The Ford Fiesta has been popular all over the world for more than 40 years; over 17 million have been sold. Now, the eighth generation is being presented.

In 1988, the key ingredients of Audi's flagship were four-wheel drive, eight cylinders, and automatic transmission. With this winning combination, then-CEO Ferdinand Piëch ventured into the league of automotive luxury.

Drive it! offers a wide range of topics: reworked successful models from Germany and South Korea, one of the fastest Mercedes of all time, and a racing event where the focus is not on winning.

Watch the top models from Mercedes and Seat; a Hyundai with alternative drive systems; and a record-setting Porsche.

Hyundai's IONIQ is the first one model series with three different powertrains: an electric drive and two hybrid drives. The IONIQ Hybrid combines an internal combustion engine and electric motor for 104-kW of fun.

After just four years, Mercedes gives its S class a facelift. But the new developments have less to do with design -- where there are only a few subtle changes -- than with technology. Underneath its elegant metal hull, the S class has implemented savings measures in its engines.

Its 221-kW, 2.0-TSI engine makes Seat's Leon Cupra is their most powerful car. The ST station wagon version is dynamic and versatile. Electronic shock absorbers give the model engine efficiency on roads and racetracks.

The challenging north loop of the Nürburgring is THE benchmark when manufacturers test racecars. So it's just the right place for Porsche's newest race car to set a record with its 368-kW 911 GT3. To get top results, Porsche changes the tires after every lap.

Luxury-class comfort at an affordable price -- that was the credo of the Opel Kapitän in the 1950s. The Kapitän held third place in the number of car registrations in Germany. Only its little brother, the Opel Rekord, and the VW Beetle found more buyers!

Truck manufacturer MAN expands its selection downward. The 2-liter diesel engine in the new 2-ton TGE gets between 75 and 130 kW. The TGE comes as a van, pickup, or station wagon in various dimensions.