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i think they're going to jam a culture of looking at the stereotype the question if you think is leave the country that i. needed to take his grandmother day out to eat it's all about ok look i'm a joke join me for me to get some dude up you. post. welcome to drive it to the d.w. can show coming up in prisons the all electric formula championship. we take the ford ranger raptor out into the dunes. and the beauty that's the biggest there to play version of the porsche cayenne. there are now
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a contest to close leads reid says porsche recently released the company's version of the cayenne this is 85 so what's different a lot ringback windshield is a little flatter but the big changes start at the front pillars and the rear is changed a lot with their the coupe a has little in common with the standard. it's 20 millimeters lower impact for one thing as well as 18 millimeters wind and 13 longer the. 3 engines on offer for it but all real beasts he says but we'll get back to that later 1st it's going to take it out for a little spin around the austrian city of cuts. from the very beginning engineers took a 2 track approach to the 3rd generation and so the complaint has been in planning for quite a while aimed at younger customers the models redesigned body promises a more dynamic schoolteacher arriving experience just like in the standard cayenne it can be had with the range of power trying to come. power between 250 and 404
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kilometers. off. the sloping roof line and rhea give the coup play a distinctive personality that can perhaps best be described as athletically imposing a kind of cross between champion sprinter and sumo wrestler. as you probably expect less headroom in a cool play and usually you'd be right but cautious engineers are pretty clever that they lowered the seams by around 3 centimeters freeing up that sways for taller drivers and passengers. the interior shares one characteristic of the standard and it's clear lines and good instrument overview. the transmission is a gear automatic. for
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bucket seats a standard for the model but in the rear they can be swapped out for a 3 seat bench. that. says connoisseurs can choose the design trimline includes 22 inch wheels ceramic brake pads and various body elements made of carbon most of them in the interior and roof they help make the car a little lighter he says like. the rear of the coupe a screen sportiness the small black strip above the logo deserves a 2nd glance it's an active spoiler that extends out to $13.00 centimeters at speeds of over 90 kilometers an hour increasing the downforce on the rear axle to improve stability and dynamic performance. making the room. carbon cuts 20 kilograms from the vehicles overall weight which
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also slightly lower as its center of gravity. is other classes that in his opinion a car of over 2 chance can never be considered really sporty but the high end does have a very sporty appearance here. than when you take it out to test it zip on country roads it handles very wealthy. she was the feeling you are safe and in control he has all wheel drive and the one he's driving also has ceramic brakes you can brake late long and hard with them without a problem so that. also comes with the driver assist system so even less faulty drivers would feel very safe in the wheel of it he says. class is testing the s.q. pay version of the car and equipped with a $6.00 cylinder by turbo engine that can hurl it from a standstill to 100 kilometers an hour in 5 seconds flat top speed is 263
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kilometers an hour a bare bones version without any extras so i was in germany for just under 100000 euros. the performance parameters are pretty impressive says klaus when you hit the gas it really leaps forward and even presses you back into your seat a little. what's interesting is there's no lag before the turbo classical because the engine has 2 super chargers nowadays you can build in such a way that there's no lack he says to make it. on the wheels control that allows you to individually configure a range of different driving modes and if the sportiest mode just isn't quite sporty enough maybe time to take it up i. thought that a lot of. classes had enough of the ku plate as model now is going to try out the term over engine of the car it packs $550.00 a whole. hour and so has plenty of go he says. he didn't invent the s.u.v.
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to play segment but the southern german sports car manufacturer just wouldn't be porsche if it didn't try to show the competition how it's done it's hard to top the power and performance offered by one of its models bearing the turbo. is the council for most day and really impressive it's ups out of 286 kilometers an hour on the autobahn no one really needs that of course but some drivers like the feeling their car can almost go 300. $100.00 in just under 4 seconds he says and the parameters overall are a lot like that of a sports car even though it suits the coupe a of course you can't make that claim but it looks like one good sports car drivers is what they're looking for. the free to get. which we need take you can't beat 550 horsepower but you don't really need that he'd be just as happy
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with the s. version of that as it is. there's also the little matter of the $47000.00 euro difference in price between the $2.00 there is plenty of fun to be had in the s.q. play even for a former race driver. is in today a minimal shaffer's in morocco apparently there have been sightings of a rare wild animal here and he's hunting for clues that. he's just seem fresh tracks this is the wind hasn't covered the movie yet so it can't be far away and. they lead the way.
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he's spotted it new ford ranger raptor and he says what name press of science. while. or that an american model says this kind of car might seem familiar to our american viewers because you'll find the f 150 raptor there was sadly we can buy it over here in europe but thanks to the ranger the raptor has finally arrived here here's a closer look at the design. he's on chick. just like with his big brother the ford logo is emblazoned across the radiator grille. the lateral air intakes and heavy duty plastic off road skirting also coming from the f 150. heavy step helps you climb into the almost 1.9 meter to pick up. time to hit the g.
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. we make our way across a long sandy beach to the nearest of them emanuel's which is quickly from 2 to 4 wheel drive to find out what the raptor really has to offer he has 6 different driving modes to choose from there's even one 1st set. that's part of it however him at all says he still finding it pretty rough going despite all the extra assistance driving over a june like this you can't tell whether the sand is for soft if you have to keep hitting the gas until you're over the top he says otherwise you could get stuck pretty quickly. sometimes you can do everything right and still end up stuck but with a little help in the right tools you can get yourself out to get. the
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special off road tires on the range around taf really suited to their. you can use them on the road suit but they'll make your journey much louder and anyway this is a vehicle that belongs out here in the great outdoors. these are the fine desert sand creeps into every nook and cranny he says amount of oil as soon as he steps out of the car issues are full of it and of course the interior isn't spared either. he says there is sand everywhere. and a car will definitely needed for good vacuum later. on. the. stops all got. developed together with full performance the range of raptor has a reinforced chassis of hardened steel it also offers high performance positions
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sensitive shock absorbers from the brand fox which made a maine for itself from off road racing. the pickup is powered by a 2 liter by turbo diesel engine that puts out 156 kilowatts its 500 meters of torque i mean there is always enough power 10 speed automatic transmission becomes a stacked. time to head out of the desert and get back on some kind of track. it looks like the local dogs are pleased to see us. the local camels a little less so. little by little the sand gives way
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to gravel and soon the road grows pretty rocky. but of course there's a suspension mode to match you just need to select the one you want with the control on the steering wheel. of. the model says you need to keep your wits about you when driving off road if there's a stone the size of a medicine ball in your path no suspension in the world is going to help you if you hit it you're likely to break something so always be alert. also standards are looking rear wheel differ. that allows both back wheels to spin independently of one another depending on which has the better grip. on shock absorbers and with a $2.00 steel millimeter under right guard the raptor stands out even alongside the
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normal range or. even high speed so no problem for this cast as the amount of it actually feels quite relaxing considering how rugged terrain is but that's why he switched on a special bar off road mode. comes from the legendary for how 1000 offer advice in mexico now there's just one more challenge in store for the ranger raptor to desert rocks how about more to. the truck plunges through without a hitch it's nearly 30 centimeters of ground clearance keeping well out of trouble . with. the raptor has 14 capabilities of 85 centimeters says i'm out of so i can drive through water up to here he wouldn't leave it in there at that depth because the bed would
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probably fill up a lot of. the interior wouldn't be far behind and the fine leather upholstery and large digital display would be devastated by a soaking they almost make you forget that the ranger raptor is a utility vehicle it's starting price 67000 euros in germany so the state for the class. says that visually the ranger rapture is a star class and its off roading abilities are also top notch the only improvement he will look for is a. engine similar to that of the pickups big brother the f 158 appreciate a nice v 8 with a. b.m.w. has launched its new mit to play which packs a 460 can punch
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a very uncommon acres put everything it learned from its g.t. a motor sport race car into the series model it's even available with optional high performance carbon body parts that make it lighter and even more aerodynamic. she has introduced the 3rd generation of its soul model in europe with a bold step the idea crossover s.u.v. will in the future only be offered with an all electric drive the korean car maker says the new more powerful $150.00 kilowatt isa whole has a range of over 450 kilometers on a full charge. here in berlin in the 2nd biggest city in europe. how cool remember that today's solution is don't become more those problems on the
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mobility is a solution that's consistent. with what is crunch time says former formula one driver nico rosberg we need to take action everyone needs to do their bit a small contribution from everyone would be a huge. mistake it seems now for the final countdown. and place to limit says it's like making popcorn the 1st nothing happens and then it all goes pop pop pop pop at once that kind of sudden explosion is what we'll see in the next. she is the nice to finally got in front and we see what better place to stage a race using the moving electric power only the world several want to hold the technology firm in germany.
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the all electric championship formula is making a guest appearance of burlington's former air field temple. that combines environmentally friendly racing with mobility solutions for today and the future and presents the challenges of creating sustainable clean trust. and at the heart of the event formula one former world champion nico rosberg he's now an ambassador networker and visionary for green mobility. he says he's always had a passion for innovative technology ensuring his time in formula one and now with a focus on frankly technology. this is what we're running out of time rosberg says and it's really really important that we do something that. he thinks this is a number level time for the industry and discovering it as an entrepreneur has
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sparked his passion for him it's not just about the innovations themselves it's also about the enormously positive contribution they're making. it's win win and also a great business opportunity it. has managed to combine his entrepreneurial spirit with enthusiasm for green technology . environmental sustainability is now his biggest focus after a stellar career in motor sports it's almost like starting all over again. because says he misses formula one and always will especially the successes they were such intense unique experiences that he won't find easily elsewhere in the life he leads now. in 2016 age 31. rosberg took the top lungs from a sadie's and others and he says it was really an awesome time for his dad kiki
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rosberg was also a formula one legend nico 1st drove a go cart age 6. even then he wanted to be a formula one champion 10 years later he entered the formula b.m.w. . and you want to test drive in a formula one car. it was just a year later he became a formula one driver for williams in 2006 he competed in his 1st formula one race and finally after $206.00 grown pre's he landed the title. rosberg now has other challenges to overcome with more heat and less speed his next goal is working towards a green future. he thinks they'll be some really cool looking vehicles in the future like electric scooters velo copters even flying taxis. this transport will
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make our lives easier he thinks it will also be cheaper which is very important and it will be great for the planets and for. the motor bike company owner and boasts of him has had asthma for much of his life he was in china about 10 years ago he couldn't even see the sky because of all the smog. he knows what it's like to not be able to breathe properly no fun at all he says emo billeted is just one way to make our world opic cleaner. the town of hennig's doff new berlin is home to form a start up rocket they designed a new 0 emissions motor bike with pedals which has now gone into production. we need to stop blasting these fumes into the air says i'm tires it's over it has to.
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and lance explains that because the bike they make is electric it only weighs 120 kilograms and you really feel it. unlike other electrical bikes this one has pedals he says which is quite unusual there's no throttle on the handlebars like those you've seen almost like for the last 100 years it's been replaced by pedals which act as the throttle. the energy is converted in this box there are lithium ion batteries which then power the engine it's a lot of fun. and prayers also shows us how easy it is to charge the rocket using a normal household socket. this is the charger you plug one end into the port on
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the bike and the other into the electricity socket at home it takes a maximum of 5 hours to charge fully he says. it's pretty easy to do with a top speed of 90 kilometers an hour and a 120 kilometer range in germany it costs $12000.00 euros. working on the rocket and driving in iraq it has raised and raises awareness that we can drive and travel around without polluting the environment so much and society wants this change he says the doors are wide open he's confident that people are more aware now than they've ever been before. and the issues is berlin is an example of why we need new ideas every year 40000 new people come to the city he says and they need transport you can't give everyone a car and dress things the iraq could be one. these new ideas new type of vehicle that could transport people in more cleanly quickly and efficiently and have fun
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while getting from a big. boss to the i think all of the illegal what if. we can't reach a concrete for us in 93 and q why the free. really believe in the mobility. we are one of the world's oldest manufacturer letter cars we've been making electric cars for nearly 8 years now. and that's one of the reasons why we're informally has left the world nor bought our brand. the world nor bought our sustainability challenges nor about innovation nor water technology and that's why we are racing for me and.
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my no largely is a global company headquartered in india there are over $1300000000.00 people in india and around $20000000.00 more every year at this rate in 10 years india will overtake china as the most populated country on earth. we basically believe in giving opportunities to people to rise that's our culture would be great if. we come from india but our view is global we operate more than 100 countries. in mind of the century of both products and services and possibilities the long term goal is to mass produce an electric car that stands up to the chinese competition formula is a major testing ground for car makers with electric dreams. in 5 years of being formally you were born and produced the world's fastest electric car which of
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the. mantra is expanding working with companies around the world they now own car design company planning for lena and together they created. the trick hypercom it has a 1900 horsepower 1900 which is twice the performance of a formula one car 0 to 100 kilometers an hour in less than 2 seconds there's no car and they're available in the market who can beat that. 0 to $300.00 in less than 12 seconds. one of the most beautiful pieces of art i've ever seen is a bit unfair not. a work of art for the streets but how will things go out on a formula eve race track for mahindra and the other teams catch the next installment of the race for future on next week's edition of try.
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