or link to exceptional stories discussion. is easy with safety deputed comes to. join us on facebook. welcome to drive it to magazine coming up skoda begins a new era as electric cars and a series production. we take a look at the mercedes 2nd generation c l a. and a toyota supra. contest

for sam is a collaboration between 2 automotive giants. japanese produce the b.m.w. z 4 the toyota supra today he's going to look at the supra and spot the differences between the german and japanese version to see to sports car. with its new supra so he also has revived the legendary name after 17 years the basic recipe is identical to the previous 4th generation model which cease production in 2000 and sooth the turbo charged inline 6 cylinder engine real will drive. it. as you notice right away the supra suspension is choosing to be very firm as you'd expect that makes it a lot of fun to drive on open roads with lots of bends but not really suitable for long distance comfort but then the supra isn't meant for that it's more of a fun mcbeal and for that it's just right. and where could you have more

fun on a race track on to the 7. 100 yeah the supra can release stuff. emanuel admits he's not a professional race driver so he can't really test the limits of the super but he says the car is very good natured and even if you drive too fast it's a curve one start to oversteer. of course you can provoke it to do that with its rear wheel drive. keep that on the race track and then only occasionally it has no place on public roads. with 250 kilometers of power the supra accelerates from 0 to 100 kilometers an hour in just 4.3 seconds of. anonymous is driving on the race track is a lot of fun but most who provides won't be spending a lot of time driving in a place like this so let's head back out to the highway.

and active rio axle differential ensures optimum drive distribution. points out there is currently only one engine for the supra the 3 liter straight 6 which is also found in the top version of b.m.w. system model the m 40 i said for b.m.w. is also offering smaller engines and so they might find their way into the supra eventually to push down the starting price. after all not everyone needs 340 horsepower or 250 kilowatts. currently prices for the super cooper you start at just under 63000 euro's in germany incidentally the b.m.w. z n 4 is available exclusively as a convertible roadster but back to the supra with its extreme piece leaks away. the aggressively design head lamps and large air intakes in the front are a definite and clear. statement to any rivals this car is all about power.

the 19 inch alloy wheels frame the brake system. the tail winds and the rio also have a flat sleek design. the mixture of curved lines and sharp edges makes the look of the supra unique the bubble roof offers more headroom while cutting wind resistance and the charges excessively from the passenger compartment in the interior you can clearly see the b.m.w. touchups. that's especially true for the gear shift or currently the super is available exclusively with an 8 speed automatic transmission. i listen i want to show and manal says both the price and the technical days of the b.m.w.

said $4.00 of the tire to super that differ only marginally so in the end the choice comes down to it which design you prefer i might you want to order. skoda has unveiled its 1st electrified production models in bratislava. i.v. is the name of the 1st generation of electric vehicles. to check automakers says it's looking to move towards a more sustainable and carbon neutral future. of this city go in and even the city car is the brand's 1st fully electric vehicle skoda says it has a range of 265 kilometers with compact dimensions and an affordable price of less than 20000 euros in germany skoda is hoping it bring in the buyers and attract new customers to the brand in general. in the world.

scott is flash it mark soup has also received the treatment making it the brand's 1st plug in hybrid the super has also undergone some visual changes and it's now fitted with full everything miniature headlamps and full everything televised as standard skoda says this is to ensure greater comfort and even more safety. but the most important innovation is the plug in hybrid drive concept. if you have your audience go to see them maya says what we have here is a one point fully to t.s.i. internal combustion engine it's combined with an easy ride which has over 70 kilowatts of power and has

a fuel electric range of 55 kilometers. together they deliver an outstanding driving experience. and you can drive on it's fuel the electric power all combine it is. the internal combustion engine and the good thing is together we have a total range of 850 kilometers making it perfect half of people would have to draw on laws but it's the truth if you follow this but they can get out of production of both vehicles is due to begin this summer skoda is also helping to shape the future of immobility by developing its own electric charging stations as well as sustainable recycling concepts further electric models are also in planning by the end of 2022 skoda plans to launch 30 new cost of which $10.00 people harshly performing an electrified. skoda already offered a 1st glimpse of what these future electric vehicles could look like at the geneva motor show. spring there it showed off its vision i restarted and chances are we

could see a production vehicle very much like it but as early as next year because skoda said the study was already very close to the final design of the production. b m w's 3rd generation one series will be headed for showrooms soon but 1st the compact model will only be available with front wheel drive but that means passengers will have a lot more interior space even though the car has almost the same dimensions as the previous model 3 diesel into gasoline engines are available ranging from 85 to 225 kilowatts worldwide market launch is set for september. to celebrate its 100th anniversary since one has unveiled its concept car 919 the all electric vehicle is inspired by and vientiane active intelligent suspension is

meant to give passengers the feeling of sitting in a living room on wheels it can drive itself on the freeway or in stop and go traffic ranges staggering 800 kilometers and 600 kilometers can be added in just 20 minutes of recharging. does a month count as the line hold doesn't offer says this my savings benz is pretty long for an a class it's the new c l a coupe play at 4.69 meters it's the same length as a c. class and 5 centimeters longer than the b.m.w. 4 series growing cooper. c.l.a. cooper is extremely important from a sadie's the 1st generation sold more than 750000 vehicles worldwide. so what does the new generation have to offer. the sleek headlights together with low slung sculpted. engine hood immediately give the c.l.a.

a sporty appeal. optional multi-beam l.e.d. headlights allow the projection of the like to be electronically adjusted to better suit conditions. the combination of sharply sloping roof line and framus doors emphasizes the c.l.a. sporting credentials and a slender 2 piece tell lives along with the decision to shift the license plate to the lower bumper make the c.l.a. appear especially why the fact. that. we're testing this to 20 d.c. i like the 2 liter 4 cylinder engine puts out $140.00 kilowatts of power and springs from 0 to 100 kilometers an hour in just over 7 seconds to save you says it uses 4.3 liters of diesel per 100 kilometers in germany prices for the c.l.a.

to $28.00 started just over $40000.00. in my nonsense from the interior you immediately recognize it's an obvious a slim line cluster. turbine look air vents and the chunky steering my final things the optional 10 inch touch screen displays are great in this way it is close but in his opinion m.p.u. exim for taming the system can be operated voice commands and gestures is not worth the money. if you can operate the touchscreen with your finger instead you can save yourself several 1000 euros. in the interior everything is in keeping with the high tech design stuff. the

widescreen consisting of 2 displays serves as both a virtual dashboard and a control interface for the infotainment system. says sitting in the back it's pretty cramped with the natural coop a shape means there's not much headroom and with the wide sea pillar passengers alone she will skew in front of you. the c. class certainly offers more space at the back of the same applies to the trunk which is now even smaller on the new generation u.c.l.a. . so. another drawback is the high cell of the trunk which makes it difficult to load items. but when it comes to the driving experience the new c.l.a. does disappoint the track is up to 6 centimeters wider at the front and rear

compared to its predecessor this along with a low center of gravity definitely makes the c.l.a. the sportiest model of new generation of my savings best compact counts. i know if he had really got a 4 door in class a coupe a real has been a winning combination from his eighties and remain changed there's a lack of space in the back seats and a high loading lip on the trunk on and above the most c.l.a. customers. those who love small the elegance and high tech design on actually to be very happy with the new c.l.a. . looking at honda's model writings the c.r.-v. is the launch of its 2 s.u.v.s and it's also the 1st hybrid s.u.v. but the company has offered in your.

do they climb. in a spin she says this decorative stripping looks like real wood but it's overwhelmingly fake it's like a lot of things on this car not what it appears at 1st glance so let's take a closer look in the add. to. the c.r.-v. is in its 5th generation as well as the 1.5 liter turbo gasoline version there is also a hybrid model with its very own drive concept. the dimensions are exactly the same so the hybrid also benefits from the longer wheelbase for 3 passengers plenty of room. there is elegant chrome trim all around the c.r.-v. to realign its direct your view from side to the back. unfortunately since the hybrid batteries are located under the trunk floor this

version can't be equipped with a 3rd row of seats. and that says there's a lot of different technology under the hood and there's actually it's a gasoline engine an electric motor that works as a generator a 2nd electric motor for propelling the car electrically and the control reaction but the real surprise is the gasoline engine because it doesn't actually propel the car and most of the time it's not directly connected to the wheels. the way the gasoline engine and the electric motor interact is the complete opposite of most trying to drive systems while an electric motor drives the car 135 kilowatts and 315 meters of maximum talk the combustion engine serves as a pure also part of that it is a take in the vast majority of driving to. incidentally it's

a 2 liter 4 cylinder engine this unusual drive system and i was the individual components to be able to exploit their efficiency even better. in purely electric traction only the electric light accounts those 125 kilowatts make the c.r.-v. hybrid a bit more powerful than the purely gasoline version allowing you to accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers half a 2nd faster on the says the hybrid saves at least one liter of fuel per 100 kilometers as compared to the fuel gasoline version then as we head onto the freeway the hybrid drops out of electric mode for a brief moment it's. one of the out it is says that's because driving between 80 and 100 kilometers an hour is the only time when the gasoline engine transfers the power direct absolute. at these speeds it's the most efficient way to power the couple. of that of.

using 3 different driving modes t.v. economy and sport the driver can influence the system choosing whether it's purely electric especially economical almost 40 what then happens under the hood is interest samples of the driver the intelligent control software decides what to do complete thomas lee for that i'm going to says in keeping with the c.r. these very different drive concepts it has no shift lever in the traditional sense instead you press a button to choose the direction of travel. you don't hear you press to engage drive mode and up here fall down on the switch to reverse. a reversing camera assist the driver in maneuvering. the interior of the c.r.-v. looks modern and even in the hybrid version a simple and clean restructured. a digital

dashboard gives the driver an overview of the power flow indicating the vehicles concepts of power all 5 seats are comfortable and there's plenty of room making the cabin feel generous and airy. thinks the c.l.v. hybrid is for people who are willing to try new technology and new ways of doing things. and you want to let the technology work. and you might find an electric car when it's constant and charging too much trouble and. the c.r.-v. is so easy to handle with technology that the driver really doesn't have to think about it. and it feels like a normal and i get conventionally powered vehicle. the

c.r.-v. hybrid in germany cost $3800.00 euros moon on the normal gasoline version both models come with a choice of front wheel drive. today our test rather cut off by what is taking an unusual brazilian best seller for a spin the v.w. brasilia built in 1900 in the fifty's brazil became one of the company's most important markets back then the german company only offered 2 models the beetle and the classic van even so its head kind which north gained access to global markets helping turn folks fog and into the european comic of the highest turnout of. any other laws that crystal for the history if you don't live in brazil in 1535 minutes for. as foreign plants in brazil at 1st they built the beetle that look

about which would remain the most popular car in brazil for decades yet so popular even if it's a nickname for skyler doctors spits out. the classic v.w. bus also took south america by strong by the late 1960 s. will of then head of brazil and later chairman of the company began initiating new tailored models of course the fundamental clap for the ford on the stock who don't be truly dead who take a. platform frame and separate body technology that was both simple and robust made the practically indestructible v.w. starting point for developing new models. although the way the beatles constructed it was already outdated by the 1970 s. the underlying concept would remain vibrant for years to come.

the arms push here crystal says very clear demands would be made on the new brazilian v.w. it would have to be very practical more efficient and more spacious than the beetle and. it said that after 40 different prototypes the engineers put together a kind mirror combining all the best features. the 660 motors from the beetle board and the floor segments from the common good as it with a station wagon style body from the v.w. toy 3 mounted on top 5 for the fords the series was launched its $973.00 and was named after the country's capital brasilia. but i was critical of things this one is it especially good shape is the most as if someone left the plastic wrapping on that one could have just left the factory busy in boise to before they got hard but that's good although they have a lot of. the hype. and 1st the v.w. brasilia was also available with $5.00 for tax purposes. this is the fast bike

model was initially marketed as a small delivery van bit by bit the new station wagon grew in popularity across the council. christof notice is that the combined rear engine and drive make the brazilian any unstable it speeds up and considering it wasn't easy to reach the cars top speed of 138 kilometers an hour on brazil's notorious i was that's no big deal and they said. it was the one who came up with the brazilian is somewhat peculiar design he apparently was inspired by variants of spokes type 3 and 4 station wagon models appropriately called variant these 2 had a modern spacious 2 box frame that wasn't self-supporting but mounted just like the beetle. to save it from the ravages of time the previous owner did indeed wrap the interior in plastic not very attractive but effective.

crystal says the general idea behind a fastback is to provide some ice in my loading easy but with a brazilian that's not really the case the logic and loading seal is extremely high on this hardly any spicier the trunk that's because the engine is right below. it's a $54.00 holes. in the box engine 1.6 liters displacement of course in good old beetle style it's not flat but upright with a huge fans and that takes up room that's cost and lifestyle. the. the full. the

v.w. brasilia is certainly not a perfect car owners often complained it had serious rust issues legend has it even like collisions who calls rusty fuel panels to drop out taking passengers with them . cuts class ration despite these defects crystal says roughly a 1000000 v.w. brazilians were manufactured and sold in brazil over 10 years. they were also made in mexico and nigeria where the cop was christened i got lucky and even if the brazilian was always something of a rolling anachronism. we will get it with a 1.3 ethanol motor to the west the end of its production line in the senate finance committee. for the. ethanol is a frequent alternative to gasoline brazil today most brazilian vehicles have so-called total flex engines that can handle any mixture of the 2 fuels we've got

to serve ratio. in europe the v.w. brasilia has remained a rarity only a few of them can be found in portugal on the canary islands. if i'll be able to in many ways crystal things the v.w. brasilia can be considered the final stage of evolution of the beetle concept from the 1930 s. in that sense he says it's a milestone on history. but it's pretty sad outlived it while the brazilian was discontinued in 1902 the beetle continued to be manufactured in brazil until $996.00 it was succeeded by the south american tank on the gulf which remains the most widely sold car on the continent to this day.

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