We traveled to Portugal, specifically to Porto, to see the new Renault Espace. It is no longer, as before, a minivan, since it has been converted into a large SUV that has a lot to do with the Renault Austral, which we recently tested. The new Espace comes with the possibility of having seven seats and is offered exclusively with a non-plug-in hybrid engine, something that few offer. It has a starting price of €43,500 , which make it competitive against other direct rivals, hybrid SUVs with up to seven seats. In this contact test we have driven a unit with the Iconic finish, which costs €48,000. These are prices without discounts. At the time of writing this article there is a launch offer for the brand that leaves it at a starting price of 42,200 euros. There are also discounts on the Ren...
max verstappen has proven to be one of the best pilots of the current grid and is consolidated, thanks to its results, as one of the best in the history. However, even though he has tied his third Drivers World Titlethe Dutch has reached where it is thanks to the March of Sebastian Vettel Austrian brand. One of the key figures in the life of max verstappen It’s your engineer Giancarlo Lambiasewho has forged a reputation to achieve keep under control to dutch in the most tense moments of the competition. This relationship between the pilot and his engineer was forged thanks to the motion of Vettel to Ferrarisomething with which since Red Bull they did not count. Christian Horneras he has commented on ‘Motorsport.com’, assures that Lambiase arrived to be Vettel’s engi...
It is already a tradition that students of the Vocational Training School from Skoda work on a project that they present to society at the end of the course. These are usually prototypes that function as a mere design exercise, attract a lot of attention, but have no chance of reaching production in real life. The ninth has been skoda roadiaqan eye-catching concept that represents a fully electric camper vehicle and designed for digital nomads. Has been created by 29 apprentices from the school who study in different specialized areas, always related to the automotive world. They also had the help of professors and specialists from various fields so that the result was excellent. After nine months and more than 2,000 working hours, we can finally appreciate this peculiar Roadiaq. As can be...
He start of season of Red Bull is practically perfect. They have achieved win all and each of the careers Until now and it doesn’t seem that this dynamic is going to change, even less with the state of form of max verstappen. Dutch is undisputed leader of the World Championship of Pilots. Something that contrasts directly with him level shown by the team Mercedes. The Germans are far from where they are used to and, above all, from where they would like to be. Still, the improvements and the radical changes that they have made to their car have paid off and it seems that they are getting back to the higher. However, Toto Wolffteam leader Mercedes, has made it clear what his goals and aspirations are for the remainder of the season. Making it clear, thus, that they are aware of the cu...
The performance of Aston Martin it evolves race after race. In addition, the improvements introduced in the Canadian GP seem to have worked and allow Fernando Alonso fight face to face with max verstappen. However, due to alleged problem in it fuel system, the Asturian could not get past the second position. Now the Formula 1 arrives at Austriawhere updates could optimize full. However, this weekend’s race has a peculiarityand it is that the classification format will once again be a race to the ‘sprint‘. Something that, ‘a priori’, does not seem to benefit the British team. In some statements collected by ‘RacingNews365’, Fernando Alonso has been very forceful in establishing the goals of Aston Martin Looking ahead to this weekend: “I think ...
Everything seems to indicate that BMW’s electric offensive is also going from strength to strength. As an example, we have the start of construction of what will be its new high-voltage battery production plant, located in Woodruff, South Carolina, USA. The Bavarian firm has made a great effort and investment in what they call “the path to the future”: “Today’s announcement ushers in a new era at the Spartanburg Plant as we prepare to produce all-electric BMW X models for the world. The path to the future begins here in South Carolina. The Woodruff plant will be state of the art in terms of sustainability, flexibility and digitization.” -Robert Engelhorn, President and CEO of BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg. The elect...
They have hardly been disputed eight races and rumors for the future are already the order of the day. The last of them, more than a rumor, is practically a confirmation, and it is that he future of a pilot of F1 is in the air. That pilot is nyck devries. The Dutchman, who currently plays for AlphaTaurihas a foot and a half out of the ‘great circus‘ after recent statements by Marko Helmutthe team adviser Red Bull. He Austrianthrough some statements collected by ‘Formu1a.uno’, has not hesitated when it comes to attack to DeVries for his recent performances. Emphasizing, among other things, that does not have he level enough for the competition. “Looks like Christian Horner was right… I wasn’t a fan of Nyck de Vries”, commented Marko. However, when m...
This week the RAM Rampage was presented, the first pick-up developed by the American brand in the South American region. Taking into account the appearance of the new rival, it is worth remembering that we have known for a long time that Ford has in mind to develop a sports variant. Now and after the launch of the Rampage, information about it resurfaced. What are we talking about? Would Ford launch Maverick ST? According to the North American site Ford Authority, the oval brand is already working on what would be a Maverick ST, a variant that would compete for the market with the Rampage R/T, the sporty version of the RAM pickup. Thus, Ford would add a pick-up to its ST family for the first time, which among its members includes models such as the Puma,...
The best of Yuki Tsunoda compared to last season it is more than evident. Making very few mistakes and fighting for points. The criticism he received from Red Bullespecially of Marko Helmuthave already disappeared in these first eight races of the season. And the young Japanese vindicates himself, although he acknowledges that the seat of Checo Perez It won’t be easy: “I think Checo has a contract until the end of next year, and I guess Red Bull is happy with him.” Speaking to ‘Car And Driver’, he has spoken about his future and his options also outside of Red Bull: “It’s good to have more attention not just from Red Bull. I still can’t choose which team I want to go to or what things I want to do in Formula 1.” “So for now, I jus...
This is how Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schafer pointed out to Autocar, who affirms that, despite the fact that some names or silhouettes have been very successful, each one in its segment and time, it is important to move forward. All this controversy was generated after the appearance in Paris, Fr. of a concept of the charismatic beetle that joins the different renders and rumors about the replacement of this model, since the Wolfsburg house decided to retire it, a fact that, by the way , It coincided with the 65th anniversary of Volkswagen in Mexico, the cradle and home of the Beetle. The point is that no The Beetle does not return nor is it in the brand’s plans to bring it back, much less in a hypothetical electric versionbut why? “This d...
Formula 1 continues with its expansion plan and new teams could join the current ten. However, two teams that are on the grid have been opposed. This was stated by the president of the FIA, Mohammed Ben Sulayem. These teams are Red Bull and Haas. “We cannot say yes or no to the big teams. I understand their concern. We are also worried…”, the president commented in statements to ‘Grand Prix 247’. “A tender has been opened, but there are still regulations in place, so we cannot say no and close the application. Neither say no to new teams that want to reach F1 if they meet the candidacy criteria”, detailed Ben Sulayem. He does not want a closed Formula 1: “We have six brands. If more enter, we will have a more accessible sport and lower engine...