Schieffer is happy to stay inside and take a look at the innovations presented at the north American International auto show. Said dans are a big trend. Was always a b. B. Q. Passenger cars brand manager how about you did he says the u. S. Is not much of a market for actual backs like the golf the americans prefer sedans and theyre designed with c. N. N. So its fitting that both wagon is presenting its new jetta here seventeen point five million jets have been produced making it one of the most successful cars now in its seventh generation the jetta is based for the first time on the new m q b. Platform and every imaginable Safety System and connectivity feature is available. Also a new is the poseidon g. T. With a three point six liter two hundred nine kilowatt v six. Engine. Sedan is the centerpiece for toyota to the avalon is based on the t n g a platform and is a premium full size model prices start at thirty three thousand five hundred dollars. Of americans like one thing even more than sedans has a mind of well its big pick ups like those Toyota Tundra good luck finding a parking spot big enough ford in germany might be too big for a parking garage to. Easier to park but equally impressive is the new mercedes g. Class this oldest series of models beginning glance. Just like multitalented Arnold Schwarzenegger who couldnt resist attending their debut. Wagner head of design a mercedes says the g. Class is Something Special a company as in streamlined or rounded it but kept its angular form. The new g classes kinship with its predecessor is a mistake of all in details like the external door hinges but at just over one hundred seven thousand euros the starting price has hardly changed. With the l f one concept car lexus presents its vision of the crossover of the future the l f one is to be available in every engine variant from fuel cell through hybrid to a purely electric motor. Along with the Car ManufacturersParts Manufacturers are also showing their leaders products for car zero for example. As develop new seats that permit a modular exchange of individual parts and that are substantially thinner without sacrificing comfort that increases leg room in the back seat. Scheffler is showing its newest developments aim to support car makers and further developing electric vehicles. And. Peter good smart chief Technology Officer at scheffler says society and politics are demanding big changes like three drive systems because even greater efficiency is a real Quantum Leaps to establish emission free transportation. And or the im pleased by that in which the incidence follows fall and so it. Is that f. Is working hard on hybrid systems to. Defy because it said if chairman of the board list three main trends autonomys driving electric all mobility and more safety aspects active and passive safety are gaining in importance to the. Center of continues developing its technology all sorts of drive components are being improved and combined with new technology. If anybody manuel is always astonished that despite all the efforts made for sustainability and electrification new lumbering models was superb for his horse power are brought to market like this Dodge Challenger it seems thats what people want at least here in the us and i mean. Today our car testimony live stack is putting a Second Generation are through its paces seeing as cooper a series has long been a synonym for power sportiness and until it. What romney says cooper stands for a cup or e six will say its bringing the race track to the street and now theyre introducing a really fast liana the one a sitting in a cooper are just seven hundred ninety nine of them will be built all with manual transmission. And we have the exhaust system comes from the go g. T. I club sport but say its overhauled it he likes the way it sounds. The cooper are doesnt just sound good it also cuts a good figure on the road there are five drive profile modes to choose from ranging from comfort to cooper the extremely sporty one individual mode which drivers tailor the set up to their own driving style. There are no funny plans to push the cooper r. To its limits on this blocked off stretch of road. So during his test drive hes able to use both lanes and doesnt have to worry about running into any other cars or pedestrians. They wont run he says the idea behind the cooper are wasnt to improve performance by increasing engine power and stead say that made the cooper more agile and sporty by developing a new suspension and an additional aerodynamic package comprising lots of carbon fiber components it was developed together with sports car maker koenigsegg. The new leon cooper comes with a four cylinder t. S. A. Engine that generates two hundred twenty eight kilowatts of power it sends the hot hatch from zero to one hundred Kilometers Per Hour and has five point eight seconds of official fuel consumption is seven point three leaders per one hundred kilometers the cooper arc as a top speed of two hundred fifty Kilometers Per Hour and a starting price of just under forty five thousand euros in germany. Event romney says many people asked why the cooper are only has two hundred twenty kilowatts of power just seven more than the regular cooper he says theres any easy explanation for that the seven kilowatt sort of the amount needed to compensate for the cars added weight while maintaining the performance youd expect from a copra. And to deliver all that power to the road the cooper are comes equipped with a hydraulic an electronic sofa locking differential so if necessary all of the drive torque can be directed to just one front wheel. With all that power running says the cooper our lives up to its cup name and you can see its relation to the leon cup racing touring car too. Because the cooper are doesnt just have a more powerful engine it also has a race here exteriors striking features include the mac great body paint and lots of copper colored accents a carbon fiber front the lip spoiler improves head like wow large brembo brakes make it easy to keep the cooper r. s power in check. At the rear of the exhaust system is integrated into a carbon fiber diffuser as with race cars this helps to improve the models aerodynamics so does the carbon fiber roof spoiler. Vent ronnie thinks the cooper r. Is the right car for image conscious drivers in the market for a living on cooper but he advises them not to wait too long is just seven hundred ninety nine are available worldwide. Ronnie says that the car sells for under forty five thousand euros in germany but the cooper are comes fully loaded so the list of optional extras is pretty short though this mad great paint cost three thousand euros more i told. Inside theres plenty of copper detailing. And copper colored stitching on the other kind tara bucket seats. Are numbered plaque on the Center Console makes it clear that this is a special edition model. That i bought about ronnie says youd think that cooper our would be a radical vehicle with a suspension so stiff it gives you back pain but thats not the case with it in comfort mode and the cooper are glide smoothly over the road and advantage mostly felled and every day driving. To utilize them would start to some right hold guys and over says animals are very popular with car makers are symbols of strength ferraris rearing horse lamborghinis raging bull and jaguars leaping big cat today will see what the jaguar x j can do were testing the british brands of luxury flagship in the our sport very its characteristics are black details on the grill optional twenty inch wheel rims and strikingly shapes side sills. Side vents and an unobtrusive rear spoiler live round out the jaguar sporty look the cars Dynamic Performance and high quality appearance are in hands by the aluminum construction with its cleaned narrow gap panel alignment. Yeah i know it says the jaguar x j is competing in the segment of the audi eight b. M. W. Seven amherst. It is yes class so expectations are high from the outside the british car can easily keep up a six cylinder three hundred horsepower Diesel Engine is powerful up. Steel springs on the front axle a pneumatic suspension in the back are standard in all exchanges the adaptive suspension works with a highly sensitive shock absorbers you dont have to choose comfort or sport modes the suspension adjusts constantly and automatically to Road Conditions and your driving style. I know says the akshay drives quietly and pleasantly as the suspension lead to a lateral grooves in the pavement through to directly we calculated average fuel consumption at six point eight leaders of these often are one hundred kilometers not bad for a one point eight ten vehicle but thats almost a leader more than the manufacture measured for this model impressive is the maximum torque of seven hundred metres speed automatic transmission brings this rear wheel drive car from zero to one hundred kilometers an hour in six point two seconds. But i was not a jaguar x j has the external dimensions of a Mercedes Benz as clutch cars just lined up inside the british cars a tight fit but there is eating for the back seats and an outstanding meridian surround sound system of. The interior both six quizzes materials aluminum chrome piano lacquer the Instrument Panel displays fine leather the three spoke leather Steering Wheel underscores the x. J. Sporty those of course both the front and back seats can be heated and cool. This automatically when you start the car twelve point three inch t. F. T. Display can be individualized thats fine but some functions are a big complicated to use for example the c. T. V. First you press a button then you select on a touchscreen whether you want a seat needed or ventilated twisting enough it would be simpler. Than the. Wood and similar with the rear view camera its definitely needed because the view out the back window is very limited but to get the right setting you have to keep pressing the Camera Button until you get the view you want about im talking about important for parallel parking is a simulated birds eye view that shows the driver where the car stance in relation to the curb in the vehicles in front and in back this isnt preset but again ask to be stopped by pressing a button repeatedly not optimal right all judges. Starting price for the actual j in germany is eighty three thousand euros but the version were driving cost one hundred thousand. Does a concert this big cat is elegant luxurious and an alternative to the german luxury cars is why and where does it sell best not in germany and not in britain they thought and china. And for the Chinese Market its also interesting that the extra is available as a chauffeured limousine with a longer wheelbase. Monster hasnt been this successful in a long time the japanese manufacturer is growing attitude good should reach and its all due to the c. X. Five the compact and hubie was released perfectly timed for the s. U. V. Boom and has sold like hotcakes the Second Generation hit the streets in two thousand. Sixteen months stuff hard to start im going to moment says must is approached the Vehicle Development is holistic calling it Sky Active Technology and they c x five the aim is for the car and driver to coalesce as a unit and. An important aspect of Sky Active Technology is lightweight construction less weight improves not only fuel consumption but also handling characteristics inspired by nature the c x five design has long flowing lines. The c x fives exterior with its slender headlamps and protruding radiator grille differ significantly from its predecessors and the competition. Tawdry wonders why with all the effort put into lightweight construction the c x five from hood has to be so heavy. One side under the hood is a special engine as is typical of monster im like this guy active gasoline engines which do without turbo charging the sky active diesel were testing even as two steps of turbo charging the engine produces One Hundred Twenty Nine kilowatts relatively low fuel compression is supposed to reduce fuel consumption every day driving according to the new European Driving Cycle test it needs five point four liters per one hundred kilometers that two step turbo charging not only affects performance and fuel consumption but it also influences the driving experience there more for him to see exwives engine feels im excited he says on today because you might think it had no power that would be subjective and mistaken what makes a performance is his fuel intake especially when you accelerate out of a curve that he feels that works more directly then with single mode turbo charging. Also above average is the chassis tuning the c. X. Five is soft enough to keep an even road from being a bother but its time enough to keep from seeming squishy encourages the steering is very precise and gives good feedback good contact with the road is insured. And the easiest but andre says that tiny navigation monitor fails to help him grasp Important Information fast you could say thats what the head up display is for that andre is already sitting as low in his scene as he can and has set the head up display projection is far down as he can and he still cant really see all the information unless he lowers his head like this one here there is clearly room for improvement but. Andre sums it up. Then no its the new c x five is better than ever and makes some other s. U. V. S pale in comparison but the desired unity between. Driver and vehicle doesnt quite come off the infotainment and the head of display need improvement but it leases on during the driving experience in the c x five is typical of most problem free and relaxing the rules on. Our terms car with all wheel drive on the top equipment package sportsline costs about thirty eight thousand euros in germany and is definitely an eye catcher on german roads. Today were taking a unique early one nine hundred fifty s. Car for a spin the v. W. Beetle still who pay the v. W. Beetle went into mass production in one nine hundred forty five selling millions im no frills car suited to the leak postwar period but by one nine hundred forty nine b. W. Began selling a beetle convertible and a better equipped version for export the economic miracle had renewed germans thirst for luxury. Yet but now im a big beach car expert cousteau as wealthy german lawyer brown i havent even i was in front by you know im was an artsy cum a sewer from home a mass produced beetle just wouldnt do that so he designed this wonderful v. W. Stall in one nine hundred fifty one local coles builder still under took the customisations based on an export beetle model that theyd vowed to break with uniformity powerless ill save my life by. The v. W. Is platform allows for different bodies to be fitted which is ideal for customisation but then boss i know you know it often stressed that v. W. Was a car maker not a chassis maker and declared we want to control what the vehicles that bear our name look like. Still movie w made only small cosmetic changes to the beetle and even in the. One nine hundred seventy s. They continued to fit the bug with more luxury as bodies. The prisoner says that underneath the elegant body of his v. W. Beetle stole who pay hides a pretzel beetle which b. W. Discontinued in one nine hundred fifty three the v. W. Beetle stole who paid doesnt have its trademark pretzel shaped rear window though christophe says instead it has a large rectangular rear window that was likely taken from the then brand new b. M. W. Five zero one christophe says the good view is crucial because its the store who paid as no side mirrors. Only introduced larger rear windows through its mass production beetles in one nine hundred fifty seven. Gradual improvements made the v. W. Beetle a massive hit and one nine hundred fifty five the car makers celebrated the production of its one millionth beetle by building a luxury beetle coated in gold dust and jewels by this time three foot house is unique still who play that already covered tens of thousands of kilometers. Of a field when the tourist town says cape and house and put over four hundred thousand kilometers on his custom built b. W. An impressive tactical heat for the one nine hundred fifty s. And sixtys and a leap in housing was travelling in a style that is whether seats and door panels were worthy of a rolls royce or a Bentley Christophe knows if either half of it and housing would likely have wanted to bring along a suitcase or two you know story space is pretty limited news globally christopher points out a clever folding mechanism you know that meant that you can fold the rear seat bench forward. That creating story space for evening wear or what have you think of and sent the volkswagen later but that ended this feature. To pace front section is identical to the Production Model beetle and staleys headlight covers and folding canvas sunroof were available at the time as optional accessories Everything Else though was custom built. Was high i think as he threw stuff things these indicators on the pillar and the us air vents so called my rheumatism flaps looks pretty peculiar and by todays standards on both features were installed only in one nine hundred fifty one models historical still coupe a also has a special silhouette light on with beautiful wheel covers and it is striking notch back. And says christoph here if you can tell its all been built by hand with drooping one of a kind. Underneath the hood is the granddaddy of all v. W. Ensures a four cylinder boxer engine with one point one leaders of displacement and twenty four point five horsepower. Plus effort of christo says it takes about fifty seconds to accelerate from zero to one hundred kilometers an hour the cars top speed is by think meagre twenty four point five horsepower it doesnt feel slow a car way so little that the engine as an easy time. Coach builders are all mention names and have nearly also developed high end beetle versions and us number of car maker carmen developed open top models that served as prototypes for one nine hundred forty nine beetle convertible but all stall ever developed was this one luxury as v. W. Stole to pay. Thats why its. Christo says the v. W. Is still coupe it was one of a kind and a trailblazer by the one nine hundred fifty s. That had become highly fashionable to customize mass produced cars like the v. W. Beetle especially in the us and dune buggy trend was one example mass produced vitos offered plenty of options for customization and to realize ones automotive dreams the still coupe a made that abundantly clear so cristo thinks its a milestone in automobile history. Soon volkswagen acknowledged the appeal of combining exquisite car bodies and robust Automobile Technology in one nine hundred fifty five task carmen with constructing the elegant harmony of based on the v. W. 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