There are already four members in the volkswagen s. U. V. Family but so far the german auto maker has not been represented in the rapidly growing compact s. U. V. Market thats set to change with the new us mom with the car test and strike munchies s. U. V. S are selling like hotcakes regardless of what some people make of that so what was wagon is now expanded its range downwards starting at the top there is that jury and we have a to go on all space for a family with up to seven seats the normal take one moment and then we have the to rock and right at the bottom we now have the t. Crush there are those who say its just a lifted polo a successor to the polo cross in fact its a completely different vehicle lets take a look. Although the polo does form the basis of the compact is shell be from the outside but she cries has a design always zone. From the front its membership in the v. W. S. U. V. Family becomes clear the dominant hood and the y. Grille with integrated headlights are reminiscent of its big brothers the touring and iraq two sharp horizontal lines from front to back underscore the crossovers dynamic appearance. Different patterns are not tional decor elements in the body color give an individual touch to the interior a digital dash with an eight inch in fourteen with a touch screen and an active info display are also available. But have to persevere and says that she cries has a typical s. U. V. Appearance at the rear thanks to the standard every detail acts and the center mounted reflective strip on the unbroken lines how good would i dynamic look at it. When it goes on the market in may it will be available with a choice of two one leader or three cylinder gasoline engines that put out seventy or eighty five kilowatts a diesel version is set to follow up a few weeks later weve tested the entry level gasoline engine with seventy kilowatts output is six cyl or a city cross from zero to one hundred Kilometers Per Hour and eleven point five seconds and gives it a maximum speed of one hundred eighty Kilometers Per Hour. Thats the way the steering is sensitive in precise hand says its also very smooth and he likes that even though theres not a lot of feedback from the road at the same applies to the manual five Speed Gearbox which is the only choice in the seventy kilowatt version he thinks its all right it doesnt. Good job getting into gear ships are short and precise but no one expects that in this class the right is comfortable he says and you can take a few curves with it you dont need to worry if the car will start to tip over as far as the entry level models brakes go there are distant front drums in the rear higher trim levels have dispraise front and rear they provide precise braking with absolutely nothing to complain about so freon is the tea cross it has left a really good impression. That. Im going to love. But its not only the compact s. U. V. S road managers that impress theres also the trunk. And says the v. W. Cross that has a Load Capacity between three hundred seventy five and one thousand two hundred eighty one leaders thats not only thanks to the fold down sixty forty split seat backs there are scenes can also be moved forward giving a choice between more leg room in the rear and a larger load him. There where your seat row can be shifted up to fourteen centimeters. Comment so far and sums up by saying that buyers who can do without four wheel drive will need to look elsewhere such as at the rock a four wheel drive isnt an option in the t. Cross but otherwise its a vehicle that offers plenty of room and compelling road handling. Card tester i know guys and over is reporting from way up north today more precisely from lapland in sweden just two hundred kilometers from the Arctic Circle carmakers in suppliers use the temperatures here to see how their systems work under extreme conditions this applies to sensors and Computer Systems and of course drive Technology Today were checking out magnus technological testbed to. Has so many drive variance that its actually ten cars and one of course we want to take a closer look. So into the car and onto the snow course on the outside the two looks like any ordinary two series b. M. W. Yet its anything but ordinary and its rare think it doesnt since there are only two of these in the world that magni two can do a lot of things now that will hopefully be installed in many vehicles in the future it has an internal Combustion Engine on the front axle plus an electric motor on the rear axle an electric motor with two clutches this means that the vehicle can distribute the power not only from the front wheels to the rear but also from left to right depending on where power is needed to keep the car perfectly stable or to offer a bit of driving excitement this means that unlike an e. S. P. System that breaks the inner wheel in a sharp turn the torque vectoring system can accelerate the outer wheel guiding the car into a turn as if by magic adds a lot more fun than with conventional solutions by convincing them who is one of. The various drive concepts can be activated via a tablet in the cockpit weather simple front wheel drive with Combustion Engines Pure Electric all wheel drive maximum power with all motors partial power on the electric motors or other combinations in between everything is possible. Same income or a magnet power train says the benefit of the Technical Work they put into this car is that they can present all of the drive train variance in one in the same vehicle that gives them a great advantage when it comes to comparing systems if they tried to present these different configurations in different vehicles with different tires different vehicle weights and such clear one to one comparisons wouldnt be possible here the vehicle is always the same the mass is always the same the tires are the same and the direct. Pairs and can be evaluated accurately to give a fuck about a sequel to pretty up. The smooth surface offers ideal testing conditions. This is the only way he says this is them automatically regulates the longitudinal and lateral Power Distribution thats usually done on the basis of a physical model of a vehicle it means they calculated target vehicle state and compare it with the actual vehicle state using sensors the advantage of this method is that it allows variable Power Distribution to significantly influence handling behavior that means they can if necessary help the vehicle into the bend or make it more in child but if the vehicle becomes unstable they can also stabilize it stopping to see if. Once in Series Production that will happen automatically if you have a fit if he says its now possible to distribute the power or torque over a very wide range on snow on ice you usually have about fifty percent torque on the front wheels and fifty percent torque on the rear wheels thats then adjusted to some extent in theory theres also the option of driving chose one rear wheel to get at it because i actually do that because periods during which only one wheel is powered are very short this is helpful for example to correct oversteer or understeer thats the best way to call it with and as a vessel as all that is just left this about sex as we can also feel. Other things going old says these developments dont need time until they are on the market but that depends entirely on customer demand and of course on legislation by the year twenty thirty c o two emissions worldwide will have to be reduced by thirty to fifty eight percent and thats exactly what these innovation platforms are needed for. So you have has unveiled its leon cooper our as team a special model of a successful Station Wagon celebrating the end of the currently on a generation a lot of real carbon and a four flowing sauces them furnish and sporty credentials the two leader turbo gasoline engine delivers a whopping two hundred twenty one kilowatts and propels the four wheel drive sedan from zero to one hundred Kilometers Per Hour in just four point nine seconds. The new version of b. M. W. Z s one thousand r r has hit the road the newly developed engine delivers one hundred fifty two kilowatts and the whole bike is now lighter dropping below two hundred kilograms it also offers assistance systems such as dynamic traction control cornering a. B. S. And hill start control the top range model starts in just under eighteen thousand euros in germany. Its a vehicle that may not be to everyones taste yet stands out with its unique design i. E. Seating position and british style handling its the fifth generation Land Rover Discovery. Card to see a man who oshea for his back in one thousand nine hundred eighty six landrover decided to launch a relatively low priced model that was supposed to fit between the range rover and the defender a reason for this was very simple at the time japanese manufacturers were pushing into the offroad market more and more so when a rover had to react quickly and one nine hundred eighty nine the discovery came out of the market that means its celebrating its thirtieth birthday this year and its fifth generation reason enough to take a closer look. The front of the current discovery is clearly based on the range rover and the smaller discovery sport. From the side the tough appearance is even more obvious. A small rise in the roof over the sea pillar and the of said license plate in the tailgate are holdovers from the Second Generation years ago. The interior looks so classy that you might now want to get in with muddy boots along with a digital dashboard theres a touch screen in the middle of the console where you can change all sorts of settings. And. Emanuel says that discovery is some press of leave big quite a land yacht after its one meter eighty eight tall almost five meters long making it a challenge to find a parking space and while thats a drawback it means theres a lot of space in the interior so lets take a look. Yeah this is what the man or calls space there is so much head room and leg room is nothing to complain about depending on who is sitting in front of you there is even plenty of lateral room although thats no surprise considering its outer dimensions and next is the trunk. He says the tailgate open so electrically this and that reveals a flap on the inside. That ensures that nothing falls out when the tailgate open so if you are in a slow. Guy with the whole affair you can fold it down easily by pressing this button and then you can access the luggage compartment to pick out the beauty of it is you can also use it as a seat. So if youre out on a trip and want to enjoy the sunset thats doable because it can support up to one hundred fifty kilograms here but i bet we also see that the whole thing is relatively high theres a solution to that too you can simply lower the car by pressing a button and that brings down the loading so you can feel the trunk and then just press the button to raise it again. We tested the s d six with a three leader engine that produces two hundred twenty five kilowatts and seven hundred newton metres of torque its power output is lean year while the automatic shifts smoothly through its eight years so despite its half of the Discovery Springs to one hundred Kilometers Per Hour and seven point five seconds land rover claims fuel consumption of seven point six liters per one hundred kilometers. So i might also isnt tall car like this also has a correspondingly high seating position but its quite a lot the feeling like a look at the roof of most cars as they pass you thats unusual. But many s. U. V. Customers like this high seating position to help them keep a better eye on traffic. Remain a while says the current discovery generation does not have much in common with the original low price discovery aside from off road capability because its now a premium product the build quality and a very premium feel commander Sterling Price of just over fifty five thousand euros thats not cheap and if you choose some of the dishes alaap sions then you are quickly over sixty or seventy thousand euros it would either be. The Land Rover Discovery comes in a price but a shake on the outside luxurious on the inside and offers plenty of space and supercharged v six engine powers and confidently and it has no fear of any terrain. Small city cars like those skoda city go tend to get thought of as sensible cars they are small consume little and still offer everything you need for mobility around town but there are still differences in their engines we will take a look at a particularly environmentally friendly version this time. Testing is paid three says we are testing the gene tech version of the soon to go today is powered by natural gas which is stored in two tanks under the truck they hold eleven kilograms there is also a gasoline tank would tend leaders capacity which shares a bit as a backup but is also there to start the engine and today she was to find out of this car can fit her lifestyle. And natural gas v. Releases up to twenty five percent less c o two into the atmosphere a little city go is at home in the urban jungle folk what about the open road after all commuters dont just drive on city streets but also have longer distances to cover every day. Iness the city goes name tells you where its strengths lie but her daily commute to work also includes a section of highway so now we have a chance to see how the city go responds when you want to drive fast. So here we are on the highway both the number of commuters and the number of kilometers they cover on the way to work are increasing it would be great if they could use a more environmentally friendly fuel. And he says getting up to speed might take a while. Sixteen point three seconds to get to one hundred Kilometers Per Hour thats obviously a lot and weaving in and out of highway traffic on the highway requires more than a little patience but once you have reached the cruising speed then it is really no problem to keep up with the others and even one hundred fifty Kilometers Per Hour is no problem for the city go. For the natural gas version uses the well known one leader three cylinder engine which has been specially optimized for operation with natural gas it provides fifty kilowatts when it comes to c o two emissions the city go gtech shines with only eighty two grams per kilometer. At just under three point six meters in length the city go offers everything you need to feel comfortable mobile phone integration is an optional extra. And only two hundred thirteen leaders the trunk of that she checked offers about thirty eight leaders less volume than the gang. Saline powered versions. That come out and his says the trunk is quite a bit smaller due to the natural gas tanks but that has no effect on interior space. And even when driving in the city this small dual fuel engine is no worse than its conventionally powered siblings. You know says the cars really fun in the city both because its so small and maneuverable and because the Steering Wheel responds very well to driver import with electronic power steering intervening when needed and changing gears is smooth with short shifting distances. Fuel saving measures including automatic start stop and Brake Energy Recovery are Standard Features of the tech. That have the finest sums up by saying if you want to natural gas car then you have to first answer the question of whether you also have a natural gas filling station nearby where she lives in cologne and on thats no problem she has no complaints about the handling of the city go gtech and thanks its really fun the only thing you have to get used to is much more frequent fuel stops using both natural gas and gasoline its combined ranges only three hundred eighty kilometers so youll be back at the serious station quite often. This is the toyota collection in cologne germany its where the japanese carmaker displays classic models from its history there are regular guided tours to learn about specific vehicles todays topic is the twenty fifth anniversary of the rav four. Come out that he discovered tell you when he was eighteen and found they were cheaper and more durable than german cars. Its technology for everyone that just works in the good of the idolater museum is all about old cars and then its really hands on and you can even see it in them but nothing is roped off. And that also applies to this first generation ram four thousand nine hundred ninety four it was nicknamed the cruiser a model named rav four stands for recreational active vehicle four wheel drive thats probably why the tailgate can be open sideways more than eight point five million rad fours have been built over five model generations. The Second Generation went on the market in two thousand it was already much larger than the original s. U. V. And also available as a three or five door for the first time model without four wheel drive was available just like its predecessor the tailgate pope and to the side. These two thousand and ten Third Generation model is privately owned unlike the other exhibits its owner in his my wish has a very special connection to toyota. Announcing in a says she moved from east to west germany in one thousand nine hundred eighty one day she looked out of the window and saw a car standing there it was a big damaged and had a red sticker on it a warning from the authorities that it was no longer registered to pack it all five zero from autumns im touched that i made a top. That usually gives notice the vehicle would soon be towed away and scrapped but he missed out the car was too nice for that fate and went up the phone and she went on vacation and came back in the car was gone but a few weeks later she met a man and told him the story and he told her to come with him they drove to the city. So bring them together and he showed her where the car was parked she was surprised to see it and it was his and that turned out to be their first date followed by a second and a third so theyre now married with three children times and her husband gave her that same car as her wedding presents i met a guy down the aisle to my mind such a man i am shaking as a fence top. And since then even this has been a toyota loyalist even the more futuristic models such as the fourth generation ram for bill between two thousand and thirteen and two thousand and eighteen have their fans those some die hards who are a little disappointed that the tailgate will longer open to the side but conventionally. The fifth and current generation was unveiled at the new York Auto Show in two thousand and eighteen and has been available since the beginning of visioneer. One and some thoughts i thought for owner benjamin shmeat says if you drive a car like this you soon realize its almost like a friend whos there for you every day and if you look at the complete history of what toyota did with this model over the years its really amazing as can be seen here every vehicle is really a one of a kind in its own way but theres an absolute decides to stick. Like this land cruiser. They are just bizarre you have collections alexander will fight says the special thing about this land cruiser is its a model that wasnt sold here in germany so it is relatively rare here and whats more its his hes not just the one who leads the tour is here hes a toyota freak with heart and soul land cruiser just keeps on going and since hed rather drive than fix things he drives a land cruiser and has done so for twenty years he says he had a funny feeling in the middle of this one hundred desert in libya but it was right in the middle of an area where almost nobody ever goes and. Nobody has lived for millennia the summit and then he looked around and realized there was nothing within five and six seven hundred kilometers. And then he looked at his car and says its that why you brought me to this place that now get me out of here. He says things like that creates such a close relationship with a car and its maker playing with this product what a soft i know its a very primal trust in the vehicles it isnt pulled in its durable it a liability and a foot long gemini because its too full as if i did longish but. A visit to the toyota collection its not just a Great Birthday Party for the ram for. Next time on drive next generation design a new mazda three. And elegance for every day a six seven. Its one of germanys most popular travel Destination Games for the city on the danube is experiencing and tourism. One tracks visitors to this unesco World Heritage site are hosting a cold for leisure looks around tries local specialities and is impressed its going to be a journey for two thousand years of history. In thirty minutes p. W. Freedom of movement to manage heavy metal shop and made in china he claims he. Puts one floor and ludo celebrate the music. They think that rocknroll scene is a. Rock is not that. 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