News By Topic: Henny Hemmes

First Drive Review 2016 Bentley Mulsanne Speed

Nov 13, 2016

 So effortless, so classy By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel THE HAGUE, January 19, 2016. The Bentley Mulsanne Speed may not exactly be the car that you want to be driven around in.. The Speed is what the name indicates: this car loves speed and so should its drivers. Late December, the Mulsann ... Continue reading

Dutch VDL Nedcar Plant To Build Mini Countryman

Oct 27, 2016

Dutch VDL Nedcar Plant To Build Mini Countryman ... Continue reading

Lynk & Co, A New Brand From Geely - Developed By Volvo +VIDEO

Oct 19, 2016

GOTHENBURG, Sweden - October 20, 2016: Today, Chinese car manufacturer Geely Auto Group launched a completely new brand, Lynk & Co. An exceptional name, but the brand wants to be different in all aspects. Lynk should mark the link between the eastern and western world, whereas in daily life, "&" will be pronounced as t ... Continue reading

First Drive Review: 2017 Toyota Prius Prime by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

Oct 5, 2016

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor OJAI, CA - October 4, 2016: Gone is the Prius Plug-in, welcome to the Prius Prime! During our first test drive in the hills surrounding the Ojai Valley, the PHEV that is a variant of the fourth generation Prius surprised us in different ways. It is just clever thinking of Toyota t ... Continue reading

First Drive Review: 2017 Toyota 86 by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

Oct 4, 2016

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor SEE ALSO: Toyota Research and Buyers Guide OJAI, CA - October 4, 2016: Last week I had the opportunity to drive the new Toyota 86. The sports coupe that's now badged "86" was originally introduced a few years ago as GT86, has been updated with a stronger design and a refreshed cab ... Continue reading

Short Spin: 2016 Volkswagen e-Golf Review by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

Sep 21, 2016

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor THE AUTO CHANNEL LOS ANGELES - November 25, 2015: Last week, during the first media day of the L.A. Auto Show, I jumped into a Volkswagen e-Golf, one of five that were available for test drives around the Convention Center area. Even though the lap around the Convention Center was ... Continue reading

First Drive: 2016 Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG 4Matic Shooting Brake +VIDEO

Sep 7, 2016

2016 Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG 4Matic Shooting Brake ... Continue reading

2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Convertible and AMG C 43 Convertible Unveiled Ahead of Geneva Auto Show

Sep 6, 2016

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel GENEVA, February 29, 2016. It is night in the Swiss town along Lac Leman, but quite some people are still busy. For many car manufacturers it is "media night," the opportunity to present one or more cars or concepts to invited guests from the media before they wil ... Continue reading

First Drive: 2016 Mini Clubman Cooper S Review by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

Aug 26, 2016

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor STOCKHOLM - September 2015: Never before, there has been a Mini as large as the new Clubman. Nor has there been one that would fall within the term "premium." But with the arrival of the 2016 Mini Clubman more things have changed. The new generation Clubman is based on the new 5-d ... Continue reading

2016 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Packed With New Safety Systems +VIDEO

Jul 30, 2016

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor DINGOLFING, Germany: Next year, the new generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class will arrive in showrooms worldwide with the latest innovations. I already talked about the Car-2-X communication http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2015/07/30/137780-new-mercedes-benz- e-class-gets-car-to-x-c ... Continue reading

First Drive Review: 2016 Smart fortwo and Smart forfour DCT by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

Jul 29, 2016

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor COLOGNE - July 12, 2015: The Smart fortwo and forfour models made their world debut in Paris last year and are already successful in Europe.(LINK TO FIRST DRIVE) Following the US and Chinese premieres in Europe, both countries will have to wait somewhat longer. But by then, it wil ... Continue reading

First Road Trip 2016 BMW M2 Coupe By Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

Jul 9, 2016

Prepared for speed By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel Monterey, February 18, 2016. Did you see the video….? No, no, this was not me! BMW had it produced and I do not even know what is reality and what not. But the new M2 is surely capable to perform like this! As a professional driver, I coul ... Continue reading

First drive 2016 BMW X4 M40i Review by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

Jul 2, 2016


M i X e d f e e l i n g s By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel Monterey, CA. February 17, 2106. Weeks before its official debut at the Detroit Auto Show, the arrival of the second Sports Activity Coupe from M GmbH had already been announced. ... Continue reading

First Drive 2016 BMW M2 - Henny's Hot Lap Review

Jun 23, 2016

The real thing By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel Monterrey, CA February 16, 2016. Finally the wait is over and fans of fast coupes can look forward to see the BMW M2 on the road pretty soon. The latest addition to the M-range will arrive in April, but before that, you can check out our first exper ... Continue reading

The Future Mini Can Change Color And Recognize Who Shares The Car +VIDEO

Jun 17, 2016

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor LONDON - June 17, 2016: As part of celebrating 100 years of BMW, Mini has revealed its <i>Vision Next 100</i> concept that provides a glimpse of the future Mini models. Yesterday the concept was unveiled at an event in the Roundhouse theater in London (LINK) The Vision concept sho ... Continue reading