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Dans un monde automobile archi-dominé par les SUV, Citroën joue la carte de l’originalité en misant sur les charmes d’un crossover appelé C5 X. Un drôle de phénomène qui tranche avec la plus classique DS9. Moins exclusive, cette 5 portes joue plutôt la carte du confort absolu et de l’habitabilité. Ses tarifs se révèlent également …
Lire la suite de Essai : Citroën C5 X Hybrid 225 : le confort, c’est son fort !
The new Mazda CX-60 is exactly what Belgian fleet managers are looking for. A plug in SUV ticking all the right boxes and inducing low tax levels , what more could you ask for? Surely enough to make sure Mazda managers get a broad smile on their face... Even though the car is not yet …
Lire la suite de New car test drive: Mazda CX-60 PHEV : high expectations
Opel is 160 this year and the brand’s rejuvenation continues apace. The latest addition to the range is the Astra Sport Tourer. It's nice to look at, fun to drive and very practical in everyday life. SUVs dominate the C segment market but this is a credible to them. (Text: Dimitri URBAIN, Photos: Media.Stellantis.com) Aesthetically …
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It's a real shame : regulations are enforced too quickly and are detrimental for plug-in hybridcars, tax benefits currently available on them will already be over by the end of the year. While the very first hybrid cars available clearly lacked range in ful electric mode, the current crop offers a much more compelling electric …
Lire la suite de Test drive: Mercedes C300e: the hybrid comes of age
There’s now only one way to go for car makers : hybridization, even a minimal one, is now compulsory. It’s a good way for them to be seen as « modern » and even better as « eco-modern » companies. Ford doesn’t cut corners… had the Brussels Motor Show taken place, we could have discovered the revised Fiesta and Focus. …
Lire la suite de Short test : Ford Fiesta and Focus 2022: connected and electrified
Over the last few years, the number of big saloons available has shrunk considerably. Manufacturers preferring to steer their customers towards much more lucrative SUVs. Alongside the three German premium brands, only the Volvo S90 and the Lexus ES 300h remain available. Seeing a French brand launching a large saloon can be seen as quite …
Lire la suite de New car test: DS9 E-TENSE 4×4 360: A new take on luxury
In 2022, driving a hybrid car is nearly compulsory. Dimitri already told you about the midlife facelift Opel did on the Grandland last year. Now, Opel lent us a Hybrid 225 test car so that we could get a taste of it. Given the fact that we live in a city centre and that charging …
Lire la suite de Test Drive: Opel Grandland HYBRID 225: In the move
Just like many other manufacturers, Jeep is electrifying its range... the Wrangler morphed into the 4xe plug-in hybrid. It uses two electric motors and a 2-litre petrol engine, combined with an 8-speed automatic gearbox. Powerful and competent, it can climb up the trees and be green, running downtown in electric mode. This new model arrival …
The Sports Activity Coupé or SAC concept was a BMW creation that Audi and Mercedes copied before “percolating” (as economists would say) on mainstream brands like Kia with the XCeed or Toyota with the C-HR. This time, it's the French’s turn to get on the bandwagon with the Renault Arkana. Peugeot and Citroën will come …
Lire la suite de Test Drive: Renault Arkana E-TECH Hybrid: the SAC with the French Touch
The prospect of spending a week at the wheel of a "real" BMW, a saloon car with an in-line six-cylinder petrol engine under the bonnet, could only bring a smile to my face... At a time when the European authorities seem to aim destroying the Old Continent car industry, this 545 e XDrive is a …
Lire la suite de Test Drive: BMW 545 e XDrive: the absolute saloon!