All New KIA

The arrival of Internet to our day to day it has brought important advantages to our lives: to begin with, if the internet had not become popular in the way it has, you probably would not be reading diariomotor and possibly the editorial team that composes it would not have met, at least not as we have done in the current circumstances. In any case, The internet has also changed the way drivers have to relate to the DGTand the latest legal measure approved a few weeks ago attests to this.

At this point, it is difficult to think of or find a driver who, at least, does not know about the existence of the Electronic Headquarters of the General Directorate of Traffic, a web portal that allows drivers, managers and, in general, users to interact in quickly and effectively with the DGT. Every so often the functionalities of this Electronic Office are expanded, and today there are already dozens of procedures that can be carried out through it.

A few weeks ago, the Directorate General for Traffic modified the way of notifying and communicating with millions of drivers, who have been forced to carry out a procedure with which they can continue “dealing” with the DGT. We are talking about the Electronic Road Address, an electronic mailbox in which you can register to receive the communications and notifications that the DGT has to do electronically. These notifications have the same legal effects as the notification on paper. Until a couple of months ago, registering with this Electronic Road Address was voluntary for everyone, but since last November 1, 2022, it has become mandatory for millions of drivers.

Legal persons, obliged to use the Electronic Road Address

All legal persons (ie companies, foundations, associations or civil societies, etc) with vehicle must be incorporated into this platform, through which they will receive the different notifications from the DGT that to date they also received in physical format and that since the aforementioned November 1 they are no longer sent on paper.

To register in this mailbox it is necessary to use a valid digital certificate and provide an email and a mobile phone where to receive notices of pending notifications. In case of not registering, the DGT itself will automatically assign a road electronic addresswhere the pertinent notifications will be made, and you must remember that If an email or mobile phone number is not communicated to the DGT for this purpose, notices of the availability of notifications of traffic fines will not be received without this implying an exemption in case of being penalized.

If you are a natural person, this procedure is still voluntary, but if you wish you can also register. In this case, however, the General Directorate of Traffic will continue to send you the pertinent notifications in physical format, although of course you will also have a copy in your electronic mailbox. Yes indeed, You must be clear that in the event of being notified electronically, the terms begin to count from that moment even if you have not yet received the physical notification.

Ok, yes, in agreement: the motor world, especially in recent years, seems to have focused on the creation, almost as if it were a production line, of vehicles of the type SUV. After all, it is what the vast majority of buyers demand… but not all. If you’re one of those buyers who’s looking for a capable, multi-purpose vehicle but don’t want to jump on the bandwagon, we’ve got good news for you: you can get your hands on an all-new FIAT estate car, with 550 liters of trunk, for just over €20,000.

In a context of continuous and widespread increases in the automobile industry, finding new cars with good qualities and for which it is not necessary to “leave a kidney” is undoubtedly great news. It is precisely the case of our protagonist, the FIAT Tipo, a compact that in its family body offers a good price, good image and more than enough equipment for day to day. All this seasoned, how could it be otherwise, with a trunk that in the case at hand far exceeds 500 liters.

It is true that we are talking about a veteran model (it hit the market in 2016) that has been renewed a couple of years ago, but its level of technology and dynamism has never been remarkable. In fact, one must remember that The FIAT Tipo was initially born as a slightly more refined alternative to the almighty -at that time- Dacia Logan. Now the FIAT Tipo is a more elaborate product (and also more expensive) but it is still available for a reasonable price. What does the FIAT Type SW offer us for €20,000?

Take home a family member with 550 liters of luggage space for €20,000

€20,390 is, specifically, the sale price of the FIAT Tipo SW if you run and get one of the units that are available on the portal FIAT Store, a kind of “outlet” where different brands of the giant Stellantis (mainly Alfa Romeo, Abarth, FIAT and Jeep) offer already manufactured vehicles at more affordable prices and also with immediate delivery. In this case, there are several Type SW units that are available, although the configuration is almost always the same.

We are talking about a Type SW with a 100 CV 1.0 T3 Firefly engine and a 5-speed manual transmission associated with the City Life finish. It is not a fast car (it accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 12 seconds and reaches 191 km/h) but it is not a particularly slow car either. Its consumption is moderate (approves 5.6 liters/1oo km in mixed cycle) although it has the C label since it does not have any type of electrification in its engine.

Your equipment is enough: cruise control, full LED headlights, traffic sign recognition, infotainment system with 7″ touch screen and compatibility with Apple Carplay or climate control are standard elements.

Like we have already said, In this case, these are units that have already been manufactured and therefore absolutely nothing can be configured. The color of these units is white, and depending on where they are located, their price ranges from a few euros, although it does not exceed €21,000 in any case. The aforementioned price is associated with financing with the brand and the delivery of a used vehicle, although it is also possible to access the offer without financing, in which case the price rises by €1,000 to stand at €21,390.

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Years, if not decades, we have been waiting for the arrival of the BMW M3 Touring to the market and that moment has finally arrived. From this very moment It is already possible to buy in Spain the first BMW M3 with a family body, an unprecedented M3 Touring in the history of this saga that has been created to challenge heavyweights such as the Audi RS4 Avant or the Mercedes-AMG C63 Estate. With all the muscle and performance of the M3, this is The family car that your children will never want to get out of.

As we said, the arrival of the BMW M3 Touring is one of the great novelties that this 2023 had in store for us. For the first time in its history, the M3 saga has a family body in its portfoliothus completing a range where there is a saloon body, as well as coupé and cabrio bodies, although in the latter two cases under the name M4.

Technically the BMW M3 Touring uses the same recipe already seen in its brothers under the Competition labelwhich leaves us with a 6-cylinder in-line engine, double turbocharged and that is capable of developing 510 hp maximum power, in addition to 650 Nm of maximum torque. The transmission is automatic, by torque converter and with 8 relations, being connected to a total traction system. The 0-100 km/h falls in 3.6 secondsjust 0.1s less than the saloon, and the maximum speed is self-limited to 250 km/h.

We therefore speak of a true missile capable of facing the most extreme sports driving, even on the circuit. However, in pursuit of versatility, This M3 Touring aims to be the perfect multipurpose sports car thanks to its familiar bodyworka design that allows it to offer 5 seats and a trunk of up to 500 liters to be able to take a complete set of tires to Track-Daydo the shopping of the month or travel with the whole family to Germany to enjoy the famous Autobahn with no speed limit.

Now available in the BMW configurator, the BMW M3 Competition Touring is priced at 122,150 euros. Unlike other markets, and as has already happened with other bodies, the “normal” 480 CV version, which offers a lower purchase price, will not be sold in Spain. Compared to a BMW M3 Competition sedan, the price difference is 6,050 euros, making the extra space and versatility also suppose an additional cost. But with that said, Given to choose only one body, which one do you prefer: M3 saloon or M3 Touring?

The price war started by the Tesla Model 3 already has a response from its biggest competitor, the Polestar 2. The Swedish manufacturer announces improvements for its electric sedan following the steps already seen in its sister Volvo. Thus The Polestar 2 debuts improvements in autonomy, performance and equipment that are already available in Spainthus seeking to remain as the best and most interesting alternative to the Tesla saloon.

Polestar has updated the entire Polestar 2 range with changes of great importance from a technical point of view. The electric motors are completely new, as are the inverters and batteries.thus managing to improve the performance of all the versions available in the model, but also the final performance. The minimum power available goes from 231 to 272 CVthe single-motor versions become propulsion, greater energy efficiency is promised and the batteries are now manufactured by LG Chem (69 kWh) and CATL (82 kWh), adding in the second case an extra capacity to the previously have 78 kWh.

With these changes, the Polestar 2 range in Spain would look like this:

Changes are also introduced in the equipment installed as standard, now finding a wider endowment from the access finish. From now on, the 360º camera is included as standard, anti-glare mirrors, cross-traffic alert, blind spot warning, emergency braking assistance now also against rear-end collisions, etc.

The starting price of the Polestar 2 2023 starts at 51,690 euros, a price that would allow you to benefit from the aid of the MOVES plan to reduce the price to €44,690. These novelties in the range and the corresponding rates are already valid in the Polestar configurator in Spain. Taking this amount into account, these improvements in the Polestar 2 have been accompanied by an increase in pricesince the cheapest Polestar 2 could be purchased so far from 50,190 euros, which with aid remained at 43,190 euros.

Volvo’s range will welcome a new model in just a few months. Will be called Volvo EX30 and it will be a totally new and unknown car that will aim to lower the cost of access to the electrical range of the Swedish manufacturer. Smaller than the XC40 and C40 Recharge, it will use its technology to become a very interesting alternative to cars like the #1 smart or the Renault Megane E-Tech.

At Volvo they want to reinvent their range of electric cars and for this, in addition to the launch of the new Volvo EX90 as the top of the range, they also want to attract new and younger customers. Because The Volvo EX30 is a crossover that will seek to position itself as the brand’s new range access, a kind of B-SUV located just below the XC40but starting from a modular platform (SEA) of Geely origin that has already demonstrated its more than good possibilities by giving life to the new smart #1, an electric that we have already tested in Diariomotor.

This Volvo EX30 can be marketed in versions with one or two electric motors, with powers between 150 and 400 HP, autonomy of up to 400 km. and equipment equipped with the best of the moment in infotainment or driving assistance. Manufactured in China, the EX30 will be a model that, despite a different structure from the SPA used by the Swedish brand in all its models, promises a level of safety, design and behavior on a par with the rest of the Volvo range. Aesthetically it will be clearly influenced by the EX90a model that you can see in detail in the images that accompany this entry.

As confirmed by Volvo CEO Jim Rowan, The new Volvo EX30 will be presented on June 15. Its marketing should begin shortly after so that at the end of the year we can see the EX30 on the streets. For the moment Volvo has not wanted to offer details regarding the price of this new model, but if we take into account the intention of creating a range access clearly distanced from the XC40 and C40, it seems logical to think about a price around 35,000 euros for the Volvo EX30 before aid, promotions or any type of discount.

if we talk about minivansOur head automatically thinks, almost unintentionally, of mythical models such as the Renault Espace, a true pioneer in its segment that for generations and generations has represented the greatest exponent of the great European family cars. The generation that has been marketed up to now was aimed at the SUV market like never before, a trend that will be accentuated in the new edition. which will be released in just a few weeks. What is Renault up to with the new generation of the Espace?

Conceptually born in 1983, the first generation of the European minivan will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2024four decades during which a total of 5 generations have been marketed. Until the fourth generation, the Renault Espace could be considered -and has been considered- a true minivancreated by and for the largest families, offering space in abundance and an image that, yes, has been refined over time.

The fifth and last -so far- generation of the Espace, however, took a disruptive step in 2015 by turning towards a more crossover profile.with a clearly more dynamic and aggressive image than previous generations although, yes, at the cost of some of the practicality and modularity that has made the Renault Espace so famous and popular. The sixth edition has already been confirmed by the brand, it will be presented in the spring, and it will be a full-fledged SUV: the Renault Espace is dead, long live the Renault Espace.

The new Renault Espace will be 100% SUV and 0% minivan

Built on the Alliance’s modular CMF-CD platform, the future Renault Espace opens a new chapter in which it will carry the genes of the latest launches of the Renault brand and, according to the brand, offering the same qualities that have made the Espace a benchmark for the last four decades: comfort, innovation and equipment.

Taking into account that the new Renault Austral has just been presented and has dimensions and a technical construction typical of the D segment, the sighting of different camouflaged prototypes in recent months makes us think that the new generation Espace is going to become A sort of 7-seater Austral although, yes, with a certain identity of its own. This new generation will also be the first to have electrified engines.

The current generation of Espace is still on sale

You may think that the current generation of the Espace is no longer with us, as has happened with other similar models such as the SEAT Alhambra, but lor it is true that no, it is still available and you can still get a completely new Espace if you wish: yes, it will not be cheap nor will you have much to choose from. Currently you can take a Renault Espace Only with diesel engine with two power levels.

It is available with 160 and 190 CV, always with an automatic transmission, and with two trim levels: Techno and Initiale Paris. Its starting price is not exactly affordable, since it starts at just over €47,000and since it does not have any type of electrification, it only receives the C label from the General Directorate of Traffic.

Barcelona welcomed 17 new point radars and, after a week operating effectively after the grace period, they have become the favorites of the municipal coffers. The reason? The rate of offenses that intercept: on average, four per minute.

Of the 17 new radars, five (50 km/h) are located in locations considered to be at risk due to inappropriate speed circulation and the remaining twelve have been spread across different school settings (30 km/h). During that grace period that we are talking about, which lasted from September 2022 to mid-January 2023, there were already devices with notable figures: the radar between Muntaner Street and Provença Street identified ten infractions every minute.

A single radar, four fines per minute

Things have not changed too much when the cinemometers have started to really fine. The Diary ARA has carried out a study led by similar figures: taking the radar of Calle Industria as a reference, They have observed that he issues an average of four tickets per minute. Or what is the same: twenty in five minutes and 240 every hour. Not surprisingly, 40% percent of the vehicles that circulated through this point exceeded this section and were penalized.

It should be remembered that the fines of the point radars of Barcelona oscillate between 100 euros, when they exceed the maximum allowed by 20 km/h, and the 600 euros, which is the maximum punishment. Drivers who exceed the established speed by 20-30 kilometers will receive a penalty of 300 euros and two less points.

More than a thousand fines a day

The truth is that the sanctioning rate of the Barcelona radars has been remarkable since 2019. The country echoed this pointing out that, in the last four years, the annual average of the devices distributed by the Ciudad Condal is 386,000 fines. Or what is the same: 1,060 every day. A figure that promises to increase in 2023 with the arrival of the new cinemometers.

What is most striking is that the most prolific year in sanctions was 2020, marked by mobility limitations derived from the coronavirus pandemic. Then, 579,448 fines (1,587 per day) were issued because, according to the authorities, the confinement reduced traffic congestion and increased the speed of circulation in Barcelona.

Information in real time

Returning to the point radars (the concept used to encompass, under the same umbrella, fixed and mobile devices) in Barcelona, ​​it should be noted that they are duly marked.

There is a specific sign announcing their presence, the corresponding cinemometer appears on the next block and a few meters later they have located some screens to inform drivers: yes, when they reach this point the radar has already done its job emitting (or not ) the fine. And it is that the figure shown by the light panels is the speed at which they were traveling when they passed the device: if it is green, they can breathe easy, but if it appears in red… the sanctioning process is already underway.