We have a Bosch front loader thats just over 2 years old now & its fantastic. It uses less water than a top loader. It has only one hose connection to the cold tap & heats the water itself for warm washes. I had trouble with the top loader we had being a short person I struggled to get the stuff out of the bottom.

The regular cycle on a cold wash is 45mins, the express wash at 30 degrees is 15 min.
It has a 4 1/2 star energy rating.

Have no idea about dryers because we still have our old one & it only gets used once in a while

Hope that helps