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the market for city s.u.v.s is booming the ones made by both wagon right on the end q be a 0 platform they're called the v.w. t. cross and there's a ata rona. for that but here says until now skoda hasn't had a small city s.u.v. but the check car maker is changing that with the kemi with the same corporation and the same platform well you already know what the kmiec is like before you even drive it does something make it different or better and its 2 siblings. skoda has made s.u.v.s one of its cornerstones after the successful kodiak and garage they're now downsizing with a kemi the many changing cues make it difficult to tell them apart but the check 7 look north for inspiration to the you know it all 3 names come from the lang. the

indigenous canadian people come eat means 2nd skin. so is 2nd skin just superficial marketing talk or does the name fit like a glove. imo the fiances you notice how much space there is in the can make more than you'd expect from a small car that's even considering its 2 siblings which are already quite spacious they can each has a bit more room for people on the tall side should be able to travel feeling relaxed not cramped and one of the fit. to get own ad space skoda has really pushed the small car platform to its limits and given the kmiec a slightly longer wheelbase than the v.w. and say out models with a total length of 4.24 meters it's even bigger than compact cars that cost quite a bit more of those some may miss the t. cross a sliding rear seat the trunk holds up to $1400.00 leaders were around $100.00 more

than its folks wagon equivalent. and just as you'd expect from a skoda there's no shortage of clever features in the cammy like a magnetic flashlight and a nice scraper in the fuel filler flap. a new feature is the automatically extending door edge protection which is intended to protect the kemi from ugly scratches especially in a city. official says if you've ever driven a vehicle based on the m q b platform there won't be any surprises when it comes to driving behavior which isn't bad it means the steering is pleasantly direct without being too tight steering resistance is just right and the chassis absorbs any and even is quite well skoda are for sports seats and sports suspension as an option but young thinks you don't really need them because they don't really suits. more easygoing

character of the car. engine output is easy going on the plus side it's good for the environment there are 3 gasoline engines and one diesel with output between $70.11 kilowatts to choose from we are testing the medium sized gasoline engine a one liter 3 cylinder that puts out $85.00 kilowatts it powers the front wheel drive coming to 100 kilometers per hour and an acceptable 9.9 seconds the v.w. in the skoda are not available with all wheel drive because their shared platform is so small i wish i could be forgotten says one point of criticism of the earlier models faced was the interior with hard plastic surfaces if you take a look at the cammy it's a little different of course you'll find hard plastic here as well but you always have to keep the vehicle class and price in mind but otherwise it looks quite

stylish here and there are softer materials and a nice finish in the middle even though skoda is actually the cheaper alternative to a w. . the dashboard is pretty much identical to the sr model scala the hatchback version of the camry it comes with a $6.00 inch touchscreen as standard the 2 larger age or $9.00 inch displays as well as a fully digital virtual cockpit cost extra. price make with the on says with a starting price of just under $18000.00 euros skoda is positioning the kemi between its 2 siblings its around $1000.00 euros more expensive than the $700.00 euros cheaper than the t. cross when it comes to room it's clearly ahead it's also the highest quality when it comes to workmanship in the materials he thinks people who want to morse.

sportiness will probably prefer the aroma those who need versatility for carrying things would likely choose the cross with a sliding rear seat everyone else will probably find the kmiec the best price performance ratio of the 3. best of quest. you have animal on a card testament to skirt thinks about it only he thinks about a. beautiful beach holidays and sightseeing and of course i tell you cars. i'm one hand there are cars for the masses but they're also luxury cars the most iraqi brand has been around for a 100 years and the muzzle quattroporte debuted in 1963. but his alter ego things quattroporte is the most unimaginatively name you could

come up with as it means 4 doors imagine calling the v.w. go for door village the. name of the car since 1963 and anyway we're interested in the current generation of the montserrat quattroporte. pollock so. we just talk about. it and how great the car looks. around us also and thought it was always the plan. for lance time for writing. the quattroporte to is one of 5 models from the italian manufacturer it's available in versions. and ground sport and with 2 engines a gas or diesel powered car testers said in the elegant version. the gasoline

engine which is not produced by miles around to itself but by far ari and marinello . well you know. how do you like the car. it's nicely done with the chrome action insanity instrumentation and the wood. but there's got to be something you don't like it why do i because it's your job and you always do. ok this reliance that i use not one over by the placement of the paddle shifters and the other buttons and knobs front and back and all over there too compact and too close together he doesn't like this arrangement. except for this drawback the car cuts a fine figure from the driver's seat the materials are high quality and go well together the instrument cluster with its chrome trim looks good too but in the

middle there is a large screen. still the infotainment display could be more up to date. the combination of ready brown leather and grey fabric is unusual but stylish and just a matter of taste. and terms of engine sound the v 6 twin turbo doesn't come close to its predecessor with its v a naturally aspirated engine but electric cars aren't immune to downsizing it has plenty of power though handling is extremely light for a car weighing almost 2 times. but tell me how are you feeling back there do you have enough room to room back here is also more than enough when i think about how much distance there is to the seat in front and the passenger seat is not. as far forward as your driver seat because you're not exactly

a giant. i think that's a decent amount of space then lee still have this center armrest with a cup holder. and that doesn't sound so great does it. by now that's being pretty picky don't you think but at this price. the gasoline engine model started said $117000.00 euros in germany a monster rocky fan is unlikely to be bothered by little details now if the passion isn't there that's a problem that isn't an issue in the italian answer to the mercedes s. class still some things really annoy our testers. i don't think it's a good idea here that if you use the door armrest you always end up walking or unlocking the door maybe they should have put a lock switch. somewhere other than where your hand did. them

i mean. up front it looks like a sports car with a narrow grill. with. the mounds around he tried and conceals the radar technology another trademark the side air vents. from the side in sporty and at the same time very elegant. a short trunk lid underlines the add jiah look. our current testers found quite a lot to complain about but could the lecture areas had talian. finally win them

over after all. i know you still think want report is a stupid name but after my writing i have to say i like it very much of course it has a high price but also high performance how much does it have again but i want to let the me 620 under the hood put 316 kilowatts. in 316 kilowatt so that's 430 horsepower right that's an awful lot. but it's always easier to convince a driver that a car is greater than a passenger. so what do you think back there. it's hard for me to summarize this bothers me now the window opens a little annoyances in this car like this no thanks you're already paying 140000

euros for this car and even a bit more even with all the equipment so i don't know if i would rather buy a cheaper car and then take a trip around the world. as i am i was around to each show to wrap things up. why don't i must drive or say hi to each other in the afternoon because they are already so each other at the repair shop in the morning. the ford ranger rafter is one powerful pickup truck. car 10 story money well shaffer already had the pleasure of driving the raptor before in the rugged barren landscape of morocco the raptor did well and didn't really have a. he weak points but this kind of landscape is not really found in germany so

that's why today he seeing how it does on the street and in the city especially when parking went into. the ranger raptor was developed by the ford performance department based on the ford f. 150 raptor which is not available in europe but back to the ranger what's it like on the back roads. and the model was pleasantly surprised him and he mentions the wide tires size to $85.00 with chunky tread he would have expected them to be much noisier on asphalt but that's not the case the raptor gets relatively loud at higher speeds especially on the highway but that's not really what it's meant for you can still easily drive longer distances so it's not a problem that doesn't help it. unlike its american counterpart the raptor is

offered exclusively with the 2 leader diesel engine that puts out $156.00 kilowatts and $500.00 metres maximum torque. in this city the ranger rafter looks somewhat out of place with its 187 centimeter height and 5.36 metre length being 218 centimeters wide is also not an advantage in narrow streets. i think my motto mentions parking this time looking for a spot is easy because it's not too busy but the bigger the city the more difficult it becomes and the raptor can't fit and a lot of parking spaces because it's simply too long. let's put it to the test. he

minor was says parking spaces here are relatively small but it doesn't matter if you're looking for a parking spot in a village and a city or even in a big city and the cars parked close to each other and it's difficult to find a parking space. but with the rear view camera it's possible to maneuver. the ford ranger raptor looks like a regular pickup but in germany the ranger models are classed as larger delivery trucks this means that they also have to be insured as such which can be expensive something potential buyers need to keep in mind. the raptor definitely looks big white and fenders and a massive radiator grille with ford lettering it certainly looks tough.

they huge road tires and the reinforced metal skin plate underlined the raptors offroad prowess. that owes a lot to especially tune fox suspension well known and off road sports. the running boards which make getting into this colossus easier stand down along the sides. there's a mad finish to the bed cover. and the logo on the tailgate. the raptor can tow up to 2 and a half times. with a 550 kilogram payload. margin heavy objects can be easily transported in the bed

it's what the pickup is built to do. the interior doesn't have much charm but goes very well with the rest of the truck apart from that there's nothing to complain about. behind the steering wheel you'll find the paddle shifters which are not made of plastic but metal. the raptor series has an info taman system with g.p.s. . big ears are shifted via a 10 speed automatic transmission. there is more than enough room in the rear. says he knows that the ranger has good offroad qualities and come master even the most difficult terrain like he saw morocco that's why he says that will make

another small detour here in germany given that. this is where the ranger raptor shows its strengths thanks to the standard rear locking differential both wheels can be driven independently depending on which has better grip. with of forming depth of 85 centimeters the raptor stands even taller than off road gems like the mercedes cheap class and the jeep wrangler. this knob switches between 2 wheels and 4 wheel drive the raptor also offers various driving modes for different terrain conditions such as snow mud and sand.

i was not in the minimal sums up by saying the ranger raptor is well suited for off road and highway driving although it's a bit different in the city what if thanks to its huge dimensions looking for a parking space can be a challenge its main talent is really rough terrain this is doing it not least of all to the tires and when he looks at them he is one thought when they wear out placing them could be pretty expensive as a. blast from the past 11100 was an unsung trendsetter and 1957 born farting co's compact sedan helped to redefine the lower midrange segment as west germany's economic miracle took off their growing middle class began to assert their individuality and look for

a card to express it. just as current tester christopher tells it the hounds at 1100 was debuted at the geneva motor show in march 1057 still bearing the name the 1100 alliance was a maker of 3 wheeler pickups and small trucks at the time entrepreneur carl borg had bought up 4 makers on sick elias. and lloyd. board fired had founded go i had 1928 back then minimalist 3 wheelers were in big demand partly because no driver's license was required for vehicles with engines smaller than 200 c.c.'s and 3 or fewer wheels. stuck with 3 wheels and the loud gas guzzling 2 stroke engines well into the post-war era building compact vans and pickups like this at $400.00.

that's upsets your stuff sees no relation between those rattling 3 wheelers in the sleep compact sedan and indeed the 1100 had precious little to do with a long standing goliath quality it was powered by a newly designed 4 stroke 4 cylinder engine but even the otherwise inflexible car or guard realized that the persisting image problem could hurt sales so he revived the concept brand which had been part of his group before the 2nd world war and so 1958 they go liath 1100 became the hunza 1100. our nearly 60 year old test car has started rattling a little but in its day the hunza was state of the art the fully synchronized 4 speed transmission was gentle enough for the most delicate hands in 1960 the antiquated dash mounted gear shift was replaced with

a steering column mounted lever a semiautomatic sac so mad could be ordered as an extra clutch pedal was now redundant a touch of the gear shift was enough to disengage in reengage the gears. christopher likes the hint of sporty ministry and the attention to safety back then they may have not had all the airbags we have protecting us today but at least there was foam rubber in the dashboard and and the roof and the pillars in harmony in that in terms of design the han's an $1100.00 is a typical product of 1950 c.c.'s with rounded contours of the land sides with what's called pong ton styling with an ops also practically obligatory tail fins with integrated a tail lights that was a trend that came over to europe from the us i was on the whole christof thinks the hundreds of $1100.00 is a really smart mid-size car. extroverted

buyers could even order a luxury version and featured 2 tone paint job and more chrome than the base eco 1100 the most popular version was this 2 door sedan the station wagon and coupe a with flattened roofs have grown very rare. for over mid-range car the heinz offered an excellent range of equipment with glove compartment and ashtray standard. they have a mac with christofferson press with the hands of a lemon hundreds engine a 4 cylinder boxer unit with a 1 point one leader capacity and 40 horsepower a more highly compressed version with 2 carburetors even manage 55 horsepower quite an achievement for

a car was so little capacity. that. about 44000 pounds a 700 so we're sold and all of that still wasn't enough to cover the vehicles high development and production costs in 1981 the board group filed for bankruptcy and production of a smart mid-range car ceased. at that christo speculates that with his relative luxury is features high safety standards in advanced technology the hands of 1100 would very likely have still been going strong today after all individuality still counts and there's always demand for a niche market and carl board cards day that wasn't always the case but as a precursor to exclusive but smaller mid-range cards for demanding buyer. siobhan

sullivan 100 is definitely a milestone in automotive history the be.

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