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If you like a spot of merino leather upholstery and a soſt-top that opens and closes in just 18 seconds, even when you’re doing 30, the new BMW 8 Series Convertible could be just the car you’re looking for.
With multifunction seats and driver- orientated controls, climbing behind the wheel puts a world of hi-tech gadgetry at your fingertips. This includes the latest operating system 7.0, BMW intelligent personal assistant, and the new BMW ‘live cockpit professional’ with head-up display. In addition, there’s a 10.25 inch touchscreen information display and fully digital 12.3 inch instrument cluster.
Te 8 Series Convertible comes in petrol and diesel versions. Te petrol - BMW M850i xDrive - goes
from 0 to 62mph in 3.9 seconds, comes loaded with a TwinPower Turbo 8-cylinder engine and delivers 530hp with a maximum torque of 750Nm. It boasts ‘Adaptive M Suspension’, an ‘M Sport’ differential, integral active steering, and an intelligent all-wheel drive system. Te 3-litre six-cylinder diesel - BMW 840d
xDrive - goes from 0 to 62mph in 5.2 seconds, delivering 320hp and 700Nm of torque. It has maximum speed of 155mph. Both models offer BMW icon adaptive LED headlights (BMW Laserlights are optional) and 20 inch light-alloy wheels.
Prices start at £83,270 on the road. Le Makeover
Renault’s new look Kadjar will be hiting the streets in January. Te French car giant says this latest incarnation
of an SUV that was originally launched in 2015 and has sold 450,000 worldwide to date, is “more dynamic and modern”. Te Kadjar has undergone a major makeover, with designers reworking the front and rear to create a wider grille with new chrome inserts and bumpers that feature a larger area of body-coloured paintwork. Te halogen lamps have been replaced by LED headlights, fog lamps, indicators and daytime running lights – resulting in light energy consumption that’s six times lower than levels in current models. Te Kadjar’s new 1.3 TCe petrol engine was put through 40,000 hours of factory tests – the equivalent of 14 years on the road at eight hours a day. Tis 4-cylinder engine comes in four versions – TCe 140 GPF and TCe 160 GPF in manual and automatic variants. Tere are also two diesel options – Blue dCi 115 and Blue dCi 150 – available in 4x2 and 4x4 versions. Te Kadjar, says Renault, offers real
T-Cross Country
Volkswagen has unveiled its first small urban crossover SUV – the T-Cross – which, it says, is shorter and beter suited to the city than the T–Roc, and more compact than the Tiguan. Based on the modular transverse matrix
(MQB), the car’s front axle is located well forward, making its 2.56-metre wheelbase comparatively generous for the motor’s 4.11- metre total length. Tis provides more space for the interior which can seat five adults comfortably. Te sliding rear seat can be adjusted by 14 centimetres, allowing more passenger leg room or more luggage space. And the luggage compartment can hold between 385 and 455 litres. However the rear seat back can fold down to create a flat loading space with up to 1.281 litres of storage. Under the bonnet, the T-Cross comes in a range of four turbocharged engines: three
petrol and one diesel. Te two 1.0 TSI three- cylinder petrol engines with particulate filters generate 70 kW / 95 PS or 85 kW / 115 PS. Te top model, the 1.5 TSI four-cylinder engine, provides 110 kW / 150 PS. And, completing the range, is a 1.6 TDI four- cylinder engine with 70 kW / 95 PS. A front assist area monitoring system
with pedestrian monitoring and city emergency braking system comes as standard on all models, as does a lane- keeping assistant, hill start assist, proactive occupant protection system, and a blind spot detection and lane change assist system with integrated rear traffic alert. Optional extras include a driver alert system, automatic adaptive cruise control and park assist. Smartphones can be charged inductively, and up to four USB ports provide for digital convenience, says Volkswagen. Te model is expected to be on UK forecourts shortly.
off-road capabilities with 200mm ground clearance and an angle of atack of 17% and an angle of departure of 25%. Te revamped interior includes length
adjustment ergonomic seats made from double density foam, to prevent fatigue on long journeys. A new multimedia touch screen, seven inches
across diagonally, has a brighter display and greater sensitivity than those in existing models, and features the R-LINK 2 system. Te new Kadjar carries a host of features
as standard including hands-free parking, emergency braking, forward collision and lane departure warnings, and blind spot monitoring.
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