A month as correct as at the movies but hes actually at the Geneva Motor Show and theres plenty to see the cars for any taste fast and slow expensive and she big and small cars that drive themselves in cars begging to be driven electric cars and conventionally powered cars. With a new a six out he has run up the curtain on the eight generation of a successful executive car like earlier versions the controls are completely digitized other highlights include parking and garage pilot assists as well as an Adaptive Cruise control was stop and go. Toyota also one veiled the new hours which says goodbye to diesel a spot so used to it almost from toyota germany says the new ours is much less cluttered than it used to be and the car makers are introducing two new hybrid variants. The latest incarnation of. Ours is four centimeters longer and three centimeters wider than its predecessor. Alexis on the other hand used the motor show as the global launch pad for its new crossover s. U. V. Us the futuristic design is as obligatory as the brands via a below grille despite its compact dimensions the us offers a spacious rear seat the cockpit is tailored to driver comfort. Smart and precise the paradigm shift taking place in the industry from now on its adding the initials geek you to all its electric models. That get the brand c. E. O. And it have been clear says the decision has been made to offer only electric drives in the u. S. And canada starting this year and in europe from two thousand and twenty onwards. Porsche was also good for us a price the mission he crossed three small concept car brought the future of electric power just a little closer to the crossover c u v pax four hundred forty kilowatts of power and porsche says it has a range of over five hundred kilometers. To. Establish an advantage to carmakers head of sales and marketing says he thinks porsche really managed to take everyone off guard you can see that in peoples faces and wow the company is planning to invest over six billion euros at electric cars over the next five years he says would add i mean just you know. The day before the motor show began a rolled out another member of its all electric id family the idea of vision this elegance sedan provides a glimpse of votes wagons automotive vision for the latter years of the coming decade. On it comes out in two thousand and twenty two months as doesnt see the vision being nearly as far along as this. Concept car it wont use an augmented reality headset studies up to it been as mighty as muted it is all for evolution and he sees things becoming a reality in the next fifteen years the v. W. Is already in visioning right now that i have been coming in. For the near future skoda sees the urban crossover as sporty compact and stuffed full of Cutting Edge Technology a highlight of the vision x. Is an especially sustainable drive concept in combination with natural gas electric and gasoline powered. By autos goannas done hard meyer explains that the vision x. Can reduce c o two emissions by over twenty percent at its driven with bio gas its even one hundred percent c o two neutral. A racer with all electric drive presented by c. N. N. Sports car division is conspicuous its continuous output is three hundred kilowatts and peak output is five hundred in twenty nineteen itll be entered in a competition of all electric touring cars. Monsters vision coupe a not only has a forward looking design but also a new engine concept. Up one fund as much sense as in unable to find out when or if the vision coupe a will go into production he thinks its interesting that the car has a conventional engine most has invested a lot of time and money in internal Combustion Engine make overs the result is the sky active x. Which like a diesel works with compression ignition saddam. As i was at marthas points out that although many Combustion Engines have grown thrifty there are some cars where efficiency isnt top priority like the ford mustangs wallet its a guzzler he says bullets matric if lito fall off its get done. And i need a stylish image of. This limited special edition with this three hundred forty one kilowatt engine commemorates fifty years since the classic film of the same name starring screen legend and racing enthusiastic steve mcqueen. Could take it yet if i want a holiday take it to the shop that he handles well everything doesnt get much better than that. Percy he says also unveiled a new sports car the ford or coupe a version of an a m z g t s it offers a choice of our six or being anxious with outputs of three hundred twenty to four hundred seventy kilowatts after the s. L. As in g. T. This is the next model to be developed independently by am g. The driving dynamics for this mean machine xcel its top speed is three hundred fifteen Kilometers Per Hour other common r. C. V. S. Am seems to be as merry as declares Mission Accomplished after the final test drives hes enthusiastic about the g. T. S. His performance on the track but emphasizes that the family can also come along and it has a spacious trunk and call for. Another exclusive ride is bentleys pentagon hybrid s. U. V. It seems i have a three leader gasoline powered vs six an electric motor with a range of fifty kilometers on electric power only the takes about two and a half hours to charge at a station and seven and a half hours from my home outlet the interior has all blacks read bentley is famous for. Weve already committed that by twenty twenty five one hundred percent of our products will have a hybrid option or for electric. Jaguars i pace is all electric now but is it really made by jaguar. A lot of us warns that just because its been branded as a jaguar that doesnt mean its all the jaguar many parts and components for the i pace come from suppliers i pace functionally fall on. One supplier meg now has even started building entire models for other car makers. Not to us has seen past present and future today at the Geneva Motor Show and now thinks the future isnt owned by the big manufacturers it can also be revealed in student projects like this solar car made at the bomb university of applied sciences powered only by sunlight. Compact s. U. V. S have become the vehicle of choice for millions of drivers one reason hondas h r v is already heading into its Second Generation car tested tons uganda wants to see what its got that other subcompact s. U. V. S havent. Thats what he knows that many might think this is hondas first crossover s. U. V. What in fact they introduced one back in one thousand nine hundred ninety that soon disappeared they no hundred its a building on the jets and an effort to establish the h. R. Regime and the crossover segment the same crossover that went. The fronts back sweeping headlights and sporty freesia are the latest examples of hondas new trademark look. The body borrows heavily from coupe a design while rear door handles hidden in the seat filler to reinforce the dynamic aesthetic. And back to work e l e v taillights command attention. Whether she could be house to form the conduit sure its anyone who has doubts about space in the back of the h. R. V. That hes sitting comfortably but he can imagine that anyone over a meter he five might feel waged in a behold the fuel tank isnt built in under the backseat like a nose car see sense but under the front seats. One advantage of that is i foresaw this it leaves enough space for one hundred calls magic seeks. To explains that magic seats for up to accommodate booky items that would otherwise be difficult to transport for example potted plants on once and this is a much more convenient way to carry this kind of load he says. Plus wealthy man. Theyre not that little but a disadvantage is that if youd like to relax during a long trip youll quickly discover the limitations of placing the fuel tank there but tons you could live with that stuff i wish thank you both. Over all the chair vs interior leaves a respectable impression alongside the touch screen display that features a touch based out of maverick climate control. Big econ mode help see fueled by slightly altering throttle and transmission response. And its activated by a button bearing a plant icon on the dash of the. Times you have a side issue is that the economy mode is a clever way to save fuel even when switched on off the green l. N. B. Indicator reminds the driver to plan ahead it also makes the Cruise Control more reluctant to hit the gas well Cruise Control usually apply a seventy five percent of acceleration to maintaining speed and economy mode it feels more like twenty five percent if you would from once one of those polled said that coffee. In other words in econ mode it can take the Cruise Control up to thirty seconds to accelerate from one hundred kilometers an hour to one hundred twenty. We test of each year vs diesel version with a one point six liter i need tech engine even with relatively low c o two emissions are just one hundred four grams per kilometer and fuel efficient operation of a compact s. U. V. Makes no compromises on performance with kilowatts carrying it from zero to one hundred Kilometers Per Hour in ten seconds im hearing fuel consumption at four leaders per one hundred kilometers and germany the h. R. V. Starts in just under twenty four thousand euros but they can then turns you points out that the market for crossovers is huge with every car maker competing for a slice. Of apply he thinks the chevy is a very substantial vehicle the diesel in his test car had plenty of pep any fish and besides he personally like the touch sensitive controls and the panoramic roof. This is no possession. But does the h r v have what it takes to compete in the hard fought sector. Of the tundra does the model disappear in the next few years to the contrary he perceives it gaining a foothold in the market cross that was a. Month that our current test that you know is paid today says the job is a lot like eating chocolate even if your head says you dont really need it its almost impossible to resist temptation. Today temperatures are two below zero celsius but it feels like minus eight she says kind that that might not sound like ideal weather for toasting a convertible but honestly who could resist. The mazda m. X. Five is one of the few convertibles where you can open the roof in just seconds by hand. And the car has no glove compartment just a little story space between the seats. The m x five personal life and the push of a button and classic roadster style it has any six speed manual transmission. The previous generation was really its just last year but these cars history stretches back much further than that and its twenty five years on the market for generations of a popular m x five have sold over a million times across the globe the latest model offers a choice between two. Types of gasoline engines. A bit of a in a says shes testing the smaller version of that it still feels and handles like a true sports car so efficient and compact the little convertible weighs less than a ton. And this is where all its pep and power come from. Moscow says is proprietary Sky Active Technology has significantly improved efficiency and. The ninety six kilowatt frontmen engine makes a particularly sprightly showing at higher speeds with rear wheel drive the m x five can hit one hundred kilometers an hour and eight point three seconds and as a top speed of over two hundred. The japanese car is certainly a joy to look at one of the top is up or down. The front skirts and small spoilers emphasize its sports car qualities while the sweeping hood and bulging wheel arches have become trademark features. A compact rear and dual exhaust roundoff its weeks away. Performance wage and responsiveness combined to produce a great driving experience the best place to enjoy it is unwinding country lanes. Its one of his favorite features about this version of the m x five is the low slung seats with a green view down the hood of a car and she says it almost feels like the ball goes on either side arch all the way. Through the cars interior having the great roadster feeling. The m x five offers for different equipment lines were testing that top of the line version of the sports line package puts the r. P. M. Gauge at the center of the dash. A range of functions are controlled via a color display commands are fed into the system through the Center Console and the. Speakers are integrated into the headrest to ensure a quality sound experience even when the top is down. Thats that plateau chorus in his points out you cant fit a whole lot into this little sports car but on paper at least it should be able to carry one hundred thirty leaders of cargo is that enough for a weekend getaway. The truck closes them x. Five is past its first test for daily use. But dont forget todays test is taking place in a very chilly conditions how does the convertible shape up as transport during the cold time of the year that as the finest quickly finds the efficiency and for heating which makes even the top down driving an option in winter its a little drafty she says but still provides a great convertible experience. When it comes to cost the m. X. Five is hard to beat in its class in germany the basic model can be had for twenty three thousand euros. That means that about all in all in his finds the car is so much fun to drive youd buy it straight up if you listen to your heart but in this case you might want to listen to your head as well and since the car is just over one point two meters high theres not a lot of room left for that when the top is down. If youre over a meter seventy five in height you should definitely try out the seating before making up your mind. Today you are test driver christophe hour is taking an unusual brazilian best seller for a spin v. W. Brasilia built in one thousand nine hundred eighty in the fiftys brazil became one of the w. s most important markets back then the German Company only offered two models the beetle and the classic van. Even so instead i know he gained access to Global Markets helping turn volkswagen into the european car maker with the highest turnover. We got it all its the crew stuff relates the history of v. W. In brazil one thousand nine hundred fifty three it opened its first foreign plant in brazil and at first they built a beetle there would. And the most popular car in brazil for decades so popular even that it got its own nickname for scott and off theres a classic v. W. Bus also took south america by storm by the late one nine hundred sixty s. Word of lighting then had a v. W. Doughboys effect and later chairman of the Company Began initiating new tailored models christophe explains of course the fundamental platform for it all was the good old beetle but as i was trained to not truly dead who to hide it taking. Its platform frame and separate Buddy Technology that was both simple and robust made the practically indestructible v. W. The perfect starting point for developing new models although the way the beetle was constructed was already outdated by the one nine hundred seventy s. The underlying concept would remain vibrant for years to come. Because. Im supposed to be very clear demands will be made on the new brazilian v. W. Christophe explains it would have to be even more practical more efficient and more spacious than the beetle. Its said that after forty different prototypes the engineers put together and shamir a combining all the best features in a sixteen hundred c. C. s motor is from the beetle the four segments from a karmann ghia and then mounted a Station Wagon style body from the v. W. Type three on top of the series was launched in one nine hundred seventy three says christophe and was named after the countrys capital brasilia this one is in specially good shape he thinks the baggage just left the factory enough apart that once its got to him at this complex they can tell your invoice if you before they depart but thats good although they have a lot of sea level to hide. At first the v. W. Brasilia was also available with five doors for tax purposes the fastback model was initially marketed as a small delivery van. Theyd buy bit the new Station WagonGroup Popularity across the continent because of the common stuff notices that the combined rear engine and drive make the brasilia fairly unstable at high speeds but considering it wasnt easy to reach the cars top speed of one hundred thirty eight kilometers an hour on brazils good tory is highways abs no big deal. More ship youngest delhi was the one who came up with the brazilian is somewhat peculiar in design he apparently was inspired by the variance of wolfs words type three and four Station Wagon models appropriately called vary it these two had a modern and spacious two box frame that was from selfsupporting but mounted just like the beetle. To save it from the ravages of time the previous owner wrapped the interior in plastic not very attractive but effective. And come to the side with the general idea behind the fast back christopher thanks is to provide more cargo space and make loading easier but with the brasilia thats not really a case where loading still is extremely high and theres hardly any space in the trunk thats because for the fifty four horsepower air cooled four cylinder box engine with one point six liters displacement is right below what funny of course and good old beetle style its not flat but upright with huge fans and that takes up room lifestyle how. The v. W. Brasilia is certainly not a perfect car owners often complained it has serious rust issues legend has it that even light collisions could cause rusted through floor panels to drop out taking passengers with. Cuts that are just plain piece defects kristoff says roughly a million v. W. Brazilians were manufactured and sold in brazil over ten years they also spread to mexico and nigeria where the car was kristyn ve got it and even if the brasilia was always something of a ruling anachronisms buyers could even get it with a one point three ethanol motor towards the end of its production lines come out of that i tell you tell. Ethanol is a commonplace alternative to gasoline in brazil today most brazilian vehicles have socalled total flex engines that can handle any mixture of the two fuels regardless of ratio. In europe the v. W. Brazilian has remained a rarity only a few of them can be found in portugal or on the canary islands. If ill be able as in many ways christo thinks the v. W. Brasilia can be considered the final stage of evolution of th