Infotainment could also be new Volvo, while the name is one of those fake-German-names, that are all the craze over Russia and China and make it look like a fancy European quality product. Very similar to German luxury TV maker Loewe.
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He had two gigs at a car show in Germany last year. Very exciting stuff, a show of nearly half an hour with absolutely insane stunts and drifts. Getting out of the car, sitting on the roof, at one point, he switched to another car and drifted around his still-drifting car, slaloms around audience and stuff like that.…
My first thought was Audi A7, but then again, you would see an A7 100x more often than a Tesla in Europe.
As a german (and regular swiss visitor) I’d say another reason is understatement. You know your car and you choose it for the features and the luxury you want and don’t want/need to show off (A german word for a flashy car is “Penisprothese”, which basically means cock prosthesis, so you need to compensate for…
“Ja bitte. Ich bin grün vor Neid.”
I have seen the new E-Class several times now and it is very hard to make out between a C-Class and a S-Class, and I come from Germany and can probably tell most german cars by year of production. The E-Class, if seen from the side, is very confusing. It looks like a S-Class, because it’s distinguishably larger than…
“Like all Italian cars, the 4C also has its quirks. And I am not referring to quirks such as “the door handle is at a funny angle.” I mean quirks as in “before creating this vehicle, did the engineers ever spend time in an automobile?””
huh? “German authorities conducted emissions testing on 53 diesel vehicles, finding that many Mercedes, VW, Porsche, Audi and Opel cars produced excessive pollution.”
..because of course he would think that.
Our Federal Motor Transport Authority, the KBA, actually has the most german institution name. Kraftfahrtbundesamt.
My father had his first and only crash with a last-gen XC90 rental in England last year. Not used to rhd, he hit a grandma in an old japanese car while turning at an intersection, and while her front was toast, the Volvo didn’t even have a cracked headlight cover.
Also, the german state of lower-saxony has 20% of VW voting shares and another 10% in non-voting shares. Even if shit should really hit the fan, government support is without question.
I think the grille-less car also is a great for endorsing it’s electric power aspect. When you look at the car, you think something is missing, that a grille needs to be in the front; it even is shaped like it was built around a grille. But then you see that metal panel, and then it makes you think about it and it…
Surprised Pantyface.
I didn’t know about this company or system and where it’s implemented and I enjoyed the article. No need to be arrogant and sense a conspiracy. Jalopnik has previously also written about the ZF 8-speed, which is in every car, which maybe even makes it more important/relevant for the reader to understand the technology…
I have a 2014 Volkswagen Up! with a 999cm engine and 60 hp which I like and enjoy. It’s never breathtakingly accelerating but it is light and manual, so it’s quick, fun and gets great fuel economy. I average about 50mpg in everyday use and on the Autobahn it gets me to 105 mph while still only demanding for 36mpg.
Yeah, I don’t even think it looks german. The design language looks rather french to me with the back reminding me of a current-gen Renault Clio while the front could be some kind of Citroen DS variety, profile is more Honda Aztec than german luxury suv.
Well it’s just like with Audi’s S and RS lines. You have one plenty powerful and capable luxury sports car and then you have the full maniac, almost too powerful version for the hardcore enthusiasts.
Whatever kind of gallons Google translates for me. My average is 4.5l/100km.