Ford has held the official media launch of the GT supercar at its testing ground in the US state of Utah. Only 1000 will be built, each costing around $NZ1 million. In this video, Matt Burt, editor of Britain's Autocar magazine, talks about the car's origins, from the GT 40 Kiwis Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon drove to win Le Mans in 1966, to the Ford GT of 2005. Burt takes the … [Read more...] about Sitting alongside the driver in the new Ford GT
Porsche builds one-millionth 911 with a salute to 1963 original
Porsche has given its one-millionth 911 a few design blasts from the past, including a wooden steering wheel with a 1964 crest and a manual gearbox with wood-capped gear lever. The Porsche 911 Carrera S number 1,000,000 rolled off the production line near Stuttgart painted in a deep Irish green and with its seats covered in a houndstooth cloth pattern. Porsche created an … [Read more...] about Porsche builds one-millionth 911 with a salute to 1963 original
Special Toyota Land Cruiser hits 370km/h – take a look at video
A Toyota Land Cruiser with a 5.7-litre V8 petrol engine modified to deliver around 1500kW via a special race transmission has become the world’s fastest SUV. The so-called Land Speed Cruiser was built by Toyota’s Motorsports Technical Centre in the US. It sprinted to an unofficial but GPS-verified top speed of 370.18km/h (230.02mph. The previous record was 340km/h … [Read more...] about Special Toyota Land Cruiser hits 370km/h – take a look at video
Toyota blocks Ford plans to call Territory replacement the Edge
Ford’s replacement for the Territory SUV is almost certain to be called the Endura and not the Edge – because the name Edge is owned in this part of the world by Toyota. Indeed, Toyota NZ recently renewed its trademark with the Hilux Edge, a swept-up example of the workhorse breed. The name was last used on a Hilux in 2014. Re-registering it meant Edge couldn’t be used … [Read more...] about Toyota blocks Ford plans to call Territory replacement the Edge
Beefed-up Toyota Land Cruiser world’s fastest SUV
A heavily modified Toyota LandCruiser has unofficially claimed the title of world’s fastest SUV, being timed at 370.18km/h, or 230.02mph. The Land Speed Cruiser's 5.7-litre V8 delivers around 1500kW and was built by the company’s Motorsports Technical Center, and made its debut at the 2016 SEMA show in Las Vegas. … [Read more...] about Beefed-up Toyota Land Cruiser world’s fastest SUV