as a small boy he dreamed of the stars. as a pilot he flew no matter how dangerous. they're going to. be as a master he took part in the greatest adventure in history. art. form strong starts july 20th on t.w. . hello and welcome to drive the d w motor magazine this week video classics head up the mountains in a mystery as kids grew an alpine rally. w.'s record setting no electric race car.

and the new mercedes a m g g o c 63 as. the to get the countries to young baker says receding as his revamped the g.o.c. family from inside out but it's no longer news that s.u.v.s sell like hotcakes or the car makers and customers alike have taken a shine to s.u.v. coup pace so today we're not looking at a regular g.o.c. but this one there mercedes am ciccio c 63 s. a coupe a but young wants to know who actually needs a car like this. a look at the current registration statistics might make you wonder and public car buyers are calling for environmentally friendly alternative drives but privately they're buying issue be sure their size and weight mean higher fuel consumption and emissions but who cares they're high up sporty and stylish.

welcome to the paradoxical world of s.u.v. . and the paradox is that while most normal s.u.v.s at least offer plenty of space those sloping roof line on s.u.v. coup pace takes its toll. even with the rear seats folded down luggage space to windows to $1023.00 leaders $127.00 leaders less than the normal g.o.c. and in the rear it's far more cramped than the regular g.o.c. especially when it comes to headroom. young sums up the g.o.c. kewpie's appearance as love it or hate it there's no middle ground some love and ford's brownian sporty demeanor but for the others it just doesn't do anything

beyond it looks a bit like mercedes had taken a normal c. class and pumped it up almost to bursting but one aspect should be cut and dried in bats the engine a 4 leader v a twin turbo that puts out $375.00 kilowatts or $510.00 horsepower the thing has plenty of muscle reaching at top speed of 280 kilometers per hour what's more you can select driving modes for an extremely comfortable or just super firm and athletic right and you very quickly forget that you're driving almost 2 tons around so it's this combination of comfort and performance numbers c.b.s. has managed that's really impressive. also likely to be impressive are your fuel bills thanks to the heavy weight in for air resistance even the manufacturer claims only 12.3 leaders for. 100 kilometers

and c o 2 emissions are 280 grams per kilometer if you let that be a gasoline engine rip you're really looking at 18 leaders and of course the $375.00 kilowatts of power in the acceleration of a sports car do their bit. ya know just the face lifted c.e.o. see now includes the mercedes benz user experience or m.b.a. us already familiar from the a class you can operate it either via the buttons on the steering wheel the touch screen or gesture control or voice control and that works really well you can almost speak normally and don't need specific voice commands to control individual menu items name or same. i'm too hard. also at the temperature in 1000 degree celsius. god says for now buyers will have to do without the continuous display you get in the a class because that probably want to arrive until the next generation comes

out so for now there is just a display behind the wheel and a display in the middle. the interior is typical am she was sports seeds in a mix of leather. brushed aluminum lots of carbon and ambient lighting. ultimately though despite the technically impressive driving performance the question remains c o 2 output exhaust cheating scandals alternative drives this and any of that matter at all. now today's company john says you can always ask who needs a monster performance as u.v. like this and to be honest the answer is no one but it's often completely irrational things that are the most fun. time would seem to be up for gas

guzzling dinosaurs in bulky shapes but as long as there is car buyer demand for exactly these vehicles their extinction is right we didn't drag on for a while yet. this is the north loop at the nerver great the legendary german racetrack is considered one of the world's most demanding circuits it's also the ultimate proving ground for production vehicles. bats one volkswagen uses the track for the w. says his future is electric so the fully electric i.d.r. racing car is one of the keys to its ambitious it's driven by french man woman dumas last year he set a new speed record in the i.d.r. under extreme conditions at the pikes peak international hill climb in the united states. most wagon

is once again learn from pike's peak refined the racer and adapted it to the nerve or drink with electric product fan. waiting in the wings it aims to sell a new lap record for electric vehicles on the nearly 21 kilometer north loop. it's a big challenge 1st to water noise so nice a structure in all this is clear but to drive on this truck was a puddle died you saw radio challenge on doubles up to do it on electric it's a so one big challenge but they seem to always prepare we walk a lot of us we moans and i guess now we're already. gearing numerous test drives from the famously hilly track the recent team worked out how to make the i.d.r. respond to dumas perfectly.

now it's finally time to dare to break the standing record for new money in the votes wagon motors ford team everything is about today. everything is ok it was always very nice we are we are ready i mean ready you know we would like to you never get in you always want to test more and all but i think it was seen as ok as it made us this morning. just to check it was seeing everything was looking great so all knowledge is go and see which then we can do. a notary must be present to confirm the record officially that's against burgess john . paul 2 did as he described the procedure 1st he looks over the measuring devices that have been set up in this case a photo electric sensor matched to a digital timer to make sure they're working is any measures the time with his own

stopwatches schmidt's rule out any outside influences which and with the time measurements he makes himself he is able to verify the time the measure. system records i'm just a side believe steve is done inside to keep beside his story. touched. at 4 30 pm everything's set for the record run. the i.d.r. is powered by 2 electric motors with a system performance of 500 kilowatts overall the eraser car including driver weighs about 1100 kilograms the current record for all electric vehicles are 6 minutes and 45.9 seconds that corresponds to an average speed of almost 185 kilometers per hour the record was set by britain's peter dunne break at the wheel of an n.a.o. e.p. nothing in 2017. tense

moments for the monitors really come in under the time. the pit crew were also hoping for the best. but behind the wheel among dumas keeps a cool head. at long last the idea are enters the final straightaway. and then he did it. and yes very limited official. fear of flying a time of 6 minutes 5.336 seconds 6 fluid from 5 but i 6. cheering all around beat the old record by a full 40 seconds. i

think all today was already very nice what the red chiefs we're seeking to do. $615.00 so if i'm out there and he's not there but going to be there you know that we expected so now we have to continue doing their dies. by for now it's time to celebrate for dumas and his team. jaguars freshen up the design of its exceed with new design elements on the our dynamic variance front that resemble aircraft wingless numerous safety assistants are already standard equipment now they're giving support from artificial intelligence in the form of smart settings intended to increase the comfort level

of the system recognizes driver preferences and tweaks the driving experience to match. the. porsche has presented its new 911 speedster with the high revving 375 kilowatt for leader naturally aspirated boxer engine visually the speedster harks back to that for bare of all portions the 356 roadster from 1948 that's referenced by the limited edition of exactly 1948 cars. card to streamline more shaver has been looking at the current generation of the b.m.w. 5 series touring and pick 5 points that he thinks are decisive for a touring station wagon today he's going to see if the 5 series can satisfy them i do support the effort and. the bullet points are handling fuel consumption design

load capacity and ease of use. let's start with the handling. their eyes a comando says travel comfort in a 5 series is just what she didn't expect from a beemer after all the entire car is designed for long haul journeys so the interior is really quiet the engine built into this 530 d. is very peppy torquey and powerful and naturally it's a lot of fun to drive but when you then step on the gas in quickly gets fairly loud and overpowering here in the interior that's a pity that most of the time you can live with it. and that brings us to point to fuel consumption b.m.w. claims a rate of almost 6 liters per 100 kilometers in every day use we were closer to 8

but in view of its output it's still an acceptable think you're. going 3 is the design of course differ but the flat l.e.d. headlights and trademark kidney grille should appeal to just about everyone over all the design of the 5 series touring tends toward understatement but maybe that leaves less room to do something run. the yelling the rear lights are standard just like the l.e.d. headlights our models equipped with the x. drive all wheel drive. and the monolith says one feature many touring 5 already have is still found in this generation the rear window that opens separately from the hatchback and speaking of the hatchback point for his load capacity there no one says the trunk is roomy as you'd expect from

a station wagon the video equipment looks almost have been washed but if that's not enough room you can simply flip down the back seats at the touch of a button and then there's. space to load bigger items but if you plan to do this a lot you should skip on the light colored leather and we have in our test car because it will get scuffed and soft it's all. the interior is of high quality both in materials and workmanship the digital instrument cluster is standard as is a navigation system with a screen just under 9 inches. engines are paired with an 8 speed automatic the adaptive suspension cost $3550.00 euros extra . on the road you can easily feel the difference between the various modes but the whole thing isn't really necessary because the standard suspension is already well matched to the 5

series touring the main focus here is clearly on comfort. we come now to the last point ease of use. one that i think any minor one thinks of user friendliness he thinks of parking because that's not so easy for everyone and there are several cameras here you can easily switch to at the press of a button and then you have a 3 day view of the vehicle in the space where it's part and you can even see how the vehicle is moving while you're parking the animated wheels are a nice little gimmick and here you can see how slowly the obstacles who are represented by these rectangles get closer and then change from green to yellow to red depending on how close you approach. however the parking assistant plus system cost $1100.00 euros extra if you want to

save that money just use the standard parking $8.00 another strongpoint of the 5 series touring. time for emanuel's verdict. i was not long at all he thinks the 5 series turning has met the requirements in the 5 categories he listed the only thing that still bothers him is that. he's a show that is just so big it takes up most of the room in your pocket if you compare it with the key information 2015 series touring. or huge difference becomes obvious of course this one has a display with a touch of controls and all sorts of other things but in the end no one but no one meets their. kind mench. that 32nd kids' food helpline rally was held in early june 29th teen this classic

motor sports event ranks among europe's largest and most prestigious bidding skaar events each team develops their own strategy and tactics. yama style house and strategy is to have fun take it easy and keep an eye on the clock you know i was under good will realize when 7 stopwatches 3 t.v.'s is into ice packs your highness also fixes on a helicopter the flies ahead of the competitors and alexander's dead serious about it that's your highness would take 2nd place as a defeat. the field consists of $170.00 vintage cars with a combined 18 megawatts of power and was motor sports enthusiasts around these made up of 3 days of adventure sports and a field day for a common source of chrome old leather and classic design. the route leaves through

picturesque valleys and lush green meadows. the oldest vehicle in this year's rally is a 1923 bentley 3 leaders speed model this british jewel of the jazz age persia along the alpine roads was 60 kilowatts and no problems at all. the recent clues various time controls and extra special stages that demand the utmost from the participants and their cars everyone has to be prepared for the worst mishaps and breakdowns are all but inevitable this time it hits this tri approached. yet at least it had to grow so really cold which is at a loss as to the problem source. smoke is coming from under the steering wheel fortunately experience vintage car buffs are on hand and willing to help or give or

a lift the problem turns out to be a burning cable and. the rally is a mobile review of automotive history $170.00 vehicles made between 10231985 including $24.00 pre world war 2 rarities added to an unequalled spectacle. there are impressive pre-war model race cars pricey sports cars limousines and who pays from the 1950 s. and sixty's and production model passenger cars from each of the 6 decades represented here. added together all the vehicles entered in this year's alpine rally would be worth $30.00 to $40000000.00 euros at a conservative estimate. is

a lot of fun this is my 2nd year here and we came from. the united states for ginia and driving this old 58 which was a factory works car that did the alpine rally in 1958. and. what's special about it i mean look at all these cars in this beautiful weather and all these mountains and the snow caps and such so it's just a great time. noah and his team thrilled to be here they're the only french team in a rally full of fabulous cars and a magnificent countryside there's a really nice atmosphere and they're very glad to be taking part. we also want to take the. individual stage and total of 570 kilometers per

spread over a 3 day challenging mountain runs alternate was easier stretches gorgeous countryside offering views of the most famous alpine peach the north carolled results were grecian and were very. the participants competed in one of 2 categories the classic trophy for drivers down to enjoy the ride and the sport trophy for teams in it to win with the fastest time several stage using transponder and g.p.s. data. because of me a father who think it's good as a country is lynsey and there's co-driver one of the rallies few teams to keep it was purely mechanical that is was without a kick me they use

a mechanical odometer and a stopwatch and calculate their average speeds using tables. that is that he points out that many others who drive without high tech computers developed in italy calls it the enormous devices and he quit and looks like it came from a science fiction space ship. to fight his way but they just laugh about it last year after they placed 3rd with their purely mechanical approaches up so many of the high take teams all around came in behind them to give out all he had just made proper use of the old technology a mechanical stopwatches and odometers god and it all worked out just as well as a big one makes they can sail on the mobsters and just get close to. the really organizers paid careful attention to choosing the routes to provide a sporting challenge for both men. and am machine and so the drivers and cars can enjoy a maximum variety. higher chance lost an exhaust pipe dreams

jury rigged a makeshift solution to get it seems to work but they can't be sure until the final kilometers but they're confident they're looking forward to that final stretch all the recent. problems right after they secure it to. the key factor in a rally is teamwork without a co-driver supported so very difficult to win this kind of a race. after $570.00 demanding come on matters and 3 days up and down the alps the participants are rewarded with a triumphant entrance into kids' proves old town with plenty of spectators to admire the automotive treasures. crossing the finish line with all eyes upon it is the 1929 bentley blower one of

the oldest vehicles in the field. cobblestones in sunshine old paint and lots of shiny chrome and bright faces all combined to light up kids this afternoon. one year after the next since 2015 p.r. meminger and christopher hellman have watched as other soon to head it almost seems changed and not this year. i hear you obviously if they're coming or has nothing but praise for a spectacular countryside good roots and great organization if they get the result they're expecting will be thoroughly satisfied. they play 2nd 3 years running and they're trying to break that streak with 1st place you just have to drive consistently well appoint big mistakes keep up your concentration and prepare. meticulously then it's no real trick is what you do need a bit of luck. the 5th time around new york meminger is recipe for success finally

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