Auto Express – July 30, 2019

SpecialIssue 13

MercedesEQS NEWS

COVER STORY

Heavycamouflage

hides the details

of EQS’sdesign,

but car has an

overall shape

that’s similar to

the CLScoupé

As ownerspay to CarPlay

ELSEWHEREatBMW, theGerman

firmhasbecomethefirstcarmaker

tomakeAppleCarPlaysmartphone

integrationapaid-forservice.

AllnewBMWswiththelatest7.

operatingsystemnowcomewitha

year’sfreeCarPlaysubscription,but

afterthefirst12monthsownerswillhave

topaytocontinueaccessingit.Amonth’s

trialcosts£1,afterwhichownerscanpay

£85forafullyear,£255forthreeyears,or

£295forlifetimeaccesstotheservice.

Incomparison,buyan£18,600KiaCeed,

andyougetCarPlayincluded,aswellas

AndroidAuto,whichisn’tavailableinBMWs.

CarmakershavetodevelopCarPlay

softwareintegrationthemselves,but

AutoExpressunderstandsthatApple

doesnotchargelicensingfeestoinstallit.

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BMW will charge

ownerstouse

Apple CarPlay

aftertheir

12-month free

UNUSUAL subscription ends

Two-spoke

steering wheel

and large digital

dashboardare

partofradical

cabin design

RAKISH

Low roof adds

asporty touch,

while car’s

long wheelbase

will maximise

interior space

CLASSY

Our exclusive

image reveals

the smooth,

sporty looks

of the EQS,

although itsEV

layout means

spaceinside

will be generous

its‘electric S-Class’ news

inbrief

Firerisk sees major

recall of diesel Volvos

VOLVOisrecalling69,616vehiclesinthe

UKduetoafaultyengineintakemanifold

which,inextremecircumstances,could

meltandcauseafire.Modelsaffected

includeS60(above),S80,S90,V40,V60,

V70,V90,XC60andXC90carsbuilt

between2014and2019andfittedwith

the2.0-litrefour-cylinderdieselengine.

Allaffectedcustomerswillbe

contactedbyVolvopersonally,with

instructionstovisittheirlocaldealership

forimmediateremedialaction.

Obscured signs are

verging on dangerous

COUNCILSshouldtrimbushesthat

obscureroadsigns,aroadsafety

organisationhassaid.GEMMotoring

Assistsayssignscoveredbyfoliageare

atbestanuisancefordrivers,andat

worstcanbemisleadinganddangerous.

Theorganisationisencouraging

driverstoreportanyobscuredsignsto

theirlocalauthority.GEMroadsafety

officerNeilWorthsaid:“Ifdriverscan’t

seethesigns,thentheirabilityto

makesafedecisionsiscompromised,

especiallyifthey’reonunfamiliarroads.”

Entry-levelFiesta

on Trend forsafety

FORDhaslaunchedanewentry-level

trimfortheFiesta,calledTrend(below).

Pricedfrom£15,995,itreplacesthe

Zetecmodel,andaddsarangeofextra

technologyandsafetyequipment.

Standardkitincludes16-inchalloy

wheels,electricallyadjustabledoor

mirrors,lane-keepingassist,automatic

headlamps,rearprivacyglassandan

eight-inchinfotainmentsystem.

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