You never forget your first love. That’s why we look back with enthusiastic car owners at their very first car. In Jan Kik’s village, there was a Datsun 100A F2 that was equipped with a lot of accessories. Despite not having a driving license yet, he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to buy this car. […]

The European automotive industry is going through tough times. Nevertheless, several new and highly relevant (volume) models of European origin will appear in the new year. In this part, we cover cars from Alfa Romeo up to and including DS. Alfa Romeo Stelvio: Reimagined The Alfa Romeo Stelvio has been with us for nine years,

More efficient An electric version of Opel’s ‘budget SUV’ Frontera has been available from the start. Now, Opel is adding an Extended Range version. This has a larger battery, but that’s not the only difference from the existing Frontera Electric. ‘Extended Range’, so was there already an Opel Frontera Short Range? Not by that name,

Here is the processed and translated content: Shouldn’t really be called a hybrid The Fiat 500 in its current form began its life as an ‘e’ and was intended to remain purely electric. Until it turned out that demand was severely disappointing. That’s why we are now driving a 500 Hybrid that looks the same

And the other one is also a Dacia The Dacia Spring has been updated once again, this time mainly in technical terms. The small electric Dacia improves in every way, but is also more basic in the Netherlands than before. Every reason to see exactly how much EV you get for €18,000. Dacia Spring Electric

Watch out for those headlines! Volkswagen itself once went wild with the Country, a high-riding Golf II with four-wheel drive. In the early 90s, however, there was an Italian creation, the Biagini Passo, and that creature based on a Golf Cabrio also sat high on its wheels. Like the Country, it was equipped with Syncro-4×4.

Marc Klaver: nothing but highlights For me, 2025 was extra special because after 27 years as a freelance journalist, I joined DPG Media as an editor for AutoWeek. From working at home behind my desk to an office workplace, among colleagues I’ve known for a long time. It feels like a warm bath, and to

The fact that a Mercedes from the 200-/300-series and an ‘Opel’ Omega could keep up with Porsches and Ferraris some 35 years ago is not pub talk. The 500E and the Lotus Omega were so fast for their time that they still impress today. A duel between an E-class built by Porsche and an Omega

You might not immediately associate the fully electric Lexus RZ with sporty driving, but that changes with this F Sport Performance treatment. With the Lexus RZ, you can get going pretty quickly. At least, certainly if you have it as the beefy 400 hp RZ 550e Direct 4. Lexus took that version by the scruff

Stocking up on petrol with Christmas groceries The price of petrol has fallen in recent weeks in the run-up to next year’s higher excise duty. What the petrol price will do after January 1 depends less on the excise duty and more on the oil price. The price of petrol has now fallen to 2,112