Today, Euro NCAP publishes its third round of safety results for 2022. The KIA EV6 and the Mercedes C-Class, both large family cars, are awarded the top five-star rating. Volvo’s C40 Recharge also gets the full five stars as does the new Multivan from Volkswagen. Stellantis’ cousins, the Opel/Vauxhall Astra...
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50 Jahre BMW M: The BMW M3 and BMW M4 edition models marking the company’s anniversary Within the framework of spectacular events featuring sensational new model innovations and together with its worldwide community, BMW M GmbH is celebrating the first five decades of its existence during these weeks and months....
Read more The all-new BMW M4 CSL
With its next-level power and intelligent lightweight design, two-seater configuration, model-specific chassis upgrades and equipment features selected specially for the job at hand, the new BMW M4 CSL has track driving as its raison d’être. The genes the M4 CSL shares with its competition-spec sibling, the BMW M4 GT3, are...
Read more How to Improve the Resale Value of Your Car
Keeping the resale value of your car high is very important. This is because at some point you may want to sell the vehicle. If you do want to sell the vehicle you want to make sure that you’re getting the highest value possible. For this to happen you...
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In Romania, neither Volkswagen nor the Beetle have become household names. The Romanian ‘people’s car’ is the Dacia 1300! It was that very car that put the nation on the road during the 1970s and 1980s. Mihai, who works as a Renault Technologies architect at the Titu Technical Centre, has...
Read more Nissan contributes € 49 million to Renault’s earnings
Nissan contributes € 49 million for first quarter 2022 to Renault’s earnings Nissan released today its results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021/2022 (April 1st, 2021 to March 31st, 2022). Nissan’s results, published in Japanese accounting standards, for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021/2022 (January 1st to March...
Read more Why Your Next Vacation Should Be A Road Trip
Between the daily commute, family trips, and errands, it’s no surprise that many of us want to ditch the car keys and do as little driving as possible when it comes to going on vacation. It’s great to have a rest, but by discounting road trips, you’re missing out on...
Read more Nissan Qashqai and VW ID.5 Excel in Highway Assist
As part of its ongoing evaluation of assisted driving technology, Euro NCAP has tested Highway Assistance systems offered on four recent cars. The Jaguar I-Pace system was graded as ‘Entry’ level, the updated Polestar 2 system as ‘Good’, and the VW ID.5 and Nissan Qashqai are the best performers with...
Read more All-new MINI John Cooper Works – Bulldog Racing
The new MINI John Cooper Works from Bulldog Racing has passed its baptism of fire. On the Circuit de Provence near the southern French city of Marseille, the car completed the extended test programme in recent weeks. The aim of the extensive tests was to collect data and knowledge regarding...
Read more 10 million Dacias
10 MILLION VEHICLES PRODUCED SINCE 1968 Wednesday, April 20, Mioveni plant (Romania), a Urban Gray Duster Extreme L.E. just off the assembly line, takes a commemorative and highly symbolic photo. It is indeed the 10 millionth Dacia vehicle produced since the birth of the brand. Including: 2,6 million Dacia Sandero & Sandero...
Read more The new BMW 7 Series
BMW is leading the luxury segment into a new era that will be shaped by innovations in the fields of sustainability and digitalisation. With the new BMW 7 Series, the world’s most successful manufacturer of premium vehicles is creating forward-looking ways to enjoy driving pleasure, unsurpassed long-distance comfort and a...
Read more The new BMW X7
The new BMW X7 is a central pillar in the ongoing product offensive at the most exclusive reaches of the premium carmaker’s model line-up. The new X7 will be produced at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, the competence centre for BMW X models in the US state of South Carolina. The...
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