The arrival in New Zealand of Nissan’s top-shelf GT-R Nismo won’t be the last of the racetrack-prepared models wearing the company’s motorsport badge, not if Nissan NZ managing director John Manley gets his way. “We are hoping to have other Nismo models available, not just the GT-R,” he said. “Like the GT-R they are not a high-production unit. There is a lot of carbon-fibre … [Read more...] about GT-R Nismo at $308,000 – and more go-fast Nissans on way
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CRC Speedshow seeks crowdfunding cash to grow bigger, better
New Zealand’s annual CRC Speedshow motoring event wants to become Downunder’s equivalent of the spectacular SEMA show in the United States – and organisers are asking Kiwi motoring fans to pony up with the cash to do so. CRC Speedshow has teamed with crowdfunding platform PledgeMe to raise around $350,000 to get bigger and better and “take the show to the next … [Read more...] about CRC Speedshow seeks crowdfunding cash to grow bigger, better
‘Politically Incorrect Car’ award for 2016 … it’s V8 Ford Mustang
About 40 years ago I was knocking around California and somehow became a member of the American Society of Procrastinators (ASP). It took some time. ASP used to send a newsletter to members. Everything about it was very much yesterday’s news, sometimes months, years, old. A brief letter might arrive in its place. ‘The September and October newsletters have been delayed,’ it … [Read more...] about ‘Politically Incorrect Car’ award for 2016 … it’s V8 Ford Mustang
Range Rover goes hybrid to meet tough 2020 emissions targets
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has said 40 to 50 per cent of its range of vehicles will be electrified by 2020 – and pictured here is the second prototype, a Range Rover Sport. The first was the I-Pace, a battery-electric SUV based on the Jaguar F-Pace and revealed at the Los Angeles motor show last November. JLR claims a range for the I-Pace of 500km. It is shorter overall … [Read more...] about Range Rover goes hybrid to meet tough 2020 emissions targets
Holden eyes jacked-up AWD Commodore to take on Subaru Outback
Holden is understood to be looking at a variant of the next-generation Commodore Sportwagen that would go head-to-head with the likes of the Subaru Outback in New Zealand and Australia. The higher-riding version of the all-wheel-drive (AWD) Opel Insignia wagon has already been confirmed for left-hand-drive Europe but not for right-hook (RHD) markets. It is expected to go on … [Read more...] about Holden eyes jacked-up AWD Commodore to take on Subaru Outback