Independent explainers on specs, fuels and the figures behind a new car. Plain English and Dutch; sources dated; no buying advice.
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Whether you may tow a trailer or caravan depends on driving licence category and a few mass figures on the registration certificate. Which numbers set the limit, explained without advice.
An estate and an SUV from the same brand often share the platform. Which spec fields systematically diverge, which barely do, and how to read that side by side per trim. No advice.
Discontinued models get a spec reference page from us, not a sales or used-car funnel. What such an archive page does show, what is deliberately missing and why.
Charge card, kWh tariff, start fee, AC versus DC, the difference between charger power and what the car draws. The terms around public charging explained, without tariff comparison or advice.
A boot of 480 litres VDA is not the same as 480 litres to the roof. Which measuring method sits behind the figure, why models compare poorly with each other, and what we do and do not show.
Bijtelling is a tax figure with a reference date and exceptions. What the concept covers, which numbers go into it, and why we do not run a personal bijtelling calculation.
What the WLTP figure does and does not say, which margin to calculate with for petrol, diesel and EV, and where the real-world figures per model are.
An EV rarely reaches its WLTP range in winter. How much margin owners report, which factors determine the drop, and how to calculate with a working margin instead of the brochure figure.
No 'best choice'. A concrete way to weigh EVs on range, consumption and ratings, with the figures and sources alongside.
Braked, unbraked, maximum combination mass: which numbers on the registration certificate determine your towing weight, and why the factory brochure sometimes states a different figure.
An EV with 250 kW peak does not charge faster than one with 150 kW if the charge curve drops off earlier. How to read 10-80% time, charge curve and temperature instead of the peak figure.
Residual value is a forecast with a large margin of error. Which factors go into it, why a percentage without a reference date and source says little, and when we deliberately show 'n.b.'.
How the WLTP consumption figure of a plug-in hybrid is derived, what the utility factor is, and how to work out a more realistic figure yourself.
What LPG costs per 100 km against petrol, how CO2 emissions compare, and which points of attention a bi-fuel installation brings. Do the maths yourself.
Full hybrid, plug-in hybrid and EV differ on a handful of concrete numbers: electric range, WLTP fuel use, charging power and the utility factor. How you read them.
Which sources sit under the reliability score, why it sometimes reads n/a instead of a number, and how to weigh the score against the other categories.
Diesel is losing ground, but on long constant trips fuel use stays favourable. Which numbers, mileages and points of attention to lay side by side before you write diesel off.