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Quelques mois après le lancement de la Mercedes CLA 100% électrique, les versions thermiques arrivent en concession. Celles -ci sont équipées d’un tout nouveau quatre cylindres en ligne de 1.5 litres électrifié et sont proposées en en trois variantes de puissance et avec transmission avant ou intégrale. Visuellement, la nouvelle CLA Hybrid ressemble fortement à …
Lire la suite de Nouveauté : La Mercedes CLA désormais disponible en version thermique
Lancée dans un premier temps en version 100% électrique, la Fiat 600 est finalement revenue sur ses fondamentaux en recourant à la bonne vieille technologie du thermique pour faire revenir le client dans les concessions grâce à des tarifs serrés. Un pas de côté généralisé dans le groupe Stellantis qui fait machine arrière en rappelant …
Lire la suite de Essai : Fiat 600 Hybrid 100 : rendre l’offre alléchante
L’arrivée de Dacia sur la marché des SUV du segment C nous semble aujourd’hui logique mais qui aurait pu s’y attendre lors des débuts de la marque roumaine en 2005 sur les marchés d’Europe occidentale. Depuis, le label abordable du groupe Renault connaît un succès insolant pour la concurrence et ne cesse de se développer. …
Lire la suite de Premier essai : Dacia Bigster : quand l’abordable devient tendance
There’s always been an Astra estate in the Opel range since 1991. Its aim is to maximize space and offer the biggest possible volume while keeping smalllish dimensions. The SUVs popularity won’t change this tradition : our test car being the sixth generation on sale. However, beneath its ultra-modern looking bodywork, it shares most of its …
Lire la suite de Test Drive : Opel Astra Sports Tourer PHEV: chaaaaaarge !
Lancia will use some names of its back catalogue to reinvent itself… should we blame Renault for calling the biggest SUV of the range « Espace »? Being brave and living with our times, let’s enjoy a car offering seven seats and an up to the minute powertrain. Even if we still think that a …
Lire la suite de Test Drive: Renault Espace: hybrid all the way
Citroën just introduced a whole series of changes to its electric range that includes hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric models. We were invited west of Paris to discover them all at once. A drive of MY AMI BUGGY was the icing on the cake. We chose a 180 HP C5 Aircross plug-in hybrid to start …
Lire la suite de New car test : Citroën revamps its electric range
In Belgium, plug-in hybrids sales collapsed following the end of tax breaks on 1 July. The Corolla Cross uses the well-proven self-charging system so dear to Toyota. Sporting a 2.0 petrol engine rated at 197 bhp, we were quite eager to discover this compact SUV. However, on-paper figures are not everything... The Corolla Cross is …
Lire la suite de Test Drive: Toyota Corolla Cross 2.0 Hybrid: in the spirit of the times
Belgium, and even Europe, represents only a tiny part of Mazda new car sales. If the Japanese engineers think a 3.3 litre diesel in-line 6 engine is perfectly suited to their large SUV, there’s no point in arguying with them… even though such a big lump is not tax friendly in our small country. For the …
Lire la suite de New car test: Mazda CX-60 Diesel: good vibrations
Pending a slight restyling expected during Summer, the Renault Arkana range just got a new version named E-Tech Engineered. Even though there are just cosmetic changes, this is a good opportunity to rediscover an SUV Coupé that sells rather well. It combines a rather comfortable experience with top grade fit and finish as well as …
Lire la suite de Test Drive: Renault Arkana E-Tech 145 : refined and caring
Mazda is not offering an electric- powered range yet, even if the electric MX-30 was launched a while ago. Mazda had to have one such vehicle in its range, obviously, but its reluctancy to embark on a fully electric range is quite real. A large plug-in hybrid SUV is now available in the Mazda range …
Lire la suite de Test Drive: Mazda CX-60 PHEV: A forced march