Toyota has stuck to the tried and true with the new Land Cruiser 300. The vehicle’s dimensions – length, width, wheelbase – are pretty much the same as the outgoing 200 series,. The body/ladder chassis design stays the same, too, except Toyota says the new model is around 200kg lighter. It also gets new powerplants. Gone is the 4.5-litre diesel V8 and in its place is … [Read more...] about New Land Cruiser 300 sheds weight, drops V8 for range of V6 engines
For sale: Three Aston Martin Vantage DB5s for price of one
British auction house Nicolas Mee & Co is selling an automotive package deal to beat all automotive package deals – three individual Vantage editions of the Aston Martin DB5. All three are wrapped up in the one auction lot. The reserve price is £4 million, or around NZ$8 million. The unique sale features the Vantage DB5 coupe, Vantage DB5 convertible, and ultra-exclusive … [Read more...] about For sale: Three Aston Martin Vantage DB5s for price of one
Paint jobs go pixelated on Alpine A110S art cars
Talk about paint jobs! Argentinian-born artist Felipe Pantone has decorated with his signature style four Alpine A110S sports coupes, three of which will be sold to the public. Pantone and French company Alpine – a Renault group brand – collaborated on the art cars for a special event at the Monaco Grand Prix the other day. Each A110S took Pantone a week to paint and … [Read more...] about Paint jobs go pixelated on Alpine A110S art cars
NZ$7000 deposit for flying car with four seats …
A startup company in California is planning to build limited-edition models of a four-seater flying car, each one costing around NZ$1.1million, including pilot training. … [Read more...] about NZ$7000 deposit for flying car with four seats …
NZ$7000 deposit for sci-fi flying car with four seats
A startup company in California is planning to build limited-edition models of a four-seater flying car, each one costing around NZ$1.1million, including pilot training. And it is already taking deposits of NZ$7000, held in trust by a third party and refundable if the project doesn’t get off the ground. The deposit gets you one share of the company's stock, admittance to … [Read more...] about NZ$7000 deposit for sci-fi flying car with four seats