BMW has given its X5 SUV range in New Zealand a mid-life makeover, adding cosmetic touches and driver assistance technology roughly two years out from the expected appearance of the all-new model. The next-generation X5 has being spied testing in Europe and the UK and is due to be officially unveiled in 2018, when the bigger X7 will also break cover. Both the new X5 and … [Read more...] about BMW upgrades X5 range as it counts down to all-new model
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VW gives Golf GTi more oomph, adds high-tech to base models
Volkswagen has introduced new engine technology on the facelifted Golf range, along with giving the existing 2.0-litre turbocharged unit in the GTi a further boost in power. But it isn’t known if one of the above will be available in New Zealand when the range lands around the middle of next year. The entry-level 1.4-litre unit current available here will be replaced by a … [Read more...] about VW gives Golf GTi more oomph, adds high-tech to base models
‘Born-again’ AC Cobra in production for NZ$150,000
British carmaker and restorer AC Cars has expanded its plan to build a handful of identical examples of the classic 1962 AC Cobra (above) to doing a ‘reborn’ version of the Cobra Mk4 for selected global markets. It will be called the AC Cobra 378 and based on the model produced from the 1980s by America’s Autokraft. The car is already in production in Britain and first … [Read more...] about ‘Born-again’ AC Cobra in production for NZ$150,000
37 years on, new Benz G-Wagen gets with 21st century
Photographers that have captured spy pictures of the 2018 Mercedes-Benz G-Class say that while it hasn’t changed that much in appearance, it is visibly wider than the current model. Giveaway clues include a wider windscreen, bonnet and grille, and different doors. The new model, aka the G-Wagen, gets its most significant makeover since the original appeared in 1979, mostly … [Read more...] about 37 years on, new Benz G-Wagen gets with 21st century
President Obama has choice of bulletproof transport
US President Barack Obama leaves behind the best armoured limousine in the business when he hands over the reins to the incoming president in January. Not only the car, but a bus, helicopter, and, of course, the Boeing 747 known as Air Force One. Each form of transport is bristling with bullet-proof this and that and electronic everything, but some go further than others. … [Read more...] about President Obama has choice of bulletproof transport