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Forget everything you know about the Spanish Cupra brand. Screaming engines and firm suspensions that were a Seat Ibiza, Cordoba and Leon trade mark are now a distant and fond memory. Cupra is now a brand in its own right. Just like the rest of the Volkswagen group brands, it dives into electrification at breakneck …
We fiercely resisted testing electric cars for a much longer time than some of our colleagues but we had to give in, eventually. At first, we tested top-of-the-range premium German electric cars as we felt less range anxiety with these. As the Ford Mustang Mach-E "Extended Range" fits our bill too, we decided to test …
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Oubliez tout ce que vous saviez sur le label Cupra espagnol. Les moteurs rageurs et les suspensions fermement tarées montés sur les Seat Ibiza, Cordoba et Leon de l’époque ne sont plus qu’un lointain et bon souvenir. Cupra est depuis lors devenue une marque à part entière et comme tous les autres labels du groupe …
Lire la suite de Match : votre Cupra Born vous la prendrez en 58 ou en 77 kWh ?
The Opel Astra PHEV is aimed mainly at the company car market. It starts from € 39,000 euros. Even if it’s got a very long standard kit list, that’s not cheap at all but that doesn’t seem to bother many people these days. The Opel Astra uses a Peugeot 308 platform but you wouldn’t tell …
Lire la suite de Test Drive: Opel Astra PHEV: the newcomer is looking for a seat under the sun
AMG is currently working on its own electric platform (AMG.EA) and in the meantime the company uses the Mercedes EVA2 one. Fortunately, that doesn't mean the EQE43 is soulless. Most of the time, it's a comfortable and quiet car. The EQE43 really stands out among its rival electric cars. We find its compact and saloon-like …
The Compass was launched back in 2017 and is based on a modified (longer) Renegade platform. Earlier this year, a new 48V mild hybrid 130 BHP- 240 Nm petrol powertrain arrived and the range revamped, with some new trim levels added. Mind you, nothing too exciting here, but let's pretend we just bought a compact …
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Let’s be honest, that’s the first time we spend a whole week behind the wheel of a fully electric car . It was rather positive for us. Admittedly, the € 145.000 EQS is not the cheapest full electric car available but it’s good enough to be a real threat for the internal combustion-engined S-Class. Aboard …
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Future environmental standards and legislation will make sure car manufacturers offer only clean vehicles. Low emission zones and other restrictions targeting so-called over-polluting vehicles are springing up all over Europe's major cities. However, Mini found a way around these difficulties in combining the charm of the good old days with high technology. The classic Mini …
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Oubliez tout ce que vous savez sur la Renault Mégane. En devenant 100% électrique, la berline moyenne de la marque au losange change radicalement, non seulement avec son groupe propulseur, mais également dans l’habitacle où l’identité de la marque repart de zéro et où l’on découvre un environnement totalement nouveau. Ce qui n’est pas pour …
Lire la suite de Essai-nouveauté : Renault Mégane E-TECH Electric : remise à zéro
Until now, Volvo showed off its electric expertise into its top-of-the-range Polestar brand. Announcing its full range electrification for 2030, the Swedish brand must accelerate. Just what it is obviously doing from now on as it will introduce one electric model per year for the next five years. First one is the C40 built in …
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