The market for c. V. S. U. V. S is booming the ones made by voce wagon right on the m q be a 0 platform theyre called a v. W. T. Cross and theyre say out a rona. From a little kyung but here says until now skoda hasnt had a small city s. U. V. But the czech car maker is changing that with a come eat with the same corporation and the same platform well you already know what the coming is like before you even drive it does something make a different or better than its 2 siblings. Skoda has made as you vs one of its cornerstones after the successful kodiak in caracas theyre now downsizing with a kemi the many changing queues make it difficult to tell them apart but the check several look north for inspiration to be you know it all 3 and surely name. Names come from the language of the indigenous canadian people kmiec means 2nd skin. So is 2nd skin just superficial marketing taco or does the name fit like a glove. I might also go for john says you notice how much space there is in the can make more than youd expect from a small car thats even considering its 2 siblings which are already quite spacious they can each has a bit more room for people on the tall side should be able to travel feeling relaxed not cramped and one of the foot. To get all mad space skoda has really pushed the small car platform to its limits and given the can make a slightly longer wheelbase than the v. W. And say out models with a total length of 4. 24 meters its even bigger than compact cars that cost quite a bit more of those some may miss the t. Cross a sliding rear seat the trunk holds up to 1400. 00 leaders were around 100. 00 more than its most wagon equivalent. And just as youd expect from a skoda theres no shortage of clever features in the cammy like a magnetic flashlight and a nice scraper in the fuel filler flap. A new feature is the automatically extending door edge protection which is intended to protect the coming from ugly scratches especially in a city. Official says if youve ever driven a vehicle based on the m q b platform there wont be any surprises when it comes to driving behavior which isnt bad it means the steering is pleasantly direct without being too tight steering resistance is just right and the chassis absorbs any and even is quite well skoda offer sports seats in sports suspension as an option but young thinks you dont really need them because. They dont really suit the more easygoing character of the car. Engine output is easy going on the plus side its good for the environment there are 3 gasoline engines and one diesel with output between 70. 11 kilowatts to choose from we are testing the medium size gasoline engine a one leader 3 cylinder that puts out 85. 00 kilowatts it powers the front wheel drive coming to 100 Kilometers Per Hour and an acceptable 9. 9 seconds of e. W. N. The skoda are not available with all wheel drive because their shared platform is so small i also could see 4 young says one point of criticism of the earlier models faced was the interior with hard plastic surfaces if you take a look at the cammy its a little different of course youll find hard plastic here as well but you always have to keep the vehicle class and price in mind but otherwise it looks quite stylish here and there are softer materials and a nice finish in the middle even though skoda is actually the cheaper alternative to a w. The dashboard is pretty much identical to the sr model the hatchback version of the kemi it comes with a 6. 00 inch touchscreen as standard but to larger age or 9. 00 inch displays as well as a fully digital virtual cockpit cost extra. Price because the un says with a starting price of just under 18000. 00 euros skoda is positioning the kemi between its 2 siblings its around 1000. 00 euros more expensive than the 700. 00 euros cheaper than the tea crush when it comes to room its clearly ahead its also the highest quality when it comes to workmanship in the materials heath. People who want more sportiness will probably prefer the aroma those who need versatility for carrying things would likely choose the tea crush with a sliding rear seat everyone else will probably find the kmiec the best Price Performance ratio of the 3. Best the present. Day if. You have a car just a month to skirt thinks about italy he thinks of. Beautiful beach holidays and sightseeing and of course i tell you no cars. Im one hand there are cars for the masses but there are also luxury cars the most are right he brand has been around for a 100 years and the miser quattroporte debuted in 1983. But his alter ego things quattroporte to is the most unimaginable name you could come up with as it means 4 doors imagine calling the v. W. Golf 4 door and village. Been a name of the cars this 1963 and anyway were interested in the current generation of the monster arace quattroporte. We just talk about. And how great the car looks. And us also and thought it was always the plan. For lance time for right before. The quattroporte to is one of 5 models from the italian manufacturer its available in 2 versions. And ground sport and with 2 engines a gas or diesel card testers in the elegant gone. Version with a gasoline engine which is not produced by miles around he itself but by far ari and marinello. Well you know. How do you like the car. Its nicely done with the chromatic sensitivity instrumentation and the wood. But theres got to be something you dont like it why do i because its your job and you always do. Ok montas reliance that might not have won over by the placement of the Paddle Shifters and the other buttons and knobs front and back and all over there too compact and too close together he doesnt like this arrangement a. Big step for this drawback the card cuts a fine figure from the drivers seat the materials are high quality and go well together the instrument cluster with its chrome trim looks good too in the middle there is a large screen. Still the infotainment display could be more up to date. The combination of ready Brown Leather and grey fabric is unusual but stylish and just a matter of taste. In terms of engine sound the v 6 twin turbo doesnt come close to its predecessor with its v a naturally aspirated engine but much 3 cars arent immune to downsizing it has plenty of power though handling is extremely light for a car weighing almost 2 times. But tell me how are you feeling back there you have enough room to room back here is also more than enough when i think about how much distance there is to the seat in front and. Passenger seat is not as far forward as your driver seat because youre not exactly a giant. I think thats a decent amount of space then we still have this Center Armrest with a cup holder. And that doesnt sound so great does it. By now thats being pretty picky dont you think but at this price. The gasoline engine model starts at 117000. 00 euros in germany a muslim iraqi fan is unlikely to be bothered by the Little Details now if the passion isnt there thats a problem that isnt an issue in the italian absence of the mercedes s. Class still some things really annoy our testers. I dont think its a good idea here that if you use the door armrest you always end up walking or been locking the door maybe they should have put the lock switch. Somewhere other than where your hand did before them i mean. Up front it looks like a sports car with a narrow grille. Montserrat he tried and conceals the Radar Technology another trademark the side air vents. From the side its sporty and at the same time very elegant. A short trunk lid underlines the agile look. Our current testers found quite a lot to complain about but could the left. Serious italian finally win them over after all. I know you still think want report is a stupid name but after my writing i have to say i like it very much of course it has a high price but also High Performance how much does it have again but i want the basics to enter under the hood put 316 kilowatts part of thats in 316 kilowatts thats 430 horsepower right thats an awful lot. But its always easier to convince a driver that a car is greater than a passenger. So what do you think back there. Its hard for me to summarize this bothers me now the window opens a little annoyances in this car like this no thing youre already paying 140000 euros for this car and even a bit more even with all the equipment so i dont know if i would rather buy a cheaper car and then taken trip around the world. About it as i am i was around 3 choke to wrap things up. Why dont drive or say hi to each other in the afternoon because they already so each other at the repair shop in the morning. The ford ranger raptor is one powerful pickup truck. Contest 3 money was schieffer already had the pleasure of driving the raptor before in the rugged barren landscape of morocco the raptor did well and. Didnt really have any weak points but this kind of landscape is not really found in germany so thats why today he seeing how it does on the street and in the city especially when parking went into. The ranger raptor was developed by the Ford Performance department based on the ford f. 150 raptor which is not available in europe but back to the ranger whats it like on the back roads. And the model was pleasantly surprised him and he mentions the wide tires sized to 85. 00 with a chunky tread he would have expected them to be much noisier on asphalt but thats not the case the raptor gets relatively loud at higher speeds especially on the highway but thats not really what its meant for you can still easily drive longer distances so its not a problem thats the whole bit. Unlike its american counterpart the raptor is offered exclusively with an 2 leader Diesel Engine that puts up 156 kilowatts and 500 metres maximum torque. In the city the ranger rafter looks somewhat out of place with its 187 centimeter height and 5. 36 meter length being 218 centimeters wide is also not an advantage in narrow streets. I think my motto mentions parking this time looking for a spot is easy because its not too busy but the bigger the city the more difficult it becomes and the raptor cant fit and a lot of Parking Spaces because its simply too long. Lets put it to the test. He monna was says Parking Spaces here are relatively small but it doesnt matter if youre looking for a parking spot in a village and his city or even in a big city and the cars parked close to each other and its difficult to find a parking space. But with the rear view camera its possible to maneuver. The ford ranger raptor looks like a regular pick up but in germany the ranger models are classed as larger delivery trucks this means that they also have to be insured as such which can be expensive something potential buyers need to keep in mind. The record definitely looks big with white and fenders and a massive radiator grille with ford lettering it certainly looks tough. They huge off road tires and the reinforced metal skin plate underlined the raptors offroad prowess. That owes a lot to especially tune fuck suspension well known and off road sports. The running boards which make getting into this colossus easier stand down along the sides. Theres a mad finish to the bed cover. And the logo on the tailgate. The raptor up to 2 and a half times. With a 550. 00 killer. Ram payload large and heavy objects can be easily transported in the bed its what the pickup is built to do. The interior doesnt have much charm but goes very well with the rest of the truck apart from that theres nothing to complain about. Behind the Steering Wheel youll find the Paddle Shifters which are not made of plastic but metal. The raptor series has an info taman system with g. P. S. The gears are shifted attends feed automatic transmission. There is more than enough room in the rear. Says he knows that the ranger has good offroad qualities and come master even the most difficult terrain mikeys son morocco thats why he says that will make another small detour here in germany given that. This is where the ranger raptor shows its strengths thanks to the standard rear locking differential both wheels can be driven independently depending on which has better grip when of forming depth of 85. 00 centimeters the raptor stands even taller than off road gems like the mercedes g. Class and the jeep wrangler. Business im switches between 2 wheels and 4 wheel drive around her also offers various driving those for different terrain conditions such as snow mud and sand. I was not in the minimal sums up by saying the ranger raptor is well suited for off road and highway driving although its a bit different in a city wooded f. Thanks to its huge dimensions looking for a parking space can be a challenge but its main talent is really rough terrain this is doing it not least of all to the tires and when he looks at them he has one thought when they were out placing them could be pretty expensive as a. Blast from the past 11100 was an unsung trendsetter and 1957 board farting cos compact sedan helped to redefine the lower midrange segment as west germanys economic miracle took off their growing middle class began to wish sir their individuality and look for a card to express it. As the as current tester christopher tells it the hounds at 1100 was debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in march 1057 still bearing the name the 1100 alliance was a maker of 3 wheeler pickups and small trucks at the time entrepreneur carl borg had bought up for makers. And lloyd. Board fired had founded in 1928 back then minimalist 3 wheelers were in big demand partly because no drivers license was required for vehicles with engines smaller than 200 c. C. s and 3 or fewer Wheels Alliance stuck with 3 wheels and allowed gas guzzling 2 stroke engines well into the postwar era building compact vans and pickups like this at 400. Lets accept your stuff sees no relation between those rattling 3 wheelers in the sleek compact sedan and indeed the 1100 had precious little to do with the long standing goal line of qualities it was powered by a newly designed 4 stroke 4 cylinder engine but even the otherwise inflexible car or guard realized that the persisting image problem could hurt sales so he revived the concept brand which had been part of his group before the 2nd world war and so 1958 they go live with the 1100 became the hunza 1100. Our nearly 60 year old test car has started rattling a little but in its day the hans it was state of the art the fully synchronized 4 speed transmission was gentle enough for the most delicate hands and one 960. 00 the antiquated dash mounted gear shift was replaced with a steering column mounted lever to semiautomatic sac so mad could be ordered as an extra clutch pedal was now redundant a touch of the gear shift was enough to disengage in reengage the gears. For christopher likes the hint of sporty mist and the attention to safety back then they may have not had all the airbags we have protecting us today but at least there was foam rubber in the dashboard and in the roof and the pillars in harmony in that in terms of design the hans an 1100. 00 is a typical product of the 1950 c. C. s with rounded contours of the land sides it was called pong ton styling with an ops also practically obligatory tailfins with into great detail lights that was a tram they came over to europe from the us i was on the whole christof thinks the hans 1100 is a really smart midsize car. Extroverted buyers could even order a luxury version and featured 2 tone paint job and more chrome than the base eco 1100 the most popular version was this 2 door sedan the Station Wagon and coupe a with flat roofs have grown very rare. For over midrange car for it an excellent range of equipment with glove compartment and ashtray standard. They have a knack with christofferson press with the hands of a lemon hundreds engine a 4 cylinder boxer unit with a 1 point one leader capacity and 40 horsepower a more highly compressed version with 2 carburetors even many 55 horsepower quite an achievement for a car with so little capacity. At. About 44000 pounds a 700 were sold in and that still wasnt enough to cover the vehicles High Development and production costs in 1981 the board group filed for bankruptcy and production of a smart midrange car ceased. Christof speculates that with its relatively look serious features high Safety Standards in advanced technology the hands of 1100 would very likely have still been going strong today after all individuality still counts and theres always demand for a nice market and car aboard rides today that wasnt always the case but as a precursor to exclusive but smaller midrange go. As for demanding miners bansal levon 100 is definitely a milestone in automotive history. In good shape. Bottoms. If you ever see yourself oh just another sickle. But that one last might be one too many. What makes alcohol so dangerous and how best to avoid dependants. Good shit 30 minutes doubling. As the ice melt. Some am merging. Fear. Hope. Agreed to. What kind of. 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