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i don't need to have a lot of the bill for over that's on home the 4th i'm. missing it at. the bottom of the ballet that the last dragon. called to her through. on. the go and welcome to drive in the need w. motor magazine on this edition soon to be sold out p o d r 8 v 10 performance. hydrogen fuel of the future. and the new one as 60. following the 2nd generation of the best selling volvo x
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e 60 the v 60 executive wagon and its cross country version who has ruled out the 3rd generation of its and 60 sports sedan. with its own car testing on bankers' 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 in almost new plant in south carolina usa he sees this new as 16 is a cool nordic sporty old turn it over to b.m.w. 3 series for safety 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 global f 60 sporting. ambitions find their optical embodiment in
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a dynamic front with its elevate hood grille narrow the headlights and lower air intakes with additional side blades in the front of me she is outer corners. the newest 60 is longer and flatter than its predecessors as stately $2.00 metre wheel base allows for much room especially in the back seat. and recalls that oval announced plans to discontinue diesel engines entirely and the v 60 is a step in that direction initially it will offer a choice of 2 turbo charged gasoline engines putting out 140 and 184 kilowatts of power as well as a plug in hybrid that in sheaves 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 started $46000.00 euros in germany. impressed by this as sixty's engine performance though he's afraid some drivers might want to bit more emotion or character as 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 bumpy ride. 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 systems to support the driver when steering and eating up sticks. it's also quite impressed with the interior design workmanship it feels quite comfortable the only criticism that occurs to him would apply to almost all. the infotainment system doesn't quite a wind 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. that us sixties interior provides luxury and it's restraint scandinavian style at
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$12.00 inch drivers display is standard on all trim levels. up there describes the new s 60 as 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 16th even without the choice of the more fuel efficient diesel version. as an alternative the s 60 can also be had as 88 with plug in hybrid drive. in 28. gene siyad spun off its subsidiary cooper to distinguish the sports models
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from the others now they've added another criterion exclusivity the cooperage take a limited edition comes who especially quitman 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 full suite emmanuelle explains that most rational features of a 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 swank the look are these 20 inch rims in cooper copper color if you want to well knows that the most important part is the
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a crop of age exhaust system underneath which is definitely worth listening to. $221.00 kilowatts of power is delivered by the 2 leader 4 cylinder engine familiar from the normal coupe ride tika 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 to correct has turned the a take it into a sporty compact s.u.v. i am i may boast i'm on a 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. gone the relative oyster.
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or 9 batch of the money well is impressed. me at once got it he's 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. on them it doesn't get one on has prepared to little surprises 1st kookery has closed up a small serpentine road for us so a man who could step on the gas without all the traffic there is 2nd surprise is in conversation with an actual race car driver shorty ginny who was closely involved in developing the normal coupe taken it as well as the limited edition business take on alcohol and a 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 if the same suspension wise is the same but we have 520 in each other with the car i do so i keep a lower profile on the on the on these lower profile and the way to make it the main water reactive specially on the mean but that is more about it and if something obviously that help us the me but not me on the shots there be any water effect if god 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 in 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 could have been added here to. apart from that a man will conclude this is
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a great car. sweig and has celebrated the start of volume production for its own back 3 compact i d 3 1st the car maker invested over 1000000000 euros in its facility in saxony with employees reporters from political figures looking on the 1st units rolled off the assembly line and onto the stage. it's vital to eyes 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 the need to be a bug and the goals before it may become a people's car. at
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a sterling price 120000 euros the id 3 is an affordable choice among compact electrics and germany this day buying incentive is slated for an increase. this lubeck welcomes visitors to the toyota 0 emission tour in frankfurt. it is 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. their eyes he 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. to get off the lead bed lights and sites hydrogen power is great advantages for long distances. fast refueling and greater range
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a 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 a horse who is convinced hydrogen technology is the future he even thinks battery electric drive will only serve to bridge the gap. that toyota is 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's one of the very few hydrogen powered production vehicles. fisher cautions that it takes some
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getting used to the body looks very futuristic but that's only appropriate to a car in the future summarize $114.00 kilowatt output in 178 kilometers per hour top speed may not be impressive but for that the tour kicks in spontaneously for a bed by 10 acre thinks it's fun a car shoots forward that's the feeling that's so nice about electric drive. them right 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 fall. on the basis of transportation
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he predicts a transitional phase over the next 10 to 20 years but all indicators point to hydrogen and he labels the safety issues and ongoing discussions about them as fairy tales crash tests have shown that the mirage safety features i mean all the requirements he described it is absolutely say. passenger cars aren't the only vehicles that can make use of hydrogen drug. very france points out the 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 this would 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 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. now in 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. power
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levels the performance version as a v 10 min engine with an added 37 kilowatts that brings output up to 456 kilowatts . if one wishes excited as he is testing an increasingly rare car apart from the 8 this is out east top of the line model however they are age production is going to be discontinued in the future sports car fans all over the world are saddened by this enough in the midst of though lewis wants to get in and have a look at what makes the audi r 8 so special that. 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 speed 10 engine proudly displayed underneath a glass panel at the rear. him of the 1st thing lewis notices about the interior is the race car feeling i think up and 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 $5.00 leader v 10 engine can reach an impressive $456.00 kilowatts with out a turbo charger and a maximum torque of 580 newton meters the heart rate goes from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in just 3 point one seconds reaching its top. speaking at 331 kilometers
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per 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 howdy knows full well. by driving lewis he may be one notices that brute phaeton sound about by the 5.2 liter engine which it shares with a lamborghini with hurricane presses him further into his seat with every acceleration i like it will bring a smile to anyone's face. luis explains that he doesn't feel he might lose traction or fishtail because the contact pressure generated by the ari is really overwhelming. the design to has been upgraded by how many in this model 2nd generation the single frame grille is wide and flat the headlights with their design elements make the
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ari look sharp and edgy. large air intakes at the sides provide additional cooling. the 20 inch wheels in a can and spoke design are milled from a single piece and optional for the r.h. . at the rear of the engines large boilers and the wide air out with drilling immediately catch one zein the oval tailpipes pay tribute to the 1st are any. conclusions of the hour. 8 will leave
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a large gap that out he needs to fill replacing the emotions that arise with such a car as a difficult task though he says he'll definitely miss 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's best 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 car to stick to stuff that were tells us opals history goes all the way back to 862 when adam old who founded the sewing machine and bicycle manufacturer up to meet 100 $99.00 he started turning out automobiles what you add
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to a burgeoning economic expansion is 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 1029 america's general motors bought out but that didn't slow down its business success one bit it was up to what it does. in the 1930 s. opel rolled up word in on word to become the biggest carmaker in europe excelling with such technological innovations as the self-supporting unibody starting in 1988 opel olympia and the cadet the 1st capitaine 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 secured is place as the best selling german 6 cylinder car in 3 years of production this version i won't count exactly 92555 buyers. i need chris to 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 at the time an absolute must have that includes the wrap around panoramic when she'll get the obligatory tailfins and the often rather garish 2 tone paint shop and compared to some of its peers this model is fairly modest opal took on another track from the united states in just 6 years from 1953 to 59 the factory rolled out 4 different capitaine models not until the 1960 said opal give up this rather cash intensive trend for facelifts. this 1955 version of the
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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 each march 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. i think of christo points out the one constant with all the 1950 s. kept a very quiet and very robust inline 6 cyl. 2 and
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a half liter engine it had to shower the opel blitz and it sucked in fuel and air through only one carburetor i don't think that tended to limit performance by 3900 revs it had already reached its maximum output i feel but it was like towards they gave the car its pick up and an impressive 170 new meters that kicked in at just one of $1700.00 revs and made for a very decent acceleration talked about indoors took. the 3 speed transmission with a steering column mounted shift lever was made for the shift was driver and a very casual driving style fuel consumption average the bug 11.5 leaders i don't know bad for the time. in 1970 after long and dependable service that cappy keane 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 concludes that for over 30 years the open capitaine served them well and admirably nearly half a 1000000 more bill before the war it was a technological innovator that set new standards with itself supporting all steel body in the 1950 s. the new generations happy things became darlings of the rising middle class and symbols of west germany economic miracle to come as the best selling 6 cylinder of its time the opel capitaine was doubtlessly a milestone an automotive history. in the 1980s opel keep up the navy base naming tradition for its opel model names like cadets commodore and a tradition that had actually begun with the opel capitaine.
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