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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
Inventé par BMW, le concept du SAC pour Sports Activity Coupé, a frappé Audi et Mercedes avant de percoler, comme disent les économistes, vers les marques moins élitistes comme Kia avec son XCeed ou encore Toyota avec son C-HR. Cette fois, ce sont les Français qui arrivent avec ce Renault Arkana alors que Peugeot pourrait …
Lire la suite de Essai: Renault Arkana E-TECH Hybrid: le SAC à la française
While waiting for the imminent arrival of the new Opel Astra, the Mokka surely best represents Opel’s future, sharing a large chunk of components with its French relatives. The least we can say is that it all adds up pretty well for Opel's smallest SUV. It seduces woth both its modern lines and a trendy …
Lire la suite de Test Drive: Opel Mokka 1.2T 130 AT8: Identity Crisis
The kings of drift and counter-steering won’t probably be impressed reading this AMG A45 S spec sheet. A small 2.0 turbocharged four pot engine ; four-wheel drive and an automatic gearbox will surely never wake up an enthusiastic driver in the middle of the night. And yet... we would have spent days and nights behind …
Lire la suite de Test Drive: Mercedes-AMG A45 S: Big spades of fun
It seems that people have never been so keen to move around, to change their surroundings, to see more things around their country. Which means small vans converted into campers are attracting more and more people, young and old. Last summer, we had the opportunity to discover the flavour of gypsy life aboard the Ford …
Lire la suite de Lifestyle Test: Ford Transit Custom Nugget+: comfortable nomadism
Contrary to popular belief, there are still quite a few hatches and estates being sold in the world. Enough for Peugeot to justify carrying on with the 308 adventure and introduce these two body styles right from the launch of its newcomer. It features a complete range of engines : petrol, diesel and, of course, …
Lire la suite de New car test: Peugeot 308: a winning combination
The arrival of Wolfsburg’s 8th generation of Golf GTI coincides with BMW’s introduction of its first dynamic front-wheel drive car, powered by a vulgar 4-cylinder engine. Perfect timing to confront the two Germans directly. And the winner is... That’s a 4-cylinder engine of 1998cc with 265 hp and 400 Nm of torque available between 1750 …
Lire la suite de Match: BMW 128ti vs Volkswagen Golf GTI: Putting the record straight
Certes bien après Toyota (RAV4 lancé en 1990), Suzuki (Vitara 5 p. dès 1993), Honda (CR-V en 1996) et Land Rover (Freelander en 1997), Ford a été un des premiers constructeurs à miser, avec le Kuga, sur le concept SUV qui s'approprie maintenant la plus grosse part du marché automobile. Aujourd'hui, le Kuga de 3ème …
Lire la suite de Essai: Ford Kuga PHEV 225: Une efficacité impressionnante par Bernard Verstraete
I never kept fond memories of my encounters with Range Rovers, whatever the version, Classic, Velar or Sport. Sure, they're great machines to travel in- and I do remember a superb drive in one under heavy rain- but they're not much fun to drive. This test drive of the Range Rover suddenly changed my perception …
Je n’ai jamais conservé un souvenir impérissable de mes rencontres avec les Range Rover. Qu’il s’agisse du classique, du Velar ou du Sport. Certes, ce sont de superbes machines à voyager et je garde en mémoire un déplacement impérial au milieu de fortes pluies, mais elles ne procurent guère de plaisir de conduite. Et puis …
Lire la suite de Essai: Range Rover Fifty Anniversary Edition 350 Auto: le raffinement à l’anglaise