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Autoland is always on the move, so we filled our website again in 2022 with thousands of news items. From extensive articles about new models and price changes, to patent plates of new models that have not yet been revealed and stories about interesting cars elsewhere in the world. These are the seven most read news items on AutoWeek.nl!
1. Secret space in car will soon be banned
This article about banning hidden storage spaces in cars took off with the title ‘most read news item of 2022’ by a tiny margin. Whether you were curious about what was meant by ‘secret space’, or because you are concerned about the presence of self-installed well-hidden storage compartments? We’ll probably never know.
2. Electric Volvo C40 Recharge €10,000 cheaper
Volvo regularly releases tongues at AutoWeek. Electric cars as well and the same applies to news about price increases, but especially price decreases. Those three ingredients ensure a digital deluge of visitors. Before February, the electric Volvo C40 Recharge was only available as a 408 hp Recharge Twin and as a special Intro Edition. Volvo not only introduced regular versions, but also a much less violent powertrain for the C40 Recharge. The arrival of that 231 hp rear-wheel drive variant reduced the entry price of the electric Volvo by more than €10,000.
3. Audi and Porsche enter F1 with McLaren and Red Bull Racing
At AutoWeek.nl, motorsport only plays a small role, although we have also been focusing on Formula 1 news for over a year in order to be able to tell you the most relevant news facts about Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing, among other things. At the beginning of 2022, a rumor loomed about Audi that would have ears to plunge into the F1 world. It is now known that not McLaren but Sauber’s F1 team – still active under the Alfa Romeo flag in 2023 – will become Audi’s factory team from 2026. A possible deal between Red Bull and Porsche fell through last summer.
4. These are the most and least reliable cars in the Netherlands
Not Toyota or Lexus, but Suzuki turned out to be the most reliable car brand in the Netherlands, according to the Consumers’ Association. That in itself is an interesting news fact, but the list of most and least reliable and models could also count on the necessary influx of digital viewership. There were top scores for Mitsubishi and Mazda, but Renault and Volkswagen in particular did not fare well in the list of least reliable car models.
5. Up to 30 percent power loss when EV charging at home
There are several ways to charge your plug-in hybrid or electric car, but the simpler methods can waste up to 30 percent of electricity, ADAC research found. A wallbox could prevent such loss.
6. Musk: Tesla Model S with 950 kilometers of range could have been done years ago.
In 2022, Tesla’s eccentric CEO Elon Musk was once again an almost inexhaustible source of interesting or simply special statements. Musk responded on Twitter to a post from a follower who pointed out that the electric Lucid Air has a version that, according to the US EPA cycle, can travel about 840 kilometers, while the Model S with the largest electric lung capacity made it to so much at the time. kicked a 650 kilometers. Musk responded by saying that Tesla had already released a Model S with a range of about 950, but deliberately did not do so because the car would become heavier and less dynamic.
7. Polestar 3: prices and specifications already known
AutoWeek was able to show you a whole arsenal of cars this year well before they were unveiled. From the Polestar 5 to the Cupra Tavascan and from the BMW XM to the Honda Accord and from the Smart #1 and #3 to the Volvo EX90 and the new Toyota C-HR. Furthermore, we were able to report the specifications and early indication prices of that now revealed electric SUV well before the Polestar 3 was presented.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl