I could talk about new releases for either xbox 360 or xbox one

Idea 3 - Film Magazine

For this idea I wanted to look at a variety of different films under a variety of different categories of films where I would be able to give the film a rating and talk about my personal opinion of the film where I can talk about what I like or dislike about the film. I will also be able to ask people for there opinion on the film and what they found good or bad so I could also ask what they would rate the film. I will also ask about what films they like and why to give any recomendations of good films to viewers and I will also be able to talk about the film stating when it came out, what actors are in it, whats the storyline ect...

LO1 - Mindmap

 

Magazine Ideas