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Audi Starts A2 e-tron Production with Leaner, More Automated Process | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (585+ words) Audi has started production of the A2 e-tron at its Ingolstadt factory, with the first units rolling off the line in the presence of Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder. The launch is notable not just for the car itself, but for what…...
The Mercedes-AMG CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung - Big Name, Bigger HP | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (214+ words) Here’s where it gets clever: instead of just bolting parts onto an existing CLE, AMG stripped it down and rebuilt it from the ground up. The result? Around 170 kilograms of weight reduction through rigorous lightweight construction. And it fundamentally changes…...
Celebrating 30 Years of the Skoda Octavia | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ week, 1+ day ago (240+ words) The very first Octavia rolled off the production line on the 3rd of September 1996 and at the time, I’m not sure if Skoda knew exactly what they had just done! The birth of the Octavia signaled a new way forward for…...
Škoda Launches Mixed-Reality App For Buyers | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (343+ words) The Škoda Virtual Experience app runs on both the Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest headsets. Currently, it supports two electric models: the Elroq and the Epiq. The Peaq SUV is expected to be added this autumn (in Europe). Using…...
Supercharged Shopping Cart: 2026 Skoda Fabia 130 Review | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (231+ words) To celebrate both their 130th birthday and the Fabia, combining the two into a limited-edition celebratory model seemed to be the sensible thing to do, how very on brand! But, is the 130 simply a racier looking Fabia or have there actually…...
BYD Atto 2 DM-i - The Practical and Pleasantly Priced PHEV | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
3+ week, 3+ day ago (442+ words) It wasn’t that long ago when a PHEV (plug-in hybrid) felt like a compromise between two automotive worlds, and essentially satisfying neither. Well, BYD’s Atto 2 DM-i is out to change all that, it’s a compact SUV that proves you don’t…...
The Defender Dakar is the Ultimate Adventure Machine | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
4+ week, 1+ day ago (472+ words) This isn’t just marketing fluff with “rally stripes” slapped on an ordinary SUV. The Defender Dakar is the real deal, a machine that’s been forged in genuine competition and brought back to road-legal spec without losing its soul. The exterior…...