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Renault-Kadjar
Automobile Blogs

Renault Kadjar: The Stylish SUV That Tries Hard to Be More Than Average

There are places where cars either shine or get exposed, and the Drawehn, an undulating stretch ...

Mazda-Skyactiv-X
Automobile Blogs

Mazda 3 e-Skyactiv X: Diesel Soul, Petrol Pulse

The Mazda 3 e, Skyactiv X had been on my radar for a while, not because ...

Mercedes-EQB
Automobile Blogs

Mercedes EQB 350 in the Curves of Kyffhäuser: Can Electric Luxury Be This Practical?

It was just after dawn when I rolled silently out of the hotel parking lot near ...

Opel-Crossland
Automobile Blogs

Fresh Grille, Familiar Grit: Testing the Opel Crossland

It was the kind of morning that paints the Weser Hills in soft gold, with narrow ...

Nissan-X-Trail
Automobile Blogs

Nissan X-Trail e-4ORCE in Kühlung: The Family SUV That Thinks It’s a Hybrid Explorer

The first time I saw the Kühlung forest range breaking through morning fog, I thought, this ...

Kia-Ceed-Sportswagon
Automobile Blogs

Kia Ceed Sportswagon in Spessart: The Engine Dilemma Solved on Real Roads

The roads of Spessart are the kind that can challenge a car’s balance between comfort, agility, ...

Nio-ET7
Automobile Blogs

Nio ET7 in Osterwald: The Silent Beast That Wants to Beat Tesla

I remember the first time I saw the Nio ET7. It stood there in the cool ...

Volvo-XC40-T5
Automobile Blogs

Volvo XC40 T5 Twin Engine: A Plug-In Hybrid With Punch

The forested hills of Hunsrück welcomed us with misty mornings and twisting roads, perfect terrain to ...

BMW iX3
Automobile Blogs

BMW iX3 Facelift: When Electric Gets Truly Bavarian

The Hube hills in Lower Saxony don’t often make it to the headlines. They’re modest compared ...

Seat-Ateca
Automobile Blogs

Taming Karwendel in the Seat Ateca 1.5 TSI: Compact Confidence in Wild Terrain

If there’s one thing I’ve learned after years of driving everything from bulky SUVs to svelte ...