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they're there for power and boundless ambition to the middle east to a crisis. of the gulf starts nov 27th on d. w. . o. and welcome to drive with an e w motor magazine on this edition of soon to be sold out be out 10 performance. hydrogen fuel of the future. and the new volvo s 60. following the 2nd generation of the best selling volvo x c 60 of the 60 executive
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wagon and its cross country version who has ruled out the 3rd generation of its as 60 sport sedans. with its own car testing on measures aware of all those negative images a car for seniors worried about safety he describes that as a cliche like the scandinavian furniture design and swedish meatballs he sure we can forget all that for the new as 60 this is the 1st model produced of almost new plant in south carolina usa he sees this new as 60 is a cool nordic sporty old turn it is to b.m.w. 3 series mercedes c. class and out easy for he's going to see if it lives up to the expectation that is around and certainly holds its on. the mobile and 60 sporting. ambitions find their optical embodiment in the dynamic front with us
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elevate hood grill. headlights and lower air intakes with additional side blades in the front fishes outer corners. the new s 60 is longer and flatter than its predecessor as stately 2.87 metre wheel base allows for much room especially in the back seat. and recalls that volvo announced plans to discontinue diesel engines entirely and the v 60 is a step in that direction initially it allow for a choice of 2 turbo charged gasoline engines putting out 140 and 184 kilowatts of power as well as a plug in hybrid that achieves 288 kilowatts no s 60 will be powered by
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a diesel and. retested the s $6065.00 version powered by a 2 liter 4 cylinder engine rated at $184.00 kilowatts it makes the dash from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 6 and a half seconds leaving 152 grams of c o 2 behind it per kilometer prices start at $46000.00 euros in germany. duly impressed by this as 16 engine performance though he's afraid some drivers might want to bit more emotion or character he hears next to nothing from it inside the car the s 60 has some sporty moves but in general it's more laid back and easy going than its competitors and that makes it better suited to long haul driving only in the sport mode does this make for a slightly. it's sporty and so for sure
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handling is complemented by innovative drivers assistance systems designed for greater safety in traffic for example improve collision avoidance system to support the driver when steering and evading obstacles. as also quite impressed with the interior design and workmanship it feels quite comfortable the only criticism that occurs to him would apply to almost all. the info team and system doesn't quite blend in with the other ways beautifully designed interior and often you might follow some false leads before you track down the function you want to turn on or off it all takes some getting used to or lots of practice. i think of it all for. us sixties interior provides luxury and it's restraint scandinavian style
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a $12.00 inch drivers display is standard on all trim levels. describes the new s 60 is optically smart offering for the midsize sedan market it sporty and elegant without coming across as aggressive or flashy but he guesses the next months will show whether germany's long distance drivers for the as 16 even without the choice of the more fuel efficient diesel version. as an alternative vs 60 can also be had as 88 with plug in hybrid drive. and 2080. in seattle spun off its subsidiary cooper to distinguish the sports
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models from the others now they've added another criterion exclusivity the cooperage take a limited edition comes to a special equipment and interior and is limited to 1999 companies carbon fiber elements with copper thread finish give this vehicle its distinctive design outside and inside. the my face with humana well explains that most special features of the limited edition can be found at the rear like this carbon extension of the rear spoiler it's not a regular carbon but a mix of carbon and copper and it's a suave looking design just like the logos color which can also be found on the side view mirror. adding to the swanky look are these 20 inch rims in cooper copper
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color manuel knows that the most important part is the a crop of age exhaust system underneath which is definitely worth listening to. 221 kilo watts of power is delivered by the 2 liter 4 cylinder engine familiar from a normal cooper. with a maximum torque of 400 meters acceleration from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 4.9 seconds and a top speed of 247 kilometers per hour cooper has turned to take it into a sporty compact s.u.v. i am i may boast and i know well expresses his glee at the engine sound when the car is standing now he wants to try the cooper mode to get an idea of what it sounds like. gone the route of oysters. or not
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bad the money well is impressed. it wasn't it once got it i'm not sure where this can be heard but there's an authority gurgling sound when he slows down to a minimal thinks it's outstanding. is all on them it doesn't get it what on has prepared to little surprises 1st kookery has closed off a small serpentine road for us so a man who can step on the gas without all the traffic there is 2nd surprise is in conversation with an actual race car driver shorty shinee who was closely involved in developing the normal cooper and taken it as well as the limited edition go to snow my local plod think on the whole i'm their limited edition. for sure he is taking the exclusive model for a spin on the road emanuel has some time to ask how the driving experience has
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changed and he does the same suspension wise is the same but we have 5 points in each show with that car i do so i give us a lower profile on the bias on this lower profile and that will make it to me want to react to specially on the mean but that is more about it and if something obviously that helps the me i not make conditions to be any water i think it was. was my thoughts it a minimal summary of the cooperage take a limited edition it's exquisite and limited to 1999 copies and it's also very exclusive as a limited edition however a minimal thinks there's just one tiny thing missing if he remembers correctly the interior of the leon cooper had a little tag marking the exact model number of the limited edition this could have been added here to. apart from that and manuel concludes that this is
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a car. go sweig and has celebrated the start of volume production ford's electric compact i d 3 1st the car maker invested over 1000000000 euros in its facility in saxony with employees reporters and political figures looking on the 1st units rolled off the assembly line and onto the stage. it's vital to last that as many people as possible to whom a car is indispensable to their daily lives and freedom are able to afford an electric vehicle so the electric car just like to be a bug and the goals before it even become a people's car. at a starting price under $20000.00 euro the id 3 is an affordable choice among
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compact electrics in germany the state buying incentive is slated for an increase. after i'm doing this lou back welcomes visitors to the toyota 0 emission tour in frankfurt. has organized the tour to raise awareness of hydrogen as an alternative energy source and of course have its own hydrogen powered models like the mirror. explains that the combustion engine is replaced by a fuel cell with 0 emissions so far hydrogen powered vehicles have been left mostly by the wayside but fuel cells will almost certainly prove an essential component in future mobility concepts. get off the grid bad lights in sites hydrogen power is great advantages for long distances. fast refueling and greater range. a
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chemical reaction between the hydrogen and the oxygen in the air release is the energy used to propel the vehicle the only by product is pure water the fueling process closely resembles the one used for natural gas it's almost as simple as for gasoline and spite of all these points in favor of this drive technology relatively little research has been done largely because of the cost. of a really low to jose is convinced hydrogen technology is the future he even thinks battery electric drive will only serve to bridge the gap. that toyota's fairly flounce describes hydrogen as a highly environmentally friendly solution and it's easy to produce from renewable sources such as wind power hydrogen serves as the storage medium which is far more ecological than a purely battery electric technology for now the toyota mariah is one of a very few hydrogen powered production vehicles. fisher cautions that it takes some
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getting used to somebody who looks very futuristic that's only appropriate to a car of the future summarize $114.00 kilowatt don't put in 178 kilometers per hour top speed may not be impressive but for that the tour kicks in spontaneously betty white's a necker thinks it's fun a car shoots forward that's the feeling that's so nice about electric drive. to my heads to the energy park in months and employee shows how electricity generated by wind power is used to produce hydrogen renewably through electrolysis for legal reasons we can't show the process here one great advantage of hydrogen power is that it's relatively easy to transport and store it for long periods of time without energy losses. because certain the technology will eventually form. the basis of transportation he
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predicts a transitional phase over the next 10 to 20 years but all indicators point to hydrogen and he labels the safety issues and i'm going to scotians about them as fairy tales crash tests have shown that the mirage safety features i mean all the requirements he describes it is absolutely safe. passenger cars aren't the only vehicles that can make use of hydrogen drop. very france points out that discussions of mobility always seem to end up with heavy load transport but here hydrogen is the perfect drive medium because it won't make up as much of the payload in buses and trucks as batteries would for electric drive. the potential applications of hydrogen reach even beyond transportation this hotel in frankfurt as one example has its own fuel cell to supply the entire building with the electricity that makes the hotel independent of the local power grid it's the only
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project of its kind in europe so far it's going to be a good person he would like to see greater acceptance for hydrogen technology by the public and have a better network of filling stations for hydrogen in germany and he'd like to see more hydrogen powered models because the competition stimulates business. really little who was a points out that we're still at the beginning and he expects that 10 to 20 years will have to pass not 3 to 5 before we see any real progress and longer before hydrogen technology really becomes what was stablished but it's coming. production models sporting the 4 rings is closer to motorsports than the audi r 8 vitality rescission and most importantly speed are its core ability which also means it's not very environmentally sustainable this sports car comes into. our
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levels of performance version as a v 10 min engine with an added 37 kilowatts that brings output up to 456 kilowatts . if out louis's excited as he's testing an increasingly rare car apart from the this is out east top of the line model however they are each production is going to be discontinued in the future i guess that sports car fans all over the world are saddened by that it's enough of the nostalgia though dr who is once to get in and have a look at what makes the audi r 8 so special. the concrete is tailored to the driver apart from a digital speedometer and tack ometer the display behind the steering wheel also shows navigation or vehicle data inside carbon details give the r 8 a sporty look. at
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the heart of the audi r 8 is in speech and engine proudly displayed underneath a glass panel at the rear. him in the 1st thing lewis notices about the interior is the race car feeling i think that's down to the ari performance steering wheel which lets the driver control all of the cars functions especially helpful in critical situations is going to test the driving experience. the 5.2 leader v 10 engine can reach an impressive 456 kilowatts with a turbo charger and a maximum torque of 580 newton meters the army goes from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in just 3 point one seconds reaching its tops. being at 331 kilometers per
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hour. it goes without saying that this double plus an athlete needs premium plus at a high consumption rate when its power is brought to bear the art is impressive even if it's not really a timely car as audi knows full well. driving it was he mediately notices that brute v 10 sound of outside the 5.2 liter engine which it shares with the lamborghini with hurricane presses him further into his seat with every acceleration that it will bring a smile to anyone's face. luis explains if he doesn't feel he might lose traction or fishtail because the contact pressure generated by the ari is really overwhelming. been designed to has been upgraded by audi in this model 2nd generation the single frame grille is why i'm flat the headlights with their design elements make the ari
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look sharp and edgy. large air intakes at the sides provided at dish and all cooling. the 20 inch wheels in a 10 spoke design are milled from a single piece and optional for they are a. career the engines large boiler and a wide air outlet drilling immediately can't one zaya the oval tailpipes peak tribute to the 1st are any. conclusions that they are a. it will leave
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a large gap that out he needs to fill replacing the emotions that arise was such a car as a difficult task though he says he'll be definitely missed this car very much and he's excited to see what he will come up with in the future. in the 1950 s. the opel capitaine was among the german automotive industry spends sellers get offered executive class comfort at an affordable price that was opals concept a recipe for success and secured the kepi chain 3rd place among germany's new car registration after its little brother the olympia record and the v.w. beetle. to use it as a car to stick to stuff that were tulsa's opals history goes all the way back to 862 when adam multiple found in a sewing machine and bicycle manufacturer and 899 he started turning out
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automobiles which led to a burgeoning economic expansion by the late 1920 s. opel had a market share of 44 percent making it germany's largest car maker then came the great depression and in 1929 american general motors bought out opal but that didn't slow down its business success one bit it was up to the best. in the 1930 s. opel rolled up word in on word to become the biggest car maker in europe excelling with such technological innovations as the self-supporting unibody starting in 1938 the opel limpia and the kid that the 1st capitaine also made use of this modern design the 6 cylinder sedan continued almost done changed right through world war 2 until 953 then it was time to find a successor. just as in the pre-war years the capitaine of the 1950 s.
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quickly securities police as the best selling german 6 cylinder car in 3 years of production this version alone found exactly 92555 buyers. points out that every square centimeter of this modern pantano styling reveals the influence of the american parent general motors wazza chrome lots of shine up at the time an absolute must have that includes the wrap around panoramic when shield the obligatory tailfins and the often rather garish paint shop and compared to some of its peers this model is fairly modest opal took on another track from the united states and just 6 years from 1953 to 59 the factory rolled out 4 different capitaine models not until the 1960 s. and opal give up this rather cash intensive trend for facelifts. this
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1955 version of the capitaine differs from its predecessor in the flattened the oval grille and the larger tail fins and its successor sported a windshield that ramps the way around to the doors even more and shiny and even bigger tailfins. $900.00 which marks for about double the list price would buy a luxury version was separate front seats and imitation leather dash a make up near and lots of styling. christo points out the one constant with all the 1950 s. kept a very quiet and very robust inline 6 cylinder. 2 and
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a half liter engine it had become our the opal blitz and it sucked in fuel and air through only one carburetor i know that tended to limit performance by 3900 revs it had already reached its maximum output i phone but it was the torch they gave the car its pick up an impressive 170 new meters that kicked in a just 1700 revs and made for a very decent acceleration. throughout and bush took. the 3 speed transmission with the steering column mounted shift lever was made for the shift was driver and a very casual driving style fuel consumption averaged about 11.5 liters i don't know bad for the time. in 1970 after long and dependable service the cabbie chain was retired with honors
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from then on the top of the range belong to the admiral and the diplomat while the up and coming opel commodore served the mid range. yes the irish stuff can close that for over 30 years the open capitaine served well and admirably nearly half a 1000000 more bill before the war i was a technological innovator it set new standards with itself supporting all steel bonnie and the 1950 s. the new generation crappy things became darlings of the rising middle class and symbols of west germany economic miracle because it has the best selling 6 cylinder of its time the opel capitaine was doubtlessly a milestone in automotive history. in the 1980s ople keep up the navy base naming tradition for its opel models names like could it commodore and maverick a tradition that had actually begun with the opel capitaine. next
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