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. Receive museum she had copious mergers points out california is the u. S. Is biggest car market l. A. Is one of the most significant automobiles. Shows in america and that left a lot in the head of marketing for porsche says his company loves l. A. He was a fan of these i dont love affair. Heres how porsche presents its new dynamic duo the seventy thousand box their g. T. S. And the seven eighteen came in g. T. S. Are the top models in their ranges. Meant to be aided him in the home planning says that despite all the talk about connectivity and digitalisation many customers want something pure unfiltered an analog thing was not us police just us us trapezius kind of few to me and i loke. 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 lock. 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 a. Mercedes benz 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. L. S. Thats kind. For see these 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 face. This is the first time that a car has been permitted to look like a design sketch the way designers drama enthuses with a small roof and an exaggeratedly flat silhouette that makes this car spectacular as the last lot as although 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 cds am shes project one is heading in an entirely different direction at sight of his mustang his 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. Before electric motors give a speedster more power a total of seven hundred forty five kilowatts allow it 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. Here you can also see one of a kind creations like this key a stinger souped up by the tuning pros have ways goes customs and heres a concepts nomo 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 and. Stram again rides try this to see three wheel buggy it sure to catch up and turn heads. Like current 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 contin she has deliberately chosen a design that will polarize buyers she says she finds the rear to be a bit too angular but the front is more successful could still be shes last few cars were also 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 at four point four one meters relatively long. With a split rear window and high amount of lights that quirky rear makes competitors like in this suns 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 space is needed. They show says she likes the interior a lot especially because mitsubishi isnt known as a luxury manufacturer 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 large testaments of the shes 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 at just under twenty two thousand year s. The new c. E. O. At leon cooper r. Is the current top of the range cooper and with two hundred twenty eight kilowatts its the spanish makers most powerful model its top speed is electronically limited at two hundred fifty Kilometers Per Hour but it also packs up powerful price and germany that starts at just under forty five thousand euros. That is Second Generation dot 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 it 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 its 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 say these new remote truck interfaces and coordinate vehicles on Close Company sites to operate as automated convoy. Here are for automated trucks says philip enjoyer of the diameters lab eight hundred eighty six a banana made for removing snow from the airport runway this eyes they are remote controlled and a differential g. P. S. System locates them on the airfield the friends of g. P. S. That means that and that addition to the normal g. P. S. System is a millionaire from navigation devices and there is a local correction system. Up on the tower of the testing grounds. 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 no special sensors are involved they would work in bad weather anyway communication between the vehicles and the operators is by encoded radio signals. This is going to be dry air explains that the automation of the snow removal trucks has two aspects and first they drive themselves accelerations raking in 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 theres no need to steer or break allowing closer supervision of the convoys operations its kind father son and you go back to new then be taped as convoys as i am. Famously someone to buy a box and walk. Snow removal in 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 clearing minefields and ocean harbors and and i. Culture 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. Im. No ties overseas for many drivers parking a vehicle with a horse trailer attached to it is no laughing matter. But he says v. W. Is trailer is it should help its a system promoted in this commercial with a laughing horses. Though when a v. W. To go on with trailer resist arrives the partys over. But thats the system really help while driving a vehicle with a trailer attached lets see 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 is like as a total vehicle she flips a switch in the trunk to release the tree there 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 and still its only a drivers system not a completely Automated System he feels a computer can never completely replace a humans visual judgement. It takes just a few quick steps to connect the electrical cable that delivers power to the trailers taillights. Secure it and turn the crank to the lock snaps into place. And sophys all ready to go for a test drive or 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. I mean he can pull away with these even with a trailer in tow now comes the decisive part of the test so he must back the trailer into a designated parking spot. Soviets planes 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 leftwards. 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 trailer using just the little mirror adjustment but once youve done it a few times its relatively easy especially because you can see the direction youre going on this infotainment display here. They go to not right now says the good news is three lyricist works straight away the bad news is it cost extra and you need to combine components to make it work for instance there we have you camera and the trailer hitch with the electrical installation kit system cost nine hundred thirty five euros and the trailer hitch another eight hundred eighty three and. The 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. Today the porsche three fifty six numbers among that truly classic sports cars in one thousand nine hundred 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 instead going. To f the forces that are classic car expert cost of ballard tells us that the first porsche wasnt actually build and stood guard but in the austrian town of. 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 for an end porsche rather it was his son ferry who created the sports car out of v. W. Parts his father praised ferries work and said he wouldnt change a single screw one with one mind kindness ill be happy. Ferdinand porsche was one of the auto industrys pioneers starting in eight hundred ninety seven he developed electric and hybrid vehicles and all electric drive model and trend setting made. Engine race cars like the astro diameter session and the auto union silver era. Bitin christoph 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 way to reach one hundred forty kilometers an hour and thats right about anything i dont feel fine i think if im not gonna spend all of what. 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 of its last and drive its a feast for the senses to the bakelite Steering Wheel the Leather Seats these buttons here and everything thats gives you the impression of being made to last the cars body was designed by engineers one commend the food already given shape to auto unions grand prix sports cars and the v. W. Beetle christophe says the three fifty six is a true milestone and automotive history that form the basis for porsche is designed language and. He says any new nine eleven is really just a modern variant of the three fifty six that is the only almost im going to be more down to buy on test isaacson from taking. Its face. Is the mediately 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 dated. The ignition is found to the left of the Steering Wheel the tank ometer is centrally located and they are good nomics are stellar these features or should drivers have come to know and love all came from the three fifty six. But have says that chris now says the heart of the three fifty six can be found back here and a father first three fifty six is used beetle engines this one was already fitted with a four cylinder one point six liter Porsche Boxster and well and bows under head campus and generates ninety horsepower imported thanks to the east to solaris carburetors. One of the standard engines had sixty and seventy five horsepower there was a one hundred thirty horsepower variable 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 that when porsche now still 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 nine eleven the first porsche ever three fifty six is definitely an automotive milestone i think definitely. Out and if 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 or say to us 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. 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