It’s been described as one of the coolest entries in recent years, the appearance in next year’s Baja 1000 off-road race of a heavily modified 1970 Volkswagen Beetle. And behind the ProjectBaja.com team in the annual California-Mexico event will be the might of VW America. “For decades Volkswagen Beetle vehicles, Beetle-based racers and Dune Buggies have been competing in … [Read more...] about 1970 VW Beetle to tackle annual off-road spectacular
SsangYong Rexton tops SUV segment with 5-year factory pledge
It’s a doozy, the five-year/150,000km factory-backed warranty that comes with South Korea’s fourth-generation (G4) SsangYong Rexton – no other automotive brand in New Zealand offers such a new-vehicle pledge. It’s sure to mean mainstream nameplates – Toyota, Ford, Holden, Mitsubishi and others – selling seven-seat SUVs with switchable two- and four-wheel drivetrains will … [Read more...] about SsangYong Rexton tops SUV segment with 5-year factory pledge
Luxury watch brand salutes Munro and his speed record
Swiss watchmaker Baume & Mercier has honoured New Zealander Burt Munro (pictured) and the speed record he set on his modified Indian Scout motorcycle at Utah’s Bonneveille Salt Flats 50 years ago. The luxury brand has created the Clifton Club Burt Munro Tribute, a chronograph wristwatch limited to 1967 pieces, denoting the year Munro, then aged 68, set the 184.087 mph … [Read more...] about Luxury watch brand salutes Munro and his speed record
Koenigsegg Agera RS speeds to 450km/h …
Swedish carmaker Koenigsegg is claiming a world record speed of 450km/h for its Agera RS. Factory test driver Niklas Lija piloted the car to an average 450km/h over two runs on a closed public road in the Nevada desert. Lija’s speed was 20km faster than the existing mark held by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport and around 12km/h quicker than the speed set by the Hennessey Venom … [Read more...] about Koenigsegg Agera RS speeds to 450km/h …
Koenigsegg’s world record 450km/h for its Agera RS hypercar
The world production car speed record looks likely to have changed hands again after the Koenigsegg Agera RS recorded a two-way average 450km/h (277.9mph) run on a closed public road in Nevada. See the video below. The run, by the Swedish company’s test driver Niklas Lija, was over an 18km stretch of road between Las Vegas and Pahrump, a town about an hour's drive from the … [Read more...] about Koenigsegg’s world record 450km/h for its Agera RS hypercar