Test drive the latest generation executive car near porto and northern portugal this time with design and technology judiciously adapted from big eight zero he hopes to boost the a six from the upper mid range into the lower top range. The discovers that the a six eight generation has been completely reworked fifth and a close inspection reveals a major contribution by chief designer markedly. Swept back headlights and i watch grille in front helped make the new audi a real looker mounted a top twenty one inch wheels the body has been widened by twelve millimeters and the wheel base length of the added speech shows up in the interior detail id show i can do the a seven. Without the full would be light strip while keeping the l. E. D. S. From scott paid to close and living issue way out he will be offering four engines without cords from a two hundred four to three hundred forty horsepower and two hundred four horsepower version is a small diesel well the three hundred forty is a three liter v six t. F. S. On the engine it produces five hundred meters of torque to give the a six and top speed capped at two hundred fifty Kilometers Per Hour fuel consumption averages seven point one leaders per one hundred kilometers on the big twenty inch wheels and just six point seven leaders on the eighteen inch wheels house finds the new forty eight wall starter generator system quite interesting it starts the engine with a belt and can even contribute a little electric power when setting out a system can also recuperated energy all together its marketed under the term mild hybrid. We tested the only gasoline powered engine thats currently available at three leader v six with all wheel drive soon to disappear from all the sixes is a stick shift that we can still have some fun with a dual clutch transmission thats in this model the car leaps from zero to one hundred Kilometers Per Hour and barely five seconds and your money prices for the audi a six start at around fifty eight thousand your rest. Of the rental klaus emphasizes that this is an all new eighty six the cockpit for instance is now virtual so you can change the style hes got two big glass surfaces like the ones he already knew from the a seven if he can make selections by swiping or by touch screen you change the temperature for example oh lots of other thanks that works just fine but it wouldnt bothers clouser theyve seen it and are prints led build up on the smooth surface in the shows. That seventy miles from what i am a father who had taken. The new audi a six is interior leaves the same high quality impression that you got from the eight and a seven for example i quote with the materials on the doors. The bang and olufsen advanced sound system and the two sizable easy to operate screens in the center console. The advanced seat comfort system is new the seats can be adjusted in several ways and heated or cooled. It down had been in terms of handling klaus has nothing to gripe about but he points out that a six has quatro audis all wheel drive system the advantage of air suspension makes for a more comfortable ride while the driver feels the road through the very responsive staring we all will steering makes it easier to slip into tight parking spots and adds a little edgy living especially at high speed its a six i feels a lot smaller and lighter than it is and i have pushed i know what i thought. Up to thirty eight Driver Assistance Systems in hand safety and idea for a thirty ninth might be a two day course in operating the first thirty eight. There was a little of that process the new audi a six since new benchmarks towards class it remains to be seen whether this all new technology and design package will be widely accepted still close likes the car and has fun deriving it a lot. And my car tester on the left stick says that ford has come up with a new compact crossover based on the fiesta its called the fiesta active and its designed to stand out from the rest of the fiesta ranch now see exactly how its supposed to do that. Ronnie starts out the test drive consciously rough terrain like this is not what a new crossover with a name like active was designed for. The body with it sat in the loo and im happy case is essentially a standard fiesta with slight modifications but the active can easily handle leisurely rambling on dirt roads and horse tracks. I mean if yes that ronnie points out that if you take the fiesta active on unpaved roads and you want to climb a steep slope then make sure you get a running start as suspensions been raised by eighty millimeters so even without all wheel drive theres less chance of getting stuck tackling sharp in clients. On slippery surfaces and additional driving mode kicks in to help out the driver. The actives exterior has the typical crossover features alongside the raised Ground Clearance the black lower body cladding silver colored trim and skid plate reveal its credential seventeen inch wheels are standard on the back of. The springs for the license plate bracket on the rear is painted black. The Steering Wheel has its share of buttons and knobs but at least there are nicely arranged arches cars color line trim and looks yellow highlights to the dashboard and the fabric seats. Ronnie leaves the gravel roads for the terrain likely preferred by most potential fiesta active buyers s. U. V. Fans are not the familiar paved road. On the street ronnie doesnt really notice that the suspensions been raised by eighteen millimeters even if he does sit a bit higher than in a regular fiesta but fords engineers have adapted the suspension on the active to the height so itll drive just like any other fiesta that given the fiesta. This test car has a modern ford classic under the hood a one leader eco bose three cylinder engine that puts out one hundred three kilowatts its the most powerful gasoline engine available for the active and runs on a mix of one third premium plus gasoline it will also run on a normal premium fuel though with some wasa performance a one leader eco boost engines have won the engine of the year award six years running now they power about twenty percent of all new fords on european roads. That ronnie reached the ford fiesta active is perfect for anyone who likes to go on a little johnson off the pavement but he warns that more extensive all terrain expeditions are not in the cards not without a wheel drive. Fords fiesta active combines the fun of driving the three s. There with and s. U. V. S higher seats the standard roof rails give it added practicality to even though the fiesta doesnt have all wheel drive the suspension is optimized for rugged terrain as well as providing more comfort on the streets. The lexus has unveiled the latest version of the s. And m. At a hangar at Brussels Airport its designed to replace the lexus g. S. Board sedans in the upper mid size category this is the seventh generation e. F. Five its been popular in japan for years but this is the first time it will be available in europe a hybrid version of the s three hundred age as an overall system performance of two hundred sixteen kilowatts. Fourth generation b. M. W. X five has arrived its a sports activity vehicle or as saying the x five combines top road performance with a powerful six cylinder engine and a luxury interior three engines are available a three liter quad turbo straight six a single turbo charged three leader diesel and a single turbo three liter gasoline engine prices for the x five starts at sixty nine thousand euros in europe. Most wagon aims to set a new course record in this years Pikes Peak International hill climb event with a new race car the v. W. Id our i speak. I speak of the city of Colorado Springs is one of the highest of the Rocky Mountains the race up the mountain is an annual event drivers make their way you have twenty kilometers of roadway and one hundred fifty six curbs to reach the top at an elevation of four thousand three hundred meters. Its an appropriate place to debut this exciting new v. W. Model it took the engineers just about a year to get it ready for the road. Its a linux a castle for sure there is a big battery to linux in both those. Stones. On the list i mean as many as possible just awaited us as light as possible. The i need our ways about eleven hundred kilograms output is five hundred kilowatts in the car can zip from zero to one hundred in under three seconds a physical to go motorsport drinkard since mate says we developed a car pretty much as we wanted paying close attention to safety when the engineers found out about this project we all wanted to work on it and we gave them a free hand motions racing series and pose some kind of restrictions but here if someone came up with a good idea wed use it in all good times when he was sold on bank us as they would give us. One of the advantages of the cars electric motor is his consistent performance of internal combustion engines lose about a third of their performance capacity at high altitudes and v. W. Wanted an experienced driver so they chose to time lamont champion for mon dieu ma. By speaking some seem completely at the peak that youre not used to decide to do it as a cornell is very very very dangerous so its a race you off to respect. By the top guys when smith says there is no gravity gave her so the driver has to learn the course himself we developed a simulation course for him to go what has won the pikes peak race three times i think hes the right choice for us in the middle mother muzzled office did. The trick was an always paved like it is today when you know he plying drove this race in a v. W. Golf in the one nine hundred eighty s. There were still a lot of rough spots. Because the clive says they were there in one nine hundred eighty five eighty six and eighty seven he still has great memories of those races theres nothing like it and hes been driving for a long time i guess peak is definitely one of the highlights you start at two thousand eight hundred meters and end up at four thousand sure. One hundred it was a huge challenge not only for him but also for the engineers they did well in one thousand nine hundred seventy he says until getting those curves near the end always photo on his and zero zero. Zero zero not see this like old information and clueless with a small technical defect it could be only ball joint had a grease fitting should be ignored least of place for once the slough should be in the well doesnt show it came loose for gun safety but thats not surprising since youre not bumping around at high speed. So one of the rear wheels came up to and he got stuck that high def that he can see the checkered flag sets on game but did say that he couldnt cross the finish line and that was really sad but oh what a. Moment too much isnt taking any chances hes put a lot of hours on the test track and on june twenty fourth it will be gentlemen start your engines. They seem good things come in threes so hyundai has just added a third body style to its i thirty range a fast back to join the hatchback and the Station Wagon the five door coupe a with the shapely silhouette is built on the same platform as the other i thirty but its meant to add a dash of emotion to hyundais wind up in the compact segment. For instance with optional eighteen inch light alloy wheels and a body three centimeters lower to the ground. Not to mention the sloping roof line which flows right into the tailgate integrated spoiler. And the tail gate opens wide so in spite of the high trunk still the car can still a comedy lots of luggage at least four hundred fifty leaders were thats over fifty more than the i thirty hatchback holds not including the additional storage compartments under the trunk floor. To our car tires to inas paper he says to turbo charge gasoline engines are on offer for the i thirty fastback that a one hundred kilowatt and in eighty eight kilowatt one shes going to see if the smaller version is powerful enough to provide an emotional driving experience. The little three cylinder engine draws its power from just one leader of displacement still thats enough to propel the car to a top speed of one hundred eighty eight Kilometers Per Hour and push it from zero to one hundred and eleven point five seconds thats respectable but nothing to make your heart skip a beat one day rates average fuel consumption at five point two leaders per one hundred kilometers so a driver with a heavy foot wont match that. In a says the small engines no problem want to comes to pick up because its a gasoline powered turbo that already achieves its maximum torque of one hundred seventy one new meters of fifteen hundred r. P. M. So it feels quick and lively at lower speeds but it higher ones on the autobahn it seems to run out of steam. A less powerful engine only comes with a six speed manual transmission but the i thirty fastback bigger one hundred three kilowatt engine all. So comes with an optional seven speed dual clutch transmission. The fact that it is the suspension is quite stiff and sporty but the rights are not unpleasant even on long hauls as the seats are easily adjustable and feature lumbar support. These comfy heated front seats come standard in the fans fan even at the lowest trim level were testing the middle trim level which also includes the five inch color touch screen and the rear view camera. Practice having five doors is practical when getting in here but when seated in the back of how much headroom has enos gotten under the sloping roof its not uncomfortable and theres enough room for a nice to even with a driver seat in a comfortable position. So two adults can sit behind one another with no problem. But i want them in his feels the coop you shave as and arrive back when it comes to visibility looking in the Rearview Mirror so she can only see a small section of the road and back and on the highway she doesnt have much depth perception this takes getting used to and you have to use the side mirrors instead when parking in the rear view camera helps. Yeah so once and he says verdict on the i thirty fastback she thinks that looks great really you know again for people who get emotional about its good looks and can make do with a small engine this version will be just hot you know but she advises car buyers who assumes c. V. Motion with howard and performance to wait because hyundai has really sporty engines like in the i thirty m. Spot and with a bit of luck the fastback my get them at some point too. Vintage car expert Christophe Bauer is taking our no four c. V. Out for a spin it was the first french car to sell more than a Million Units during World War TwoLouis Renault and some of his engine ears covertly created its concept and design. Not its not about the president says that we were no had already built his first car back in eighty ninety eight to get there with his brothers he founded the Company Societe and i know for us before the Second World War they were considered specialists at making trucks and luxury cars and during the German Occupation of them out of course them to build a utility vehicles after the war but no one is nationalized and focused on bringing mobility to the masses soon it had just the right vehicle to do that it would never know for c. V. Who we were now didnt live to see the four c. V. Make its debut in one nine hundred forty four he was accused of collaborating with the nazis and arrested he died in prison while awaiting trial but Louis Renaults final creation sold like hotcakes customers waited up to thirty six months for delivery of their four c. V. Though for many it was an exactly love at first sight. But then up to the christo says the four sci fi was ridiculed when it debuted at the Paris Motor Show in one nine hundred forty six the public debt did it amount to brew or a lump of butter due to its shape in sand yellow color the color was chosen for cost reasons as reno still had lots of serve was painted once used for the Army Vehicles of the german africa corps and germany the foresee we had a nicer nickname thanks cream cake or just retired him as a functioning kid. Due to the success of the four c. The renaults factory in but only long core was transformed into one of the most modern car plants in europe within two years production rose from twelve vehicles per day to four hundred fifty and france the innovative four c. V. Was loved by everyone large or small. I dont know its not their stuff says that even in the one nine hundred sixty eight fifteen years after it was first introduced a german car magazine praised the four c. V. As an exemplary fully fledged small car its easy to handle and operate as well laid out well made and comfortable enough i might add normal speed sensor runs smoothly and angles well only when pushed to its limits how does the car demonstrate twitchy handling typical of rear engine models but he knows that and the right hands the foreseeing even works as a race car that had class victories in the twenty four hour of lamont that the me limb junia and the monte carlo rally. Still the renault four c. V. Had to be one of the most unlikely race cars of all time. The. Says socalled suicide doors were common in the Auto Industry until the one nine hundred fifty s. Fit to end on this ford or renault they can choose for both the front and rear doors are attached to the being pillar not only does it look good it also reduces weight and costs so do the simple vent windows and the support in the seats is true that a car is progressive elements including its hydraulic brakes and its a monocoque body farm who she resembles the v. W. Beetle hardly surprising given that streamlining the styles were as a book both in germany and france of the time opposite. The renault four c. V. Is a little masterpiece of engineering its almost three point seven metres long and over one point four metres will. I get weighs less than six hundred kilos and its a four door model which seats for comfortably. The workmanship is of high quality and all of its details are well thought out the four c. V. May be simple and design but theres nothing cheap about it as im going to school this out loves this wonderful levered us which opens up the front hood on top of it though here theres nothing to see its not a spare tire and it was like. Thats because thats for the motor is it and the rear that if its just light with a v. W. Beetle letting go in the forest as a water cooler thats a war cylinder engine not an air cooled boxer and christoph says the engine is reliable easy to maintain and most importantly in run it full throttle stick. Depending on its production year the long stroke seven hundred fifty c. C. s engine generates seventeen twenty one or thirty three horsepower with this twenty one horsepower model drivers who work their way through the partially synchronized transmissions three gears can go from zero to one hundred kilometers an hour in fifty six seconds though bads pretty much as fresh as the car will go still together with the twins two c. V. The renault four c. V. Brought mobility to the masses in france that they were going to get and also established the tradition of building rear engine cars at renault which continued into the one nine hundred seventy s. So christophe feels the renault four c. V. Is definitely a milestone in automotive history. Next time i drive it b. M. W. s new soft top plug in hybrid eight roadster. And we test seeing ads new ad taken every arent as unique. And. Come on. Come. On come. On come. On. Come on. More. Knowledge for sick and lacking. More and more americans feel theyre being marginalized law. These people want to change them to. The poor peoples campaign. Now not when this movement for Economic Justice is gaining momentum throughout the country. Three thousand and thirty minutes on w. More or. Bursts. Home to use of species. A whole lot more significant. Body those are big changes and most start with small steps. The ideas tell stories of create is people and innovative projects around the world. 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