Preview: Colt return, van rookie and Griffiths interview
Things are happening at Seat and Cupra, the Spanish subsidiaries of the VW Group: While Cupra, the cool design brand, is celebrating success with the young, hip target group, Seat is working on affordable, electric entry-level mobility. This was revealed by brand boss Wayne Griffths in an interview with editor-in-chief Guido Reinkling.
The Mitsubishi Colt is back. As an adapted Renault Clio, the Japanese continue the success story of their cult car. Before the seventh generation hits the German market, Frank Wald was allowed to get behind the wheel for Autoren Union. The new Corsa is one of the last Opel models to get the "Vizor" brand face. Frank Wald will find out at the presentation what else the small car bestseller can score with after the model revision. Subaru is celebrating 70 years of automobiles and, in addition to an insight into its brand and model history, has invited visitors to test the current Subaru model range as well as a few selected classic cars.
Lexus offers pure luxury with the new LM, which is available as a seven-seater and a four-seater, with the latter having a seat at the steering wheel for a chauffeur. Toyota's luxury brand wants to sell 1000 units of this van in Europe next year. Hans-Robert Richarz investigated the question of whether this could be achieved during the first test drives around Krakow, Poland.
The race for the first choice in truck drive in the long-distance transport of the future has not yet been decided - battery, fuel cell or possibly hydrogen engine? In any case, Mercedes-Benz plans to put the e-Actros 600 into series production next year. The finished tractor unit will celebrate its premiere next week in Lower Saxony. Just a few days ago, a prototype weighing around 40 tons made the 530-kilometer journey from Stuttgart to Bolzano in South Tyrol without intermediate charging.
In our practical test, we look at the Hyundai Ioniq 6. The electric car from Korea has a particularly streamlined body and is said to be the most efficient electric car on the market. The range for the notchback sedan is over 500 kilometers and thanks to the 800-volt technology, the Ioniq 6 charges in a rush. Guido Borck found out how economical it really is and what it can do. Three-wheel scooters are generally allowed to be driven with a passenger car driver's license even above 125 cubic centimeters. Kymco is now entering a new performance dimension with the CV3 550i. Ralf Bielefeldt presents the only two-cylinder model in the segment. With the ID Buzz, Volkswagen is evoking the cult of the Bulli and wants to bring it into the electric age. Is that possible? We also had the VW bus of the modern age in a practical test. We take a look at the past with Fiat and the Punto. The Italian Polo turns 30.
In addition, as usual, we keep you up to date on other current developments in the car and motorcycle industry as well as transport policy and mobility alternatives. (aum)
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