Hello Thomas, hey, I would like you to do a review of the Audi R8 Performance Spyder and put the Q8 Facelift in its Spanish version.

@@sebastianrodriguez342 Say please.

And also the Ferrari SF90 Spider

Portland. JAMAICA in the Building!!!

I highly agree! It's a must and should never be discontinued 💪🏼

thanks guys =)

cheers =)

@@achaz_ thanks, here: kzfaq.info/love/mKVmuPc9wUlLuuhnIeP7_w

He’s a special guy!

I like his accent

Did you fall in love with him? 😂

enjoy =)

Thank you so much, means so much to me !

​@@autogefuehlYou are welcome,but hey I was only being honest😊😃, You are that good-so thanks again.... Keep up the Great work,Can't wait for your next video....

Great to have you here!

enjoy !

enjoy =)

thanks so much =)

Thanks for the feedback 😎

cheers !

There is at least a heat pump as an option. It's included in the climate package I think.

You have both heat pump and preconditioning with route planner.

Thanks! What mode you are in doesnt matter, recuperation will always be active no matter how you do it

Cheers! Yeah I agree, it is not capacitive detection for the steering sensor.

Highly appreciated!

Thomas' care and concern for animal welfare has earned him a reputation and respect from millions. I have seen people walk out of car showrooms as their requests for cruelty free fabrics have not been addressed.

Congrats and enjoy m8 =)

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thanks for the feedback !

way to go

thanks!! we will soon !

Totally normal. 400 is a realistic value for this one

hm, have u missed kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b5t2fbR8ytvMZmw.htmlsi=jQZ3qfq-XJrRimI6&t=455 ?

@@autogefuehl thanks

actually, the front push is not as important as the rear drag. We'll also soon give a wind tunnel insight special feature on this to you!

Good question. I really like this one with the updates now. Question is which segment/size/price? Also this compilation might help: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mquBqMWbncyphHk.html

the most popular car in NL is KIA

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gtd4ha57qa7HYGw.html Seen this?

Ofcourse I did. But nothing beats a drivning test with Thomas and his team.

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Thanks 🙏

Good question. Like them both, with the new update they also come pretty close. EV6 has quick fast charging if thats a concern for you.

Besides the quick charging thing where the Volvo isnt great, both kinda tick all the boxes. I d just take a test ride and let gut feeling decide for personal preference.

@@autogefuehl thanks for the reply. Charging infrastructure is anyway limited to 60kw in the country in most places. Also I will mostly be charging it overnight at home. Leaning towards the Volvo. Appreciate the inputs, thanks!

thanks for the support !

I judge it by the live sound I hear :-)

They will use them in North America.

I've used them numerous times in Europe, all (fast) chargers across the EU use the same connector. The only caveat is that Tesla doesn't open charging on all of the charging sites, so you need to make sure the one you'd like to charge at allows other car brands (which is to say, it allows paying by app)

Thanks m8! Hm I think in this case, it is a real update, showing that it gained some real + range

We can drive up the peak when we are filming vehicles in a specific area, this here was like 900 km away. Brian is filming a new piece as we speak, it's just that we have different ways / channels to publish. AJ recently did a comparison test here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/prqaZJiI2NCugac.html

thanks for the word!

It's not an option @@autogefuehl

hm I might be mistaken yes, seems no option

Asking for myself 😅

We were considering the PS2, XC40 and C40 and ultimately went for the C40. The Polestar just felt way too cramped in the front, the center console takes up so much space compared to how open the Volvos are. Of the two the XC40 is definitely the more practical one on paper, but the C40 is practically the same car with a worse rear view, which didnt bother us.

Yesss way to go! Btw: do you have the panoramic roof or fixed roof? If panoramic roof: How does it behave as for (over)heating the cabin?

They have the same drive train and battery, except that Polestar has upped the P2 rwd to 299hp. Polestar is lower, better aerodynamics and has better range on highway, Volvo more spaceous, better ground clearaince and more practical interior.

German/Austria border region, around Obersalzberg

awww - I see =) hehe Cheers m8 !

the full leatherette ones probably the ones

missed that, thanks @@autogefuehl

Totally agree. I hope if Volvo updates the XC40 series, it gets the same infotainment as the EX30 but with a head-up display or something.

Might come as an over the air update 😂

Yeah with the new naming, but the XC40 is not pure EV there are still ICE versions

“XC## recharge” came before the “EX##” branding I believe

No. EX is for the next generation , not the current hybrid or hybrid/electric cars. EX is for ground-up and only electric models.

@@benjaminsmith2287 I.e. a likely future relaunch of pure electric XC40 as EX40 on a new EV-platform?

@@TheCJUN It's in the plans (from what I'm reading on Volvo forums) but it is years away. First there will be an EX60 in a few years. I think 2027 may be when an EX40 is introduced and it'll probably be a tiny bit bigger than the current XC40.

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Smaller, no driver's instrument display. Much fresher design. The SPA and CMA cars are older platforms and designs now.

highly appreciate your support and interest!

@@autogefuehl as a Vegan I support everything you do and say about the use of animal's body parts in the car industry, but I also think you should not promote ICE vehicle as the tailpipe emissions are just one part of the terrible effects that the oil industry has on people wildlife and our Planets environment.

thanks for the feedback! At this moment we are showing all the car market to give the widest overview, but definitely try to keep all aspects in mind.

Thanks for following! Of course I am against slaughtering animals at all, I'm vegan for over 10 years.

@@autogefuehl thanks for the reply Thomas. Then I still think it's not the right platform to advocate full veganism (or at least not in a way that would imply that other opinions are less valuable).

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I have no idea what the problem might be, a) can she wear what she wants, b) I found her beautiful and c) viewers love seeing beautiful legs on the passenger seat and explicitly state that in the comments. First time I read smth like that

Design, engineering, heritage, all Swedish. Ownership is who has to help finance develop so Volvo needs a parent.

This is about not misusing animals against their will, not using them as commodity. You're asking questions that are way beyond the actual problem. The current problem is animal cruelty, this has to stop first.

Like @feklar3470 says. Species are getting extinct _because_ humans keep animals as commodity in billions.

Ideally they would use natural fibres like hemp, bamboo, denim etc, that new vegetable waste based leather and so on. Plastic is OK as long as you don't burn it or throw it in the ocean, but should really be limited to long term applications, thays thr benefit of plastic. And ideally made from the recyclable type polymers. It's better than an animal sourced materials in terms of cruelty, and environmentally due to methane output of animal farming, and deforestation to grow feed. I suspect though we'll see lab's grow leather and wool very soon of they can do meat now. But the leather tanning process is still very damaging to people and habitats. There are videos where rivers fizz like Coca-Cola... not good.

Thank you very much for your interest in this topic. I also bought cars with animal skin leather seats before I did my research and got to know the industry. The most important thing is: With today's modern materials, you have nothing to lose, just to gain. You achieve the same kind of luxury and comfort or even better while having the same or better durability with less impact on humans, animals and the environment. You can use fabric/cloth, microfibre or leatherette. The classic approach is using oil/plastic as source material. Overall, a vehicle contains about 300 kg plastic. A car seat needs about 5 kg plastic. So the overall plastic share for the seats is very low and it is at this moment the most efficient way to produce a car seat. A couple of litres of fuel equals a car seat basically. So if you want to save oil/plastic, rather look at consumption for energy, fuel and heating and to other car parts than the seat. Note that animal skin leather also always contains a plastic coating for durability. However, long-term we should of course find raw oil alternatives. So going further, seats can be made from recyclables (e.g. from PET-bottles or old fishing nets) or even increased share of plant-based materials (like pine oil, canola oil or start-up materials like Pinatex from pineapple leaves or Desertex from cactus fibre or the mixed-plant-based Mirum, so be seen at kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZeRgb2W1MfYnXk.html). On a calculation base, by ditching animal skin leather from car interiors, the amount of emissions (CO2e) is reduced by 85 (!) % (www.press.bmwgroup.com/africa-dom-easteurope/article/detail/T0403389EN/on-the-market-from-2023:-bmw-and-mini-models-with-vegan-interiors?language=en) - and that is a very conservative calculation. So it is at this moment the most important thing you can do to make car interiors more sustainable. A good example for high-end luxury with ventilated animal free seats is the BMW X7 with Sensafin: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z9aCgc6IntTWoqs.html And the Kia EV9 with plant-based oil share: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNyImLOCzsWxcZ8.html New leatherette materials can be superior in every aspect, even for cleaning: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q59kjLt7nJi5hHU.html More and more natural materials are rising: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLiDprt2092sdKM.html Also check out what the animal skin leather industry tried to with our channel: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLaPdtl90ceqnH0.html For seeing how the animals are being treated and transported in the global leather industry, watch this footage: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qtGadqSe1pfDaHk.html Note that the footage is genuine and was recorded by a highly decorated investigative journalist in Germany I know myself personally. In a high animal skin grade, the animals are specifically raised for this matter. However even if meat is the "first" misuse case, the hide remains a profitable body part. That means: If manufacturers put animal leather in a car and you demand it as a customer, you give your money to an industry that earns money by oppressing humans, animals and harms the environment, you make them more profitable. Alternatively, you could support industries with your wallet which try to improve the sustainability of materials. Also, if you turn the argument around to "meat is the waste of the leather industry" you realize that it doesn't make sense (and is ethically doubtful) to discuss the primary use of individual body parts of mammals. Mind experiment: You are getting slain down on the street; would it matter to you if it was for your smartphone or for your purse? We cannot change what we have bought in the past, but with more information and compassion we can change how we decide in the future.

@@autogefuehl Hey, thanks for the reply and your time. But fundamentally I think you're only looking at point of production, when we need to look at whole systems and cycles. While animal use ought to be more ethical, it is part of an ecological cycle. Plastics, recycled or plant-based, are not. It doesn't matter if you turn water bottles into a seat for a bit, it will wind up in dumps and the ocean. So I agree, I'm all for natural fibers, too. But ultimately, you're only calling out the negatives of one option and not the other, skewing the facts. You could at least call out both. This sort of hard lined animal rights is aesthetics focused and is literally a plastic industry marketing strategy. I can get if you want to be animal free, so you're right to make the same call outs where they use fabric, but plastic is not better.

Seats wont be dumped into the ocean, but fishing nets will. Not using animal products is the biggest lever you can pull. Car seats with new tech can evolve, they will never evolve with animal skin.

@@autogefuehl So they'll fill and toxify dumps. We need cycles, not technocracy. You don't need to evolve what is organic and sustainable.

And how is that a surprise? You're comparing a small hatchback to a SUV, it would be pretty amazing if the XC40 had better aerodynamics than the Up!, considering its size and shape...

@@stefanocalio9 Well I can answer that. I think you are confusing Drag Coefficient (Cw) with Air Resistance. Example: Why does the Skoda Enyaq IV have a Cw value of 0.26 when it is actually such a big car? Because it's shape is more aerodynamic than the 0.32 of my VW UP, which does not mean it is smaller or bigger, it just has a more efficient shape. So does the Skoda have a better Air Resistance than the VW UP? Not necessary, because the size of course is another factor. Hope that makes sense.

I'm sorry, but you are so wrong on this. There is nothing Chinese in this car. The new electric motor for model 2024 is designed, developed, and built in-house in SWEDEN, and the car itself is built in BELGIUM. Design center in Barcelona. Only Chinese are some owners of mother company (Geely)far away. Doesn't make the car more Chinese than a Tesla...

What does made in China have to do with anything? The car is designed in Sweden, not China. And it's actually made in Belgium.

@@benjaminsmith2287 Ok, everything made in China enjoys massive government incentives, low regulation settings on human right, environment,sustainability,etc. it’s never been a fair play game and the one pays cheap eventually will have to pay back in different means. Ok, you are right, ex30 is made in China.

@@seatroutonfilm The little brother ex30 is made in China. I am sure both have a lots parts from cn

@wilg9400 this film was not about EX30, was it😉 .. and no more Chinese parts than every other EV.

I wonder how you can be so upset when people care about animals

@feklar3470 exactly

​@@feklar3470everything is taken, not given!

The seats shown contain 70 % recycled PET and 30 % wool. My point is that the 30 % wool doesnt do any good (seat gets hot and scratches pale skin) and that the other seating materials are superior to this choice. Yes, a pure plastic based seat is better in every respect in this case. If you want to exactly know why, we are at this moment preparing an extensive feature on this with a lot of background information. Overall, a vehicle contains about 300 kg plastic. A car seat needs about 5 kg plastic. So the overall plastic share for the seats is very low and it is at this moment the most efficient way to produce a car seat. A couple of litres of fuel equals a car seat basically. So if you want to save oil/plastic, rather look at consumption for energy, fuel and heating and to other car parts than the seat. Note that animal skin leather also always contains a plastic coating for durability. However, long-term we should of course find raw oil alternatives. So going further, seats can be made from recyclables (e.g. from PET-bottles or old fishing nets) or even increased share of plant-based materials (like pine oil, canola oil or start-up materials like Pinatex from pineapple leaves or Desertex from cactus fibre or the mixed-plant-based Mirum, so be seen at kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZeRgb2W1MfYnXk.html).

Good point @feklar3470 , the excessive breeding of animals and keeping them as a commodity is one of the main factors of destroying environment and natural habitats