Issue wii segment now four years after its extremely successful launch the mcconnell has undergone a facelift. As all it is our current tester close needs of it says the mcconnell comes with all wheel drive of course so the handling is neutral and stable theres a bit of understeering if you take the corners fast but you never lose control whats unusual is that its eighty percent rear wheel drive only twenty percent is at the front if you then drive on rough terrain and lose a bit of traction and the powers automatically redirected to where its needed. But once he got. The mcconnell was originally known as the car you short for cayenne jr but porsche quickly dumped that thing evidently came to underline that the small s. U. V. S a whole new car. The mcconnell comes with porsche seven speed dual clutch transmission. When it comes to the exteriors the porsche designers were clearly unwilling to overdo things so youll have to look closely at the front and sides to spot any differences to the first generation. The wheels have been redesigned and are available in twenty and twenty one inch versions. Their rear features porches elegant three dimensional l. E. D. Strip while the new tailpipe set up as rounded outlets on each side. There are significant updates to the interior including the new infotainment system with a larger eleven inch display which features both Voice Control and in touch screen. The Center Console is elegant but features a host of buttons which might not be to everyones taste be optional whether g. T. Sports Steering Wheel is taken from porsches nine eleven sports car. Rounding off the exterior the four point design brake light certainly stand out. Those mcmullen as comes with a three liter v six turbo gas engine porsche will also be adding a far more powerful two point nine leader twin turbo this one has three hundred fifty four horsepower and four hundred eighty millimeters of torque and you can really feel that as for a fuel consumption klaus thinks if you keep your speed down youll stay under ten liters per hundred kilometers but if you like to hit the gas it will be over ten leaders get through it all. But two hundred sixty kilowatt engine powers the meconis from zero to one hundred kilometers an hour and around five seconds. The top speed is two hundred fifty four Kilometers Per Hour. A little down and close says this v six turbo engine is newly developed whats unusual is the turbo charger is located in the intervening this means that the cylinder heads have been turned around so that the exhaust side faces inwards and the intake side outwards resulting in short exhaust gas paths between the combustion chambers and the turbo charger and that means you get no turbo leg and its very responsive but i detect a. God of the plow swags the porsche from a cons new traffic jam a system which adapt speed steering and braking during congestion you could almost go to sleep its going to go of course he wouldnt recommend it ill bet that a. Close says its clear the porsche mccunn has long been a Success Story its like the icing on the cake for porsche whove sold around three hundred fifty thousand of these vehicles since two thousand and fourteen to tell it all just how to love that so i told the fitz info call. Just to compare porsche is iconic nine eleven so less than half that many over the same period. But the funny car says if you just order a kind but you get the basic engine which is probably enough for most drivers its a media to leader and you with four cylinders two hundred forty five horsepower and a top speed of two hundred twenty five kilometers an hour it porsche says uses eight point one leaders for one hundred kilometers but close things feel like a step on the gas if you use one or two leaders or more locks on a little thats why im at that. The macadam turbo is sent to follow in twenty nineteen so with ruth to sum up close is porsches new meconis still an all around talent its at home both on and off the road most people dont need to drive off road but they may want to look up a trailer and just appreciate the added stability of all wheel drive on icy roads in germany the basic version kind of just under fifty nine thousand euro hold up the oil. Though the big contests we tested would set you back at least sixty four thousand euros. Its a little hot hatch with a big sound we put the a bard six ninety five revile a through his paces the italian race car maker with the scorpion logo became known in the one nine hundred fifty s. And sixtys for making small engine sports cars fit for the race track in one thousand nine hundred eighty one acquired a bark now the sportiest additions of fiann passenger cars the a bard name including the fi at five hundred since two thousand and seven. On country roads the direct steering and stiff suspension give it a feeling of solid contact with the pavement but how is it on the highway to the out and out of card testing is paid three is having fun with the a bard on the autobahn two and has enough power to be good for a surprise or two even at high speeds if she steps a little harder on the gas it shoots ahead. With. Stat gain as can enhance the experience even more by pressing this board button that changes the maximum torque output to give the car greater thrust on a lighter touch and increase the. Driving fine considerably one time yes i had it fast enough. The four cylinder inline engine with one point four leaders displacement puts out a snappy one hundred thirty two kilowatts with a five speed manual transmission which penis has here its accelerates from zero to one hundred Kilometers Per Hour in a decent six point seven seconds. Ive. Added that besides the relatively powerful engine it is quite south of stymies design both outside and in. The name of is worked into the grill one of the many details to be discovered by the scorpions on the wheel hubs. This particular abart is a special edition and partnership with reba a striking feature is the double turquoise pinstripes running the entire circumference of the car. At the rear the six ninety five revive the leaves a sporty impression. Left and right in the black carbon fiber diffuser are the two tailpipes. Turning on the transistor controlled ignition calls up and the bart image on the display signaling its. Ready to go the instrument display is digital but has a sports car design. Several points about the interior to allude to the legends of the road and the waves a barge and riva. Once inside the seas reveals contribution clearly enough and spelled out as an in the way in the mirror time style how good he would trim that refers to revisit boat designs and gives the interior just a touch of yacht and. Figure shift lever not only looks elegant it cradles beckham nicely as well. Name is fine sporty nose and elegance and hopefully combined on the Steering Wheel to she recognizes this twelve oclock marking from sports cars but in this version its made of wood. Near the parking brake is another lever the driver can use to adjust the seats angle the switch to raise and lower the windows is here in the Center Console above the gear shift lever that takes a bit of getting used to. One little flaw in a sense noticed about the interior is the gap between the veneer and the plastic its why the enough for her to stick your finger tips into that and for the seven hundred ninety years extra for the wood trim she feels she could have expected a much smoother transition that. The number of this smart special edition is engraved in the little batch the contour and blue Leather Seats admirably combined elegance and sportiness. That is tell me this is this one bar version starts at thirty thousand euros but the test cars stylish design brings it to over thirty four thousand to her the abart is a guarantee for. Driving fun the design though is a matter of taste and she sees the little city car maurices have a speedboat and a distinguished yacht and get to know ya. Very sadies am she is expanding the model range fords a class the latest entry is the a thirty five am she under the hood youll find a two liter four cylinder turbo that puts out a beefy two hundred twenty five kilowatts of power like its more powerful sibling to be a forty five b. A thirty five a m g also features all wheel drive the new entry Level Performance car can go from zero to one hundred kilometers an hour and just four point seven seconds. Has launched its near zero practical compact s. U. V. With a good driving range according to the new standardized tests the model with the one hundred kilowatt electric motor can travel two hundred eighty nine kilometers on a single charge the version with a more powerful one hundred fifty kilowatt motor has a range of four hundred fifty five kilometers in europe the even goes on sale in april. The car premier is usually follow a predictable pattern there are talks and speeches the audience looks expectantly at the stage and then the vehicle is unveiled or driven out. Right at the skoda scholars debut the location itself was a World Premiere for the first time an event like this was held in the is really capital television. Because its the mayor says that israel is an important market for skoda they are the strongest european brand here and currently the fourth most popular overall and they have a Good Partnership with them. Porter champion motors it belongs to the ally group which is a real powerhouse here skoda also entered into a joint venture with them over a year ago to raise our activities in the field of digitalisation to a new level if you didnt go i think that is the only goal of i know is that its a. Champion motors c. E. O. Also told the invited guests from around the world how important the cooperation was skoda is to them. And we have it blamed for long which is the only way were privileged to be with skoda wonderful people mutual respect. Joint and well do it in the future scooted considers israel the new Silicon Valley tel of evo so many high Tech Startups its now called silicon wadi. Theyre not meyer says theyve established a spinoff of their products based lab here and are working closely with thirteen startups theyve taken a stake in country startups focused on topics like Artificial Intelligence the big data and other technologies to better serve their customers and offer customized products beans a cut in the right now its first go to scala thats the focus of attention based on volkswagen groups and q. B. Platform the four point thirty six metre long compact offers a host of drivers citizen modern technology. Thats what kind of the law school is has designed your thinks the most striking part of the cars exterior is its front a very straight proud grill and the connection between the headlights grille and hood give the car most of its character and of course its basic proportions theres this length with the sloping roof at the back and the dynamic side profile of the rears a real looker with a blackened patch back that develops out of the sloping roof line for him the highlight is the skoda lettering on the black tailgate which stands out and adds a nice touch. But sergei dolan. The scholars trunk and a company four hundred sixty seven leaders of cargo buyers can paid extra for an electric tailgate with a tip to close function. Also available a retractable tow bar that can be unlocked at the push of a button. Or not my ear explains what prompted the name change from rapid to scala speech he says the new cars considerably larger operates a wider spectrum of things and has new assistant systems youd normally only finding cars have a higher class so it needed a new name to set it apart but theres another reason to school it will keep producing the ramp in markets where its perfectly suited to buyers neat bike china and russia classics we wanted to give this car a new platform and show that its a step up the ladder and hopefully it will be a commercial success game. Is the minus two for me on. This but this then all of the indifference no for going to. The strip sure dashboard features a digital cockpit and and infotainment system a six point five inch screen is standard but eight and nine point two inch displays are available under the hood buyers can choose between three gasoline engines and one diesel with outputs ranging from seventy one to one hundred twelve kilowatts. While some auto makers have been busy bringing out new and she released this year the ford kuga or ford escape as its known in the u. S. So liberated its tenth anniversary were trying out the Second Generation of this robust s. U. V. And the slightly more luxurious version. I think about is the current estimate is correct says you could follow us suffice forever over whether about. S. U. V. Creation makes any sense or not but that would take up far too much time so hes going to leave that to one side and just focus on the specific qualities or weaknesses of this ford who goes in yada. Yada. The cool good comes from a choice of two one point five meter eco boost gasoline engines and two for two liter diesels were testing the smaller diesel version which has one hundred ten kilowatts of power and a manual six speed transmission. Theres also a six p. Power shift automatic available. As it would not dislikes very much about all of fords been yellow models whether its the be as macs or the mondeo cetera is the interior trim he particularly likes the decorative seams and the leather finish whether its real leather or artificial. He thinks it gives you the sense of being in a really high quality color so monta says you just feel good you get in the car and think wow. Through it i had. A number of visible features like the leather Steering Wheel add to the luxury feel of the venue out the seats also have a memory function which stores your settings and theres a park assist the dashboard is uncluttered with a mixture of analog and digital instruments. Because some of quoted Leather Seats are in immediate eye catcher and offer add in comfort. Outside the chrome surround on the radiator grille immediately distinguishes the in the outer look. The body styling includes bumpers and under right guard at the front and rear which match the color of the paint shop. But i love it all but other mantis is very impressed with have in yellow models he does think theres a negative side although not everyone might see it that way you cant just go to any ford dealer or any garage because when young those are only supposed to be serviced by the special Flagship Stores that sell them. Although then they will at least pick the car up from your home and bring it back afterwards and they clean it to wash. Over all matters cant find too much wrong with this to get out of. The workmanship is good the car steers and handles well it has a decent amount of power one hundred fifty horsepower or one hundred ten kilowatts you could have more but he thinks its a good compromise as this isnt a race car and bog. David has to do with cars and its fun it can be found at the motor show this festival for automobile and tuning fans just had his fifty First Edition in early december. The five hundred plus exhibitors and something for everyone laypeople and professionals alike. Ridiculous the top trends for the past several years alloy wheels chancy parts of complete suspensions and sports exhaust systems. Also in demand are spoilers widebody aerodynamic kits and roll bars for luxury and sports cars tunings becoming respectable no longer the domain of grease monkeys. Among the highlights of the motor show was the premier of teslas model three. And the range of electric vehicles in motor sports has also ground with one thousand four hundred eighty kilowatts the remax concept two is a powerhouse on wheels and the fastest car at the show by far. He calls it a beautiful rocket its nice to see cars and of yourself. Even the most discriminating automotive camas stores find choice rare bits and aston martin d b two bought for three Million Euros is the most valuable car at the show one of the most famous vintage cars is this one nine hundred fifty six receive these bands one ninety s l while the corvids easier zero six with four hundred twenty five kilowatts output is still destined to become a legend this event is a stage for motor show premieres for example scooters kodiak r s and the nose made gun r s. Two made safe every year the finest tune police cars unveiled at the s n motor show this year its a two hundred seventy five kilowatt b. M. W. I eight hybrid who play. This life sized portion was welded together from a good twenty thousand pieces of scrap metal it took three people four months to complete it weighs one point three tons but its an art object just for show not for driving. School to aman c. Z. Us he explained seem his team have been doing this for fifteen years they started with a little sculptures and progressed to bigger ones with time learning by doing one day someone approached them at the s. And motor show and asked if they could build a car for him a little ball in. His ford mustang has an electronic paint job that writes in time with their sound of the engine or the music in the interior a world first its owner close job has been to customizing cars in essence for twenty five years. He describes his pain it is incredible estimating that some five hundred hours of work went into it he could have bought a luxury receive these with the money it cost. Even so the most expensive car for sale at the show was this one nine hundred fifty nine b. M. W. Five o seven with a price tag of some two and a half Million Euros its first owner was the baron as from two since Elvis Presley drove the same model. Bravos was in essence showing a design car the bravo seven hundred four by ford to the power of two special edition only ten of these highly exclusive all terrain vehicles have been built so far. Everyone who loves cars can find something at the s. And motor show its all about fun on wheels. And next time im driving that bentley been twenty again without a big v. Eight engine. And in finland we find out how well the kodiak can cope with the goal of. The by. Both. The be. With her. Its almost insatiable. For a ship. Its growing incessantly. The internet for a country it would be the worlds sixth flops energy consumer. Just lifes ations tops on the powerhouse great internet. In fifteen minutes most d. W. The fast pace of life in the digital. Shift has the lowdown on the way of showing new developments and providing useful information. No we do use phone lines and interviews with makers and users. In forty five minutes to. Climate change. Waste. Pollution. 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