welcome to the foot is the gate here. to talk about. the low and welcome to driver it's the d.w. motor magazine this week we just the cd cover car going through the city of hamburg . lexus celebrates 30 years a new r x. and we'll check out the new bentley flying spur.

for more than a century the name bentley has been the appear to me a luxury brand fit for a queen it seems bentley is an official supplier to the british royal family to hand crafted materials in the interior. comfort and luxury. as a template no guys you know for says he'd normally test the car and self that given to my bed play in the chauffeur is ready and waiting not going to say no i don't know. the flying spur is just above the continental g.t. in the bentley range superceded only by the more luxury a small sun the bullish 6 leader 12 cylinder engine puts out a whopping $467.00 kilowatts of power. look so size. i don't think this is the way to travel and the back of the bentley flying

spur me by the leg room is particularly generous as the car is only available in the extended version with 13 centimeters more leg room as you'd expect the weather is top quality and the design elegant there are plenty of displaced cranes including this new touch screen and the center console you can even remove it like a remote control which he thinks is great. allows you to control the blinds for example and even the flying being mascot on the hood as it comes i feel for most of. that of course you're going to just the climate control and the massage function on the seats or change the color of the lighting all from the comfort of the back seat. and sitting on the back seat is probably the best way to savor the luxury but only 5 percent of all bentleys are show for driven 95 percent of bentley owners drive themselves time for one hope to

swap places but there's something he needs to attend to 1st. yes when invited join from a chauffeur driven experience but before he takes the wheel him so he needs to dress up for the occasion. time for us to take a good look at the exterior of the car the l.e.d. head lamps feature a cut crystal effect making them especially eye catching. the wings of the flying the mascot are also made of glass and provide up when the driver approaches the car the vehicle is a whole 5.31 meters long and comes with a $21.00 inch wheels as standard underlining the powerful presence of the flying spur. the styling on the side hands at the sleeping giant beneath the hood it's a power pack just. waiting for action. the

rear on the other hand has been kept surprisingly simple the wide oval tailpipes are linked with a design line. chris black trim on a science draws the eye over the car sleek profile. the. women sin against the bentley his work is sharma. the following spring has a curved weight of just under 2 and a half times but it still powers from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in just 3.8

seconds and reaches a top speed of 333 kilometers per hour. the flanks by no souse the car is obviously comfortable but it can really move to it and it feels more fleet footed on his predecessor and that's due to the all will steering and the slightly reduced weight of the congress mostly powered by rear wheel drives with the front wheels only receiving torque when rear wheel slip is detected then there's the new air suspension which is 3 chambers that are 40 percent larger all that makes for a comfortable right and allows sporty driving to. one element of the beauty of a new flying spur is the option to personalize it in addition to the range of 17 standard colors there are also many more extended range color options available. didn't heads of all those i hold so as you immediately notice the digital cockpit inside with one display in front of the driver and one in the center he feels designers have paid. great attention to detail. be a change lever provides

a perfect grip and then there are pull out knobs that don't just have a normal beveling but are in grave with $2331.00 facets providing optimum grip and of course it shines a lot more beautifully than i would otherwise. i know points to his favorite detail in the whole interior it's not the great seats or the massage function great as it is nor is it the finely crafted switches or the rendell wheels no it's the bentley rotating display as it 1st appeared in the continental and continental cabriolet called and now it's in the flying spare now it means you don't always have the navigation screen up you can also switch to the beautifully crafted analog instruments that's something that's really wowed him.

and i bet right now says the new bentley flying spirit for is a lot of luxury on paper at least it competes with the top line versions of the audi mercedes s. class and b.m.w. 7 series but he thinks it's in a completely different league closer to rules royce fast and the honest ones was. 9 years under its belt 3 facelifts and more than $1360000.00 so mitsubishi is offering the a s x since 2010 and it's been a century unchanged at least under the surface but instead of a new generation the japanese maker has come up with a s x facelift number 4 they may be the same underpinnings and mitsubishi hasn't been shy about. completely replacing sheet metal which is unusual for

a facelift the new beefy front is called dynamic shield and draws on mitsubishi's new design language nothing is changed with the compact outer dimensions length remains $4.00 metres and there's still a good ground clearance of 1000 centimeters. by mitsubishi come out of it a conscious dream on a wall schafer says the new a.s.x. called something of a tradition at mitsubishi has 18 years of 4 wheel drive history even the new model is once again available with 4 whale drive if you want to get it you can still order it with 2 wheel drive but if road conditions are poor you know you can't just switch to a 4 wheel drive and she would otherwise sit there so you just have to make sure you don't get stuck. under normal conditions the variable all wheel system powers the front wheels but

if they lose their grip the computer spreads the torque evenly between front and rear and particularly difficult terrain you can switch to 4 wheel drive walk mode but that's a bit of a misnomer the differential never completely locks instead the clutches are how we're trying to clean push together more closely to keep cornering on track. and get the amount to us is a major criticism of the previous a.a.'s actual was it somewhat weak engine that's now been improved with a facelift the 1.6 liter has been replaced by a 2 liter gasoline engine which is already familiar from other mitsubishi so it produces $110.00 kilowatts and more importantly 195 meters of torque that means it's not out of its element on country roads or freeway. if you are looking for a diesel engine you'll be just. pointed and that's also true if you want an

electric or hybrid version the 4 cylinder gasoline engine is the only choice in exhilarates the one and a half ton 80 s. x. to 100 kilometers per hour and 10.2 seconds and gives it a top speed of 190 kilometers per hour. you mean one has to nitpicks 1st a manual transmission. and that means the interior can get a pretty loud but there's less to complain about at moderate speeds this inspection handles bumps well although he'd expect nothing less from an s.u.v. . if shifting gears isn't your thing there's an optional continuously variable transmission but here too sporty ambitions should be kept in check because strong pixel ration has never been the hallmark of a c.v. once again the a.s.x.

likes to be a little cautious despite its fresh new appearance nearly everything is the same on the inside but not quite everything the climate control panel has been redesigned the interior is the same understated grey with just a few metallic action there's an updated info team and system with a touch screen that now features and 8 inch screen up from 7 nothing is changed when it comes to the cars roomy inside dimensions depending on the position of the rear seat the trunk volume ranges from 462-1206 leaders typical for its class. but i'm actually a man i was friends with an entry price of just under 21000 euros the a.b.s. x. is priced well below some of its competitors such as before toyota rav 4 and. even the basic equipment package includes decent features such as. headlights and climate control and that in a few. for the top equipment line which includes nearly everything your heart

desires it's still below $30000.00 euros is conclusion if you like the design of the a.s.x. you can save a few 1000 euro's compared to other manufacturers. lexus are celebrating its 30th anniversary by looking back on a history of technical milestones in 1983 toyota decided it needed to launch a premium brand but before the 1st lexus cars could roll off the assembly line in 1990 toyota convecting years of studies focus groups and strategy development. head of marketing marcus berger says a team of marketing people lived in a villa on the u.s. west coast for a while to get to know the lifestyle of their potential customers. they wanted to

see what made people tick and this knowledge flowed in the product development. of that came the ls $400.00 i watch research then which was aimed at a highly competitive market a segment in which every available technology you can imagine goes into the cars force that. it was designed with a strong focus on comfort plenty of on board seemed to equip. powerful v 8 gasoline engine. it wasn't just a matter of watching the car under the market but also positioning the new brand but also presents. after the launch of the ls 400 and the smaller e.d.s. 250 in the u.s. 1989 b.l.s. from the lexus brand also came to europe and new models were added like the more affordable g.s. of a. viewed in 1998

and was one of the vehicles that established the premium segment setting standards in comfort and much everything on the r.x. set itself apart from existing s.u.v. . lexus achieved another technical milestone in 2005 with the r x 400 h. . markers bergner says the r x was a pioneer in hybrid technology which has since played a very strong role in all lexus models lexus sees it as the current answer to the debate on alternative drive systems because it's very practical a vehicle drives on electric power up to 50 percent of the time but it doesn't have to be charged externally because it's a self-sufficient system so it's not affected by a lack of charging points. the latest version of the

r x which has just been introduced is the face with good 4th generation it features additional welds to increase the rigidity of the body new dampers reduce weight and boost driving dynamics safety systems have also been upgraded the latest generation of the lexus safety system plus provides even more driver assistance and better accident prevention and of course there are also other new touches. since lexus have redesigned their trademark grill the new honeycomb shape is all it takes its cue from the new x. crossover which was launched here in germany earlier in 200-1000. there's a sleek new design for the headlights also redesigned is the lower bumper with the right units and prominent under body protection law. she says there have been 4

keep polluters in its history design technology performance which not only includes engine performance and what he calls takumi craftsmanship. marcus explains it to cooley's in japan or craftsman or even engineers who have worked across industries for at least 25 to 30 years to be recognized as the end of the these are the people who want to improve their products their work habits who are always on the lookout for small details to perfect them even further out of that old only results inequality seen in the choice of materials but also in the build quality of them especially in the interior of your bones and i must say also problem on a cliff if i'm in all need to fit. today the r x's lexus is best selling model inside besides an updated design there are new

features the multifunction display is now a touch screen and easier for the driver to reach the system can also be operated by voice control there is an inductive charging station in the center console for mobile phones lexus is also breaking new ground to bring well heeled clientele and the contact with the brand for example with its loft by lexus lounge at brussels airport it's not focused on cars but creates a brand atmosphere with design architecture and music. it's top to only by lexus has recently introduced why 650 luxury yacht for 3 decades lexus has been committed to luxury and is today successfully represented and more than 90 markets around the world.

point you notice correct says that although many people in big cities don't use a car there is still high demand for private cars and urban areas so nearly all of the manufacturers offer a model designed specifically for the city life has the one and now there's a new sibling a one city car for the other kids i don't board of a common you know. the city car version just over 4 metres long and is around 5 centimeters higher than the normal a one to give the driver a better overview out he calls it a young urban type so we're going to tour hamburg start up companies to see what parallels we can find between the young creatives here and now to a new city slicker sergei schwarzkopf's longboard studio is at 1st glance a shop for skateboards but there's a direct link to cars here in the form of

a sound studio the idea to create the perfect sound inside a car to. satisfy you generate that perfect sound. yet if it's a surrogate he says firstly you want as little reflection as possible then you want to set up a sweet spot where you can hear the real sound. and i just think that's not something you can do in a car. how do you still be as you glass a grease adding that the driver doesn't sit in the middle of a car either but there's an acoustic triangle between 3 loud speakers in the car one and the door one in the pillar and one on the dashboard they position the sweet spot so that it's exactly tailored to the driver plus you have the same speakers on the right and the left so in a vehicle you actually have to sweet spots unlike in a sound studio. to get the music to some. right there's quite

a bit of adjusting needed for the car you also have to take the ambient noise into account. because of the copious is the important thing you want the same sound quality even when very loud ambient noise that stick out as an artist wonders what happens if instead of a great force you have more of a squawk like him and then assure they give it a try not to sing grease to sing. even if the balance isn't quite right at the start with surrogates help much this is squawk become something quite respectable. with the music in the sound system not his head for his next destination the $85.00 kilo on 3 cylinder gasoline engine can celebrate the city carver to an impressive top speed of 190 kilometers per hour. stop school design which produces practical boxes for shoes.

not just things we have a lot of great looking shoes here he asked the size of this pair. 9 and a half that's concise they come to says the trouble is as soon as you wear a pair of shoes like this they decrease in value it's the same with a one city car for you drive 3 kilometers out of the showroom and it's lost a significant amount of value. at least he had 3 kilometers of fun mother says she was in cars have both become lifestyle products but he points out that shoes aren't the shop's main business they make boxes for those shoes he wonders how he can make a link between the boxes and cars. designer bjarne yes chris says both start with the design and the design is key to how against received. isn't something special or new people see

a certain benefit or something desirable that says this product apart from the rest and he thinks that's the goal of product design. does it offer something new that gives you a specific take away design the. lawyer. gets to. mark discusses their own he probably has a different approach he has to be representatives with them the company's design team has over 400 employees who work in a huge building. with a mosquito these thomas bruno says there's a big design system that creates the whole thing 1st and the finished product is always a team effort there's a big team that puts in a lot of time and love and passion to produce a vehicle like that. thinking about a car sized boxes it wouldn't be a bad thing to be

a gap in the market back to the one city car for the car is only available with gasoline engines a fully digital instrument cluster comes as standard and is packed full of technical systems to make driving more pleasant and safer the optional and them i navigate plus infotainment system guides much as reliably to his next stop a startup called for will kaiser an agency that organizes big events and shows the right lighting is always key. counts course how many kinds are so safety is obviously a big factor they have on stage concepts where artists perform breathtaking and dangerous tricks and so it's important that it's safe just like in the car industry . you know how do you still mean armbruster grease the white is mainly a safety feature it's about seeing and being seen and l.t. has a dynamic indicator at the rear because they realize. you're more likely to notice

things in your outer peripheral vision if they're moving. as far as he's concerned the main thing is that head lamps me to be bright. his brightness is essential but with headlamps in particular the color is also important how do you choose a color that's most like daylight so that the driver's less likely to get tired. white south the color of the white probably also plays a role on the stage. you know many kinds here says that's exactly right lights contribute to the entertainment value red light suggests a more dangerous moment there are so many effects and colors that create different moods so safety is key you have a living light on a car also bright daylight for greater safety on the stage spotlights on the artist provide more safety but then there's this entertainment aspect can that be transferred from the car i can't say i'm yet to the aggressive so i'm going to turn

my headlights red. it. says on the exterior that's true but in the interior of the one city carver you can choose between 30 different colors so every week you could create a different mood in your car. prices for the a one city cover begin at $22100.00 euros in germany. thank god this is in a city like hamburg which often has heavy traffic you have to watch out and a compact car that nevertheless allows you to sit a little higher is very practical. quite satisfied with the city carver and with all he's learned today about lighting and sound and design. next time i drive a compact power in the. car with. $221.00 kilo once

a power. and the toilet seat you are now is a more powerful hybrid.

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