The electric i4 commands attention. Even in a row of cars parked on the street. “Dad, look at this beautiful BMW. Don’t you want to buy it?” a six-year-old boy asks his father as he walks by. “It’s beautiful, except it’s electric,” replies the father. This incident, which I was a silent witness during the … Read more
The final details of the next level of limit values for emissions from internal combustion engines have not yet been finalized. But the resistance of the automotive industry stands: The opponents are sure that it is far too expensive for an effect that can hardly be proven. Prof. Thomas Koch from the Karlsruhe Institute of … Read more
The Belgian company sells an extremely interesting BMW M5, the creation of which has an incredible background. The BMW M5 of the E39 generation probably does not need a long introduction. The fourth generation of the performance sedan was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 1998 and very quickly gained enormous popularity. The car … Read more
The four-seater Koenigsegg Gemera supercar finally arrives in a production version that reveals an interesting surprise: an additional V8 engine and a power of up to 2300 hp. The Swedish manufacturer of exclusive supercars, Koenigsegg, presented its four-seater Gemera supercar back in April 2020, when the public literally marveled at the technology used. The carmaker … Read more
Americans are mostly satisfied with six-cylinder and eight-cylinder engines, but they can also appreciate many four-cylinder engines. While overseas, the automaker still offers a number of models with six-cylinder and eight-cylinder engines, in Europe we’ve recently been grateful for four-cylinders as well. After all, they don’t have it easy – they increasingly have to compete … Read more
The end of cars with internal combustion engines may be delayed. Two automotive superpowers are questioning the European Union’s efforts to ban the sale of new cars with non-ecological engines in 2035. Although the European Parliament has already approved the regulation, Italy and Germany unexpectedly reversed before the final approval. And maybe other countries could … Read more
Nuremberg – The Legal and Economic Committee is about the future of the Norisring race in a week from today! Background: City Councilor Marion Padua (58, left) calls for the end of the German Touring Car Championship in Nuremberg. “The combustion engine will soon be history,” said the politician. Nevertheless, the combustion engine race should … Read more
Question marks hover over Europe’s best-selling car. The Volkswagen Golf may disappear from the German manufacturer’s offer after the end of the current eighth generation due to the advent of electromobility. The development of the successor is probably not worth it, admitted the new head of Volkswagen, Thomas Schäfer. “We’ll see if it’s even worth … Read more
According to the new boss of the Volkswagen brand, the upcoming Euro 7 emission standard will have a major impact on the price of cars with an internal combustion engine. Manufacturers are therefore changing their strategy and trying to speed up the transition to electromobility. “The VW Group no longer sees combustion engine cars as … Read more
The group will no longer focus so much on growth, production volume and market share, instead focusing on the quality and margins of premium models. – Arno Antlitz, the chief financial officer of the entire Volkswagen Group (not just the VW brand itself), indicated in an interview with the Financial Times that we would have … Read more