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Volkswagen’s new ID.3 has received another major accolade from British media at the 2020 GQ Car Awards for ‘Best Family Car’! Read more about it at the Volkswagen ID.3 Forum
World premiere at 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicles: I.D. BUZZ CARGO based on the I.D. family provides look ahead to a new era of light commercial vehicles I.D. BUZZ CARGO has the potential to write history as one of the most advanced transporters Spacious electric transporter concept vehicle based on the Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB) With the biggest battery the MEB makes ranges of over 550 km (WLTP) possible Digital cargo system connects cockpit and cargo space and brings superfast “Internet of things” on board In “I.D. Pilot” mode the I.D. BUZZ CARGO concept vehicle drives using full automation (level 4)…
The countdown for the launch of the new T-Cross has begun. The world premiere of the most compact Volkswagen SUV ever will be celebrated in autumn. The slogan “I am more” will accompany the launch in spring 2019. It stands for the four property fields “I am practical”, “I am cool”, “I am intuitive” and “I am safe”. https://www.tcrossforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=60
SKODA is revealing several details about its new KODIAQ RS ahead of the high-performance SUV’s official world premiere at the 2018 Paris Motor Show in October. In a video, ŠKODA is offering a preview of the car’s full-LED headlights, the virtual cockpit and the new Dynamic Sound Boost function, which accentuates the dynamic character of the ŠKODA KODIAQ RS with a meaty and even sportier sound. https://www.kodiaqforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1959
As for the car itself, although dipped in camouflage from front to rear, was flaunting the now familiar double bubble roof, a prominent rear spoiler, and most of the taillights. We also get to see the two fat exhaust tips and an F1-like central LED fog light between them. Unless the swirly disguise is playing tricks on us, the rear bumper appears to be hosting vertical slats on its sides, which hopefully serve an actual purpose rather than simply being two pieces of plastic. Moving at the front of the Supra, the headlights are mostly uncovered and are likely of…
Skoda will build Karoq SUVs in a VW plant in Germany to ease overcapacity in its factories in the Czech Republic. https://www.karoqforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=189
The new DS Store Eglinton brings a taste of Paris to Northern Ireland, officially opening its doors to customers. Located on Courtauld Way, Eglinton, near Londonderry (BT47 3DN) it is a completely new build, conceived from the ground up to represent the expanding premium French car brand DS Automobiles. Embracing the very latest technology, DS Store Eglinton will provide new and used car buyers with a special environment to explore, experience, specify and purchase their next DS car. Andrew Miller, Dealer Principal of J.C Halliday & Sons Eglinton, commented: “The opening of DS Store Eglinton is a great moment for…
The Audi e-tron prototype has been showing just how well it conducts itself – literally – in the cavernous high voltage test bay at electrification and automation specialist Siemens’ Berlin switchgear plant, where experts aimed a flashover voltage at the precursor to the forthcoming all-electric Audi SUV, causing what appear to be bolts of lightning to crackle millimetres above its roof. The first ever fully electric Audi model may not be quite ready to harness elemental forces, but apart from the obvious connection with the ‘naturally occurring’ volts and amperes fuelling an electrical storm, the association with the speed and…
Shortly before the first A-Class hatchbacks reach customers in Western Europe in May, a new variant of the compact-class family – in the guise of the A-Class L Saloon – will already be celebrating its premiere at Auto China (25 April to 4 May 2018) in Beijing. The notchback model being presented there features a 6 cm longer wheelbase (2789 instead of 2729 mm) and is a variant developed solely for the Chinese market. This A-Class model is being produced exclusively at Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd (BBAC), a joint venture between Daimler and its Chinese partner BAIC Motor. The…
Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, aims for fully electric cars to make up 50 per cent of its sales by 2025, the company announced today. The announcement builds on Volvo Cars’ 2017 industry-first announcement that all new models released from 2019 will be available as either a mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid or battery electric vehicle. The company’s strategy to generate half of its sales from electric cars by 2025 positions it as a powerful player in China, the world’s leading market for electrified cars. The Chinese government plans to have new-energy vehicles account for more than 20 per cent…