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The Hyundai Kona is built in Hyundai's Ulsan facility, in South Korea.

The Hyundai i10 is made in Turkey, India, Mozambique, Algeria, and Iran.

The Great Wall Steed (or V-series in Australia) is made in Baoding, China, by Great Wall Motors. It is also built in Bulgaria by Litex Motors, and in Iran.

The GMC (and Holden) Acadia is built in the Spring Hill assembly plant, in Tennessee, USA.

Ford's Transit Connect compact panel van range powers the front wheels, rather than being rear wheel drive as per larger more robust vans designed to haul very heavy weights.

They are probably blocked. Clean the nozzles out and make sure they are clear and flowing freely.

I wouldn’t recommend replacing the 1.4 with a GTi motor; there are too many other changes you’d have to make to keep it legal, gearbox, suspension, brakes, wheels and tyres.

Stick with the 1.4 or sell the car and buy a GTi.

The short-wheelbase Ford Transit Connect panel van is 4420mm long, while the long-wheelbase variant comes in at 4820mm.

There’s no reason to think the Hybrid will not last as long as a regular petrol vehicle.

Toyota has been making hybrids for many, many years and they have never shown any sign of being less durable or reliable then the company’s petrol models. The batteries are said to last the lifetime of the vehicle, so there’s reason to be concerned about that either. The thing with the hybrid is the higher purchase price. That’s offset by the lower fuel consumption, so the longer you keep the vehicles the greater the chance to recoup the extra initial cost.

The other thing to consider is that hybrids work at their best in stop-start city traffic, they are not so good out on country roads where the petrol engine comes into play more of the time.

Ford's Transit Connect compact panel vans are built in Turkey and Valencia, Spain.