The first mass-produced hybrid vehicle was the 1997 Toyota Prius hatchback, which was revolutionary for that time. It used an original powertrain that combined sequential and parallel circuits. The powertrain consisted of a gasoline four-cylinder engine and two electric motors, as well as a planetary gearbo...
A big city with its narrow streets and insufficient parking spaces makes you change your habits. Thus, you start appreciating your automatic transmission, learn how to use the Start-Stop system and start thinking about buying an electric car or at least a hybrid while being stuck in a traffic jam. And when yo...
Volkswagen is a German car brand, after which one of the world’s automotive giants is named - the Volkswagen Group concern or Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, which is the German for Volkswagen, JSC. In Germany, it is often called the Volkswagen Konzern, in English-speaking countries - the Volkswagen Group, or simply...
Lee Iacocca, a great American manager of the automotive market, told that by the beginning of the 21st century there would be only a few really big players who own most of the world’s car brands. He was absolutely right! In 2020, we can already agree with him. Today, the world car market is actually managed by a doze...
Volkswagen Golf is a С-class car, produced since 1974 by the German Volkswagen group. Volkswagen Golf is the pioneer of the car class of the same name, the most successful Volkswagen’s car, European bestseller, and one of the three world’s sales leaders, considered the World Car of the Year. Golf is named after th...
The Volkswagen Golf is a C-class passenger car from the German automaker Volkswagen, produced since 1974. Today, there are already eight generations of this famous car on the market, the last of which, released in 2019, can be purchased on the Israeli market in the"hatchback’ body....
