Oh and welcome to drive with the motor magazine this time new s. U. V. From japan we test the midst of eclipse cross. Backing up with these thanks to trailer assisted. And the latest from the l. A. Auto show. This years Los Angeles Auto Show as always is a showcase for American Brands like cadillac and g. M. C. Here youll see huge cruisers and bronnie pickups with plenty of power under the hood just what americans like best. Some of the best known examples are the ram truck and the lincoln navigator. But other renowned manufacturers are showing off their latest models in l. A. To. Who. Goes out r. C. T. Z. M. Jihad tobias mers points out california is the us is biggest car market l. A. Is one of the most significant automobile shows in america and a lot and head of marketing for porsche says his company loves l. A. Even a failure because i dont love a failed. Heres how porsche presents its new dynamic duo the seventy thousand bucks here g. T. A. s and the seven eighteen came in g. T. S. Are the top models in their ranges. That money be added from planning says that despite all the talk about connectivity and digitalisation many customers want something pure unfiltered an analog thing its not us police just us is it trapezius can see to me and the local. Porsche wants to cater to those desires with a new nine eleven karate luring the peeress are its reduced weight manual transmission and mechanical Rear Differential walk. Meanwhile toyota has a new version of the camry this compact midrange sedan has been around since one thousand nine hundred eighty three and although it is a top seller in much of the world its not on offer in europe. Toyotas luxury car division lexus is drawing attention with the new addition of its are actually three fifty customers had clamored for a third row of seats and here lexus has provided. For cds binns has brought several highlights to los angeles first the s. Class convertible the open four seater is the lap of luxury and profits from the developments in the hard top as class models. Highlight number two is the Third Generation of the c. Yes. Thats kind. For c. B. S. Chief designer gordon way going to says everything is new in the Third Generation of the c. L. S. Which created a design icon and a new class of ford or cool pace that this is the first time that a car has been permitted to look like a design sketch the way designers drown them enthuses with a small roof and exaggeratedly flat silhouette that makes this car spectacular just let us all day it was a spectacle. The c. E. O. s is being released with a completely new selection of three six cylinder engines two diesels and a gasoline. Engine. For c. B. S. Am shes project one is heading in an entirely different direction at sight of his most famous mom nurse says the one displays all the technology that is currently feasible to its one point six liter v six engine was adopted from a formula one race car. For electric motors give a speech to more power a total of seven hundred forty five kilowatts i want to reach speeds above three hundred fifty kilometers an hour. Not quite that fast but still very sporty as chevrolets classy corvette but then trade show offers more than concept cars and mass produced vehicles. Or you can also see one of a kind creations like this key a stinger souped up by the tuning pros have west coast customers and heres a concepts no mo below based on a g. M. C. Pickup truck that has a rack for snow boards and its chains allow it to tackle the mountains. If you want to really eccentric an extravagant ride try this to see three wheel buggy it sure to catch up and turn heads. Its. Hard to estimate shell says mitsubishi has been out of the headlines for a while but now its new model shows theyve been keeping up. Eclipse cross is the name of the japanese manufacturers new compact s. U. V. Its not an unknown name with over one point four Million Units sold over four generations and twenty years until two thousand and twelve the eclipse was a very successful sports car especially in north america the eclipse crush takes on the coupe a like contour of its namesake and transfers the sporty silhouette into the s. U. V. Segment. Of the show says the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross provides a good feel for the road with a very soft and comfortable steering thanks to the continuously variable transmission there are no abrupt gear shifts. The four cylinder gasoline engine delivers a respectable one hundred twenty kilowatts and goes to work with up to two hundred fifty nude metres of torque but at the same time the eclipse cross is big and heavy and although the c. V. T. Transmission is one of the best of its kind it seems to swallow a lot of power the car just doesnt feel lively. And even under optimum test conditions it needs seven leaders of fuel per one hundred kilometers. Its a show says mitsubishi has deliberately chosen a design that will pull arised buyers she says she finds the rear to be a bit too angular but the front is more successful. Could soon be shes last few cars were all so bland that they were instantly forgettable but the eclipse cross looks like its trying hard to get our attention perhaps too hard. Its side profile is sleek and sporty and in four point four one meters relatively long. With a split rear window and high amount of lights that quirky rear makes competitors like in his sons you can b. M. W. X four look almost ordinary. The rear seats can be moved forward twenty centimeters the split rear seats can be moved separately from each other and have adjustable pitch this makes the cross six stream we flexible when spaces need it. Says she likes the interior a lot especially because mitsubishi isnt known as a luxury manufacturer but the interior really doesnt live cheap and theres a good feel to the materials they used. The dashboard is horizontally split following a philosophy of information above operation below whats striking is this black square in the Center Console next to the gear lever for the first time its a b. She has equipped a model with a touch pad thats a feature previously available only in higher vehicle classes functions like the radio and the apple car places them can be intuitively controlled with your finger a paddle on the Steering Wheel controls the behavior of the continuously variable transmission. She says the eclipse cross closes the gap between mitsubishis a. S. X. And its outlander the company has a long history of off road vehicles and sees itself as an all terrain specialist she says that tradition doesnt always have to look old fashioned. There are no obvious weaknesses in the first kilometers of our tents the mitsubishis lifestyle s. U. V. Is handling is quite dynamic without sacrificing comfort its also safe thanks to all the latest connectivity and a variety of assistants and germany the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross starts in just under twenty two thousand euros. The new c. E. O. At leon cooper are is the current top of the range and with two hundred twenty eight kilowatts its the spanish makers most powerful model its top speed is electronically limited to two hundred fifty Kilometers Per Hour but it also packs up powerful price and germany that starts at just under forty five thousand euros. The Second Generation died she had duster is set to hit the streets on the outside it stayed tough with some minor visual tweaks but the interior has been completely redesigned its been given a big safety boost with a blind spot Warning System the duchy had duster goes on the market and early twenty eighteen. Frankfurt airport is one of europes most important air traffic comes every day of handles almost one thousand three hundred takeoffs and landings. And more than one hundred sixty five thousand passengers. All the airborne and earth bound operations have to function absolutely smoothly to keep the rapid succession of takeoffs and landings on schedule. Thats a mammoth task even when the weather is good imagine the challenge when ice and snow cover the runways if just ten centimeters of snow fall on the ramps taxiways and runways then about six thousand truckloads of snow half to be removed. This is what a fast Cost Effective solution could look like for sadies new remote truck interface system coordinates vehicles and Close Company sites to operate as automated convoy. Yeah me im here feel out here are four out of mated iraq truck says philip dryer of daimlers lab eight hundred eighty six and its a banana made for removing snow from the airport runways this eyes they are remote controlled and a differential g. P. S. System locates them on the airfield the friends are g. P. S. That means that in that dish into the normal g. P. S. System the mill year from navigation devices there is a local Correction System up on the tower of the testing grounds. G. P. S. It refines the g. P. S. Reading so that the snow removal trucks are steered within a tolerance of centimeters. Remote truck interface is a step toward a completely network and antonymous Utility Vehicle the system was developed in collaboration with specialists from the company that operates Frankfurt Airport know. Special sensors are involved they would work in bad weather anyway communication between the vehicles and the operators is by encoded radio signals. This in twice way up in the dry air explains that the animation of the snow removal trucks has two aspects and first they drive themselves acceleration braking and steering are carried out with a Central Control unit second another central unit controls the snow removal equipment. Its operated by a person in the lead vehicle whats new here is that the operator in the lead vehicle is not a driver its still there is no need to steer or break allowing closer supervision of the convoys operation its kind father son and you go back to new day and be taped as convoys as i am. Someone to buy a box and walk. Snow removal at Frankfurt Airport cost twenty three Million Euros last winter the Weather Service is snow predictions often turn out to be false alarms the advantages of the remote truck interfaces to our rapid and flexible use of the vehicles and High Precision this system could be useful also on construction sites when cleary mine fields and ocean harbors and in agriculture the system works only on closed grounds but has proved to be very reliable all that still lacking is a test under severe snow conditions. That. I know it ties overseas for many drivers parking a vehicle with a horse trailer attached to it is no laughing matter for the. Head but he says v. W. Is trailer is it should help its the system promoted in this commercial with a laughing horses. When a v. W. To go on with trailer assist arrives the partys over. But does the system really help while driving a vehicle with a trailer attached lets see if he says. As a compact s. U. V. The to go on is well suited to this task it boasts high Ground Clearance and robust plastic cladding that offers good underbody protection. And thanks to its all wheel drive the vehicle maintains a firm grip he went on slippery surfaces. Porous levers so if he held is going to test what the to go on his wagon is a total vehicle she flips the switch in the trunk to release the trailer hitch then she uses the rearview camera to maneuver the trailer precisely. Does the same as i know since trailer is just as easy to use and a big help when reversing joe he advises drivers to practice a little in a parking lot first still its only a drivers system not a completely Automated System he feels a computer can never completely replace a humans visual judgement. And takes just a few quick steps to connect the electrical cable that delivers power to the trailers taillights. Secure it and turn the crank till the lock snaps into place. And sophies all ready to go for a test drive our to go on is equipped with a two lever one hundred ten kilowatt Diesel Engine though its the smallest Diesel Engine available for this issue v. It packs plenty of pulling power its maximum three hundred forty nude metres of torque at just one thousand seven hundred fifty r. P. M. Mean it can pull away with the east even with the trailer in tow now comes the decisive part of the test so famous back the trailer into a designated parking spot. As a soviet explains that she first put the car into reverse like normal then she presses the park assist button to activate the trailer assistance now she steers the car using the mirror adjustment joystick by pushing it to the left or right depending on the direction she wants to go now she wants to go left so she presses afterwards. Trailer assist relies on many components that are already present park assist power steering electric mirror adjustment the rear view camera and the infotainment display all of these components Work Together to prevent the trailer from suddenly ending up in the wrong place. So he says that at first it was a bit strange to steer the car and the tree theyre using just the little mirror adjustment but once youre done it a few times its relatively easy especially because you can see the direction youre going on this infotainment display here. The go to not right host says the good news is three lyricist work straight away the bad news is it comes extra and you need to combine components to make it work for instance the review camera and the trailer hitch with the electoral installation kit system costs nine hundred thirty five euros and the trailer hitch another eight hundred eighty three. But trailer assist does give drivers a sense of security so they can relax when theyre pulling a big load even in tight spaces or situations with more visibility backing up is no longer a problem you. See. Today the porsche three fifty six numbers among the truly classic sports cars in one thousand nine hundred eighty eight it became the first automobile to proudly bear the porsche name before then Ferdinand Porsche had developed cars for various other brands at the Porsche Design and Engineering Firm hed founded in one thousand thirty one inch good guy. Wanted but our classic car expert cousteau of our tells us that the first porsche wasnt actually build and stood guard but in the austrian town of good mood near the end of the Second World War the company had moved its entire operations there to escape the constant bombing raids and the three fifty six was in the brainchild of patriarch Ferdinand Porsche rather it was his son ferry who created the sports car out of v. W. Parts his father praised faeries work and said he wouldnt change a single screw one when im. On the. Ferdinand porsche was one of the auto industrys pioneers starting in eight hundred ninety seven he developed electric and hybrid vehicles an all electric drive model and trendsetting made. Engine race cars like the astro dialer session and the auto union silver arrow. Right in christophe tells us that earlier versions of the porsche three fifty six had a souped up beetle engine under the hood which barely produced forty horsepower thats not really enough for a sports car but he says its fun all the same the car is clever aerodynamics and lightweight construction when it reach one hundred forty kilometers an hour and thats why about any pedophile i think if im gonna spend the one. During the seventeen years the three fifty six was produced porsche continued to make improvements this super ninety convertible from one nine hundred sixty is among the most fully perfected versions its one point six liter ninety horsepower engine is over twice as powerful as the motor in the original three fifty six. I didnt pause at that list of feels that the porsche three fifty six is not only a bit last a drive its a feast for the senses to the big white Steering Wheel the Leather Seats these buttons here and everything thats gives you the impression of being made a lasting the cars body was designed by engineers one commend at the food already given shape to auto unions grand resorts cars and the v. W. Beetle and christophe says the three fifty six is a true milestone in automotive history that form the basis for porsches design language and that he says any new nine eleven is really just a modern variant of the three fifty six that is the i think all haste im going to be more down a body on to the thighs extend from to take. Its face. Is the media leader recognizable. The round headlights and prominent wings have essentially become part of porsches d. N. A. But gently sloping greer is also a porsche specialty although the teardrop aerodynamic design is now seen as david. Big mission is found to the left of the Steering Wheel the tank ometer is centrally located and they are good now makes or stellar these features or should drivers have come to know and love all came from the three fifty six. Bus has just as christo says the heart of the three fifty six can be found back here the one in the fall the first three fifty six is used beetle engines this one was already fitted with a four cylinder one point six liter Porsche Boxster and some of the and bows under head campus and generates a ninety horsepower import thanks to the stew selection carburetors. One of the standard engines had sixty and seventy five horsepower there was a one hundred thirty horsepower variant with a very complicated vertical shaft engine but he says this here is the finest one you can get when. The boxer engines are viewed as reliable and long lasting then as now porsches are often known as sensible sports cars which makes them unique. Christo says the one portion ounce too would be introducing a successor model fans in automotive journalist claim that a new porsche could never outdo the old three fifty six well the nine eleven has certainly made more than a few friends over the years and as the forefather to the mine eleven the first porsche ever a three fifty six is definitely an automotive miles stuff i think something definite. Out some of you can stick to. Today its still a pleasure to take a three fifty six convertible out for a spin on the picture as roads of trentino in northern italy after the three fifty six was discontinued in one nine hundred sixty five porsche buyers had to wait until one thousand nine hundred eighty two for the introduction of the nine eleven convertible until they could once again feel the wind in their hair. Next time and drive it up pick up from mercedes we put the new x. Class to the test. And natural gas in the tank v. W. Takes a new look at this alternative fuel. The women wait till nightfall to cross the border into israel. Their syrian mothers bringing their wounded children into Enemy Territory clandestinely you doctors there will treat the little ones who are often seriously injured its a gesture of humanity and an engine main conflict. They know like. They know what police think. And soon theyll even know how we feel. Im not a real person im still just a piece of. Scientists around the world working to measure our emotions. So i can be a helpful piece assault with. A virtual person as a therapist or a robotic as a teacher neither would have human empathy what does the machine need to do to create empathy and a medical context would i disclose more information to a person or to computer in this case. Feelings of the instruments that steer us and whoever can control these feelings has great power over us to. Tell the rhythms instead of feelings measuring emotion starting december sixteenth on t w. So instead of using pesticides which kills all the animals all the insects in the field one can use pheromones to control insects you know for a natural way pheromones or chemicals that end six used to communicate with each other the males fly around until they smell this and they find the female and they make and then the female lays eggs on the fruit and causes all the problems so what the farmer can do is to use pheromones to spread all over the field you then produce hundreds of trails of the burial so the male can find the female theres insect pests globally they all operate by using. And so if we can develop cheap enough and broadly enough in that it will be used by the for