Japanese designer Ken Okuyama spent some years with Italian design house Pininfarina. He helped pen such cars as the Ferrari Enzo and Maserati Quattroporte. These days he runs his own design shop, in Tokyo. In this episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, Okuyama shows off the Kode57, his most recent product. It’s based on a Ferrari 599 chassis, weighs around 1450kg, and uses the donor … [Read more...] about Japanese designer’s Ferrari-based supercar …
All-American Equinox replaces Captiva in the Holden SUV line-up
Back in February, automotivenews.co.nz had this story: ‘Holden is understood to be looking at a variant of the next-generation Commodore Sportwagon that would go head-to-head with the likes of the all-wheel-drive Subaru Outback in New Zealand and Australia.’ Holden NZ’s corporate affairs manager Ed Finn responded: “It certainly sounds interesting and exciting, but talk of it … [Read more...] about All-American Equinox replaces Captiva in the Holden SUV line-up
Subaru updates its four-paw fast cars in year of record sales
Subaru NZ expects to sell between 1000 and 1100 cars in the last four months of 2017, a number that would bring the year to a close at around 3300 registrations. Doing so would mean growth of 24 per cent on last year’s 2663 sales. It would also mean growth over the past five years (2013-17) of almost 89 per cent. The annual sales numbers tell the story: 2013 ……………….. … [Read more...] about Subaru updates its four-paw fast cars in year of record sales
Bulgari unveils watches for Maserati owners and fans
Luxury Italian watchmaker Bulgari has designed new timepieces for its design partner Maserati. The two Octo Maserati wristwatches, so-called because they are new additions to a range of octagonal designs, were simultaneously unveiled on the Maserati stand at the Frankfurt motor show and at Bulgari’s showroom in Geneva. Bulgari and Maserati have been working together on a … [Read more...] about Bulgari unveils watches for Maserati owners and fans
V6 Stinger starts at $69,990 and takes Kia into ‘different league’
It wasn’t long ago that questions about the rear-drive Stinger liftback were met with a ‘no comment’ from Kia Motors NZ general manager Todd McDonald. Now he’s positively bubbling about it, certainly after settling on pricing for the three-model range. “The new Stinger will lift Kia into a different league – this is a car with the X-factor,” he said. “You haven’t seen … [Read more...] about V6 Stinger starts at $69,990 and takes Kia into ‘different league’