Seventy trying to. Learn s. U. V. S tend to guzzle gas takes a lot of energy to move that much metal but some car makers are striving to change the s. U. V. Zimm each one result is audis q seventy to run a plug in hybrid version of the lecturing q seven. Belting lies a car just a much as current says that when it comes to plug in hybrids most car makers use gasoline engines to support their electric motors or more like ice versa but i would be sticking with a six cylinder three leader in turbo diesel so if the batteries empty it provides a relatively fuel efficient means of getting around and a powerful one to. 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 though to achieve these figures youll need to charge the car every chance you get. Put in i dont want this 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 know. 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 located 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 under some of the so modest looks for clues 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. Thats all. Three are you so fix attachment points in the rear seat bench as well as a clipper free cockpit without fully digital instrument cluster and sat nav are all standard and drivers can switch to evie mode at the touch of a button. No its not this is new Technology Brings with it new challenges and with a plug in hybrid the biggest one is finding. Way to plug it in and stick alongside the fuel tank lit on one side here theres a charge toward cover not a couple there are more and more charging stations around some of which you can use for free like this one here these a hero or 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 case with a large assortment of cables. On the end. Which you may or may not need. 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 convention we 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. It out as much as there is 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 this second item. Should all huge 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 where you drive and the distances you normally try. That 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 a car somewhere youll see a noticeable reduction in fuel consumption and emissions. Control. Puts up pointed out i was hot stuff i was still spitting out. The. Old mine on the Arabian Peninsula our adventure begins here at the moose cut airport a journey across the country and new of b. W. I. Maracas. Were a monthly crew of reporters organizers and local people who join forces to take on the mountains and deserts and on the 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. Of cars on. The first stop is 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. Lot of motiv journalist he Manuel Shaffer explains that the iraqs normally on a rear wheel drive but off road the press of a button switches to all wheel drive and if the going really gets tough on inclines over thirty degrees for instance the four by four low mode with the gear reduction function can be activated. So the amarok can have a roughest of turings. 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 any side or behind a rock before temperatures plunge with a sunset. The next morning weve got a long road ahead a Good Breakfast gets us off to a good start. Then drive through the mountains goes without incident b. Ill hunt your Mountain Range extends nearly three hundred kilometers and reaches about three thousand meters altitude. Once weve come down from the lines a short stretch of paved road leads to the next filling station. And. A short says this is no prank we have to let air out of the tires as we head into the desert so the 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. Hits. Emmanuel explains the driving on desert sand is very different from gravel roads here its harder to switch off the anti slip regulation because when driving on the 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 theyll 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 thought i was sums up to three days a Cross Country over rough and smooth before i never had one of thought that both oman and im right could be so multifaceted now if he knows that. Sunday opened its branch in germany in one nine hundred ninety one he does research and development of vehicles for the German Market with affordable prices and sound Technology Fund a car swiftly became serious competitors. Dont die in car tester on dates around the nose when a 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 one day germanys head is a huge fan of the nerves ring north loop i think this enthusiasm is hardly been felt in hyundais passenger cars till now but todays r. And d. Center nonny. Young is testing new models on the north loop and badgering them with an n. We tested the monday i thirty and performance with group here breaks than the regular i thirty end 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 top speed kapit two hundred fifty Kilometers Per Hour the stiffness on the adaptive dampers can be adjusted. To. The mandate i think under explains that the bring out the i thirty ends for potential the driver simply has to present 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. In front of them and raises the drivers pull ups is good enough for many of the drive drivers can choose between come on normal. Board. Work and modes the best that andreas is the best and mode is the most fun even if it does push fuel consumption well into guzzling range. 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 gold. Underlines the aggressive look when exhaust tips peek out from under a new rear apron with a diffuser. Inside the drive mode switch on the Steering Wheel is an eye catcher. A push over the checkered flag button on the right gives the i thirty m. More of a race car feeling a few years can only. We shifted manually though with an Optional Automatic rev matching system on down chips. Under a recalls thing hyundai used to have cause to celebrate if the competition was heard to moan that nothing rattled when they have specter of the i thirty now depending on the revs the i thirty in performance produces a satisfying rumble with every gears shift devide. Best performance honoring points out that the Performance Pack add 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 the good coming out of a curved attraction 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 in the number 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 price as andre just did 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 on the stick shift. Is easy to work the car is easy to configure even on the road and the handling is childs play so all in all its a success of a car. As a business proposition and says theyre going to. At first sight this might look like an ordinary b. M. W. Three series car but its 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 the b. Of it. Were trying out the three thirty eight with a luxury line trim recognizable by the chrome around the windows and air vents i performance models like this one also come with light blue radiator straps and blue wheel hops. And in the hybrids name obviously stands for electric in germany this letter designates all cars fitted with electric motors. The electric motor here sits between the transmission and internal Combustion Engine and also serves as a generator like the other three series beamers this one has a rear wheel drive becomes with an a speed automatic transmission with step tronic control. To divide by car 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 to a 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 of two hundred fifty new meters the plug in hybrid makes for 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 eight with a luxury line list for almost fifty thousand euros pick the most basic primly line and youll save five thousand euros thats just two thousand years more than b. M. W. s regular gasoline powered three thirty i. Dated all the runny things to three thirty s. Interior looks identical to regular three series b. M. W. Apart from this one but in 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 unless 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 or read charges if. These drive modes could be great for inner city Louis Mission zones and commuters will appreciate them too but they use electric power to the max will mean regularly recharging the battery. Either way bill soon be back to using gasoline and bill ching purity exhaust. Debate kristoff hours going for a spin in a very special v. W. Beetle at the time considered the most wagon for high society its a real magic leaves go 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 their stuff explains that before World War Two 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 it was able to return to its area of expertise and started building explosive convertibles in a photo or taxis out of the still new. Designer yohannes pisco began a kink ring with a special body of his own the result so impressed the boss that he took it into the volume production that i might do this thing thats the n. C. A. A. 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 after 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 was unveiled at the German Automobile exhibition in berlin in one nine hundred fifty where the public crowd around to see it walking seventy pounds of the in hollywood stars like Audrey Hepburn and gregory peck were among those who added the luxury of e ws from berlin to their collections this case with sales booming open show rooms in munich zurich ottawa and even ali watched on it so going hollywood. But both swag and chief hi rick known both was less than pleased with the match a success at first the coachbuilder produced the v. W. Chassis straight from the manufacturer but later v. W. Research that privilege for matches rival Carmen Romesh was obliged to cannibalize new fully assembled beetles that now they see the optics on some of the visual standpoint is i know you honestly sco went for a compact on time body with an delicately curved belt line and some people nicknamed the car the new math and by that its not and then it isnt right for such an elegant car and if it was and thats why for the first time an automotive history they decided to badge the entire name because hes back on the rear down through model b. s go that he can find chrome you dont 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 b. Scope was actually a three seater with the rear seat mounted sideways behind the driver. Side out 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 five. 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 engine compartment was occupied by a one point one leader v. W. Boxer with a paltry twenty five horsepower although this particular model has a porsche or a one point five metre sixty horsepower engine from a three fifty six guys and its more like it says christophe out. With the porsche engine the b. s go can reach one hundred forty five Kilometers Per Hour but just one hundred five for the beetle you. Whatever the engine thanks to its lightweight construction and streamlined body the beast go left regular v. W. Bugs in the dust. With a sixth sense of the luxury beetle derivative works why can 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 johan is pisco. The first up observes that when v. W. Rolled out the karmann ghia in one nine hundred fifty five sales of the beast goes swamp that was to be expected since that was fifteen hundred dollars marks cheaper and more v. W. C. E. O. Of quality and so after seven years in production yielding two hundred eighty handmade special models it was the end