LO3 - Showing conventions of the genre

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

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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