Kitzbühel | Vienna – With the Q4 e-tron, Audi is expanding its all-electric fleet with a compact SUV designed to appeal to a broad clientele. I was able to test the foremost member of the Volkswagen Group’s mid-size trio, which consists of the VW ID.4 and Škoda Enyaq iV, throughout much of Austria…
An EV in the Alps | Driving the Hyundai Ioniq 5 via Timmelsjoch to Merano
Merano | South Tyrol, Italy – With the Ioniq 5, Hyundai has ushered in a new era for its all-electric vehicles by creating a forward-thinking design that runs on a new, specially developed platform. I was lucky enough to test the electric vehicle for you over several alpine passes…
Polestar 2 | Electrified Pole Star Meets Glockner
Salzburg | Carinthia | Tyrol – At Grossglockner, where Austria will next meet the Pole Star, I’m travelling in the new, all-electric Polestar 2. The trip was a worthy finale to my season this year on the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. The experiences I had with that electric car up there…
Electric Weekend Getaway | At Lake Garda with the Mercedes EQA 250
Riva del Garda | Trentino – Mercedes-Benz and its fully electric-powered EQ-fleet have just arrived on the compact car scene. The front-wheel drive EQA 250 is the base model in the range. On a weekend trip to Lake Garda the Mercedes EV could prove its worth for long journeys…
Audi e-tron GT quattro | Electrifying Sports Car Feeling in the New Gran Turismo
St. Johann in Tyrol – Audi is expanding its purely electric-powered range with a gran turismo. The all-wheel drive e-tron GT, which is also offered in an RS version, is the most powerful EV to date by the Ingolstadt-based manufacturer. Despite the limited availability at present, I managed to get my hands on a car to test for you…
Austria’s Highest Mountain Is Calling | Grossglockner High Alpine Road’s Seasonal Opening
Fusch an der Glocknerstrasse | Salzburg – Since it has become a cherished tradition by now, this year, I once again rode up to the most famous mountain in Austria a few days after the Grossglockner High Alpine Road has been reopened. This time with the new Ducati Monster…
The Revolution Is Here | Ducati Monster Generation Comparison
St. Johann in Tirol – Ducati has revolutionised its most successful model, the Monster. The bike is entering a new era, doing away with its characteristic trellis frame and being noticeably lighter. I requested to put the new model and my own 2015 Monster 821 Stripe head-to-head in a comparison test, so that I could find out for you about everything that’s changed…
Tesla Model 3 Performance | Sprints like a Superbike on Four Wheels
Salzburg – The Tesla Model 3 has had a facelift. The bestseller by the Californian pioneer of electric cars has been refined and now has even more power and range. I was with the top spec “Performance” model for 4 days so that I could extensively test it for you…
With the Ducati Scrambler 1100 Sport PRO through the Autumnal Tuscany
Tuscany | Italy – In order to test the revised top model of the series, the Ducati Motor Holding in Bologna provided me with the new Scrambler 1100 Sport PRO for a few days. I used the last beautiful autumn days for an extensive test in scenic Tuscany and visited the wonderful cities of Siena and Florence…
Once to the Desert and Back | Testing the Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports in the South of Sardinia
Costa Verde | Sardinia – This year the Honda Africa Twin is getting an extensive upgrade. This was reason enough for me to test the new edition of the successful adventure bike on the partially rough roads of south-west Sardinia. The adventurous tour lead me to the dunes of Piscinas…
