Alf Kuphal

The third generation of this SUV wins in design and technology, while PHEV versions achieve 125 kilometers of range in electric mode. The base one costs 39,180 euros.

Could it be a Golf? Or the T-Rock? If we asked what Volkswagen’s best-selling car is, many answers would include these two models. Well, neither: it’s the Tiguan, its midsize SUV. And not since yesterday: it’s held that lead since 2017. So its third generation, which now sells from 39,180 euros (without promotions and discounts), takes a lot of responsibility.

The new model grows by three centimeters, to 4.54 meters in length, but hardly changes in width or height. The aesthetic leap is very big, evolving towards much more undulating shapes – in line with the Passat or ID electric cars – and, importantly, aerodynamic: the Cx drops from 0.33 to 0.28, which is a very significant improvement. Other details: wheels measuring up to 20 inches and Matrix HD headlights, each with 19,200 pixels that turn on or off to better illuminate the road and avoid blinding other drivers.

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Sales of battery models and plug-in hybrids are falling in May, and their market share is even smaller than in 2023. Europe is doubling us.

Late last year Wayne Griffiths, as president of Anfac, asked the government to take action to revive car sales. Especially the forked model. “We can’t waste any more time,” he said, demanding action now, in the first quarter of 2024. The year is about to cross the equator, but nothing is in sight. It’s not even known if the electric car bailout will continue after July 31, when it expires.

But the market keeps sending signals. The latest, a very powerful one, occurred in May: while total passenger car sales reached 95,158 units, up 3.8%, sales of pure electric and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) fell 11.9% with just 9,180 transactions.

Some might mitigate this fact by saying that May’s decline was almost entirely due to PHEVs. True, but that doesn’t hide the fact that the share of plug-in vehicles in Spain this year is just 10.4%, four-tenths less than in 2023.

What’s more, the data doesn’t bear comparison with the environment. According to the European manufacturers’ association Acea, these types of cars accounted for 19.2% of registrations in the EU between January and April; 18.2% in Germany, 26.1% in France and 28.2% in Portugal. If we take the quota for purely electric passenger cars alone, it would be even worse: the EU would double us and France would triple us.

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Among the coverages to consider when choosing a particular auto insurance policy is the type of travel assistance they offer (basic or comprehensive), whether they include the ability to freely choose a repair shop in the event of an accident or if they will pay upfront as compensation

Third party car insurance, extended third party insurance, extended third party… the offer is very wide, and in many cases, choosing one or the other can be a headache. But by comparing the different auto insurance policies on the market, you can save up to 57% . Therefore, it is important to carefully analyze what each one offers before purchasing a particular policy – a task for which you can use Kelisto.es.

Among the coverages to consider when choosing a particular auto insurance policy is the type of assistance they offer

And it is not only the price that matters when choosing a particular insurance. The car we use from time to time is not the same as the one we use every day, even if we park it regularly on the street or in a garage, or if the car is new or a few years old. Therefore, depending on the needs of each person, it is advisable to choose one type of product or another.

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Always with hybrid engines and up to 195 hp in the curious e-Power version, prices can fall below 28,000 euros including discounts and promotions.

It’s not customary to start a report on a car by talking about its price. But hey, we have brands like Dacia or MG that make this attribute one of their best hooks. Nissan doesn’t fall into this division of brands, although the new Qashqai represents a notable exception. What’s more, this model breaks a trend that seemed unstoppable: new car prices are getting higher and higher, either because it costs more to produce them or because they’re better equipped.

FOR LESS THAN 28,000 EUROS

On the other hand, the Nissan Qashqai 2024 model year, let’s call it that, is cheaper than its predecessor. In particular, its PVP (or retail price, that is, before promotional discounts) is reduced by 1,500 euros in Acenta access versions , it falls by 1,050 euros in the most sought-after configuration ( N-Connecta ) and by 100 euros in Tekna , above, Tekna Premium does increase its price (600 euros more) and a top version called N-Design will be added to the range , whose counterpart was not in the current offer. But, in addition, Nissan claims to have enriched the car’s equipment by between 1,000 and 1,500 euros depending on the versions, so the advantage is double.

But be careful, because Nissan is preparing an aggressive launch offer , which, as EL MUINDO has learned, will set the starting price (that “from” that manufacturers so often use in their communications) even less than 28,000 euros.

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It was an evolution of the groundbreaking Audi quattro car. It was built for competition and only 214 road-approved units were produced, which today sell for very high prices.

In the late seventies, four-wheel drive cars were, with few exceptions, all-terrain vehicles for driving in the countryside. But in those years, Audi realized that this system applied to a car could significantly improve traction on slippery asphalt.

Thus was born the idea of a type of traction that was eventually popularized by the four-ring brand and materialized in 1980 in the Audi Quattro, a large coupe that offered much safer behavior than other cars that were in the model. market when weather conditions were unfavorable.

ABSOLUTE SUPERIORITY

To demonstrate the effectiveness of this new technology and to make it widely known, the German manufacturer decided to compete with two cars in the World Rally Championship, a rapidly developing competition in which several manufacturers were competing, but all of them in rear-wheel drive cars. . From the first moment, it showed absolute superiority on water, land and snow , while the others could only fight it on dry asphalt.

Her endeavors were so stunning that only youthful breakdowns prevented her from achieving total domination in the year of her debut, 1981. The very next season Audi won the marque title and one of its drivers, Frenchwoman Michelle Mouton, won the world title. second place. . In 1983, the result was the opposite: Hannu Mikkola won the competition in an Audi quattro, and the Ingolstadt-based firm was second among the manufacturers.

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