it's a simple idea that's going to. 3016 in. coach a bit. more linked to news from africa. or link to exceptional stories and discussions. of easy i went out with safety deputed f.a. cup join us on facebook doubling up for go. solo and welcome to drive with a d w motor magazine this week music and the open road touring europe with the piano every camper. now for the new mercedes p.q. . and the bentley continental g.t.

convertible. realize an artist that i know says we're looking at one of the world's most powerful convertibles the bentley continental g.t.c. it has a 12 cylinder engine 467 kilowatts accelerates from 0 to 100 kilometers in 3.9 seconds and tops out at 333 kilometers per hour all this in a very large areas package we take a closer look at in this relation. the convertible measures a remarkable 4.85 meters in length 22 inch rims underline elegance and sporting. 4 round headlights and a powerful black grille characterized the front of the bentley g.t. convertible.

the 2 exhaust pipes and the rear lights catch the eye due to their olympic all shape they emphasize the width of the vehicle. and spins and i know it says the headlights of the bentley are very special like such a crystal whisky glasses or the famous quilting pattern of chanel bag. the driver receives all important information via digital displays bentley succeeds in cleverly combining modern with tradition many details in the interior are handmade. embroidery on the head rests and elaborate quilting on the seats testified to the high standards of craftsmanship and attention to detail.

in which i know it says the bentley captivates with the finest immaterial and elegant design of the center console is quite extraordinary it's made of wood on one side carries the digital display on the other side and on the 3rd side we see 3 wonderful analog instruments the compass in the middle this is especially beautiful . thanks to the very direct steering the 2.8 times luxury convertible response quickly and precisely to any move with the steering wheel active a wing creak roll stabilisation and 4 wheel drive with fully variable for distribution contribute to the excellent driving characteristics the roof can be opened or closed while driving it speeds up to 50 kilometers per hour.

under engine as 900 newton metres of torque in response quickly he finds the air suspension impressive the interior is tailored to exactly people with luggage the rear seat has a sporty outline that he would want to sit there for a long journey it's. the best place in this dream car is in any case the driver's seat here's the important information at a glance. we tested sports an 8 speed dual clutch transmission under the huge hood rest the powerful ensure. the trunk is less impressive only $235.00 leaders are available the rear seats can't be full down.

just mentally because i know it says the bentley continental convertible has one thing in common with a v.w. golf this size when struck with a bentley cost $10.00 times more than the golf as luxurious as a rolls royce i just sporty is a porsche $911.00 turbo the truck is really a very small but the same can be said of the porsche to. help us climb about to go to alpha impossible. the top can be opened in closed in less than 20 seconds thanks to the heated steering wheel seats an arm rest as well as heaters in the head rest semi moments can be enjoyed it any time of the year especially called and i know it says you can cruise so well in this bentley if you bring it up to full power your fuel consumption will soar as you'd expect with a 6 liter 12 cylinder engine that you could easily get up to 20 leaders per 100 kilometers but while testing it on country roads they have an average of 12 leaders per 100 kilometers. it's certainly not kind to the environment in every respect

a car of extremes. it's been a model is that mercedes and stood guard ready for the m.v. ling of the new. according to mercedes the e 2 v. is the 1st premium multi-purpose vehicle with an electric motor so he's curious if . it's a world premier with a show to match even if it is a commercial vehicle rather than a sleek sports car. be mindful of your nano says as the name and design suggest the basis for the e.q. v. is the v. class regardless of whether you call it a large capacity sedan or just a van let's get to the facts and figures according to mercedes the e.q. v.

has a range of over 400 kilometers and a quick charge function so i guess it might say that. the 90 kilowatt hour battery charges from 10 to 80 percent in just under 45 minutes e.q. me as an overall output of $150.00 kilowatts maximum speed is limited to 160 kilometers per hour to preserve the range. to maximize range the mercedes e.q. he also charges while driving when you step off the gas or break the mechanical energy of the rotating wheels is converted into electric power and used to recharge the high voltage batteries. just like the mercedes s.u.v. e.q. see the q.b. is enhanced by the m.b. us infotainment system. visually it's mainly the different radiator grille that says. cuvee apart from

a standard v. class. anybody in my not only tells us like with almost electric cars the battery is built into the under body but mercedes says there's no loss of interior space as a result let's see. that the model says mercedes didn't exaggerate he finds the headroom space phenomenal due to the design and leg room is no problem either and you can travel with up to 8 people on board but. by networking the navigation data the vehicle can regulate the degree of electricity recovery itself and thus increase the range slightly if necessary and of a beach if you've missed a suggested charging stop. the

minimal explains the by using the paddle shifters here on the steering wheel the recovery level can be increased or decreased at the maximum level one pedal operation should be possible that means that when he steps off again it's their recovery system break so much of the driver doesn't have to brake it with well that's the theory anyway it will be at. my father's at the mine was conclusion b e q he has plenty of space and is emissions free with a range of 400 kilometers it could be used for a longer trip but holiday trips over 1000 kilometers could be difficult due to the charging time of just under an hour and when driving on german roads he'd find his top speed to 160 kilometers per hour for a bit of a drag. just under 20 meters long in seats. 15 people the latest model from toyota's luxury

brand lexus doesn't travel on road but on water b l y 650 is the japanese company's 1st luxury yacht elections thought that building the yacht would provide new insights ford's automotive operations but 1st and foremost is perhaps an advertisement for elections among well heeled uop lovers the boat is powered by twin wolfenden i.d.'s engines each boasting up to $1350.00 horsepower. with a launch of a new as 60 sports sedan volvo is following through on its commitment to ditch diesel the 3rd generation as 60 now comes only with a choice of 2 turbo charged gasoline engines 4 and a top level version as a plug in hybrid and another premium the s 60 is the 1st to come from the company's new plant in the u.s. and charleston south carolina prices in sherman he started just over 43000 euros.

many people dream of owning a motor home where they can head out into the sunset explore far away cities and meet new people is perhaps the ultimate sense of freedom. he learned he knows how much and his girlfriend car of his soul from the german city of cologne are living that dream it was music that inspired them to hit the road. to learn to use grew up surrounded by music every member of his family played some kind of instrument at the age of 5 he started playing the piano now 15 years later it's still his passion. but he got to the point where sitting at

home playing his grand piano just wasn't enough anymore so we had an idea why not perform out on the street for members of the public and so she got cucumber which literally means sitting in shingle was born of course he couldn't take his grand piano from home he needed something more compact so he went in search on line. just to be obvious to the lonely who says he bought his piano 4 years ago on e bay for a 120 year a us that was a lot of money for him back then and he wasn't sure if it would pay off he now says it was the best decision he ever made he's experienced so much with his piano no one expects to see a piano on the streets. of your fish asa i'm sorry says the crowds nearly always love it they connect with people in a new way because others are interested in what they're doing that's right and.

only as a grease music brings people together recess. today the pair do long tours but the traveling musicians 1st started out in their own neighborhood with felonious performing on the streets around his home. he says he 1st started out joking with a friend about putting the piano on the street just to see what would happen then he started to think about it more seriously and gradually it came together together with his father he built a makeshift subframe using old planks to transport the piano out and initially it only dared go to the street corners in his district but he enjoyed it and everyone loved it so much that he can't go and gradually moving further afield does a fish bus going left until it. just does a given this is the. the

positive response spurred him on after getting his high school diploma and 2017 he bought an old vehicle previously used by a roofing company now both he and his piano were properly mobile he was already with tara and during the summer holidays the 2 of them went right across europe on their 1st tour. isms out of the vehicle was from 1908 so is that the same age as him it was so old it was virtually falling apart so they started wondering how they could continue the project and that's when they thought oh ford so he wrote them an e-mail and after a bit of back and forth they donated the ford transferred for the cost of said come in and see it done not just as i gave in the den tons of them one scientist from ford's p.r. department in cologne says they were 3 years to chosen to come to ford they were keen to support this local start who'd been playing on the streets in cologne she

said it was also a good opportunity for ford to show how versatile their commercial vehicles are that afford trance it is not only good for business use that they can also offer advantages for individuals and can even be converted into a camper van slyke then phoned and asked about that. and most important of course the piano needs to fit in he now uses a winch to heave it into the van that saves time energy and stress it is after all i keep part of their strategy if they can just leo out the piano for a spontaneous concert whenever they see a good spot. that's

out of 5 looney says the vehicle was just the basic shell when they got it straight out of a ford factory but this is a 1st worked on the flooring and then moved on to the wall panel that provided the basic structure in which everything else hanks and the interesting thing was they didn't use a single screw but chose to work instead of it with what was already there using a clamping technique to secure the basic structure if they laid a piece of wood in the rails and unscrewed their structure to that so very much as in a single screw in the bus there wasn't there before. alone to use once did an internship at a carpentry workshop so the carpenter he worked with was able to give them some advice. alone to use it as they stuck to a relatively simple design which is affective and suited to their needs 1st they

always have the piano onboard which is probably not something many converted camper fans have then it was also important for them to be able to sleep the length ways as they're both very tall things then they want to maximize the space and also use the height inside out. so they designed the center aisle to be l. shaped this means they can get out of the van on both sides if they stopped next to a safety pillar and someone's parked right behind them as well so they put all that into one design and learned a lot in the process about planning and structuring a vehicle like this. to get. the results are certainly impressive it's a unique camper van complete with piano and his knowledge of pianos also proved useful when fitting out a very different part of the van. that if you go neo says this door

here is fitted with a hinge normally used in pianos you can open it right out giving you enough space to get out the heavy water canister. one spot and for the water they installed a ford pump taking their inspiration from boat building if you just step on it and it pumps the water up to the time it does must tell you. where they're going on their 1st tour in their new van. as tara says they're travelling through the balkan region through caray shia mosque near montenegro albania and greece they plan to do that right up until their studies begin later this year. after that they use the semester holidays to go on tour once they've both finished their bachelor degrees and they're hoping to fulfill a dream and do a really big tour but they'll have to wait to see whether it works out something

really long bike up an american tour. like misfits. and so they hit the road again in their new ford transfer to music ambassadors and their camper van off to spread a little joy in the world. the arrival of the b.m.w. 150-1960 one mark the start of a new era for the most very in car maker classic car expert christophe power takes us on a trip back in time. i think if he says the b.m.w. was in crisis in the early 1950 s. and was even in danger of being taken over by arch rival mercedes that's because.

acquired for motor bags b.m.w. produce just 2 kinds of vehicles small cars and once recent dance or as there should be gold magazine put it cars for laborers and c.e.o.'s so the $1500.00 was aimed at the middle classes it was the 1st of what became known as b.m.w.'s new class. to make the new class palatable to the middle classes b.m.w. used just the right ingredients to make it practical the 1500 had 4 doors is 4 cylinder engine was thrifty but still delivered 80 horsepower and at a price of $1500.00 marks it made many a family man's mouth water. but said i don't think kristen says the b.m.w. 1500 made its debut at the frankfurt motor show in 1961 it thrilled the crowds and around 2000 orders were taken then and there but b.m.w. took its time putting the model into series production when the association of the

automotive industry threatened to penalize b.m.w. it took 35 preproduction models put them on the assembly line for another model and got some mechanics to look like they were tinkering around with the car and they said look mr inspector we're building it and it worked. which was a good thing as with the new class b.m.w. was one of the 1st european car makers to venture into new automotive during the modern 4 cylinder engine used in the 1500 would be fitted into other b.m.w. models for the next 25 years to 1500 came to define what b.m.w. stood for as a brand. christof says the car looks small and refined from the outside but inside it's quite spacious which was by no means a given for a car of its class in the sixty's it's a matter of geometry that the experts know how to queue provides more usable space in a car. in

a sphere with the same surface area and b.m.w.'s head designer view how hoffmeister used this to his advantage he defined the basic features of b.m.w.'s design language including the famous hoffmeister kink with a firm still uses today. that characteristic kidney radiator grille was the only homage to b.m.w.'s glorious past otherwise the 1500 broke with tradition completely the car's delicate and almost rectangular roof lets in plenty of light the sharp bangles and side beams were a novelty at the time but continued to add further to automotive design to this day . the form of post re on the steering wheel was an early concession to passive safety shows like the sunken instruments which don't reflect in the windshield the new class offered drivers and passengers lots of room in a relatively small space. absolutely christiane says that the

1504 cylinder power plant quote is the stuff of legend it has a cast iron engine block with an aluminum cylinder head and overhead camshaft and a forged crankshaft is engineering route automotive history in the 1980 something m.w. design engineers took a couple of these engines a service life of over 100000 kilometers and fitted them with a turbo charger and sent them on to the formula one circuits of his world with as much as 1300 horsepower under the hood it sounds absurd but it was enough to win the 1983 formula one world championship. this modest looking engine ranks among the most legendary in the history of motor sport never in his wildest dreams could develop or alexander from falcon allison have imagined that his innovation would end up writing foreman. one history. with

the help of the m. 10 engine nelson piquet took the 983 drivers' championship with his problem b.m.w. . the 4 speed transmission shifts crisply and a suspension as well tuned and the early sixty's the b.m.w. $1500.00 even gave porsches a run for their money to pay as aristo says it might not sound like much today but at the time 80 horsepower out of 4 cylinders frightened the competition that porsche is based model 356 had just 60 horsepower a german weekly called the 1500 a sprinter in a tux and christophe thinks that some apt description of this one and a half liter engine is very responsive but it 4500 r.p.m. it's pretty loud and sounds labored like the b.m.w. already have improvements in the works but. later new class models like the b.m.w.

2000 t.i.i. with up to 2 leaders of capacity and $130.00 horsepower drivers such as hoover khana right touring car history b.m.w. produce the model range for a decade selling over 360000 vehicles. kind of christophe says there's no question that as the 1st mid-size b.m.w. of the post where era the new class rode automotive history and almost single handedly save the company from bankruptcy even today folks at b.m.w. are proud of this car's most important feature how fun it is to drive so christophe says that the b.m.w. 1500 is definitely a milestone in automotive history. you could say that the b.m.w. 1500 fill the gap left by the ford fired isabella its modern design was inspired by the american chevrolet corvette and. numerous should tell you model but in its day

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