Raptor “the most raptor” of all. The extreme pick-up from Ford has the soul of a rebel

Raptor “the most raptor” of all.  The extreme pick-up from Ford has the soul of a rebel

At Ford, they decided to push everything that can be pushed to the limit on the Ranger Raptor. The big pick-up is extreme in every way. Someone might argue that it’s just a “massage” for urban flutists, but it’s not worth worrying about such talk. Seemingly unconnected worlds collide in a car from which one … Read more

The threat of a crisis is growing, but Czech millionaires remain calm. See where they invest

The threat of a crisis is growing, but Czech millionaires remain calm.  See where they invest

Kateřina Hovorková 1 hour ago Keep calm, invest for the long term and look for new opportunities to buy. This is how the wealthiest Czechs deal with the drop in fortunes in the past year. This year they want to focus mainly on buying shares of foreign companies, land and they want to invest in … Read more

Pass the cable, Uncle Sam. When Tesla launches with Ford, Europeans swoon

Pass the cable, Uncle Sam.  When Tesla launches with Ford, Europeans swoon

Nothing is more empty and false than the old ideas about American cars. The most powerful Tesla Model S and the Ford F-150 Lightning electric pick-up show exactly what the manufacturers on the old continent have missed. And it doesn’t matter at all that both cars belong to incomparable categories. When you get the Plaid … Read more

Gasoline cars are decreasing, electric ones are increasing. The most interesting facts about sales in Europe

Gasoline cars are decreasing, electric ones are increasing.  The most interesting facts about sales in Europe

Electric cars are on the rise. It is not only a reflection of the growing supply on the part of car companies, but also the popularity of plug-in cars among customers. While sales of all cars combined have been falling for several years in a row, sales of pure electric cars are growing rapidly. Last … Read more

The eyed slob is celebrating his thirtieth birthday. Renault Twingo was breaking records and the creators were threatened with extinction

The eyed slob is celebrating his thirtieth birthday.  Renault Twingo was breaking records and the creators were threatened with extinction

It was thirty years ago that the Renault Twingo went on sale. A pioneer of a large space on a small surface and a pure example of designer imagination. In its day, the Twingo was admired, but also resented, including by many people at Renault. Today, however, everyone applies to him. In the end, the … Read more

For the first time in Europe: When you rent a car in Hamburg, it will drive itself to your house

For the first time in Europe: When you rent a car in Hamburg, it will drive itself to your house

Vay’s new service is a combination of taxi and car sharing. Its operation is limited to a part of Hamburg for now, but the company’s plans are international. Drivers in Berlin and Hamburg are already used to the remote-controlled Kia Niro with the inscription Vay on the door. The German start-up is testing its remote-controlled … Read more

Prices so low you can’t believe it. Importing a car from China can have unsolvable consequences

Prices so low you can’t believe it.  Importing a car from China can have unsolvable consequences

Tesla has become cheaper around the world, but prices for its models still vary significantly from region to region. For example, they can be purchased in China a third cheaper than in the Czech Republic. However, individual car importation from the Middle Kingdom is not just that. While in Europe electric cars have the stamp … Read more

Three times in two years. It makes charging cars more expensive again, yet it’s cheaper than diesel

Three times in two years.  It makes charging cars more expensive again, yet it’s cheaper than diesel

Pražská energetika announced an increase in the price of electricity for electric car chargers. E.On confirmed to the Aktuálně.cz editors that in this quarter they will also proceed with at least a slight increase in prices, ČEZ is evaluating the situation. Some prices will reach double compared to the beginning of last year, which means … Read more

Sporty flat, overwhelmingly efficient. The Toyota Prius would be cut to pieces for low fuel consumption

Sporty flat, overwhelmingly efficient.  The Toyota Prius would be cut to pieces for low fuel consumption

European brands are racing to see who will abandon the combustion engine first, Toyota is patiently looking for its other reserves. It came up with a hybrid drive a quarter of a century ago and is still improving it. The Prius model remains a laboratory. The new generation will come to Europe only with a … Read more

Is it SUV or sedan? Citroën offers both in one, the C4 X is eccentric and comfortable

Is it SUV or sedan?  Citroën offers both in one, the C4 X is eccentric and comfortable

Few things in everyday life are more technical than the car. Precise, engineering, cool. Theoretical. Practice shows how poor the world would be without Citroën and its design innovations. The latest of them is called the C4 X, and although it is mainly aimed at markets outside Europe, it will also be sold here. Citroën … Read more