Tyrol-Salzburg-Vienna – Fun is the top priority for Hyundai N models. With the Ioniq 5 N, the South Korean carmaker has applied this concept for the first time in an electric vehicle. Numerous N features contribute to the EV’s extremely sporty performance. In addition, the born-to-race car offers a unique driving experience …
Electric Luxury Cruise | Mercedes-Benz EQE 350 4matic SUV Review
Salzburg – With the Mercedes-Benz EQE 350 4matic SUV, the Stuttgart-based car maker has entered the all-electric arena with a high-class, mid-size SUV. In my first test, I’ll find out whether the electric vehicle lives up to its premium name and its six-figure price tag …
From Bordeaux to Château Giscours | A Quick Go with the New Suzuki Swift
Bordeaux | France – Recently, Suzuki Motor Corporation invited numerous European journalists to the unveiling of the new Swift in the famous wine-growing region of Bordeaux, France. Along with a few colleagues, I had the opportunity to drive the new edition of the iconic model for the first time – and pay a visit to the Château Giscours winery…
A Star is Born | Into the Space Age with the Tesla Model S Plaid
Kitzbühel | Tyrol – After a two-year hiatus, the Tesla luxury sedan returned to the domestic market last December in the form of the new Model S Plaid. This is the electric car’s second facelift since it first hit the market in 2013. The changes focus primarily on the interior and enhancing efficiency…
Ducati DesertX | An Adventure Bike Plays Rough
Fieberbrunn | Tyrol – Originally prototyped as a Scrambler model and revealed at EICMA 2019 in Milan, Ducati has conceived its first dirt-oriented adventure bike for modern times. With its twin headlights, it calls back to the classic Cagiva 900 Elephant, which earned legendary status when it won the Paris-Dakar Rally twice in the early 1990s…
A Luxury Camping Adventure | Testing the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo with Rooftop Tent
Kitzbühel | Tyrol, Austria – Zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in under three seconds; and car to tent in under three minutes – camping doesn’t get much sportier than that. The Porsche Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo, along with its roof tent, makes it all possible. I was able to test the super-sporty station wagon and the mobile dwelling for you…
Porsche on the Slopes | Testing the eBike Cross Reissue on Kitzbühel’s Famous Streif
Kitzbühel | Tyrol – Just in time for the new MTB season, the Porsche Lifestyle Group upgraded its eBike Cross to improve its off-roading capability. In doing so, Porsche has made a clearer distinction from the road version – the eBike Sport. I was given the chance to test the new edition of Porsche’s e-bike for you last summer…
Toyota Finally Sends Sparks Flying | The All-Electric bZ4X in Winter Testing
Fieberbrunn | Tyrol – On the market since summer of 2022, the Toyota bZ4X is the first purely electric vehicle from the world’s largest carmaker. It’s a late start for Toyota, as the company had previously relied on hybrid and hydrogen technology for alternatives to conventional cars. My wintertime test showed how well the electric car copes with the cold season…
Electric Volcano | Adventure Bike Zero DSR/X at the Foot of Mount Etna
Castiglione di Sicilia | Italy – With the DSR/X, electric motorcycle pioneer Zero Motorcycles is taking its first serious venture into the heat of the competitive adventure bike market. In my first test in Sicily, the California-made electric motorcycle made a thoroughly good impression, both on and off road…
Energica Experia | A First Look at the New Electric Adventure Bike in the Dolomites
Selva Gardena | Italy – As part of the “Dolomiti Experience”, international journalists and bloggers were given the opportunity to test the all-electric adventure bike Energica Experia for the first time. Having been present in the Italian Alps, I can tell you here about my first impressions…
A Spaceship in Flight | Testing the Futuristic BMW CE 04 E-Scooter
Kitzbühel | Tyrol – With the CE 04, BMW is launching a completely new electric scooter with pioneering design and technology. As the only major car company with a large e-scooter in its lineup, the Bavarian firm is already advancing its stake in two-wheeled electromobility. The test showed what the electric future of the scooter market has in store…
Electrifying Ride | Up and Down Vienna’s Foothills with the All-New Zero FXE
Vienna – Last fall, I was the first blogger in the German-speaking world to test the new, fully electric supermoto Zero FXE. On the outskirts of Vienna, I was able to get a first glimpse of what the new bike is capable of. And what better time to tell you about it than the start of motorcycle season…
From Kitzbühel to the Capital: An Electrifying City Break with the Audi Q4 e-tron
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
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…
Ducati Streetfighter V4 | With the New Super Naked Bike on the Nockalm Road
Nockalm Road | Carinthia – Long awaited, revealed in autumn of last year at EICMA in Milan, the new Ducati Streetfighter V4 arrived in June at Austrian dealerships. I seized the opportunity and tested the new super naked for the first time on the famous scenic road in the Carinthia Nockberge mountains…
Monaco by Night | Ducati Scrambler Full Throttle Meets Ferrari LaFerrari in the Principality
Monaco | Monte-Carlo – In May last year I made it to Nice for motorbike testing. That day I was travelling on a very sporty, new model from the Ducati Scrambler family and after dark discovered a rare four-wheeled Italian superstar against the backdrop of Monaco harbour…
ZERO SR/F Laps the Alps | Eventful Tour of the Alps on a High End Electric Motorcycle
Germany | Austria | Italy – Riding through the Alps on the Zero SR/F electric motorcycle, for five days with many wonderful impressions of the bike itself, all almost silently and without any exhaust fumes. That was “Zero SR/F Laps the Alps”, an eventful motorbike adventure, which demonstrated how today already you can travel trouble-free around the Alps on two wheels…
Côte d’Azur between Nice and Monaco | Ducati Multistrada 1260 S on the Sophisticated Cap Ferrat Peninsula
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat | Southern France – The small peninsula Cap Ferrat between Nice and Monaco is a jewel at the Côte d’Azur. Due to the weather I couldn’t follow the tracks of the Monte-Carlo Rally with the Ducati Multistrada 1260 S as planned, but the chosen alternative Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat definitely wasn´t less attractive…
Ducati Scrambler Full Throttle | Along the Grande Corniche from Nice to the Casino of Monte-Carlo
Nice | Southern France – The Grand Corniche between Nice and Menton high above the French Riviera coast is one of the most beautiful panoramic roads on earth. An ideal spot to cruise along with the new Ducati Scrambler Full Throttle and enjoy the wonderful view. Arrival at the Casino of Monte-Carlo was the crowning finale…
New Vespa Elettrica Ridden in Vienna | The Italian Cult Scooter Now Also Follows the Trend of Electromobility
Vienna| Austria – More than 70 years after the first Vespa saw the light of day, an electric version of the cult scooter is now coming onto the market. The Vespa Elettrica heralds a new era for Piaggio, as it is the first electrically powered scooter from the traditional Tuscan company. Just arrived in Vienna, I was allowed to test it for you…
Ducati Power Cruiser Reloaded | Testing the New Diavel 1260 S along the Southeast Coast of Sardinia
Cagliari | Sardinia – The look of the new Ducati Diavel may seem a little nasty at first, but the performance of the revised Power Cruiser is not at all nasty. During a test of the Ducati 1260 S in Sardinia I was able to experience that the revised bike is even more dynamic and precise to ride…
Electric Premiere in Amsterdam | Zero Motorcycles Unveils the E-Streetfighter SR/F
Hotel Arena | Amsterdam – The pioneer of the electric motorcycle industry Zero Motorcycles from Santa Cruz in California presented today in the venerable chapel of the Hotel Arena in Amsterdam the new model SR/F for the first time to the world public and heralds a new era in the premium segment of electrically powered motorcycles…
Motorcycle Show bike-austria in Tulln | KTM Sportmotorcycles Presents All Innovations 2019 to an Astonished Audience
Messe Tulln | bike-austria – The crowd of visitors was huge again this year. Young and old had come to bike-austria in Tulln to marvel at the two-wheeler novelties of the year. At the KTM stand, there was a lot of interest in the 2019 innovations. Four “Motorcycles of the Year” were also present…
He had actually expected the other Ducati | Dramatic MotoGP race at the motorcycle Grand Prix of Austria
Spielberg | Red Bull Ring – World champion Marc Márquez aimed to be in the lead at the end of the MotoGP race with a Ducati to fight for the victory. That it would be Jorge Lorenzo’s and he would not be within striking distance in the last corner, was a bit surprising for him…
A very close call | Marc Márquez in the MotoGP qualifying in Spielberg extremely scant ahead of Andrea Dovizioso
Spielberg | Red Bull ring – The wing beat of a honey bee is with 5 milliseconds not really long. Just less than half of that time Marc Márquez had advantage in the MotoGP qualifying session compared to the second placed Andrea Dovizioso today and barely won the pole position for tomorrow’s eyetime motorcycle Grand Prix of Austria…
Make a wish | MotoGP stars sketch in the motorcycle Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring the racetrack of their dreams
Spielberg | Red Bull Ring – At the first official press conference of this year’s motorcycle Grand Prix of Austria, the last question to the driver led to exhilaration and a boisterous mood. On Facebook, a fan asked how the stars imagine their absolute dream track…
One Night in Paris | Visit at Ducati Paris close to the Triumphal Arch
Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile | Paris – A visit to DUCATI Paris could not be missed during my short visit in the French capital. Moreover, as the business is located at a very prominent address, only a few metres from the famous triumphal arch on the Avenue de la Grande-Armée…
Premiere at Red Bull Ring | MotoGP star Marc Márquez tests for the first time a Formula 1 car
Red Bull Ring | Spielberg – In very unusual terrain has ventured the currently probably the fastest MotoGP rider and thus fulfilled a long-awaited dream. Upon the invitation of Red Bull Racing, Marc Márquez got the chance to test a Formula 1 racing car for the first time and to show off his skills on four wheels…
With an hot Upper Austrian through the Wachau | Test of the new KTM 790 Duke
Wachau | Lower Austria – On a warm and sunny afternoon in Aprils second half I was given the chance by Il Moto in Vienna to test the KTM 790 Duke extensively. My destination was the Wachau, for this time being in full bloom and with various given road surfaces; ideal for a bike test and comparison with my own Ducati 821…
Four and a half hours stopover in Spain | Visit of the new Ducati Scrambler Camp Barcelona
Barcelona | Spain – When I looked closer at the e-ticket for my flight to Sardinia last week, I noticed having four and a half hours of time to spend in Barcelona. After some research, it was clear that the first Ducati Scrambler Camp in Europe outside Italy had to be visited…
Scrambler DUCATI test in Sardinia | From Cagliari to the impressive museum village San Sperate
Cagliari | Sardinia – Thanks to Francesco Usai, the president of DUCATI Sardinia DOC (Desmo Owners Club), who organised that I was provided with a Scrambler Ducati by Giuseppe Vacca (Joe Cow Motos | Ducati Sardinia) on this Friday in January. Thus I was able to test it in the Cagliari area, the capital of Sardinia…
ON AN ISLAND | Fantastic motorcycle trip in January – along the southern coast of Sardinia
Domus de Maria | Province of Cagliari | Sardinia – The ‘Strada Panoramica Costa del Sud’ along the southern coast of Sardinia from Chia to Teulada and then on to Calasetta in the north of the island of Sant’Antioco I was led by the native Sardinian and owner of ON AN ICELAND Doriano Mucelli on his scrambler Ducati. It was a lovely and unexpected day in January…
