every journey begins with the 1st step and every language with the 1st word published in the book. rico is in germany to learn german and why not with him it's simple online on your mobile and free cell d w e learning course nikos fake german made easy. hello and welcome to drive with a v.w. motor magazine coming up it's like a laboratory for the future formula in berlin. we take a close look at opals new aleck creek models. and turns the audi as 7 sport back.

to jambo he recalls that diesel engines are known for long distance and strong torque i might think that diesel scandals had all but stopped their development so it might be surprising to learn that already is offering its sporty as models like the s 6 and he has 7 and europe only with a newly developed diesel engines that calls for a closer look to find out what's really new about this diesel and how it drives. me from now on didn't even more toys. than 7 fans friess yourselves not only is the new us 7 sport back losing its spark plugs but 2 of its cylinders replacing is for leader v. a gasoline engine with a 3 liter v 6 diesel but 1st things 1st. the us models from still has its familiar wide black single frame grill and scouring air intakes.

from beside the end has kept his carry 3 stick of aluminum side mirror housing. and back and now supports the continuous lights through familiar from the a 7. and an all black diffuser and matte black tailpipe trims. in terms of appearance of little to nothing has changed. and said the real change is under the hood and switching the diesel audi's engineers paired an electrically controlled super charger with a $48.00 volt mild hybrid system the 3 liter the sixty's all puts out a total of $257.00 kilowatts and generates maximum torque of a whopping $700.00 newton metres so what's it like to drive and how does the electric super charger affect it but the force in an average turbo charged car

imagine 6 so a ratio would be fairly straightforward step on the gas the engine revs higher there's a moment of turbo lag and off you go but with an so electric super charger the s 7 has virtually no lack so no matter what the speed range weather in stop and go traffic coming up from rock bottom revs just put the pedal down and the $700.00 newton metres to make for a lots of fun the technology is impressive as well. alongside the exhaust gas turbo charger and exhaust manifold the electric super charger is mounted on the engine in the charge air duct just behind the intercooler most of the time the electric super charger is bypassed. but. when lots of power is needed

and not enough energy is available from the turbo charger the bypass valve is closed to divert the intake air to the electric super charger. come friends to 240 kilos past the areas forced into the combustion chamber the electric super charger kicks in to support the turbo charger whenever it's not able to deliver sufficient power to provide the necessary torque. for the interior out he's going with the virtual cockpit and central infotainment screen even moving the switches for the climate control onto a touchscreen display of their own. optimally here again the s. models retain their traditional look inside with dark use aluminum trim elements and contrast ink stitching.

yun explains of the combination of electric super charger a v 6 turbo diesel and a $48.00 holding my own hybrid system that both drives the electric super charger and enables energy recuperation and a highly efficient start stop system with coasting functionality adds up to a quite decent fuel consumption audi rachid and 6.5 liters for the s 7 he himself managed about 8 leaders but most of the time he was pushing the car to see what it could do. while the electric super charger helps to enhance performance a mild hybrid system helps to reduce fuel consumption it's made up of a 10 ampere hour live the a my own battery and a belt driven alternator starter the system can recover up to 8 kilowatts from breaking it also allows for start stop operation from speeds as low as 22 kilometers per hour. and coasting for as long as 40 seconds that can save up to 4

tenths of a leader of diesel per 100 kilometers. about young concludes that the new and 7 looks quite smart and has the power and comfort he needs to cover thousands of kilometers with us and this as t.d.i. doesn't even know what the meaning of turbo lack. the opel brand started its long journey an $899.00 with a patent motor car and for 120 years the german car makers kept production chugging along now opel is facing a major overhaul the make with the lightning bold logo is going away trick alternative drive systems are nothing new for old both as early as 1971 the electric g.t. achieved 88 kilowatts traveling at an average speed of 100 plus kilometers per hour

over 44 kilometers on the hook and i'm wrong track. another was the 1992 astra imposed 285 kilowatt electric drive was heavy but only 225 kilograms more than the internal combustion version even so the world just wasn't yet ready for the arrival of electric drive. now the time is ripe at its headquarters in time opel laid out its new strategy to over $300.00 international journalists by 2024. hour to offer electric versions stepping up 1st from opals board fully 0 are the new battery electric cores eat. and the all wheel drive grand way into action the. rands 1st klug in hybrid. the

course it is opals most popular model and one of the best selling cars in europe opel is counting on the corsi need to make electric drive not only practical and convenient but affordable to the average buyer. the key architect of the c.m. the architecture of it is just built on had electrification built into that architecture from the very beginning so the package of this has the batteries positioned very good and central in the car under the seating served in a really to mars position so that gave us really the freedom to design a very sporty dynamic vehicle around i was concerned so i think you know when you look at this vehicle most people would not believe it so let's recall because it looks so good and sporty and want. the course even puts out $100.00 kilowatts of power and offers an all electric range of up to 330 kilometers by the worldwide

light vehicles test procedure it takes only 2.8 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 50 kilometers per hour and 8 point one seconds they had 150 kilowatt hour battery can be recharged to 80 percent capacity within 30 minutes. their grandma max hybrid for has an all electric range of up to 52 kilometers according to the. an average emissions of just 37 grams of c o 2 per kilometer order books for both models are open now and ground lamb next hybrid for starts at just under $50000.00 euros. and of course even just under $30000.00 in germany. toyota is putting their career back on the road and it's 12 generation y. . it's simple and 2000 if toyota renamed it the hours and year if just to freshen

things up now the name is back but the new carolled is fresher than ever with a lower center of gravity a new seating position with revolving steering wheel depth and with a new design language underpinning all this is a new platform for the corral the shares with the prius and the c.r.-v. . the corolla looks back on over 50 years of history from the 1st generation launched in 1966 to the present day it has remained faithful to its original concept a car that combines high quality or ability and reliability with a comfortable driving experience. the new generation is meant to build on these values there's a sedan and

a station wagon but we're testing the 5 door hatchback it's longer and wider than the previous generation and it's wheel base is 4 centimeters longer which means more freedom of movement in the interior the optional twin tone paint enhances the dynamic effect here with a black roof. the crew is no longer available with a diesel engine and stead the base model has a small $85.00 kilowatt gasoline engine but the kuril is toyota's 1st vehicle would 2 hybrids to choose from one design for more economical driving and one that is more dynamic we tested the more powerful $132.00 kilowatt version. of. the current similar raise from 0 to 100 coal. per hour in 7.9 seconds

reaching a top speed of 180 kilometers per hour it can drive up to 150 kilometers per hour and. higher output version also has technology on board that can unleash the hybrids wildside. points out the drive modes he notices a clear difference between sport plus and comfort moat the steering is more direct and the adaptive suspension tighter and the kuril uses noticeably more gash he thinks 0 to 100 kilometers per hour and 7.9 seconds definitely sets a standard for cars in this class. for the interior toyota offers 3 trim levels with numerous options to choose from we tested the high as well which. offers an exemplary range of safety

assistance and standard that can prevent collisions or mitigate their consequences . and germany the version we tested list for at least 35380 euros with cheaper equipment and the smaller hybrid the coral is also available from around 28000 euro . it could be described as a breezy purist the wagon 1200 convertible internally the open topped v.w. beetle was given the rather dry bureaucratic designation type 15 nicknamed the punch buggy this car must have a rose more emotion than any other. car in the 20th century my model for you i'm

going to stick to stop our clothes v.w. zone advertising slogan for the convertible from the mid 1950 s. a car for young people of every age the 1st beatle convertible rolled off coachbuilder carmen's assembly line in 1949 and it kept on rolling and ruling for over 30 years until 980 over 330000 units were built and sold to fresh air and sunshine fans the world over. the w kept steadily ratcheting up the horsepower eventually doubling it from an initial 25 to the maximum 50 horsepower or 37 kilowatts the beetle convertible kept modernising on the inside at least. as far as crystals concerned nothing compares with the beatles handling the steering is easy and direct the boxer engine mounted on the rear actual makes for all the traction you need

a brochure from back in the day describes the 1200 as uncompromisingly sporty be that as it may you have to shift quickly because the engine reaches the maximum torque of 76 newton meters at 2000 rpm and peak performance at 3400 r.p.m. after that the car doesn't get any faster only louder. but it's not that off the mark least. as skip foreman christof knows there are some designs that need no improvement only minor touch ups are made to the body of the beetle convertible in the 31 years of its production of the 1200 convertible was based on the post 1950 beetle with a rectangular rear window and somewhat larger front and rear windows this was v.w. subversion of the facelift i got in 1959 they replaced the door levers with fixed door handles over a push but what i. and in august 1960 the pop-up semaphores turn signals were

replaced with signal lights and so the simple tail lights made way for those fat lights resembling an elephant's foot says it's. in 1954 the beatles nitrile based paint was changed to synthetic resin paint models tones like this gravel grey dominated the color schemes of the 1950 s. and sixty's the top export model shone with far more chrome than the standard models on the dashboard for example. christof knows that the well insulated top muffled the noises of traffic affectively making this beagle 2 cars and one so aside from the weather can be another good reason to put the top up to shut out the rattling from the now legendary 4 cylinder boxer engine it's highly dependable and runs smoothly and free

of vibrations but with a very assertive background noise so it might be a good idea to give the years a break now and that but with an automaton in the up on what you want it with a short and. interesting krista of explains that in the 1960 s. the powerful head of v.w. finally nordoff that set the course focusing on improving the ts and stead of making radical innovations and he made volkswagen europe's top earning car makers it may well have been this policy of holding on to the tried and tested had bribed such huge success 21500000 beatles were built with only small changes for years it was the world's most frequently billed car and most frequently built convertible even at a hefty extra price over 330000 feet up. you convertibles were sold

a record for the time that cost. when in 1978 los wagon announced it was terminating production of the beetle convertible it caused an uproar among the fans even so the last convertible rolled off the assembly line on january 10th 1800 but in class it wasn't shop reception clues that as a classless status symbol the beetle convertible carried an entire genre from the pre-war era into the present the elegant he had fuel efficient open topped 4 seater is still lots of fun to drive and takes part of the credit for today's ongoing convertible boom that secures that $1200.00 place as a milestone of automotive history. the open top golf one was the 1st convertible to match the veteran beetle 400000 sales made the gold one another record setting convertible for its time.

we here in bed in the 2nd biggest city in europe. have to remember that there is a solution to this one becoming the motos problem and the moment it is up to some the consistent. with what time is running out and it's very important that we do something about it in that everyone should do their bit and if everyone did a little something from the really big. keep saying it seems now the final countdown. then you know what i make popcorn i put popcorn in the popcorn machine and then nothing happens that all of a sudden it starts going up up up we're going to experience stuff popping in the next 20 years. better place to stake your race using the

electric power all of the a lot of technology early in germany. formulae heat the green racing series up close and personal motor sport is coming to the city and with it an awareness of sustainability. and it's not just fun it's incredibly exciting as you can get closer than a formula mine and seek out with us what they're really exciting on what's our sport it's something different you know life it's a road race it's like monaco in formula one only i and i mean just the environmental friendliness and this is said to for since the future is just to see what the rich and the cars occurring in yeah and what performance if we've got and it's and it's interesting. what's the outlook for the mobility of the future is certainly one of the greatest challenges of our time for government and industry

when events muffed you move it out of event like this brings them ability of the future it's a life for the public it's not only formula either it's captivating people here in berlin mocking norman we're also feeding the fascination with new products so that the public can get a tangible idea of what the mobility of the future is some of it if it's a dissident. who will take the lead who will now take the groundbreaking 1st step together instead of individually not an easy task in germany well thought out concepts for transforming transport are needed it was everything else why should i have to be able to drive a mission for you that's the one sentence that sums it up a lot small i not only have to drive a mission free but the vehicle itself must be manufactured in an environmentally neutral manner and the energy must also be produced a made available in an environmentally neutral way but of course this means it makes no sense to only have battery. vehicles if the electricity is coming from

a coal fired power plant call it off because. you know i think it's 1st and foremost up to the politicians to do something i believe that we on the technical side are prepared for this with the formula the platform you can also give people an emotional understanding of the mobility it's often been discussed in the past but it is really just a matter of the head is it only sustainable or is it also fun. now for the final. for us well into the very important restructure.

informally was here 2 years ago and if i get another reporters i never forget it and i call myself it's been. the experience that i was under really looking forward to seeing them on the podium because but. i've already taken post positions been on the podium all that's missing now is my 1st victory. thief.

lucasta grossi avanti in the lead sebastian boy any of this son in 2nd and despite their optimism and past success in berlin my interest drivers come away empty handed this time. in the end the indian team has to settle for 10th and 17th place a bit of a disappointment. but it will get. a good start. but the thinking. brazilian lucas degrassi wins the berlin formula the race the high point of an amazing weekend. for some a huge success i'm so happy we had

a great win is the expo is jam packed tens of thousands of visitors could be happy . overall for us at least 200 program is really important we can get what you learn and put it on the road as soon as possible and that's something which is important in the mobility. when you did your mobility shouldn't mean doing without something it has to enrich us it has to be fun mobility is becoming more versatile as long as a remains as clean as our product electric and emission free period. then you know if everyone did a little something it would be a really big. and

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