Showing off its new compact crossover and vv x e forty in the snowy us three and else in the swedish manufacturers s. U. V. Family its the smaller brother of the exceed ninety and x c sixty. As our current tester much as korat explains the x e forty is volvos first model based on its new Compact Modular architecture which is soon to be rolled out in other models as well when designing completely new architecture like this he says its always a challenge to get everything working in practice the way it should in theory. But so far it all seems to have worked out quite well. Yet. This test car has a one hundred forty kilowatt four cylinder turbo. Charged Diesel Engine it takes the sprint from zero to one hundred in seven point nine seconds reaching its top speed at two hundred ten Kilometers Per Hour the car maker rates the compact s. U. V. S fuel consumption at five point one leaders per one hundred kilometers all wheel drive is standard on the actually forty along with an eight speed out of magic transmission the version we tested with a top level momentum trim starts at forty four thousand eight hundred euros. But all the fans that month has finds the x e forty handles like a classic very smooth very dignified and very comfortable the steering might not be as tight as with a sports car but its most definitely gives them trevor a feeling of security. For them im afraid of. The new smaller platform offers all the strengths and features already familiar from the x c sixty and ninety including the drivers assistant systems and safety features buyers can select a roof color that sets it off from the body and provides an individual touch. Doesnt mean that what a month has really likes are all the features included in this compact and she will be that volvo had previously reserved for higher in classes the big display in the center and the twelve point three inch digital instrument cluster in front of him that i had thought of course that they could dial a communist and you know fog. The interior design is just as modern as the exteriors. As in the x c sixty the x e forty s. Infotainment system is displayed on a nine inch touchscreen is just another. Feature that x c forty shares with higher model ranges. Mobile blocked off a stretch of road so much as could try out how the x c forty handles winter driving. Thats really not as realizes that if he doesnt watch what hes doing hell start sliding and land in the snow banks either side of the track but the car makes him feel in control even if it does fishtail a bit now and then he brings him back with relative ease. Coming them up. To die. Since the e. S. C. To sport mode it responds noticeably later which makes for more agile handling. And ahmad probably a. Stronger. Case yes and. Then its back out onto the open road. My father on the whole much as thinks the x e forty is quite a snazzy car with its many customizable options and the different colors its for anyone who likes to stand out in a crowd at a price that should keep the competition in bay of course with all the extras this will doesnt come cheap but that can be said about any car so the n. C. Forty money will be worth a very close look. As a cyclist. Would talk about unable the ops then feel im exterior. To. The civic has been a mainstay in hondas lineup since it hit the market in one nine hundred seventy two its tenth generation ruled out in two thousand and fifty. Over the decades in between the civic became a global success for honda now ranking among the ten best selling cars in the world. And the compact contests are ongoing cinnamon points to the broad selection buyers have in the compact class like the hyundai i thirty or the opel astra or the v. W. Golf but intense competition has pushed them to become too similar making them rather conventional and even a bit stuffy here japans honda civic is a breath of fresh air. In its early models the civic two was fairly conventional then in two thousand and five the designer started developing more distinctive versions of their bestseller with contours recalling something between a race car and a spaceship below tapered rear hatch gives it a fastback profile set off with not one but two spoilers. Inside and as put in state of the are digital displays. And an entirely button free sat nav. And placed even more controls on the Steering Wheel thats what i was having to act off the first thing andre notices about the civic is the low seat and it feels more like climbing into a sports car than a compact on the road of course the low seats reinforce the sports car feeling there and he misses that in other compaqs if you go for. The test car stirred quite conventionally with the turn of a key twenty nine hundred euro sport plus and higher trims change that to a push button ignition with adaptive dampers. And then all the hundred notes of the hardest. Igs interior digital instrument cluster displays a Great Variety of information but it doesnt offer a virtual cockpit with a sat nav like the v. W. Contactless as an option but the boost pressure indicator is fun a scale from zero to plus may not be much of a tactical upgrade but it is somewhat satisfying to watch the boost pressure rise to put i had this book full of on just about the stuff boss did not have hope and boxen so its something. In response to increasing demands for efficiency onda has also turned to turbo charging the variable valve timing system v. Tech is used to enhance performance in the high river range now its been optimized for turbo charging with electronic waste gates and smaller turbines that turn efficiently at low river ranges that adds up to a far more responsive accelerator pedal underrates fuel consumption at five point eight leaders of premium per one hundred kilometers. To pop the stuff down so this is combined with a very direct shift typical for hyundai but to andres taste is occasionally a bit notching. An extra Thirteen Hundred euros equips the civic with a c. V. T. Automatic transmission taking this option automatically adds the low speed follow feature to Adaptive Cruise control so in slow moving traffic the civic will keep a set distance to the vehicle ahead. Often of what even if the civics engine does somewhat resemble a race car when under eight opens it up on it hasnt scrimped on safety and the range of standard assistance systems is quite bright but id get het up. Among them is the traffic sign recognition a lane keeping assist and a collision warning and mitigation braking system entry level civic comes with all the safety features. And starts of less than twenty thousand euros in germany beyond a civic is a marriage of maverick design and practical features. Opal presents the new insignia g. S. Hybrid although its one hundred ninety one kilowatts dont make it any more powerful than the top of the line regular insignia opel has beefed it up in other areas. The front air intakes on either side help make the insignia appear wider its also been dropped by ten millimeters giving it a lower center of gravity prices in germany started forty five thousand five hundred ninety five year s. Welcome to a new era c. E. O. Is expanding its performance segment cooper to an independent top power brand at the same time the spanish car maker is also presenting its new logo. Its first model is the cooper a take that with two hundred twenty one kilowatts in all wheel drive it combines sportiness and easy day to day use thanks to his spacious interior and trunk. And the future see how it will be shifting its motor sports activities under the new cooper brand. Small cars are big hits was city dwellers and drivers a good fuel economy a high priority but this little runabout has another ace up its sleeve. Card test of i know days and over introduces us to the skoda city go is closely related to the sea at me and v. W. Up but this city goes different because it runs on natural gas which is environmentally friendly and currently the best alternative to gasoline and diesel powered engines at least until electric cars become more affordable if an ounce of outside. The c. N. C. Variant uses the one leader three cylinder engine familiar from other city goes though its been specially optimized to run on natural gas the start stop system with regenerative braking which comes a standard also helps to save fuel on average the city go uses four and a half cubic meters of natural gas per one hundred kilometers and emits just eighty two grams of c o two per kilometer. And you have to know and so how does a c. And g. Vehicle run like any other he says if it werent for this little c. N. C. Tank display you think you were driving a gasoline powered car its peppier than a regular city go to because natural gas has a higher octane rating and thats reflected in the cars performance and a c. And g. Tank has no effect on trunk space theres just as much as another city guess the cars the engineers have done well. Thats on the engineer i would think. So theres room for at least two hundred fifty one leaders of cargo in the back. But lets get back to what makes this car different its natural. Gas drive compared to the conventional model the c. And g. City gokhan surround two thousand euros more. If god so why use natural gas right now explains that it burns more clearly than gasoline or diesel and during combustion it produces twenty five percent less c o two you know particulate matter and a little mite trojan oxide a c. N. C. Vehicles eco balance is even better than an electric cars when the Electricity Generation is figured in he says an electric car produces some ninety grams of Carbon Emissions the city go see energy just eighty two. Yr are the technical specs in a nutshell with this fifty kilowatt engine of a natural gas powered city go can reach a top speed of one hundred sixty five Kilometers Per Hour on the highway though it takes sixteen point three seconds to go from zero to one hundred Kilometers Per Hour so its not the car for speed demons. With gas guzzlers filling up can be a frequent pain but high hopes says refueling a c. N. C. Vehicle is a piece of cake. He says you just have to drive up to the fuel pump put in the nozzle lock it in and youre done and. The little filler neck for the natural gas is located next to the one for the gasoline. That i know says the c. And shes engine is by vaillant meaning it can run on two types of fuel though its been optimized to run on natural gas the engine always runs on gasoline to start as gasoline ignites more easily and the engine automatically switches over to c. N. N. So never let the regular gas tank run dry or youll have a tough Time Starting the car. The city goes to separate tanks hold eleven leaders of c. And g. And ten liters of gasoline you can fill a. Bullet for around twenty five euros. As if you go to sea and he city go costs more than the gasoline version but ryan also is natural gas is cheaper than gasoline in Public Utilities often provide subsidies or vouchers for phillips if you drive fifteen thousand kilometers a year a c. N. C. Car should pay for itself in three to four years so its good for your wallet as well as the environment it. Is the perfect car for eco conscious penny pinchers. I know it can drive three hundred kilometers on a tank of c. And g. And then fill up for just thirteen europes no diesel can match that germany has some nine hundred national gas filling stations that number should grow but each requires an investment of some two hundred fifty thousand euros and he has a tip for c. And g. Car owners driving around southern italy they use another filling system there so get an adapter. There are around forty five hundred natural gas filling stations in europe mainly in germany italy switzerland and the czech republic. Induced mercedesbenz has presented the Third Generation of its top selling sprinter a lot has changed since it first hit the streets in one thousand nine hundred five but one thing has remained the same the van has as wide a range of applications as ever. This as human was schaffer points out the sprinters landed snake into the entire segment but is much more versatile than an ordinary transporter whether you carry people are good so use it as a weekend camper or for a Customer Service receipt hes wanted to cover all the basis and with the thing. The new Mercedes Benz is available as a panel van gogh. A cup or tour and offers a choice of Three Chances the interior is lean and uncluttered just as weve come to expect all controls for the multimedia Driver Assistance Systems are right on the Steering Wheel or mercedes still offers plenty of variations over one thousand seven hundred different combinations. The sprinter is also impressive on the road it came onto the market with five engines to choose from as well as front rear our all wheel drive the all wheel drive comes with a seven speed automatic transmission. And to guarantee smooth sailing in the future the sprinters adapting its drive to go with the times. It will animal explains the importance of electric drive not only for passenger cars but also for transport vehicles and this new sprinter has an electric model coming out soon as well and i know that if it is going to i think the company if the cell phone lot. Of course the east printer can be customized for a broad range of purposes. It can carry three of four battery elements depending on requirements for a range of one hundred fifty to two hundred kilometers. Whats more the new sprinter is also safer and more network than previous generations. What kinds of folk are moaning vague lists his favorite features networked Web Based Services make it possible to call a vehicle status information manage assignments and even monitor the cargo area all these data can also be called up remotely everything you need is right on board and you thought that i would be done. When it comes to driver assists the cross wind break cross traffic an active lane keeping assist come as standard for vehicles exceeding three point five metric tons. To manual the new mercedes been sprinter is just as versatile as the challenges it must rise to but other brands are also pursuing the same Global Design concept in the end it all comes down to one question how much will it cost. In germany prices start at just under twenty four thousand euro us. A former warehouse in Downtown Los Angeles is now home to one of the Worlds Largest private collections of porsches over twenty models dating from various decades are housed in this two story building. The owner is british born Magnus Walker he came to l. A. For one reason only its Pretty Simple it was sex drugs and rock n roll i moved there was a nineteen year old back in one thousand nine hundred eighty six so almost thirty two years ago recently i turned fifty so i spent nineteen years of my life in sheffield england thats where i grew up the steel town but as a kid id always dreamt of america i watched a lot of american t. V. Shows such. Starsky and hutch dukes of hazzard always had an affiliation for america and los angeles always loved americana American Music evil knievel and i suppose it was my destiny to end up in l. A. Its the place that i call home. And the warehouse really was his home he used to live right here on the upper floor but those days are over no i no longer live here i live right around the corner of this became a full time film location so it actually made more sense to financially not live here so what started out purely as an accident became basically my day job for me porter is a hobby its not a business what pays my bills is hollywood the film location and by that i mean we rent the building out that was sat in to Production Companies for commercial filming of t. V. Shows music videos film reality still shoe t. V. Commercials so ironically im in the film location business and the porsche hobby is just a passion project for me like i said its not a business i dont build custom a cause im just an enthusiastic like everyone else that loves porsche loves to build loves to collect and ultimately loves to drive i always say it doesnt matter what language you speak whether its english german or japanese we will speak polish. And just be fit surreal enthusiastic Magnus Walker also has his own garage in which he and fellow mechanics work on the cars. Second porsche i ever own and someone im most associated with his car number two seven seven he started life as a seventy one nine eleven t. Thats a car them all my trike this is my club racing or my spirit of drives and so on this in most of the videos and magazine articles my nine hundred seventy one nine eleven t. Is my favorite porsche. And you can see. Why whenever he can and make gets behind the wheel and takes it out for a spin in and around l. A. Because he believes that porches are made to be driven. Its a greatest thing thats what i love about. This is my favorite. Color is all the sense of looks good good smells good taste good at exams. I hunt. Calls all over the world ive actually recently acquired two calls from Sydney Australia so its a global thing cause go all over the world and im able to find them and bring them back here to the warehouse in downtown l. A. These are all nine eleven so so my old commode goal when it comes to porsche and sports cause its one of every think porsche has ever made in a sports car so the new quest is for an engine made engine rear engine both on water cooled so that its nine to four nine two eight nine four four nine six eight on the front engine transaxle watercooled nine fourteen came in on the mid engine and then one of every generation of nine eleven for me i always have this mantra that says i expect the worst and hope for the best you know im not interested in low mileage concours type because im interested in drive a quality type because so it doesnt really matter every car ive ever own needs some sort of work and my own personal attention and details and touches put to the call so for me so long as a cause something im interested in it doesnt matter whether it runs or drives if im interested in is desirable to me thats all that matters. Some people might not even consider the wrecks sitting outside cars anymore but with a lot of love and elbow