Meet the Hackrod La Bandita Speedster, the world’s first full-sized 3D-printed car, modeled using virtual reality and engineered with artificial intelligence. Hackrod is a digital manufacturing company based in California. It worked with German industrial giant Siemens to produce the La Bandita. Both want to customise cars based on Hackrod’s 3D-printed chassis made out of … [Read more...] about First 3D-printed car is built from aerospace aluminium
50th anniversary Toyota Corolla gets improved dynamics, comfort
The twelfth-generation Toyota Corolla will land in New Zealand later this year, almost 50 years after the first-generation model racked up 763 sales in 1969, the first year it was available here. Toyota NZ is expected to market the new model as the 50th anniversary Corolla – its dealers are already talking about such a campaign. So are the Australians, where the Corolla is … [Read more...] about 50th anniversary Toyota Corolla gets improved dynamics, comfort
First for Lexus: seven-seater SUV expected to spark sales
Lexus NZ is about to launch a couple of vehicles it needs to spark 2018 sales, after coming off a 2017 year that was down slightly on 2016 results. The cars in question are RX-badged seven-seater SUVs – the petrol-only 350L Limited ($108,400) and the hybrid petrol-electric 450hL Limited ($126,400), both with 3.5-litre V6 engines, eight-speed transmissions, and on-demand … [Read more...] about First for Lexus: seven-seater SUV expected to spark sales
Jaguar XJR-15, one of only 53 ever made …
Noted American surgeon Dr Jasbir Dhillon has bought and sold exotic cars for many years. In this episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, Dr Dhillon shows off his Jaguar XJR-15, one of only 53 such cars ever made. The XJR-15 was based on the legendary Jaguar XJR-9 race car and was the predecessor to the XJ220. … [Read more...] about Jaguar XJR-15, one of only 53 ever made …
The V6 engine that new Holden Commodore desperately needed
Why did Holden hire Australian actor Michael Caton to talk up the future of the nameplate in New Zealand? In the video on the www.holdenheretostay.co.nz website, Caton hints at his trademark ‘Tell him he’s dreamin’ line from his role as Aussie battler Darryl Kerrigan in the film The Castle. The point Caton (below) is paid to get across is that Holden is in New Zealand to … [Read more...] about The V6 engine that new Holden Commodore desperately needed