Porsche has given its Cayman a facelift. The second generation of the mid-engine sports car hits the market in late February. drive it! took a closer look at the Cayman.
present it! The Porsche Cayman


Porsche has given its Cayman a facelift. The second generation of the mid-engine sports car hits the market in late February. Most conspicuous are the new front end with bigger headlights and in back the rear lights with LED technology. The engines were newly developed by Porsche. They perform better while using substantially less fuel than their predecessors. That makes fuel savings of up to 16 percent possible. Drive it took a closer look at the Cayman. compare it! VW Passat vs. Renault Laguna


Renault Laguna Grandtour vs. VW Passat Variant or, put another way, the German bestseller takes on the popular foreign-built station wagon. Both are full-sized cars at 4 meters 70 and 4 meters 80 length respectively. In cargo space the Passat wins by a nose, and can also load 570 kilos - that's 140 more than the Laguna. Both are equipped with two liter turbo gasoline engines, with the Passat generating 200 horses and the Laguna 170, both combined with six-gear automatic transmissions. Again, the Passat wins, with its modern fuel injection. picture it! The Mini E


The Mini E is the latest wonder from the BMW Group. It's special because of its electric motor. About 500 of the battery-powered runabouts are being tested in the United States in a pilot project. The Mini E's electrical enginepowered by high-performance lithium-ion batteries generates 204 horsepower. Traction is transferred to the front wheels almost instantaneously and emission-free. The Mini E's top speed is electronically limited to 152 kilometers an hour. admire it! Corvette C6


It's one of the oldest, most famous and most successful sports cars in history - the Corvette. More than one and a half million have been sold since the model was introduced in 1953. Now the latest generation is on the market. As always, the engine is imposing: a 6.2 liter beast producing 586 newtonmeters of torque and 437 horsepower. That makes drives off the racing circuit fun too. The 100 kph mark is reached in a breathtaking 4.5 seconds. taste it! Winter Driving Training - Safe on the roads in ice and snow


How to brake properly in wintry conditions or mastering evasive maneuvers when it's icy - that what driving school teaches only in theory. And mostly that was years ago anyway. It wouldn't be a mistake to take a refresher course. The alpine pass road between Austria's Öztal and Italy's South Tyrol is the ideal place for our winter driving training with racing driver Klaus Ludwig. Lessons in all-wheel, front and rear-wheel drive are all on the syllabus.