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Examine it! The Audi e-tron6:27

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German carmaker Audi has presented their first fully electric SUV, the e-tron. We took the Audi e-tron for a test drive in the desert outside the United Arab Emirates’ Masdar City, which aims to become one of the world’s most sustainable cities.

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Taste it! The Hyundai Tucson5:09

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Hyundai has facelifted its best-selling compact SUV, the Tucson. Now, it’s even more stylish, has improved engines and can be had in a choice of trim lines. What’s not to like?

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Present it! The Porsche 911 Carrera 4S5:11

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The Porsche 911 has its place secure in the automotive pantheon. Now, the German carmaker has rolled out the 8th-generation. We take the 331-kW Carrera 4S for a spin on Valencia’s race track. It takes a mere 3.6 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100.

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Test it! The Kia e-Niro5:00

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The Kia e-Niro has a range of up to 615 kilometers in the city on one battery charge. That's farther than many conventional cars can drive in town on a tank of gasoline or diesel.

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Examine it! SEAT hones its headlights4:04

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Night driving is particularly tiring - and unthinkable without good lights. Still, a greater proportion of accidents happen at dusk or night-time. For that reason, Seat is continuing to hone its headlights for safety and esthetic reasons.

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Taste it! The Jaguar XF 25t4:34

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Luxury, elegance and sportiness do not have to be contradictions, as this executive car from Jaguar goes to show. Just take the amount of space on offer inside, including stretch-limo comfort in the rear seats, too.

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Vintage: Maastricht looks back at Lancia's history5:08

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The focus at this year's InterClassics was on the Italian brand Lancia. Vintage car fans enjoyed highlights from the brand's century-long history.

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The 2019 North American International Auto Show7:11

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After 112 years, this is the last time the world's 2nd-oldest motor show is being held in winter. In 2020, it's shifting to the summer, when exhibitors can move outdoors and offer test drives.This year, US carmakers held dozens of premieres.

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Present it! BMW 3 Series, the seventh generation6:09

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BMW has rolled out the 7th generation of its 3 Series executive compact. BMW started with the same modular CLAR platform its 5 and 7 Series are built on. The 3 Series is BMW’s cash cow, responsible for some 20% of its car sales.

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Popular pickup: Toyota Hilux3:07

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The Toyota Hilux has been a global phenomenon over the decades, selling over 18 million vehicles since its launch in 1968. For half a century it’s been considered all but indestructible.

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VW Beetle Final Edition5:10

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The original Beetle ceased production years ago -- and now it's literally the end of the line for the modern edition too. Volkswagen has now unveiled the "Final Edition". But will this really be goodbye forever?

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The CES: Tomorrow’s trends today5:42

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The CES in Las Vegas is the world's leading consumer electronics show – and now also attracts carmakers and automotive suppliers. The big issue for them right now is autonomous driving.

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SUV flagship Mercedes GLE5:48

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Mercedes’ GLE again cuts an imposing figure in its fourth generation – both inside and out. The luxury SUV now comes with torque-on-demand all-wheel drive.

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Innovative: The Opel GT X Experimental6:15

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With the GT X Experimental, Opel has presented its vision for next-generation e-mobility. With a pared-down front end and “digitally detoxed” interior, the compact SUV concept car is a design standout.

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Power-Packed: The Lexus LC 5004:32

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The Lexus LC 500 is super-sporty and super-powerful. Its 5-liter, naturally aspirated engine generates 351 kilowatts, but the cruiser it no slouch in the design department, either. We check out a 2-plus-2 seater with rear-wheel drive.

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Silent: Bentley 8 Litre8:13

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The Bentley 8 Litre was the biggest passenger car made in Britain in its day. Between 1930 and 1932, exactly 100 of the handcrafted models were produced. Its predecessors had throaty motorsport engines, but for the Bentley, “silence was golden.”

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Roomy: The Seat Tarraco5:02

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Seat made its name with sporty, economically priced cars from the mid-range down. Now the Spanish carmaker is expanding its SUV range upwards. The Tarraco is the first Wolfsburg-built Seat, and it’s also the biggest to date.

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Drive it! races into the new year with Korean cars inspired by Italian classics, electric drive for the future and a blast from the past: the Corvair Monza Spider.

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Inside it!: Audi e-tron GT Concept5:20

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Audi offers a glimpse of its third purely electrically powered vehicle with the e-tron GT concept car. The four-door electric coupé is based on a flat-bottomed architecture with a low center of gravity. There's one electric motor for each axle. With 434 kilowatts of power, sporty driving performance is guaranteed.…

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Test it! Honda CR-V Hybrid2:58

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Honda's new CR-V gets a hybrid version for the first time. While the more powerful electric motor provides the propulsion, the two-liter four-cylinder engine serves as a pure supplier of power in most driving situations.

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Test it!: Kia Stinger5:23

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The heyday of Italian automotive design was the 1950s and 1960s - when cars had elongated hoods; short, slanted rear ends; and proportions that promised plenty of power - with panache. Today, Korean makers are claiming the Gran Turismo mantle - like Kia with its Stinger.

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A thriftier SUV: the Audi Q7 plug-in hybrid5:26

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With the Q7 e-tron, Audi has a powerful, fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid SUV in its lineup. The crossover comes with an electric motor, coupled with a 6-cylinder, 190 kW diesel engine, and has a range of over 50 kilometers in all-electric mode. So, is it worth paying 22,000 euros more for the hybrid? We take one for a spin to find out!…

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Racing inspiration: the Hyundai i30N Performance5:05

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Hyundai first entered the World Rally Championship in 2000 and has been regular a contestant since 2014. Now, the Korean car maker has brought this motor sports enthusiasm to its street-legal N-models. We tested the Hyundai i30N with the Performance Pack. The turbo-charged 2-liter engine puts out 202 kW and makes an impressive sound through its ...…

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Elegance in classic design: Rometsch-Beeskow5:52

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After the Second World War, the Berlin coachbuilding company Friedrich Rometsch developed a new car built on the chassis of an old VW Beetle. It turned out to be a stroke of design genius.

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DW test: BMW 330e plug-in hybrid3:47

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Examine it! The Skoda Kodiaq vs. winter4:55

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Examine it! Bentley Bentayga V84:22

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Taste it! Subaru Impreza4:37

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Test it! Hyundai i204:20

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1984 Vintage: Seat Ibiza6:36

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Powerful and practical - Porsche Macan S5:43

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It's designed to look elegant, drive fast but also be practical for everyday use. The Porsche Macan S has proved hugely successful and has now undergone a facelift. Former racing driver Klaus Niedzwiedz put the new Macan S through its paces.

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Drive It! The DW Motor Magazine26:04

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Powerful and practical: Porsche Macan S -- Small but speedy: Abarth 695 Rivale – World premiere for the Skoda Scala -- Ford Kuga Vignale -- Car lovers' wonderland: The Essen Motor Show.

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Small but speedy: Abarth 695 Rivale5:43

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It's a little hot hatch with a big sound. The Abarth 695 Rivale from Fiat has a 1.4 liter engine but boasts 132 kW of power and races from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.7 seconds. Top speed: 225 km/h.

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Skoda Scala World Premiere4:09

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The Scala is the successor to the Skoda Rapid. The new hatchback combines good looks with practical design and advanced infotainment options. Buyers can choose between three gasoline engines and one diesel, with outputs from 71 to 112 kW.

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Posh crossover - Ford Kuga Vignale4:12

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Ford customers seem to like a little luxury. 80 percent of Kuga buyers, for example, opt for the second-most expensive trim line, the "Titanium". So how does the exclusive "Vignale" version of the Ford Kuga shape up?

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Tuning Heaven - the 2018 Essen Motor Show4:07

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If it has to do with cars, and it's fun, it can be found at the Essen Motor Show. This festival for automobile and tuning fans just had its 51st edition in early December. The 500-plus exhibitors had something for all the 360,000 visitors.

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Drive it! The DW Motor Magazine26:02

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The latest and greatest from the LA Auto Show - Relaunching the Audi A1 Sportback - 2018 World Car Design of the Year: the Range Rover Velar - Everyday driving with a supercar: the McLaren 720S

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Everyday supercar: the McLaren 720S6:34

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With a V8 engine, 527 kW of power and a top speed of 341 km/h, the McLaren 720S is more force of nature than car. And it looks pretty sweet, too.

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Car heaven: The 2018 LA Auto Show6:27

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Many major car industry events are struggling to draw manufacturers, but not the Los Angeles Auto Show. Our reporter went to check out the most recent Porsche 911, Toyota’s latest hybrids, and a whole range of new electric models.

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Award winner: The Range Rover Velar6:35

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82 car journalists, one choice. The Range Rover Velar has taken the 2018 laurels as "World Car Design of the Year". The avant-garde SUV presents pure lines to the world, but provides driver and passengers with a digital extravaganza.

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New incarnation: The Audi A1 Sportback5:18

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Eight years is a long time in the fast-moving car manufacturing sector, and Audi’s A1 customers made it clear with their pocketbooks that it was time for a new generation. The new A1 now includes elements from the A7 and A8.

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Drive it! - The Motor Magazine26:04

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Whether it's a mid-range model from a German luxury carmaker or a sporty SUV from Cupra, the European car industry has lots of interesting models in the pipeline. Drive it! takes a look.

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Vintage: Retro Classics Cologne 20186:33

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The second Retro Classics Cologne vintage car fair has been luring visitors to the western German city. Following last year's brilliant premiere, Retro Classics has been showing it has what it takes to become a regular fixture for car fans.

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Taste it!: VW Sharan4:46

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The VW Sharan is something of a dinosaur among modern-era automobiles. Hardly anyone else buys a minivan today, turning instead to SUVs. Outside, the Sharan is as big as a midsize car. Inside, it has almost as much space as a VW bus.

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Test it!: Cupra Ateca5:10

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The Cupra Ateca isn't being billed as a SEAT. Instead, the sporty compact SUV is the first model from the new subsidiary brand Cupra under which the Spanish maker plans to sell its high-performance offerings.

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Present it!: Mercedes B-Class7:28

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Mercedes has unveiled its new B-Class on the Spanish island of Mallorca. It's a lot different from its predecessor, with a more dynamic appearance, more agile handling and more comfort.

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DKW Super Sport 6005:33

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Motorcycles have a long tradition at DKW. Back in 1919, the company from Zschopau, in eastern Germany, built the first auxiliary motor for two-wheelers. The Super Sport 600 is DKW's crowning achivement on two wheels.

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Peugeot 508 sedan4:08

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The new mid-range French car combines strikingly elegant design with sportiness and high safety. Our test car is powered by a two-liter diesel engine, which of course meets the latest emissions standard.

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Loading cars safely4:26

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Forty percent of Germans vacation by car. But with all that luggage, it’s important to know the safe way to load your vehicle. You can also save time and frustration by planning things right.

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