The market for city s. U. V. S is booming the ones made by both wagon right on the m q be a 0 platform theyre called the v. W. T. Cross and theres a outer rhona. Phonetic but here says until now skoda hasnt had a small city s. U. V. But the check car maker is changing that with the kmiec with the same corporation and the same platform you already know what the coming is like before you even drive it to something make a different or better than its 2 siblings. Skoda has made as you vs one of its cornerstone after the successful kodiak in caracas are now in downsizing with the kemi the many changing queues make it difficult to tell them apart but the check 7 look north for inspiration. Tuvia know it all 3 names come from the language of the indigenous canadian people can make means 2nd skin. So is 2nd skin just superficial marketing talk 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 current and one of the im going. To get oh man space skoda has really pushed the small car platform to its limits and given the kmiec 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 folks 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 the city. Official and that the young 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 enough for sports seats and sports suspension as an option well. Yun thinks he dont really need them because they dont really suit the more easygoing character of the car. 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 sized gasoline engine a one leader 3 cylinder that puts out 85. 00 kilowatts and powers the front wheel drive coming to 100 Kilometers Per Hour and an acceptable 9. 9 seconds the v. W. And the skoda are not available with all wheel drive because their shared platform is so small i wish i could see for john says one point of criticism of the earlier models faced was the interior with hard plastic surfaces if you take a look at the cameo 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 in the cheaper alternative to a w. The dashboard is pretty much identical to the sr model skull that the hatchback version of the kemi it comes with a 6. 00 inch touchscreen as standard the 2 larger 8 or 9. 00 inch displays as well as a fully digital virtual cockpit confidential for a. Price make with john 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 he thinks people who want more sportiness will probably prefer the those who need versatility for carrying things would likely choose the t. Crush with a sliding rear seat everyone else will probably find the kmiec the best Price Performance ratio of the 3. Best to present. You have a car just a month to skirt thinks about italy he thinks about. Beautiful beach holidays and sightseeing and of course i tell you cars. Im one hand there are cars for the masses but there are also luxury cars the most are rocky brand has been around for a 100 years and the muzzle quattroporte debuted in 1983. But his alter ego things quattroporte is the most unimaginatively name you could come up with yet as it means 4 doors imagine calling the v. W. Golf 4 door. Its been the name of the car since 1963 and anyway were interested in the current generation of the muslim quattroporte. About paul it so. We just talk about. It and how great the car looks. And does also and we thought it was always the plan because for lance time for right. For quattroporte is one of 5 models from the italian manufacturer its available in 2 versions. A ground sport and with 2 engines a gas or diesel. Our card testers sit in the elegant gone muso version with a gasoline engine which is not produced by montserrat the itself but by far ari and marinello. So how do you like the car. Owner of this nicely done with the chrome actually answer in the 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 this 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. Except for this drawback the car 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. And terms of engine sound the v 6 to interval doesnt come close to its predecessor with its v a naturally aspirated engine but electric cars arent immune to downsizing it has plenty of power though handling is extremely light for a car weighing almost 2 tons. Of tell me how are you feeling back there do you have enough room in the room back here is also more than enough when i think. About how much distance there is to the seat in front and the passenger seat is not as far forward as your drivers 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 about better at this price. The gasoline engine model starts at 117000. 00 euros in germany a mazda rotty fan is unlikely to be bothered by Little Details now if the passion isnt there thats a problem that isnt an issue in the italian answer to 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 unlocking the door maybe they should have put a lock switch. Somewhere other than where youre handed. Them by me on line on the. 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 in 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 lecture. 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. The me cigs twin turbo under the hood puts a 316 kilo watch part of this thing 360 kilowatt 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. I was around he joked to wrap things up. Why dont drive or say hi to each other in the afternoon because they already sorry each other at the repair shop in the morning. The ford ranger raptor is one powerful pickup truck. Car tester the money will shave for already had the pleasure of driving the raptor before in the rugged barren land. America 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 hes 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 when he mentions the wide tires nice 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 on. Unlike its american counterpart the raptor is offered exclusively with an 2 leader Diesel Engine that puts out 156 kilowatts and 500 new meters maximum torque. In the city the ranger rafter looks somewhat out of place with its 187 centimeter height and 5. 36 meter length being 200900 centimeters wide is 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 must know was says Parking Spaces here are relatively small and it doesnt matter if youre looking for a parking spot in a village or in a 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 widen 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 ranters offroad prowess. That owes a lot to especially tune fox suspension well known and off road sports. The running boards which make getting into of as kolaches easier stand down along the sides. Theres a mad finish to the bed cover. And the logo on the tailgate. The raptor can tow up to 2 and a half times. With a 550 kilogram 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 aired not made of plastic but metal. The raptors series has an infotainment system with g. P. S. The gears are shifted via a tense feed automatic transmission. There is more than enough room in the rear. Says he knows that the ranger has good off road quality and come master even the most difficult terrain like he saw america 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. With the forming depth of 85 centimeters the raptor stands even taller then off road gems like the mercedes g. Class and the jeep wrangler. This knob switches between 2 wheels and 4 wheel drive the rafter also offers various driving nodes for different terrain conditions such as snow mud and sand. The minimal sums up by saying the ranger raptor is well suited for off road and highway driving although its a bit different in the city what if thanks to its huge dimensions looking for a parking space can be a challenge but its main talent is rough terrain this is doing that not least of all to the tires and when he looks at them he is one thought when they wear out are you placing them could be pretty expensive as theyre looking for. A blast from the past 11100 was an unsung trendsetter and 1957 born farting cos compact sedan helped to redefine the lower midrange segment as west germanys economic miracle took off their growing middle class began to assert their individuality and look for a card to express it. As the as current as to christopher tells it the hounds at 1100 was debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in march 1057 still bearing the name of the 1100 i align with was a maker of 3 wheeler pickups and small trucks at the time entrepreneur carl borg had bought up 4 makers. And lloyd. Board fired had founded go alliance 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. 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. Thats what sets 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 a long standing goliath quality it was powered by a newly designed 4 stroke 4 cylinder engine but even the otherwise inflexible car on board fired realized that the persisting image problem could hurt sales so he revived the concert brand which had been part of his group before the 2nd world war and so 1958 they go liath 1100 became the hunza 1100. Our nearly 60 year old test car has started rattling a little but in its day the hans a 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 the clutch pedal was now redundant a touch of the gear shift was enough to disengage and reengage the gears. Now that if were to stop the lights the hint of sportiness and the attention to safety back then they may have not have all the airbags we have protecting us today but at least there was foam rubber in the dashboard and and the roof and the pillars in harlem and 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 flat sides with whats called pong ton styling with an ops also practically obligatory tail fans with integrated a tail lights that was a trend that came over to europe from the us on the whole christof thinks the hands. 700 is a really smart midsize car. Extraverted buyers could even order a luxury version it 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 flattened roofs have grown very rare. For a lower midrange car for it 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 liter capacity and 40 horsepower a more highly compressed version with 2 carburetors even many 55 horsepower quite an achievement for a car was so little capacity. At. About 44000 hons a 700 swer sold 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. Christo speculates that with its relatively luxury is features high Safety Standards in advanced technology the hans i let 100 would very likely have still been going strong today after all individuality still counts and theres always demand for a niche market and car or card stake that wasnt always the case but as a. Recurse into exclusive but smaller midrange cars for demanding buyers the hansal lemon 100 is definitely a milestone in automotive history. As the ice no. Maam urge. Fear. Hope. What kind of. Mail. What will happen to the arctic after the ice melts. 15 minutes on d w. Hundreds often use in my clumps. 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