A lot of energy to move that much metal but some car makers are striving to change the s. U. V. S image one result is out hes q seventy to run a plug in hybrid version of the lecturing q seven. A car just a month as current says that when it comes to plug in hybrids most car makers use gasoline engines to support their electric motors or more likewise versatile but i would be sticking with a six cylinder three leader in term diesel so if the batteries empty it provides a relatively fuel efficient means of getting around and a powerful one to. Six cobb. County rates average consumption for the q seventy tron it under two leaders of diesel and one nine hundred kilowatt hours of electricity per one hundred kilometers and its range of up to fifty six kilometers should be enough to keep it in all electric mode for most city driving those. To achieve these figures youll need to charge the car every chance you get. Put in i dont mind just doesnt really notice any difference between driving a normal q seven and the plug in hybrid you get in and gauge the automatic transmission and start up all youre really have to do is remember to charge the battery now and that. Outputs what im doing. And its hard to tell the difference from the regular q seven on the outside too only a few discrete badges show that this issue is a hybrid. The battery is ok did under the trunk floor reducing cargo space from eight hundred ninety to six hundred fifty leaders with the rear seats up otherwise theres nothing to indicate that this is a hybrid crossover like on the demo so montas looks for clueless as a normal user you cant access the battery from the back you must visit a garage for that and you cant get to anything to do with the hybrid system up front either not even check the oil but then the car does that on its own anyway and. I also fix attachment points in the rear seat bench as well as a clipper free cockpit with a fully digital instrument cluster and sat nav are all standard and drivers can switch to the mode at the touch of a button. No its not a says new Technology Brings with it new challenges and with the plug in hybrid the biggest one is finding a way to plug it in and stick alongside the fuel tank lid on one side here theres a charge toward cover and not a couple there are more and more. Were charging stations around some of which you can use for free like this one here. A woman i fall down i miss it so attach the power cable and then just select the type of connector you have on here. To come on up and chris start and the station starts charging your battery of course there are also charging stations which dont allow you to connect the car directly. To says audi has anticipated this so every queue seventy trunk comes with this stylish case with a large assortment of cables right. On the end. Which you may or may not need. You know for example this one here is for at home and then theres always a suitable adapter like this so you dont overload your homes electrical circuits and thoughts. So what does it cost the starting price for a conventionally powered q seven t. D. I. Is around sixty one thousand euros in germany but youll need to shell out twenty two thousand euros more for any trying. Out of the officers of course thats a lot more expensive than a regular q seven with a three liter t. D. I. Engine but you also get a lot more Standard Equipment like this digital instrument cluster the sat nav as well as lots of other Little Details that does reduce the price difference somewhat. And second i doubt it. So should all hue seven buyers opt for the plug in hybrid version. I would if i were to says the answer is yes and no it depends a lot on your driving habits and maybe its where you drive and the distances you normally travel and people who drive four hundred kilometers per day probably dont need a plug in hybrid but if you only go for a short johnson the city for shopping etc. And are able to charge the car somewhere youll see a noticeable reduction in fuel consumption and emissions but it qatada the. Whole. Pointed out by massage stuff but not. In the. Oman on the Arabian Peninsula our adventure begins here at the moon Scott Airport a journey across the country and new v. W. Im around us. Were a monthly crew reporters organizers and local people who join forces to take on the mountains and deserts and im rocks. At first its a leisurely drive along the coast but for the next three days well be heading across some rough terrain and. We leave the airport and the capital behind in a convoy. Going to. The first stop as the be missing cool about forty meters across and twenty meters deep. But we dont have much time for sightseeing we head toward the mountains we have to reach where well be spending the night before dark. Even so weve got time to take in this barren yet fascinating landscape the few animals that live here are adapted to the harsh conditions and only certain vehicles are suited to them as well. On a motive journalist he Manalo Shaffer explains that the iraqs normally on a rear wheel drive but on. The press of a button switches to all wheel drive and if the going to really get stuff on inclines over thirty degrees for instance in a four by four low mode with the gear reduction function it can be activated. So the amarok can have a roughest of curing aids. We made our Mountain Camp at one thousand eight hundred meters elevation on time that evening as hot as it gets in the midst the sun it can turn pretty cold higher up especially with a strong wind blowing. The tent goes up on the amorites beside floor behind a rock before temperatures plunge with a sunset. The next morning weve got a long road ahead a Good Breakfast gets us up to a good start. Then drive through the mountains goes without incident the Mountain Range extends nearly three hundred kilometers and reaches about three thousand meters altitude. Once weve come down from the mountains a short stretch of paved road leads to the next filling station. Shores says this is no prank and we have to let air out of the tires as we head into the desert so theyll have greater surface contact and most sink into the sand as easily as the asphalt feeds into desert sand almost imperceptibly while the temperatures rise very perceptibly. Hit the emanuel explains the driving on desert sand is very different from gravel or roads here is better to switch off the anti slip regulation because when driving on. Sand one or the other well always start spinning and the anti slip regulation would reduce the power thats the last thing you need because you can swiftly dig yourself into a hole. This can happen to even the most conscious drivers and the worst thing drivers can do is try to force their way out the only dig themselves in deeper. One good tug and the journey can continue. After one last night in a desert camp we return to civilization now its time to fill the tires again to avoid unnecessary wear from driving on asphalt soon were back where we started. But i think im going to want sums up to three days a Cross Country over rough and smooth before i never would have thought that both oman and amara could be so multifaceted now if you know so this. Sunday opened its branch in germany in one nine hundred ninety one it does research and development of vehicles for the German Market with affordable prices and sound Technology One day car swiftly became serious competitors. Dont die hard tester on dates around the nose one day has long been active in motor racing in two thousand they first entered the world rally championship and have been a regular since two thousand and fourteen and monday germanys head is a huge fan of the nerves ring north loop but this enthusiasm is hardly been felt in hyundais passenger cars till now but todays r. And d. Center anon young is testing new models on the north loop and badgering them with an n. Weeks. Yes to the hyundai i thirty and performance with groups here breaks than the regular im thirty and and a higher output of two hundred two kilowatts it makes the leap from zero to one hundred Kilometers Per Hour in six point one seconds with a mandatory time speed kapit two hundred fifty Kilometers Per Hour the stiffness on the adaptive dampers can be adjusted. Them into a device under explains that to bring out the i thirty ends for potential the driver simply has to press a nifty looking button with a checkered flag on it. Not a difference in florida that puts a bit of adrenaline into the driving experience at myself in front of them and raises the drivers plus im not from any help to drive drivers can choose between come on normal. Board eco org and moats events that andre insists the end mode is the most fun even if it does push fuel consumption well into guzzling great should. Be i thirty am is by no means bashful about showing off its motor sport quality l. E. D. Headlights are standard and the performance version is perched on stylish two tone nineteen inch wheels. A red pin stripe on the front splitter reminiscent of the golgi underlines the aggressive look point exhaust tips. The push of the checkered flag button on the right gives the i thirty and more of a race car feeling years can only be shifted manually though with an Optional Automatic rev matching system on downshift. Throughout monday under a recalls the hyundai used to have cause to celebrate if the competition was heard to moan that nothing rattled when they have. Spector the i thirty now depending on the rest of the i thirty in performance produces a satisfying rumble with every gears shift. Best performance honoring points out that the Performance Pack and some two thousand five hundred euros to the list price but that its worth it on a hyundai i fear it is not only for the exhaust system and its truly impressive sound but also for the electronic differential lock on the front axle it handles like a typical front wheel drive car meaning you dont have to worry about understeering unless you know suddenly jerk your foot off the gas its possible to make the rear fishtail that way but coming out of a curve the traction is so good on the you could easily forget youre in a front wheel drive. While in development the i thirty m. Drove some five hundred laps on the nerver greens north loop but it wasnt hyundais aim to have the fastest front wheel drive car on the track the point with the i thirty end was the Emotional Experience the fun of driving. The device if you as andre tested the feedback from the world rally championship drivers and a project head who was a dedicated fan of the north open motor racing and sure the experiment would succeed and it did everything seems right to stick shift is easy to work the car is easy to configure even on the road and the handling his childs play so all in all its a success of a car. As a best focus since youre going to. At first sight this might look like an ordinary b. M. W. Three series car but it is powered by a regular gasoline engine and an electric motor b. M. W. Calls this technology also be found in its five and seven series the drive. Into our car tested on the left stick knows the three series are b. M. W. s best selling models and this one is a very special car a three thirty which is b. M. W. s first midrange plug in hybrid with that thats the fun be if you. Were trying out the three thirty eight with a luxury line trim recognizable by the chrome around the windows and air vents ive performance models like this one also come with light blue radiator struts and blue wheel hubs. And in the hybrids name obviously stands for electric in germany this letter designates all cars fitted with electric motors. The electric motor here since between the transmission and internal Combustion Engine it also serves as a generator like the other three series beamers this one has a rear wheel drive it comes with an h. P. To automatic transmission with step tronic control. To deny that card tester says the three thirty has one hundred eighty five kilowatts system performance with sixty five kilowatts produced by the electric motor ronnie has to admit that the cars two leader four cylinder engine feels like a typical six cylinder b. M. W. Engine thanks to the electric motor. Thats because the electric motor can briefly generate a maximum torque. Two hundred fifty new meters the plug in hybrid makes the sprint from zero to one hundred kilometers an hour in just six point one seconds reaching a top speed of two hundred twenty five kilometers an hour b. M. W. Reach fuel consumption at two point one leaders per one hundred kilometers provided the cars batteries are giving full power. In germany the b. M. W. Three thirty with a lecture realigned list for almost fifty thousand euros pick the most basic trimline and youll save five thousand euros thats just two thousand euros more than b. M. W. s regular gasoline powered three thirty young i. Did it on the runny things at three thirty eastern teary or looks identical to regular three series b. M. W. Has apart from this one button you can use it to select one of the three drive modes and electric like auto drive mode where the gasoline engine and the electric motor Work Together or maxi drive and lets you reach a top speed of one hundred twenty kilometers an hour using electric power only while the save battery mode does just what it says saves Battery Power cord rechargers at. Least drive modes could be great for inner city louis missions oh yes and commuters will appreciate them too but they use electric power to the max will mean regularly recharging the battery otherwise youll soon be back to using gasoline and belching purity exhaust. Debate kristoff hours going for a spin in a very special v. W. Beetle at the time. It evokes wagon for high society its a real magic pisco i want time it was common practice to buy just a ready build chassis from a car maker and then have the body custom e. What it may pick up her stuff explains that before World War Two romex mainly built taxis on opel chassis during the war the company had to concentrate on producing field kitchens and it was only in the one nine hundred fifty s. That i was able to return to its area of expertise and started building explosive convertibles in a ford or taxis out of the still new e. W. Evil image designer yohannes pisco began a kink ring with a special body of his own the result of so impressed the boss that he took that into volume production that my dad did his thing thats b. And c. Oh yeah. Romance became one of the first Coach Builders to mass produce a special edition vehicle with its low cost and robust engineering the beetle provided the ideal platform it touched off a veritable do it yourself boom among Coach Builders. Porsche utilize technology from v. W. For its first mass produced three fifty six and their learned beutler built cars virtually of their own design and beetle chassis and v. W. Itself eventually followed suit with a luxury coupe a in the shape of the karmann ghia. Thats gross stuff recalls how theyre all made special sports convertible ones unveiled at the German Automobile exhibition in berlin in one nine hundred fifty where the public crowded around to see it walking and sitting on something in hollywood stars like Audrey Hepburn and gregory peck were among those who added the lecture from berlin to their collections this case with sales booming from edge open show rooms in munich zurich ottawa and even ali would stay on it so going in hollywood. But for most wagon chief eirik no involved was less than pleased with romesha success and first the coach builder produced the v. W. Chassis straight from the manufacturer but later v. W. A researcher that privilege for matches rival Carmen Romesh was obliged to cannibalize new fully assembled beetles and id say the optics on some of the visual standpoint design are you honestly sco went for a compact on time body with a delicately curved belt line and some people nicknamed the car the banana and but you know that its not and then it isnt right for such an elegant current if it wants and thats why for the first time in automotive history they decided to badge the entire name because hes back on the rear down through model pisco that he can find crowds want to be a school and find some cool. Designer yohannes pisco was not stingy with the chrome the silvery alliance highlight the extravagant yet purest design. The beast go was actually a three seater with the rear seat mounted sideways behind the driver. Tryout and for a rematch pisco was awarded the golden rose at the Geneva Motor Show two years running in one thousand nine hundred fifty four in one nine hundred fifty fine. After that it was advertised as the most beautiful and internationally acclaimed sports convertible but the idea of it being a sports car shouldnt be taken too seriously but a generous and compartment was occupied by a one point one leader v. W. Box there was a paltry twenty five horsepower although this particular model has a porsche power as a one point five meter sixty horsepower engine from a three fifty six guys and its more like it says christophe. With the porsche engine the b. s go can reach one hundred forty five Kilometers Per Hour but just one hundred five with the beetle you. Whatever the engine thanks to its lightweight construction and streamlined body the beast go left regular v. W. Bugs invent us. With the success of the lecture a beetle derivative votes wagon quickly made plans for a sports car of its own based on the beetle and commission coachbuilder car meant to build it starting in one nine hundred fifty six the head of carmens Technical Development team was none other than his pisco. As well he was the first of observers there when v. W. Rolled out the karmann ghia in one nine hundred fifty five sales of these go slumped and that was to be expected since that was fifteen hundred dollars march cheaper and more v. W. Seal of quality and so after seven years in production yielding two hundred eighty handmade special models it was the end of the road for the beast come but it remains the first sporty electric car built on the v. W. Beetle platform and a clear milestone in automotive history. The pisco was a design pioneer receive these copied the