i'm not proud and they will not succeed in dividing us out i'll not succeed in taking the people off the streets because we're tired of these things i shall be. taking the stand global news that matters d. w. made for mines. hello and welcome to drive in the d.w. motor magazine this week featuring a 5 liter v 8 we test the lexus r.c.f. . the newly facelift of the classic by mercedes. and the new skoda scala. kalina chris human will schieffer as what do the v.w. polo in the v.w.

golf and the new skoda scalloped have in common and they share the same m q b 80 platform but and 4.35 meters it's longer than a goal 7 now human was going to put it through its paces. the scullers the successor to the rapid space back its name scala by the way is latin for stairs or ladder or who would guess skeel. it comes with a choice of engines ranging in output from $66.00 to $110.00 kilowatts we're testing the smallest gasoline powered version at $85.00 kilowatts he carries the car from $0.00 to $100.00 kilometers per hour in under 10 seconds reaching a top speed of $201.00 kilometers per hour. joining the gasoline in. easel engines a leader in 2019 will be

a natural gas powered version. if a model admits that at 1st he was skeptical about a one liter 3 cylinder engine achieving $85.00 kilowatts he thought the car would be underpowered now he realizes that's not the case at all he experiences the skoll as nice and snappy with this engine it's not that heavy and even if it's basic engine it's quite sufficient for the car's needs. a lot of it a father i the curb weight plus the driver come to just 1240 kilograms available for the 1st time as an option is the sport chassis control where the chassis is set 50 millimeters lower than standard and the suspension can be set to normal or sport with the driving mode select. the scurrilous front offers a preview of the new design features soon to be shared by all future skoda models

optional are the full l.e.d. headlights. hardly to be missed are the tail lights reaching around to the sides these are also available in full n.d. versions. so i don't want your money will seize the greater length allows for greater cargo space at the back seats of a comes to $467.00 leaders the largest volume in a small family car class. folding the seats down increases the space to a resoundingly 1410 leaders. inside the latest info team a generation is available in 3 variants. we are here doing a model has the middle variant in his test car an 8 inch screen but no never gave fun. you can still use the sat nav system to find his way but only on

a smartphone whether i phone or android either one android auto or apple card play can be selected with or without a court and a phone can be recharged on one of 2 u.s.b. seaports war cordless li it's all a bit over there and i do have to cut. the seats are comfortable and provide good lateral support with their high science. and when they feel human well considers this guy always based on the m q b a 0 platform like apolo though it isn't small he's impressed by the leg room and site almost on par with the bigger octavia. a model recalls and skoda has a reputation for its simply clever solutions and finds an example under the hood filling port for the windshield wiper fluid is a little funnel he knows that other car makers could take it as an example i don't

more spills all the fluid goes right where it should should i get. this coalition suspension feels just as clever confident and smooth. any money was estimation the scala is a truly worthy successor to the ramp it and he understands why skoda changed the name of the scala comes only in the hatchback body style but with a new design language and bigger dimensions among other things that's certainly enough to justify a new name as though you can do it often enough with the envelop and they're not going to end up going to. the rep and space back with an engine comparable to the scala test in here can be had for about $17600.00 euros less than the scala but then the higher price buys the wants of additional standard equipment.

julian is pleased to be testing a very special car today that's not often seen the numbers alone pack a punch of engine churning out $351.00 kilowatts and a maximum 530 new meters of torque. this is the lexus are seen in it's top of the line effort the f. stands for japan's famous fuji speedway and march the specially sporty versions of the lexus models were testing the r c f carbon edition of the hood roof and spoiler are all made of carbon fiber. the

forteo pipes and form drivers coming up from behind that overtaking the r.c.f. is no easy task and a car cruiser down the open road. the side julian loves the paddle shifters of shift on the right down on the left in a 10th of a 2nd thanks to the converter lock up pledge from 2nd to 8th gear. if the engine is cold in manual mode the car shift gears automatically go easy on the engine so once the engines reach optimal temperature drivers shift all they want. and the higher the speed the more fun to get. it's. all throughout the body

julian says the r.c.f. feels most at home on the autobahn a driver can either cruise along comfortably for longer stretches or if there's no speed limit as is the case here take the lexus to its limits one shore down shift and off you go. the 5 liter v 8 naturally aspirated engine hurls the r.c.f. from $0.00 to $100.00 kilometers an hour and $4.00 seconds top speed is $270.00 lexus reach fuel consumption at $10.00 leaders per $100.00 kilometers in germany the r.c.f. starts at $78400.00 euros but the carbon addition cost about $12000.00 euros extra . the length of julian since the r.c.f. is a 2 plus 2 seater so let's see how much space there is in back. the front seats slide forward electronically making it easier to climb and.

julian says it's a snug fit and he doesn't have much spare leg or head room but for a drive to the nearest big town it'll do with the stops. the leather steering wheel feels good and includes lots of buttons the cockpit is tight and there's a big digital r.p.m. display and and analogues pedometer. and the interior has carbon fiber elements to the sporty bucket seats not only look great they reveal their true purpose in fast curves. b r c f is for driving modes eco. normal sport and sport plus.

an eco mode a blue circle shows how eco friendly the driving style is if you step harder on the gas the display goes out. when julian switches to sport plus mode he sees the display get sporty or lots of yellow and red both muscular colors like let's see if it drives that way to. the r.c.f. floors at all frequencies driving it under $3000.00 r.p.m. and screeching at over $4000.00 although as we found out as sound generator helps out but only in the sport and sport plus muppets. that at julian says that inside the r.c.f. is a fairly loud car that's ok it's a v. 8 engine after all and it's meant to be heard more toward the end. for those who

prefer more quiet driving and doing the environment a favor there's also a hybrid version of the r.c. called the 300 age it puts out $164.00 kilowatts and goes from 0 to 100 kilometers an hour and $8.00 seconds fuel consumption is rated 5 liters per $100.00 kilometers that's half the rate of the r.c.f. . julian says sport who pays usually have a tiny trunk with room for almost nothing but here the r.c.f. proves surprisingly practical as 366 liters of cargo space are enough for a short getaway or your weekly shopping but what more could you ask. how about even more muscle at the geneva car show in march a strictly limited track edition of the r.c.f. was unveiled that some 80 kilos lighter using an electronic launch control lexus says the slightly. r.c.f.

goes from $0.00 to $100.00 and under 4 seconds. with its new am g.c.l. a 35 for matic machine these expands its range of subcompact sports cars a 225 kilowatt power train familiar from the a 35 has been transplanted to the c.l.a. equipped with a restart mode and variable all wheel drive the 4 door sedan leaps from $0.00 to $100.00 kilometers per hour and just $4.00 seconds it'll hit showroom floors in august 29th. audi's amy provides a glimpse of the future of urban driving featuring compact dimensions around a spacious pioneering interior and level 4 keep ability for automated driving.

that means it needs no active input from the driver at 4.3 meters in length it's only the size of a compact car. at some 19000000 sold the toyota camry is the best selling midsize car in the world but not in europe the camry was discontinued in germany in 2000 for now it's making a comeback as a hybrid this camry achieves a system performance of $160.00 kilowatts and about half the time it can run on electric drive only. to certain old guys and over isn't trying to sell sunflowers he wants to focus on the environment and he'll be. testing the polo t.g.i. not 8. but a t.g.i.

running on natural gas does it it needs 20 percent less c o 2 per kilometer and almost no particulates otherwise the hardly any difference from the regular colo can be seen not on the tailpipe to ignore the nameplate they found but when driving the difference can be found but i'm fond of thanking the on. the new polo is still a mini but noticeably longer than its predecessor even as a t.g.i. . it measures a good 4 meters in length with a 2 and a half meter wheel base be added space goes mainly for cargo. and impressive 251 leaders volume expands to a cavernous 1025 leaders with the back seats down but t.g.i. owners will have to do without the spare wheel well.

always know those other things that i know confirms apolo t.j. looks identical to the conventional model that he likes the cockpit inodes 2 fuel gauges one for gasoline and one for natural gas. the dash is the same color as the body paint and the trim lends the interior a fresher look. on. the sales of over $14000000.00 the polo is a giant among small cars the natural gas version is new to the current 6 generation but how does it handle.

i know discovers that t.j. doesn't have the best pick up it feels a bit rough but that has less to do with a natural gas drive than with a 3 cylinder engine sound reminds him of an old it's a 22 c.v. it's a good 50 years set rather high so on the open road the driver has to anticipate things to keep moving smoothly but the environment will be the better off. so when . i start to think. the polo t.g.i. is powered by a turbo charged 3 cylinder engine putting out $66.00 kilowatts it takes about $3.00 kilos of natural gas for $100.00 kilometers which you may it's 93 grams of c o 2 per kilometer prices for the follow t.g. i started $20550.00 euro zone germany.

that i didn't i hold explains that the normal 3 cylinder engine had to be reinforced for natural gas which has a higher energy density and the gasoline tank always has to hold enough to get the engine started just once since warmed up the engine switches to natural gas automatically and the change be felt before august. this combined gasoline and natural gas system is known as by vigilant the driver can switch from one to the other at any time but the gasoline tank holds only 9 leaders compared to the 91.5 meter natural gas tank thank you the public t.g.i. a range of up to $368.00 kilometers on natural gas. imported to you know finds the polo t.g.i. drives almost like an electric car he drives very defensively and keeps an eye on the range display to go as far as possible on natural gas that seems both money and emissions equal at. gas cost about 30 percent less than gasoline is but that's

before the ambition cost of over $2000.00 euros for the power train the owner has to clock up to $70000.00 kilometers to break even but the environmental benefits start with the very 1st kilometer. puts it up to me asking kilometer. so far about $900.00 filling stations in germany for natural gas so the range concerns faced by electric vehicle owners are i'm non-issue another advantage over electric drive is that it hardly takes longer to fill up on natural gas than on diesel or gasoline. went right home concludes with a natural gas powered cars the ideal alternative for buyers not quite ready for electric or hybrid drive but polo t.g.i. is no drag racer but its environmental advantages make up for that natural gas is an alternative fuel with which a neutral c o 2 balance can be achieved what it does he know it can be offset by

measures such as planting trees these then bind c o 2 through photosynthesis offsetting what is he needed by the car. said ste 2014 the v. class has been the elegant people carrier in the mercedes lineup now the german car maker has face lifted its biggest passenger vehicle we're testing the new model with its biggest engine. will also take a peek at the electric drive version. concept vehicle due to enter production soon . but 1st let's see what's new in the conventional v. class b m she line sports a modified diamond cooler grille an optical touch familiar from other mercedes passenger cars.

the backend is all about the practical side of driving a metal strip protects the painted bumper from scratches when loading and the hatch is huge but doesn't always need to be opened smaller items can be loaded through the rear window. lifestyle journalist peter harms takes a closer look at the nuvi class for us. she notes the top notch accessories the leather steering wheel the cockpit talk what's new to her is the turban look ventilation as if a jet engine were in front of you so everything's very intuitive to use you don't need to read the whole user's manual to drive this car. or attention is drawn to it

because star trek where the screen in the center console. it's a touch pass but quite normal to operate like an i phone she thinks it's a very nice car and the seed serve airy comfortable. extreme between him and isn't that's not. the interior includes many details from earlier from mercedes passenger models it's a clear sign of where the car maker places this vehicle definitely not in with its line of trucks it features a new 9 g. tronic automatic transmission. the interior allows for various seating arrangements that can meet practically anyone's needs.

and devils peters cars the 4 seater back seat version 2 benches sitting 3 a crowd which can also be billed n.b.c.'s are also very comfortable those who want even more comfort can order an optional massage function heated seats and leg rests after that the front seat needs to be pushed way forward which would probably limit the seating space to justify on time. off. from puzzle on many a. pager heads out under test drive the new diesel engine is available in 3 power outputs from 122176 kilowatts the $300.00 d. sprints from $0.00 to $100.00 kilometers an hour and $7.00 seconds with a top speed of $220.00 kilometers an hour all versions come with rear wheel drive as standard with permanent all wheel drive optional.

and mercedes-benz is taking its engines a step further e.q. v. is the name of this concept car which premiered at this year's geneva motor show it offers a glimpse of the electric powered future of the mercedes van line up a compact electro drive is built on to the front axle the electric motor the transmission with fixed gearing the cooling system and the performance electronics all constitute a highly integrated compact unit top speed to save at one $160.00 kilometers an hour. by the barons from her save he says this concept car saves space with the batteries in the floor they have a charging capacity of 100 kilowatt hours in a range of 400 kilometers. to. the e.q. v. can be charged come. at home from a wall box or

a normal household outlet for greater flexibility it also has a quick charging function and gives the battery enough power for 100 kilometers in just 15 minutes. inside the e.q. view looks more modern than its conventional v. class counterparts the electric vehicle already features the m b x infotainment system short for mercedes-benz user experience the system combines an adaptive voice control with the latest connectivity features. family van leisure adventure vehicle or shuttle car with a lounge feel all these treats combined with battery power is what this concept car promises.

but now let's come back from the future how did painter like her 1st drive in the nuvi class. out of 5th she says despite its large size and drives like a normal passenger car it's add an easy to steer parking is also no problem with the various assistance systems oh ok. all in all it's a thoroughly practical van i listened 1st you have to afford it. that. that prize i love digs the most was the thought that it applies to cut. the nuvi clash starts at $50240.00 euros in germany and mercedes pledges the electric production version will celebrated smolder show premier this year.

and next time i'm driving we test the luxury and comfort of b.m.w. new 7 series. and we take the key is 40 inch out 1st spin.

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