Drive it!: The Motor Magazine

The latest trends in tuning and the newest electric and hybrid-drive cars: Drive it! covers the contrasts of the automotive world.

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Examine it: 2019 Land Rover Experience Tour

Untamed wilderness, unforgettable good times and lots of challenges: that was the 2019 Land Rover Experience Tour. This year’s off-road tour started in Namibia and finished in the Kavango Zambezi Park, the world's largest cross-border nature reserve.

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Test it: Mazda 3

The 4th generation of the Mazda 3 stays true to the plain but stylish Kodo design language. It's coming to showrooms with a choice of a 2-liter gasoline engine or a 1.8-liter diesel. A mild hybrid system is standard for both.

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Inside it: Audi e-tron Sportback

The e-Tron, presented in late 2018, was Audi's first all-electric-powered vehicle. Now, Audi has rolled out a 2nd electric model: another SUV, but with coupé body contours. A 300-kW output gives the e-tron Sportback a range of up to 446 kilometers.

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Examine it: the 2019 Essen Motor Show

Essen's fairground halls welcomed auto tuning fans for the 2019 edition of the annual Essen Motor Show - the 52nd. More than 500 exhibitors and over 300,000 fair-goers took the opportunity to exchange ideas on the latest car customization trends.

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Present it: Toyota C-HR

After 3 years on the road, the Toyota C-HR, short for Coupé-High-Rider, has had a facelift. Its distinctive angular design language seems to have found its fans, and its 1st generation rapidly became a bestseller.

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Drive it! - The Motor Magazine

A US auto show yields to the age of electricity, we rough it with a genuine cross-country vehicle and, in Barcelona, the Smart City Expo looks at ways to get around town easier and faster.

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US auto show yields to the age of electricity

The LA Auto Show is just over. And E-mobility is the topic in Tinseltown. Not even the land of V8 engines and pickups can afford to ignore it. For carmakers it's a balancing act between present and future.

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Sporty: Audi Q3 Sportback

A decision to buy an SUV is not usually based on logic. Who really needs high ground clearance and off-road capability? It’s more about adventure – and looks. Audi now has a sporty, aggressive option in its range: The Q3 Sportback.

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Getting around town easier and faster

The Smart City Expo World Congress has been held in Barcelona. The goal was to change urban mobility while improving quality of life and reducing the environmental footprint - with concepts that combine technical, economic and social innovation.

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Genuine cross-country vehicle: Mercedes G 500

The Mercedes G Class has survived for 40 years. Now, this cross-country vehicle has been thoroughly re-worked. The design language, with round headlights and fender-mounted turn signals, has not changed. But the interior and ride quality have.

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Present it: VW T-Roc R Crossover SUV

11/28/2019

VW is turning out a sports version of its T-Roc, giving the Crossover SUV the 221-kilowatt engine from the Golf R and exchanging the sport mode for a Race mode. The T-Roc is designed to resolve the comfort and sportiness conundrum.

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Test it: Mazda MX-5 RF

11/27/2019

Roadsters like the Mazda MX-5 are built for driving fun. The MX-5 is one of the bestselling roadster in the world. Now, Mazda has updated the engine. We tested the MX-5 with a 135-kilowatt gasoline engine.

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Examine it: Škoda Octavia

11/27/2019

Škoda has unveiled its new Octavia in Prague. The bestseller's fourth generation is larger, and more dynamic and modern. The engines offered range from gasoline or diesel, both mild and plug-in hybrids, to natural-gas versions.

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Drive it! - The DW Motor Magazine

Drive it! looks at a British legend, perennial favorites from Asia and an upscale city car from Germany.

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Extravagant: Bentley Flying Spur

For more than a century, the name Bentley has been the epitome of luxury. A brand fit for a queen it seems: Bentley is an official supplier to the British Royal Family. No wonder - the hand-crafted materials in the interior ooze comfort and luxury.

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Veteran: Mitsubishi ASX

After nine years and more than 1.36 million sold, Mitsubishi has given its ASX a fourth facelift with a new look and a return to four-wheel drive. We test the refreshed ASX with the new two-liter 110-kilowatt gasoline engine.

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Celebration: Lexus RX450h

Toyota's luxury marque Lexus is celebrating its 30th anniversary. In 1989 its first model, the LS 400, launched in the US. The RX debuted in 1998 and was one of the vehicles that established the premium SUV segment.

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City car: Audi A1 Citycarver