Drive it!: The Motor Magazine

Drive it! revs up: with German technical innovations for the Chinese market, European mobility trends, and Bavarian masterpieces on four wheels.Examine it: Auto China in Beijing 2016Auto China is being held in Beijing this year. For German premium manufacturers, the Chinese market has become so important that it is presenting models especially conceived for China. Mercedes is showing its new E class in a long version.Audi's electric A6L e-tron is also longer. VW is presenting its two new models, the Magotan and the Phideon, built in and developed for China. Of course Chinese drivers like sports cars, too, so Porsche is on hand with its new 718 Cayman .Taste it! Renault KadjarThe popularity of SUVs means that nearly every carmaker has at least one city off-roader in its range. Now Renault has joined the fray and given its smaller Captur a big brother in the form of the Kadjar, the result of the French company's cooperation with Nissan. The Kadjar is a Nissan Qashqai crossover, so it has a lot of the Qashqai's technology in it. That has certain advantages, since the Qashqai's in its second generation, and its technology has been tried and tested. Test it! Mazda 2A compact should have easy handling, but still look chic. Today Drive it! takes a look at the new version of the Mazda 2. The company presented a new design language in 2012, KODO, and has gradually applied it to all its models.The new design is noticeable in the flowing lines of the chassis. The Mazda 2 has increased in height and length and is roomier inside. It is just as fresh and youthful inside as on the exterior.Taste it! VW Passat AlltrackSUVs are still very popular, but there is a discernible trend away from huge SUVs to mid-size crossover estate car-SUVs.The Volkswagen Passat Alltrack with four-wheel drive fits the bill. It is designed to cruise the city streets and roam over rough terrain. It is the only Passat to boast an off-road drive mode. Vintage: BMW: 100 Years - 100 MasterpiecesBMW is celebrating its one-hundredth birthday this year. To mark the anniversary, the BMW Museum in Munich has put together a temporary exhibition that showcases one hundred masterpieces embodying BMW's technical innovation and corporate enterprise over the past century.